I considered using it for the 2nd one, but decided to use the one for my current instead because of the colouring style. I wanted it to have a soft look more reminiscent of the manga instead of the crisp version in the anime.
@Buff - I edited her cheeks. Does it look better this time?
EDIT: I also updated the avatar colours to match the sig a bit more.
Last edited by shinta|hikari; Sun, 01-10-2010 at 06:10 AM.
Peace.
Heh, it's hard to say when you just refer to your "current" without posting previous versions with the [IMG] tagOriginally Posted by shinta|hikari
But I do believe it's better, since I remember that the other one stood out to me a lot in a bad way. My issue was more to do with her right (our left) cheek, but I think narrowing it down too much may make her look uncute. (Narrowing it down was my initial thought). I guess since you're going for a manga look, the art may be a bit inconsistent too.
Nice Work.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I made this for my girlfriend. She loves Mew, and her favourite colours are blue and silver (hence the text). The "winter" feel was my own idea, but I think it works. This could always be better I guess, especially the text, but she thought it was cute enough. My name isn't in this one, as I was going to put hers, but she hasn't gotten back to me on what name to use.
EDIT: Also, not sure if I ever posted this one
Last edited by Alhuin; Fri, 01-15-2010 at 08:04 PM.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
You misspelled Gaara
And i think the mew sig would look much better if you removed the snow effect
Heh, completely overlooked that. I'll update it soon.
As for the snow effect, if I remove it, the background/foreground just feels too... plain.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
Perhaps but i think it would bring more attention to the render and make it overall better
How about 2 more versions for comparison? One without the snow and another one also without the snow and with slightly less glow.
I just decided to make one more version with no snow/less glow. I actually thought there might be too much glow on the first one anyways.
Photobucket has been rather crappy to me for some reason now; it reduces the quality on everything I upload it seems. Also, one of the reasons I wanted to keep snow is that the render wasn't the best of quality, so it kind-of drew attention away from the minor details.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
Just change the settings to no optimization
Honestly i think all you need now is a simpler stroke for a border and you've got yourself a winner
I'd also try to make it 400x100 but that's just my personal taste
Meh, I simplified the border and made a 400x100 version and it looked alright. I'm not worried about posting it cause the person I made it for likes it without the changes, so I think I'm just going to move on.
However, speaking of 400x100 sigs, it seems to be rather hard for me to make one good enough to use as a sig for the forums. I'm having trouble working with that small amount of space, haha.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
It's a matter of getting used to it, these days if i work on anything bigger when making a sig i never know what to do with the extra space
New set. Comments and suggestions please. Disclaimer: The text on the sig is intentionally made to be hard to read.
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Wtf? No more lolis???
Excellent set man. So much so that I actually had to login and comment.
My one issue, is the hair in the bottom right of the avatar is a little too dark.
If you can and are willing, ya should lighten her abit.
Perfect set. A+
Thanks for the kind comments. I see what you mean about the hair. I will fix it when I have time.
Peace.
It does look nice, and I like the mysterious feel of the sig. What show is this from
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
It's from Kimi ni Todoke.
It's a great set and a great choice. It's nice to see Kurumi getting some love.
Last edited by Marik; Thu, 01-21-2010 at 10:22 PM.
While I do think it is unfair that very few people likeUmeKurumi (or more like almost everyone hates her), I chose her for my set not because of pity, but because I have grown to like her character a lot. At the very least, I hoped using her as a sig would advertise her appeal, and maybe even promote Kimi ni Todoke at the same time.
Peace.
It's not like i hate her, but Sawako overshadows her in such a manner that i don't have much of a opinion on her character at all
Anyway as for some criticism, how about getting rid of that red line on the right of the sig? I'd also apply some blur followed ( maybe ) by some very light sharpening but honestly i think the grain works too.
I lightened the bottom left corner of my avatar to make the shading more uniform, and removed the obtrusive line on the sig. I hope it looks better now. Thanks for the feedback as always.
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Since I've been asked a few times, I switched my avatar from the lovely Miyo.
The character is Shigwen (or I've also seen it as Sigyun) from Break Blade.
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