Milks Portfolio

[LowFatMilk]

Here is my work from newest to oldest :) enjoy and leave me some cc :P

will update this every new artwork i complete :)

[NoFuns]

I like your gallery. I'm looking for a few tips, did you draw the girl in the purple one? (8th from the top)

and also, jw how you did the 3-d shard shapes. I'm talking about

this

I like a lot of these, particularly the 8th and 9th down, and the one at the top.

 

edit:

i answered my own question. i just learned about renders. i'm guessing thats what that is?

[Pat_61]

I like your gallery. I'm looking for a few tips, did you draw the girl in the purple one? (8th from the top)

 

and also, jw how you did the 3-d shard shapes. I'm talking about

this

 

I like a lot of these, particularly the 8th and 9th down, and the one at the top.

 

No that is a render, obtained from a website, such as PlanetRenders.

The 3D shapes are also from a website, such as PlanetRenders. They are called C4Ds.

 

 

And Milk... I personally think these are awful and I can't tell a defined first and defined recent... but dont let that deter you... Look at more tutorials, Gimp I am assuming...http://pat-61.deviantart.com/favourites/#Tremendous-Tutorials

[rangeor]

I really like the colors in the Dragonball Z one and the depth in the bass guitar one.

[Ouchy]

I like your gallery. I'm looking for a few tips, did you draw the girl in the purple one? (8th from the top)

 

and also, jw how you did the 3-d shard shapes. I'm talking about

this

 

I like a lot of these, particularly the 8th and 9th down, and the one at the top.

 

No that is a render, obtained from a website, such as PlanetRenders.

The 3D shapes are also from a website, such as PlanetRenders. They are called C4Ds.

 

 

And Milk... I personally think these are awful and I can't tell a defined first and defined recent... but dont let that deter you... Look at more tutorials, Gimp I am assuming...http://pat-61.devian...ndous-Tutorials

 

Don't be an arse pat, he's new.

One thing I have noticed is that they are fairly all the same style and C4Ds, and your effects run over your focal. Keep practicing, you are getting better.

[LowFatMilk]

yeah the last few ive done are the same style because im trying to improve using c4d's plus i dont know how to blend my render the best so i try to go over it with c4d's. thanks pat, dont mind ur comment, the link was great there were a few good tuts there.

[Ouchy]

Fair enough, but it's good to have variation in your work.

[Pat_61]

I like your gallery. I'm looking for a few tips, did you draw the girl in the purple one? (8th from the top)

 

and also, jw how you did the 3-d shard shapes. I'm talking about

this

 

I like a lot of these, particularly the 8th and 9th down, and the one at the top.

 

No that is a render, obtained from a website, such as PlanetRenders.

The 3D shapes are also from a website, such as PlanetRenders. They are called C4Ds.

 

 

And Milk... I personally think these are awful and I can't tell a defined first and defined recent... but dont let that deter you... Look at more tutorials, Gimp I am assuming...http://pat-61.devian...ndous-Tutorials

 

Don't be an arse pat, he's new.

One thing I have noticed is that they are fairly all the same style and C4Ds, and your effects run over your focal. Keep practicing, you are getting better.

 

How was I an "arse"... And he isn't new, he has been here atleast 4 months... I love how [someone] can make posts like that and everyone is like "Oh yeah I agree with [Person]" and when I say it, I get "Don't be such and arse."

[Skully]

I like your gallery. I'm looking for a few tips, did you draw the girl in the purple one? (8th from the top)

 

and also, jw how you did the 3-d shard shapes. I'm talking about

this

 

I like a lot of these, particularly the 8th and 9th down, and the one at the top.

 

No that is a render, obtained from a website, such as PlanetRenders.

The 3D shapes are also from a website, such as PlanetRenders. They are called C4Ds.

 

 

And Milk... I personally think these are awful and I can't tell a defined first and defined recent... but dont let that deter you... Look at more tutorials, Gimp I am assuming...http://pat-61.devian...ndous-Tutorials

 

Don't be an arse pat, he's new.

