Ruzbeh Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Pixel sigs are the new rage yes, but let's not get carried away shall we? :wink: :wink: :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well that's your opinion. Pixel sigs can be much more personalised and really show the artists skill more then just randomly making an abstract with some text slapped on. me likey me want money to buy one :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted_Hero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes they are getting annoying, nearly as annoying as people compaining about them. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladmoney Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes they are getting annoying, nearly as annoying as people compaining about them. :roll: nearly as annoying as people who post how to make pixel sigs. Pixel sigs need more skill and time thats for sure. They are a new rage, but they wont last to long. I hope not, cause sometimes me just to lazy to put so much effort into a sig. Visit my DeviantArt Page at http://vladmoney.deviantart.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eev Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes they are getting annoying, nearly as annoying as people compaining about them. :roll: nearly as annoying as people who post how to make pixel sigs. Pixel sigs need more skill and time thats for sure. They are a new rage, but they wont last to long. I hope not, cause sometimes me just to lazy to put so much effort into a sig. my sigs shall always be pixelised, seeing as how im too cheap to buy any imaging programs! :P *pets his golden knight* on topic: you posting this wont affect the market at all... demand will go down eventually though ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted_Hero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes they are getting annoying, nearly as annoying as people compaining about them. :roll: nearly as annoying as people who post how to make pixel sigs. Pixel sigs need more skill and time thats for sure. They are a new rage, but they wont last to long. I hope not, cause sometimes me just to lazy to put so much effort into a sig.\ Yeah all those posts do get annoying I don`t understand why anyone can`t ever search around anymore. I really hope they don`t last long because I don`t think they look as attractive as a good abstract or grunge sig. Of course they do take alot of work to do them, but I think the pixel artists here should start making something else besides just sigs with them. Try creating something unique. Seeing 100s of sigs based off rs just bores me. I guess its a nice escape from seeing tons and tons of abstract sigs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Until my vacation is over I'm not stoping pixel making. You'd have to wait at least until then. :P Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilner69 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 If the sigs were actually conveying some sort of style, like showing off a certain aspect of shading, not being based on rs, etc, then I doubt complaints would be raised. All I see is hastily coloured in lineart with gradient shading, over a stupidly oversaturated wilderness background. Oh, and whilst we're at it, lets use comic sans as a font instead of a proper pixel one. I highly doubt most of these people know how to antialiase by hand, or dither shade. Instead, it's all 'OMG I MAK NEW LAYUR @ 50% OPACITEH THEN I SCRIBL BALCK OVA HIS FACE AND OMG OMG ROFFLE IT LOOK LIKE SHADOW LOL OMG I AM GUD PIXLUR NOW LMAOLOL' At least clean up your line art, I mean, which is more visually appealing? This: or this? It takes about 10 mins to clean up a piece, and looks a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted_Hero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Until my vacation is over I'm not stoping pixel making. You'd have to wait at least until then. :P Hey why don`t you use your drawings in your sigs anymore? They are very good and something original that no other sig maker is currently offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eev Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yes they are getting annoying, nearly as annoying as people compaining about them. :roll: nearly as annoying as people who post how to make pixel sigs. Pixel sigs need more skill and time thats for sure. They are a new rage, but they wont last to long. I hope not, cause sometimes me just to lazy to put so much effort into a sig.\ Yeah all those posts do get annoying I don`t understand why anyone can`t ever search around anymore. I really hope they don`t last long because I don`t think they look as attractive as a good abstract or grunge sig. Of course they do take alot of work to do them, but I think the pixel artists here should start making something else besides just sigs with them. Try creating something unique. Seeing 100s of sigs based off rs just bores me. I guess its a nice escape from seeing tons and tons of abstract sigs though. thats what you get when you go to rs forums! :P but I wouldnt mind getting a few non rs related ones myself... :roll: (I need msn emotes :P) meh? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DementedHero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 If the sigs were actually conveying some sort of style, like showing off a certain aspect of shading, not being based on rs, etc, then I doubt complaints would be raised. All I see is hastily coloured in lineart with gradient shading, over a stupidly oversaturated wilderness background. Oh, and whilst we're at it, lets use comic sans as a font instead of a proper pixel one. I highly doubt most of these people know how to antialiase by hand, or dither shade. Instead, it's all 'OMG I MAK NEW LAYUR @ 50% OPACITEH THEN I SCRIBL BALCK OVA HIS FACE AND OMG OMG ROFFLE IT LOOK LIKE SHADOW LOL OMG I AM GUD PIXLUR NOW LMAOLOL' At least clean up your line art, I mean, which is more visually appealing? This: or this? It takes about 10 mins to clean up a piece, and looks a lot better. I could not agree more, well said! :D I mean, look at pixelation.swoo.net , there are professionals there, go check that out, do they make scribly outlines? No, they dont :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladmoney Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 If the sigs were actually conveying some sort of style, like showing off a certain aspect of shading, not being based on rs, etc, then I doubt complaints would be raised. All I see is hastily coloured in lineart with gradient shading, over a stupidly oversaturated wilderness background. Oh, and whilst we're at it, lets use comic sans as a font instead of a proper pixel one. I highly doubt most of these people know how to antialiase by hand, or dither shade. Instead, it's all 'OMG I MAK NEW LAYUR @ 50% OPACITEH THEN I SCRIBL BALCK OVA HIS FACE AND OMG OMG ROFFLE IT LOOK LIKE SHADOW LOL OMG I AM GUD PIXLUR NOW LMAOLOL' At least clean up your line art, I mean, which is more visually appealing? This: or this? It takes about 10 mins to clean up a piece, and looks a lot better. I could not agree more, well said! :D I mean, look at pixelation.swoo.net , there are professionals there, go check that out, do they make scribly outlines? No, they dont :P dam, thats how i draw all my pixel sigs lol. I just like the thick border. But me try to be neat when it comes to actually making round shapes. Visit my DeviantArt Page at http://vladmoney.deviantart.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eev Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 If the sigs were actually conveying some sort of style, like showing off a certain aspect of shading, not being based on rs, etc, then I doubt complaints would be raised. All I see is hastily coloured in lineart with gradient shading, over a stupidly oversaturated wilderness background. Oh, and whilst we're at it, lets use comic sans as a font instead of a proper pixel one. I highly doubt most of these people know how to antialiase by hand, or dither shade. Instead, it's all 'OMG I MAK NEW LAYUR @ 50% OPACITEH THEN I SCRIBL BALCK OVA HIS FACE AND OMG OMG ROFFLE IT LOOK LIKE SHADOW LOL OMG I AM GUD PIXLUR NOW LMAOLOL' At least clean up your line art, I mean, which is more visually appealing? This: or this? It takes about 10 mins to clean up a piece, and looks a lot better. This: I like to be messy? meh my sigs suck :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Jeppoz Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P Lol Joking however...back on topic... You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... Lol Jeppoz they should make you a mod, or at least the Media mod, no joke. :) I agree about the abstract/pixel difference, and am aware some of my lines are not fully clean on diet. If I had more time I'd probably clean up more but I try not to make fat lines too often. I see it pixel sigs as more as art pieces instead of sigs, so I try to leave it with some "drawing" in it. To the person who said about me making sigs with my drawings: I already had a shop like that but it took too long to make the drawings, but sold 3 sigs. Pixel sigs are much faster to make and more efficient in terms of resources. I also believe pixel sigs can only be made by people who have had previous drawing/art experience for a long time, I know that if I didn't know how to draw I would never have started pixel sig making. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axeraider70 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 yawn*, wow after im gone for a week the debate on pixel continues... im not to neat in my work but i cant afford photoshop. so i have no choice but to keep on pixeling. This is getting annoying. axeraider70.deviantART.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Jeppoz Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... Lol Jeppoz they should make you a mod, or at least the Media mod, no joke. :) I agree about the abstract/pixel difference, and am aware some of my lines are not fully clean on diet. If I had more time I'd probably clean up more but I try not to make fat lines too often. I see it pixel sigs as more as art pieces instead of sigs, so I try to leave it with some "drawing" in it. To the person who said about me making sigs with my drawings: I already had a shop like that but it took too long to make the drawings, but sold 3 sigs. Pixel sigs are much faster to make and more efficient in terms of resources. I also believe pixel sigs can only be made by people who have had previous drawing/art experience for a long time, I know that if I didn't know how to draw I would never have started pixel sig making. Thx ... wish i were lol...i noticed that i realy love the fireman work here against flames and stuff like that lol...(ehi i'm here, any1 ? lol)...however...your "fat" lines stay nicely together with your hand-draw style that's pretty peculiar. I don't realy love them as you can see in my sig where every line is checked twice...but that's just me and my style. In your sigs they have a porpuse, plus i wish i could draw as quickly as you do (i'm not a bad hand drawing guy but i have the feeling you get your results faster than i do....well i used to draw a lot ages ago now i don't so maybe it's cause i'm rusty lol...however...respect :wink: ) Maybe don't recycle the black knight again and get rid of the usual bearded face lol :P . but you'r running a shop so i know that's actualy a must when u have so many orders and a life to run, 2. (that's also why i don't run a shop and i only work when i want to...lazy me...well...i realy have no time...sigh). However i strongly agree with you about the concept of the sig. For me they'r like artpieces i have to work and work on till i get what i like...no matter the time i use and, sorry audience, no matter how you could rate it. It's so nice once u satisfy yourself that even if your work is rated badly it doesn't even count that much...My luck some ppl still loves my work :) Well...bye...back on Paint... :shock: oops i wasn't supposed to .... