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[Moon Rabbits]

Originally Posted by ShunNakamura

Edited

Do NOT change that one bit, it's perfect.

[ShunNakamura]

Originally Posted by Owen Macwere

hmmm.. it has a look of steel, but try to use the brush and see what you get maybe it will look better, right?.

I'll give it a shot next time I open it up . However, because it is in the touch up stages it has a lower priority then my others I am playing with(basically this one could very well be considered finished now. I am just being finicky to see what I can do).

Originally Posted by Owen Macwere

and about the text, it looks fine by me, if you don't like it why don't you try to shove it to the corners lower it, try and play with, you will get there.
the sig is fine by me, I like how you cut the background, it is really good.

I think the real reason the text bothers me is cause it appears a bit strong to my eyes. Maybe if the blue was a bit lighter.... of course if it gets too light you won't be able to see it easily... meh. Won't hurt to play since I may need to change the text anyways(I hate it when I rasterize my text... makes it hard to change up later).


And now it is time to unveil my newest sig, inspired by a freind's shirt and by a chanced upon render online.


Once again I am having some issues with using the .gif format(png has cleaner edges.. but too big). Here it is as a png so you can see what I mean.



In addition I don't think it would hurt to move the text a bit more to the right(to make it more in the center).

I made this one to test the grass and outer space effect tutorials I had read. Thus it isn't really as themed as most of mine. But hey I am kinda liking it. Now all I gotta do is polish it.


Here is another cow girl one I threw together real quick like.

Edit- Fancified the CowGirl Inn one.


Does anyone know of a good way to make the background look more like an old western door to a bar or something(I know you all have seen the likes in westerns(or I hope so)).

Well I didn't make it look like a door, but I did fancy it up somewhate.



As to Aisle:

Thanks . I don't really plan to edit it any further(particually since my brother is using it as his sig). The only thing I may have possibly done is make the arrow head more pointed(it squares off as now). But it doesn't seem to bother anyone, so heh. I declare it a success and finished.

[Owen Macwere]

oh, my god these new sigs are great. I like the gif foramtted one.
the cowgirl, I don't know how to make that door ^^. but it looks awesome anyway.
you are inproving so fast. GJ man.

[ShunNakamura]

Originally Posted by Owen Macwere

oh, my god these new sigs are great. I like the gif foramtted one.
the cowgirl, I don't know how to make that door ^^. but it looks awesome anyway.
you are inproving so fast. GJ man.

Thanks :P. As for the door I asked all over. I haven't gotten answers back yet, however, if I learn how to do it I will definately remember to share .

[Owen Macwere]

Of course you will remember to shre it, 'cause I will give you a sweet warning if you don't :p

[ShunNakamura]

Well while I wait for an answer to come in on the door idea(I have posted it in multiple places) I will make other sigs. As for the door, It looks like I may need to contrive something myself.... which I fear is still above my head. I may have gotten better, but that door(at least how I want it) is going to be a very complicated effect(or so I imagine).

well here we go, I wanted to make a bigger sig for a change. Though I had to scale it down due to filesize restrictions for many forums I visit(this one included).



amazingly enough the .gif is bigger then the .png in this case. Usually it is the otherway around for me.

--Edit--
Gah... Almost didn't bother posting this one. It didn't turn out like I wanted it to. But heh, maybe it isn't as bad as I am seeing it as, or perhaps one of you will be able to spot where I went astray.

[Her Majesty's Agent Umaro]

A great many of your signatures tend to lack a bottom. They seem just to be cut off after a certain height and there is no closure. This "cutting off" holds true to several of your signatures in regards to how your images are not complete, rather an object may stick out from the center part of signature and flow out of it, yet then they just abruptly halt. If you follow your own borders, you should often note that your bottoms (and to a smaller degree, your sides) don't have them.

Examples:

What happened to the bottom of the arrow? The bottom of the thief? In a signature where these two elements are inside of a box and flow in with a larger image, this would be fine, but as they stand alone with a transparency, no.


I don't get why a cowgirl would be stuck in tall grass, but I like it anyways. Nice work on following the girl's curves, the grass, and then you just cut off the other half of the moon. I would agree that it doesn't necessarily need a bottom border, but the moon?


I dislike this image as a whole. If the background is to give an impression of a room where you would meet the knight/swordsman, then it only got across after I stared at it for a minute. The walls do not line up properly height-wise, as the back wall looks too short to match up with the side walls, and the corners where the walls meet are not as straight as they should be. The floor is too detailed when compared to the walls. The 3D effect on the text is nice, but makes the right side of the words a bit of a pain to read; maybe a thicker outline to help stable that or reduce the contrast? And, finally, you lack a bottom.

In general, I do like your image choices, the effects you use, and your editing skills. I think you'll do fine when you more and more of your signatures, images, and works look more "whole" or "complete". Right now, not so much.

[ShunNakamura]

Well I have recently(read last few minutes) found out why the bottom nevershows. Stroke doesn't like doing it's thing for me unless I got 3 or more pixels open around the whole sig. I generally only do that at the end. So doubtless occasionally I forget to give a border to the whole thing. Trying to get that more pat down.

As for the En Garde one, I knew it had issues, however, I couldn't spot them all on my own. I'll try some of what you said.



Border on the side of the moon? like this? Not very visible on this dark background of a forum.


Rogue... any better here?

--Edit--

En Garde, New and Improved


The text.... I think my border I added to it made it go really wrong. Also I haven't cut out any transparancy yet. Maybe I will maybe I won't.