Dyronamics

I think a simple high contrast design is what's wanted. Which means no grunge or in fact any background that isnt one colour.

I see a pretty cool picture in the making :) I'm only going to comment of the figure since thats what you seem to be mainly working on atm. I've scribbled over a copy of your blue humanoid character to poke at things ....this computer is pants so I can only save as a rather poor quality jpg :? A = a bit I think ought to have darker shading in so it doesn't look like the robe goes out as far as the cape, right now, with the bulges in the cape it looks like the guys wearing a small ballroom dress. B = Suspicious bulges. If the wind is blowing hard enough to cause the hair to fly out and the cape to be raised a little then its blowing hard enough to press the material of the robe over the figures body, right now it looks like hes slightly pregnant, or a woman. Mens hips don't (usually) look that prominent. C = Another suspicious bulge, the flying edge of the robe looks uncomfortable (I use this word a lot) in this outward curve. It also adds to the hidden ballroom dress feeling. I think the capes edge should curve smoothly down from the point around the balcony top to the end rather than push outwards half-way. D = Three elongated bulges in the cape which aren't necessary, a smooth darkish red throughout the cape with light shading to indicate a raised or lowered area would improve it enourmously. The blown-out hair looks good and is a great improvement on the flattened down original. I love the way the cape seems to rest around his shoulders, it gives me the idea of it being fastened out of sight by a cord instead of the usual way of having them inexplicably held to armour plates around here :wink: The gold decoration on his shoulder looks a little odd, rather like tassels on a shawl, I think it would look better as shown by this not very detailed picture: But that would give it a more militaristic appearance. I think to lose the female aura you should make the dress/robe look something like a toga and/or bring it up to about ankle height to show male-looking footwear to emphasise it. Heres a toga picture for quick reference: http://www.inspirationcostumehire.com.a ... 20Toga.jpg Thats all my lot for now, hope it helps :)

MEFIRST! :) Stance is good, ditto shading. But for some reason the archer is looking down, or isnt too clearly sighting along the arrow. The bow also has an uncomfortable look with the slim centre and large almost clunky tips, in fact in certain parts it's wider than the archers legs and arms. *Scans over picture again* arrowhead looks funny Unless it just happens to have a three-bladed head and one of them is pointing upwards while the others are at angles :wink: Those ears give it an elvish look, pointy Mr Spock ears What clashes with that image is the fact that he appears to be wearing wellington boots :P Apart from my list of niggles I think it looks very good. *Edit: Drat, I got outposted while typing

Heres a tip: If you put sample across a picture, make sure it can't be edited out. If I felt like it I could rip that one, and stick the sig together without having a sample on it. Btw did you draw it?

Methinks Zonor is on a crusade to tempt people away from drawing RS objects :P Thats the fourth time I've read him say something along those lines :wink:

maybe so, but if i were to make them, they would need to be liked lol or nobody would want em :lol: Ah, art for the sake of money rather than for the sake of art. Well theres nothing wrong with that :) Simple and slightly original minatures, not bad overall. Problems start to build up though when you try to draw them at a different angle or actually holding something at something other than face-on :wink:

I have to admit, simplistic designs are a lot easier to do than detailed ones..... ....doesn't stop them looking good though :) I think its got an almost shiny feel to it, but a slight fuzzyness on the text and having the background lines too sharp gives it a bit of a matte feel (yes like matte paint) AnywayI think it would be nice for a background (if my dam backround would actually show....)

That's some good cabbage.... Definitely keeping that bookmarked for reference

The two [bleep]es on the far left look out of place and the text isn't easily readable. Apart from that it does have a cool (as in icy) feel to it, though I have to agree it could do with a background to help the lighter shades stand out. 7/10

Interesting quote. Play with the best, die like the rest. :wink: Still, I have my own latin phrase: Mortus Est, also the name of a RS character I have somewhere....

