I have had photoshop 2 days rate my progress

[BabyBlueDragon]

Well I got Photoshop 2 days ago and this is what iv been up to rate my progress and how to improve please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was for a friends friend ^^

 

 

 

 

Was my first ever one ^^

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate/Hate I honestly done care seeing as I have only had it for 2 days ty for looking .

 

 

 

-Bluedragon03-

[BabyBlueDragon]

Please someone post. :pray:

[Jopie211]

#1: Too simple. The background is just a gradient with some effects on it (which look quite messy and don't really flow in a certain direction, by the way). Also, the render looks slightly stretched. Little tip, if you hold shift while resizing it, it will keep its proportions. The text could use some work too, the simple font doesn't really go with the swirly effects and render (which could use some better blending, although that isn't the main problem here).

 

 

 

#2: Same as #1 really, the background is just too simple and the text and render blending could use some work.

 

 

 

#3: Render seems stretched, again. The text is pretty horribly too and the red heart is distracting you from the render, which should be the main focal point.

 

 

 

#4: Some improvement from the previous ones, the effects and text are slightly better here. Please get rid of the horrible glow though.

 

 

 

#5: The effects towards the left could do with some spicing up, other than that it's not terrible. Again, the glow is very... prominent, but I must say it works quite well here. Though I'd definitely change the text, both the colour and font (and maybe the placement too, text in corners usually doesn't look great - there are exceptions though).

 

 

 

#6: Very simple and quite boring, but I'm sure you know that yourself since it was your first signature.

 

 

 

#7: Best one out of the bunch IMO. Decent effects and it's good to see you experimented with blending modes for the text, although I'd make it quite a bit smaller and change the font to a more simple one (something like on #1). Again, not a fan of the glow, but that might just be personal preference.

 

 

 

Overall, not great, but not terrible considering you're quite inexperienced. There is obviously still a lot to improve on, but if you keep practising and take a look at some tutorials (try http://www.deviantart.com, just search for 'signature tutorial' or anything of the like) you will get better. Also, please don't take this C/C badly. I'm trying to help you, and even though I may sound harsh I'm not flaming you.

[feedmetotheforest]

#1: the render and background style are very conflicting; the swirls you have going around the renders flame not only do not match the flow, but also appear to be randomly scattered across the signature giving it no real feeling. I personally feel more should be added to the background besides the swirls you got going on there but that is just my opinion. and lastly the text doesn't go with the signature at all, not just the chosen font but its overall presentation fails to give it a feeling of being a part of the picture, instead giving it that pasted onto a picture look.

 

 

 

#2: Very simple, almost seems as if you didn't do very much, same problem with the text as well.

 

 

 

#3: This one seems to change styles from the left side to the right, the right having more of a vector feel to it then the left side. the red heart does not fit in well at all and I would lose the outline you have going around it. the render is very blurry, might want to go with a better render or if it is not the case of the render and simply human error, hold shift when resizing renders. lastly the text fails to fit the signature.

 

 

 

#4: did you use the sharpen tool for this? many parts of the signature are just way too sharp, and need to be blurred in multiple areas. in the right top corner the yellow line seems to end abruptly, might want to fix this. the text once again fails to fit the feel of the signature as a whole.

 

 

 

#5 & #6: not even really sure what you did on these ones so not going to make any comments on these two.

 

 

 

#7: The best out of the group, for the most part the effects are quite well done , could use a little bit of fixing near his hand where there seems to be a dark spot, and I would personally use the dodge tool to brighten up the render to match the overall "bright feeling" the signature has. two last comments the text once again fails to fit the feel of the signature and I would suggest going maybe for a little bit more of a transparent feel to the text. Lastly, this may just be my own personal preference but I would lose the white border, or at the very least try a smaller pixel size border.

 

 

 

Keep it up though man seem to be doing quite well for someone with such inexperience, and with dedication you can be doing some amazing stuff in no time :D

[Shiny]

So-So. Jopie and forest took the words out of my mouth. What you need to improve on is blending and flow. While we can't expect you to get everything right, those are some important issues. Try using smudge, and brushes to help. Instead of just placing the c4d there, use it too create flow and blend. Think outside the box.

[brandon1023]

Not bad.

[VjuliusT]

^Worst comment that I've seen for a long time.

 

 

 

All possible C/c is already given by 2 members above but I suggest trying "all" of the different tools before you start with tutorials as it will be a lot easier to find the tool when your following a tutorial, don't forget to eventually make your own style when you have moar experience.

[re4p3r1]

text needs work but they're way better than the crap i made my first time

[Promise]

Seems like all you've been getting it too much criticism. They're pretty decent, seeing as how I was overwhelmed the first time I used PS with all of its features and stuff. They just seem over done and the clash with simplicity and wavey back grounds don't mix well. The siggy I have now is actually my second siggy I've ever made.

 

 

 

Good luck with your future work.

[Jopie211]

Seems like all you've been getting it too much criticism.

 

 

 

Criticism helps. Compliments hardly ever do.