I've been lazy D:

[VjuliusT]

So one week of a new boarding school, new classmates and new roommates you can guess I've been social and guess what? I flirted a lot xD.

 

 

 

So I only have a signature I made on 7 minutes and 37 seconds as I had a train to Gothenburg to catch, It's still a WIP but I'm working on a new style so I decided to post what I have so far, It still needs better blending and more C4Ds. C/c is worth it's weight in gold this time, I'm slightly tired on the "It looks nice"/"cool comments" or comments with only criticism instead of constructive criticism but of course you can post your personal opinion what you think about it without something constructive, I don't mind I'm just tired on the mindless comments :P.

 

 

 

^Long messy post is messy.

 

 

 

 

Don't mind the bad text as I just slapped it on quickly (As I usually do >_<).

[dsavi]

I can (Or can't) imagine what your friends at the boarding school will think of you spending so much time in Photoshop. :lol:

 

You got the colors mostly right here, and those sparks are working for me. Only thing is if you could blend the render so you can just barely notice... And the text too, the text needs moar contrast.

 

 

 

I didn't even know they had boarding schools in Sweden :P You don't have to wear uniforms right? :ohnoes:

[VjuliusT]

Nope no uniforms :D. I was going to fix the points you made there but I really like the idea you gave me with the blending, text was (as mentioned) slapped on but I keep that tip in mind.

 

 

 

I spent like 15 minutes in photoshop this week and probably 30 minutes on my computer in total*shocked?*. Also I got pretty popular because we have a lot of PSP users in the school and my knowledge about them is endless (Nearly).

[Shiny]

. Also I got pretty popular because we have a lot of PSP users in the school and my knowledge about them is endless (Nearly).

 

 

 

Cough, cough [/sarcastic]

 

 

 

ah m just messing with you. Really nice use of colour, some of the best i've seen in a while. Nadril said it all. Read his post. Not mine.

 

 

 

BTW: Text=Fail ;)

[VjuliusT]

Nadril posted? that's something new, he never post on my things :(, are you sure that you didn't mistake this thread with a different one? And yes the text was just slapped on was in a hurry :P.

[Shiny]

*facepalm* I meant dsavi. WHen i posted i was saring at his signature. I'll go edit that.... :lol:

[Unoalexi]

Anime + effects?? Well... Don't get me wrong, but it's been done before. MANY times. *sigh* Plus, it looks... rather busy. I don't really like the flecks in the sky... They make me think of glitter, and sparkles... and plastic popstars, like Hanna Montana! *snarl* But.. but the left side looks alright methink... I like the subtle shimmer, how the image just floats into the sky... Methinks if you could've took that effect, and incorporated into the remaining background somehow... As of now the two sides are in conflict with eachother, battling quietly for dominace. If you can imagine, this takes away from the focal point of the image.. the anime dude.

 

 

 

Incidentaly... the text isn't all that bad. Come to think of it, it works quite well...

 

 

 

Bottom line-

 

-Remove sparkles

 

-Incorporate the shimmer effect into the right side, as of now you need something more filling there instead of fairy dust and smoke.

 

 

 

You earn seven and a half of ten.

[VjuliusT]

Woah, thanks a lot Uno :D, I'm going to write this good stuff down. I don't know too may different effects so I'll probably train using a couple of tutorials before updating it, I'll also do a update with Dsavis tips.

 

 

 

I have to say I laughed at the hannah montana part it was rather amusing. Also I don't really like "real" renders, puts me off somehow :(, going to practice a lot with "real" stocks to remove this weird fetish though.

 

 

 

And welcome back.

 

 

 

PS: Credits to red for borrowing me the render, forgot to mention it :-#.

[baalboy5]

I think the render blends in to well into the background, too bright or like plain. Hard to make out the different colors in the render. :?

[Jopie211]

Good (IMO, obviously):

 

Text, I actually like its simplicity and the placement.

 

Colours, they go well together.

 

Background, I like the cloudy feel, although I do think it needs something added to it.

 

 

 

Not so good (again, IMO):

 

The wave effect thing you used to blend. To me, it isn't very clear which parts actually belong to the original render, making it too hard to see some details.

 

How to fix: You could keep the effect, but try smudging it to make the effect itself blend in more or remove it completely and use a different blending technique for the render.

 

The sparkles, they have more of a soft look, so I don't think they go too well with the 'harder' (clean lines, more blocks of one colour, etc.) look of the render.

 

How to fix: Either remove the sparkles (and preferably replace them with something else, I was thinking clipping masks), or incorporate them into the signature more somehow (I wouldn't really know how).

 

The background. While I think this is also a positive point, it needs some spicing up and more contrast.

 

How to fix: Adjust contrast (obviously :roll:), and maybe add a stock image and smudge/blur/erase some parts of that.

[VjuliusT]

Jopie, best C/C ever, Thank you, can't express it with words.

[Sam]

Really good IMO, not much to give C'n'C on. Good Job.