† ParasiteEve Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) So it's been a while since I've made sigs, so here is some of my newest Edited July 11, 2014 by ParasiteEve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingllama Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Awesome work! I love the color schemes that you use. My only criticism is that some of your text is harder to read since it normally blends into the background. Still, your sigs look snazzy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Would you ever open a request shop?? You sigs are really impressive. I particularly like the windowed effect where it looks like they are behind a pane of glass. Keep up the good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 @lemmingllama, Thank you! Yeah, not to sound defensive but I blend it so it doesn't take focus away from the rest of the sig, but I have over blended some and can see how others would have a hard time seeing it when I don't, I guess it's like getting a stain on a shirt, you see it cause you know it's there, but others can't because they don't know what to look for. @Moodkiller, Thanks! I used to do request when I was on the GFX team, but it was never my strong suit, so I quit doing them. But to get that effect, I just add the border to the background only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 @Moodkiller, Thanks! I used to do request when I was on the GFX team, but it was never my strong suit, so I quit doing them. But to get that effect, I just add the border to the background only. Ah ok I see now. Well keep the good work . So for example this one: (to me) was the one that looked like it was behind a pane of glass? The vertical white transparent lines give it that impression 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† LimitLess Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Really? I thought it gave more of a curtain effect to the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodkiller Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Really? I thought it gave more of a curtain effect to the background. Yeah, thats a good point on the sig actually now that you mention it... though I cant seem to apply it to this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Haha, you guys are interpreting my sigs in ways I never have.Honestly, I just put crap together until I think it looks good, but thanks for the comments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) I have a love/hate relationship with this Celty sig, I really wish the border would have worked out, but the way I wanted to do the text just didn't look good with a border.My biggest problem with this one, is the blank space on the upper left side, everything I tried just didn't look good, so I just left it blank, which still doesn't look great but it was better than anything I tried.And this one, I feel like the text stands out a little too much and that it kinda looks like the render is just placed on a background... Edited July 11, 2014 by ParasiteEve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† poetictragedy Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I love the Celty one a lot. :3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) I think this is my favorite sig I've made so far.My attempt at a sig with a person, haha. Edited July 11, 2014 by ParasiteEve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Some more mediocre sigs.__________________________________________________________________________Added 7/2/14__________________________________________________________________________Added 7/7/14 Edited July 11, 2014 by ParasiteEve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Edited July 17, 2014 by ParasiteEve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karinama Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I assess that most of your focal points are renders and not stocks, which isn't a bad thing. Instead of dropping the opacity on the entire layer, focus your eraser tool with a lower opacity setting on certain points in the layer to add a little more depth. Also overlay some effects and use the same method. This will help with blending so the appearance isn't flat. Another quick tip is lower your image dimensions, it will help you focus more on proper focal placement and give you a better opportunity to increase flow pattern with your brushes, text, ect.I haven't done any design work on the computer in a few years, so I am not current with the new PS and it's tools and layout, but I will help you in any way possible if you have any questions regarding what I just stated or anything in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks so much for the tips, I'll try them out for sure! I think I understand most of what you said, but I might take you up on that offer if I ever get stuck on something, I've been dying for some c&c so this means alot. The only thing I've used is photofiltre a long time ago and photoshop elements, I'm using PSE9 right now._______________________________________________________________________________NewestOriginalRecolorI tried to get rid of that weird looking purple, It took me a while to get a "good" flesh tone.I've never done a recolor like this before, so I don't know if I did it right or even if it looks good. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karinama Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 When I get my computer (whenever that may be) I'll have you send me some .PSDs of your signatures and I'll walk you thru your layers and show you some edits to see how you can affect certain aspects. Sometimes it's just the simplest tweaks that make the difference. How long does it take you on average to start and finish a piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Uh, well it's hard to say, I tend to either get bored or start one and finish it later, but with the Wonder Woman sig it took about 1hr or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Here are my newest sigs.^^^^ Looks best on a white bg.So yeah, c&c is always welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karinama Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Try adding a light source to the last one to give it more depth. If you emboss your text one more time like on the second sig I will not talk to you for 5 minutes (I'm serious)! Get rid of the soft glow in the 3rd one and put some color overlays to blend the render to the bg more. Not gonna touch the first one because I feel bad that the female render has an eating disorder. Speaking of render, experiment with stocks! Stocks are where the real magic of sig design is at! I started with renders too, but rarely ever use them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† ParasiteEve Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'll try that with the first one when I get home.WHOA! Okay I swear it didn't look that bad in Photoshop, but understood!That last one is an improvement though.... Right???I didn't use renders on the last two and I've got a couple of wipe that aren't renders. I gotta say I do like stocks better.Anyhow thanks for the c&c and I'll keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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