Actually I dont often get into arguments on what sig designs to like or not so no I haven't heard that one before. I only thought of it after seeing the 6 or so times he tried to sell his stuff: http://forum.tip.it/search.php?search_author=Razy_m8 ....at least I back up what I say

Looks ok, its original and inventive.... but as a background for something else. There is no central point in there that really gives someone something to look at. The fire is something but I'd think more of a human figure in the middle, in the same design as the rest of course. Theres too many replies to this post that just blither about nothing (you know who you are :P ) 7/10 for being different

I'm wandering off the current line of thought right now and skipping back 4 pages to the original topic post by Razy_M8... Yes its a bit tedious seeing similar sigs along the lines of "stock picture + grunge + name and stats + border" ....but what about it? To become a good artist you start off as a bad artist, sometimes you stay as a bad artist of course but thats just your problem. The thing is its just a signature picture! You dont have to stop and look at each one if you dont like it! You can comment and critisise them in your own way if they ask for your opinions but it really isnt anything to do with anyone else what you personally want to have stuck on the end of your posts to identify you. If it just happens that you like a certain style of picture which just happens to bear certain design techniques with a great many others then thats your choice. Mine might look plain and boring to other people but I like it as it is, and I can guarantee that it was 100% digital without a scrap of a real picture in it but thats what I like. I suspect the real reason for you not liking certain styles is because thats whats beaten you in all sig and design competitions you've entered on the boards (yes I did trawl though your posts).... If you cant win in competitions then try changing style to what people like or make a shop of your designs so people can see and bid on art they like. The customer makes the rules on sigs, whether thats you or someone else. Learn to live with it. [/critic mode]

Oh and I havent done pencil-like shading on a computer, mainly because its dam tricky to do with a mouse pointer as far as I've tried.... I usually go for playing with things at about 2-3x the resolution they're going to be actually seen at then shrinking them, shading is something I try to avoid when I can but I'd do a sketch and scan it in if it was absolutely necessary.... Much easier to shade stuff on paper :)

Er... aha... all the pictures say 'bandwidth exceeded' :? Re-host them at somewhere else like imageshack so we can see them :)

Hmm... Something about that picture makes me think of pyjamas.... The shading on the armour is way too extreme, I'm suspecting you of slapping a gradient across him. Shadows dont work like that. His arm for example is at its simplest a cylinder, one side should be light and the other should be darker, not having one arm almost entirely light and the other almost entirely dark. Make him look 'tougher' by getting rid of the slouching shoulders, a warrior wants big, broad and square shoulders at about slightly less than 90* to the body. (think of a guy in a business suit with shoulder pads, that sort of square shoulders) Also, don't hide the text in a small patch at the bottom of the sig, make it big bold and stick it where it can be seen, for example in one of the two big patches of green, or even the sky. It also needs more contrast to be seen, make it two colours if its going on a dark background, light on the edges and dark inside. Borders are always good to put an emphasis on the picture or draw attention to it. Add more items to the background and dont leave such large, open spaces in it, the tree is good and maybe more of them could help fill in the space. Or make the character bigger so it fills more of the screen. I think its quite good for a pixel though :) 6/10

Interesting clash of symbols there.... I see ducks, a mast, concentric ovals and very odd shadows in there.... Too complicated to analyse fully for a forum so ill just say it looks good. Might be nicer to have the 'P' of Poison333 in the centre of the smallest oval, I think it looks a little uncomfortable overlapping the edge at the minute. 9/10 for general interestingness :wink:

You have to install the program called GTK first. Then install The Gimp. Then to run it, hit the icon for The Gimp wherever it is. Its good for a freebie, made my sig in it

No. It isnt comfortable to look at.... The sharp edges and disorienting shades in the left hand side, grab the attention and once your eyes get drawn to it, you realise there isnt a focal point to look at which I dont particularly like. You dont even see the words at the top right if you just skim past it, all you see is the big blue haze. Sorry for being so negatively critical but it doesnt do anything for me. 7/10 for technical graphics 3/10 for appeal

A nutty disco fanatic thats gone mad with a rune hatchet.... 7/10 :D

Yes its nice, no I haven't seen the film its from. I have better things to do than watch all action films from the last 50 years :wink: Whats it from and did you actually create it or just take it from someone elses site?

Sheesh.... talk about the dam picture people :P I think its pretty good :) The shading is great and really gives it a realistic look. I'll have to be negative somewhere so.... the eyes arent perfect :P 9.5/10

4/10 The tank is a good picture but its really just stuck onto a background which doesnt really match.....

Lag doesnt make you hit the post button once every 1-2 mins.... :P Anyway, nice sigs Zonor :) Pretty good to be giving away for free but whatever suits you...

I know an amusing one which I doubt many people know of: "I'm a lesbian in a mans body" Edit*: oh for the sake of cabbage.... the word meaning women who like women more than men in a certain way is auto-censored out.... Why the heck are words regarding sexuality banned when they're aren't being used in an offensive way....