All Purpose Sig Contest Discussion Thread 2011

[Bugzee]

@ DeBaron - Show me! Link pwease~

@ kashy - you dropped the first sig? Link me to it pwease, I'll see what kind of feedback, I can give you on it~ I haven't started yet on the same render sig. I'm going to tie it in with the reflection theme.

 

[kakashi919]

I didn't drop it,I just can't really figure out if I should add in a certain render into the sig. If the render we have to use was smiling,then I would have another perfect render to go with it... she looks sad though,so

 

[Bugzee]

Hmm...sure the facial expression looks kinda sad but you can manipulate it~

The way you see it as just a render at first could change later on depending on if you've thought about other possiblities. She could be waiting for someone, missing or thinking about someone, hoping for a change for the best?...this doesn't necessarily mean it's got to do with a lover or something similar~ You can interpret these renders differently ...you just have look at it and imagine a "situation"

 

[kakashi919]

Actually,I added some text to it with another render. She was thinking of someone,but I think I need to add another image to make it better.

Ignore the pink border

I think the lyrics are more for a lover that died or something.

 

[Tsukisama]

Oh okay.

Been working on a sig today...have other modifications I want to make to it,but just wanted to show what I'm thinking of

Spoiler

I think this version looks very good. I didn't interpret the girl in this picture as sad but rather as pensive. She seems like she is lost in thought, caught adrift in reverie amidst the butterflies of the idyllic pasture.

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Actually,I added some text to it with another render. She was thinking of someone,but I think I need to add another image to make it better.

Ignore the pink border

I think the lyrics are more for a lover that died or something.

OMG! I love this version even better! I don't know if you are planning to do anything else to it, but it looks amazing already. s

 

[Bugzee]

Those are looking awesome, kashy~

The scenery is very well done. Nice touch with the scattered butterflies~ Definitely, a winning signature in my eyes.

 

[DeBaron8]

@ kakashi - I personally like the first one more since the colors are very nice and their is good contrast. Although the second is also nice in a different way, since it belnds very well, and the text is a neat idea, though, I might play with the positioning slightly. Both are totally win though. A really good use of the render.

@ Bugzee - Here's the link to that chibi render. The edges are a bit messy, but the rest made LMAO again. http://toravi.deviantart.com/art/cherry-cake-188443148
I have about 10 or so other Naruto chibi renders in my DA faves, my account name is the same as it is here, if you ever want to check them out. Most aren't this funny though.

 

[kakashi919]

It's not that I'm planning to modify it anymore,it's just I don't think I can.

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That Kisame+Itachi render is a bit disturbing... Mainly Kisame lol
I didn't realise everyone were such fans of chibi though.

 

[DeBaron8]

I don't think I liked chibis until I saw this one. I also have some really cute NaruHina ones too. The one I posted above is one of my other favorites and it also encouraged me to start liking chibis.

 

[Shinsatsu]

Looks like I'm no good with this kind of render ...

 

[Bugzee]

That looks great! Instead of using your typical favourite colours to use () like yellow, orange, red and more red; why don't you go for something slightly different? Keep the same pattern/design just apply lighter colours to go with the actual render. E.g. Some pinky red, purple, light yellow..?

 

[kakashi919]

You just need to blend in the render somehow and it would be a cool sig.Lol@ the text though

 

[~Coffee~]

If it makes you feel better, the render is all that easy to use~

 

[DeBaron8]

If it makes you feel better, the render isn't all that easy to use~

I totally agree, this render is a challenging one to use. I think I have given up on my sig, I will probably just submit it as is.

@ Shin - I like your sig. The text made me, lol. Did you see mine? trust me it's worse so I feel the same. I like how you have more of the render visible. I also agree with both Bugzee and Kakashi, the colors look too masculine for the render and it could blended in a bit more, but the background itself is really cool.

 

[~Coffee~]

I have to say once again, GIMP gives me a headache....

Where are the layers??
Why does it automatically make all the layers in a PSD visible?
How do you even use the text tool....
They made the program too shrouded in mystery~

 

[DeBaron8]

I have to say once again, GIMP gives me a headache....

Where are the layers??
Why does it automatically make all the layers in a PSD visible?
How do you even use the text tool....
They made the program too shrouded in mystery~

LOL, I have the same problem with photoshop, because I learnt to use GIMP first. I'm guessing it's the reverse for you? Btw, GIMP shouldn't make all the layers of .psd visible unless whoever saved it in photoshop turned off the maximum compatability feature. I use files between both programs and have no problem. You can also open a side bar thing with layers and add any other tabs you want to it, I find it way simpler than the PS hud, in which I often lose tabs and tool bars. I really wish that I had used it from the start because there are so few good brush options for coloring in GIMP.

 

[Bugzee]

I don't really particularly like GIMP tbh. The messy layout puts me off lol. I mean, obviously those who don't have photoshop (or any other similar programs) can take advantage of GIMP I guess...since it's a freebie and all xD.

On a random note: 10 Free Web-based Alternatives to Photoshop

I might check some of them out~

 

[kakashi919]

Gimp is a bit difficult at first,but you get used to it after a while. I didn't like it at first,but then I started to get used to it and when I started back using PS I had no idea what to do. It was so different than I remember lol.

 

[Shinsatsu]

All hail Photoshop.

 

[~Coffee~]

Indeed~
The first time I opened GIMP, I opened a PSD file and it made all the layers visible... which was really annoying (but the layers window to the right side was there)
I opened it again yesterday to quickly edit something, but the layers window was no longer there, so I went to view.... didnt see anything to turn a window for it on.
So I went to add text, which is what I needed to do. I click the text tool, click where I want the text, a box pops up so I can enter text. I do so, click ok. The text doesnt appear....

Ok, since Im a computer guy, if I wasn't in such a hurry to get the text in, I ccould of figured it out no problem, since Im good with software, but I WAS in a hurry lol.

Just to talk from a Pro-photoshop side The layers window automatically displays everytime when you open photoshop and the text tool works when you click on a spot and type and you can customize which type of windows you want from the zView tab~