One thing I have noticed is that they are fairly all the same style and C4Ds, and your effects run over your focal. Keep practicing, you are getting better.

 

How was I an "arse"... And he isn't new, he has been here atleast 4 months... I love how [someone] can make posts like that and everyone is like "Oh yeah I agree with [Person]" and when I say it, I get "Don't be such and arse."

I know what you mean, I also agree with you. Don't sweat it buddy.

[Shiny]

Guys, be cool.

 

They are all pretty much identical, with no major improvement over the course of them. One thing to take off, definitely is the text. It kills any chance these tags have. You need to remember the 6 things when it comes to tag making:

 

Flow - how a signature flows and the direction it goes in. Makes the tag easier to look at on the eyes.

 

Lighting - How is the lighting on the render? Is it harsh, subtle, gleaming or glinting? You need to adjust your lighting to accommodate for the renders lighting. Use a large, soft, white brush, put onto overlay at around 70% opacity.

 

Depth - You do not want your tags to look flat and dull. Add some depth into it, it will make it more interesting. There are several ways you can do this like blurring the background and sharpening the foreground (the focal most likely) or making the foregrounds colors more saturated and the backgrounds less saturated. Your eye is naturally drawn to brighter areas or something sharp opposed to blurred. Be careful not to overdo it; subtlety is the key.

 

Color - A tags colours can make or break it. You want a nice color scheme, pleasing to the eye, not some god-awful clashing one.

 

Effects - Same with the effects. Effects are pretty much what make your tag visually interesting - they can be done in a myriad of ways. C4Ds and smudging are 2 well known ones. No doubt you know of those. Use effects sparingly. Too much distracts the eye.

 

Composition - THIS IS THE BIG ONE. This is about how all those things I mentioned before are arranged. The simplest illusion to use when composing a tag to make it more interesting is the rule of thirds. Divide the canvas up into 3 equal columns up and accross.

 

Tick those boxes and you are well on your way to making tags. Keep looking at tutorials as well - some good ones can be found on www.deviantart.com.

[AndyPandy]

Guys, be cool.

 

They are all pretty much identical, with no major improvement over the course of them. One thing to take off, definitely is the text. It kills any chance these tags have. You need to remember the 6 things when it comes to tag making:

 

Flow - how a signature flows and the direction it goes in. Makes the tag easier to look at on the eyes.

 

Lighting - How is the lighting on the render? Is it harsh, subtle, gleaming or glinting? You need to adjust your lighting to accommodate for the renders lighting. Use a large, soft, white brush, put onto overlay at around 70% opacity.

 

Depth - You do not want your tags to look flat and dull. Add some depth into it, it will make it more interesting. There are several ways you can do this like blurring the background and sharpening the foreground (the focal most likely) or making the foregrounds colors more saturated and the backgrounds less saturated. Your eye is naturally drawn to brighter areas or something sharp opposed to blurred. Be careful not to overdo it; subtlety is the key.

 

Color - A tags colours can make or break it. You want a nice color scheme, pleasing to the eye, not some god-awful clashing one.

 

Effects - Same with the effects. Effects are pretty much what make your tag visually interesting - they can be done in a myriad of ways. C4Ds and smudging are 2 well known ones. No doubt you know of those. Use effects sparingly. Too much distracts the eye.

 

Composition - THIS IS THE BIG ONE. This is about how all those things I mentioned before are arranged. The simplest illusion to use when composing a tag to make it more interesting is the rule of thirds. Divide the canvas up into 3 equal columns up and accross.

 

Tick those boxes and you are well on your way to making tags. Keep looking at tutorials as well - some good ones can be found on www.deviantart.com.

 

And with the rule of thirds, you want your focal/main 'effects', at these four points:

 

 

I'll take one of Julius's sigs for example (hope you don't mind!):

 

You see how the render is on two of the points (green), while there are some balancing effects on the other points (yellow). You don't need to draw out a whole grid when making a sig though, it's fairly easy just to do it by eye.