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted_Hero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P Lol Joking however...back on topic... You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... I don`t see how you can say making a decent pixel sig is harder then making a good grunge or abstract sig. Most of the time yes it is, but thats not always the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Jeppoz Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P Lol Joking however...back on topic... You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... I don`t see how you can say making a decent pixel sig is harder then making a good grunge or abstract sig. Most of the time yes it is, but thats not always the case. Decent and good ain't the same thing. Go back on my post and read it correctly. Again YES...pixel art in order to get same results is way harder. I discover nothing with this statement. That's simply the truth. I know that, you know that. So please drop the mask even cause u don't do "decent" stuff unless you've got 10 mins to spend so u shouldn't bother about that sentence. I know good and great abstracts (well i personaly don't agree with grunge coming along) take their time aswell and i strongly respect the good works in that teqnique and their makers. U should agree that while good artists make their own renders, their own Bgs, their own brushes and develop their own brushing tecnique, some1 not as good could simply work "hard" getting premade renders, tutorials and brush sets and copy some1 else work to get a similar result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Maybe don't recycle the black knight again and get rid of the usual bearded face lol :P . but you'r running a shop so i know that's actualy a must when u have so many orders and a life to run, 2. (that's also why i don't run a shop and i only work when i want to...lazy me...well...i realy have no time...sigh). Lol I add the beard because they all have it. And I've killed "the rune guy" so much I think I'm gonna name him Kenny. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Jeppoz Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Maybe don't recycle the black knight again and get rid of the usual bearded face lol :P . but you'r running a shop so i know that's actualy a must when u have so many orders and a life to run, 2. (that's also why i don't run a shop and i only work when i want to...lazy me...well...i realy have no time...sigh). Lol I add the beard because they all have it. And I've killed "the rune guy" so much I think I'm gonna name him Kenny. Yeah...poor Rune Guy aka Kenny...Rest in peace till next sig bro... 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterxman Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Maybe don't recycle the black knight again and get rid of the usual bearded face lol :P . but you'r running a shop so i know that's actualy a must when u have so many orders and a life to run, 2. (that's also why i don't run a shop and i only work when i want to...lazy me...well...i realy have no time...sigh). Lol I add the beard because they all have it. And I've killed "the rune guy" so much I think I'm gonna name him Kenny. Yeah...poor Rune Guy aka Kenny...Rest in peace till next sig bro... 8) Hehe, he's getting bashed by two on this one... and it's pretty bad. I have to say my favorite is the one I made for Draktoon. Pixel sigs by me.Pixel Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumister5889 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P Lol Joking however...back on topic... You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... I don`t see how you can say making a decent pixel sig is harder then making a good grunge or abstract sig. Most of the time yes it is, but thats not always the case. Are you kidding?! Making a grunge sig takes maybe 5 minutes of searching for a good tutorial, another 5 making the sig, and then another 5 putting text into it. Whereas, a pixel sig, takes 15 minutes to think of an idea, 6 hours to draw it, and 5 minutes to put text in. Grunge/abstract sigs look kinda cool but they're so overly used, i'd rather be unique with pixel sigs. They also depict true artistic skill and reflect the individual as a runescape character, not a photoshoppist. Anyways, with a pixel sig, your sure to leave a lasting impression on ppl :wink: As for the lines: All i can say is that im too lazy to fix all my lines :wink: :lol: :D haha jk. I try to make them really good the first time around, and i like the thick black lines. They make it look mmore cartoony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoris Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Pixel sigs take more time to make them look good than abstarct/grunge. As for the amunt of pixel sigs around right now, does it matter? No. Its all in what the person using the sig wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted_Hero Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 three simple words : Stop ranting , n00bs :P Lol Joking however...back on topic... You'r free to dislike pixel sigs or to prefer abstract ones...but opening another thread like this is pretty pointless. I myself don't like some of the pixel sigs that are out there, and i find them pretty useless sometimes but...guess what ? It's ppl work and they put their efforts making those...and it's way much harder to make a decent pixel work than a decent grunge or abstract (that means google --> tutorial --> photoshop -->10/15 mins ?, 0 skill). So respect other ppl work and go playing with photoshop instead, maybe you'r gonna create another trend with your sigs... About the guy that used the drawing examples...well i strongly agree with you about the quality, expecialy when some well known "pixel artist" don't clean their lines leaving the rough aspect i dislike...but it takes way more than 15 mins to clean all the linework in a well detailed sig... And remember...bad art is out there...may it be pixel or, more commonly, abstracts and grunge... I don`t see how you can say making a decent pixel sig is harder then making a good grunge or abstract sig. Most of the time yes it is, but thats not always the case. Are you kidding?! Making a grunge sig takes maybe 5 minutes of searching for a good tutorial, another 5 making the sig, and then another 5 putting text into it. Whereas, a pixel sig, takes 15 minutes to think of an idea, 6 hours to draw it, and 5 minutes to put text in. Grunge/abstract sigs look kinda cool but they're so overly used, i'd rather be unique with pixel sigs. They also depict true artistic skill and reflect the individual as a runescape character, not a photoshoppist. Anyways, with a pixel sig, your sure to leave a lasting impression on ppl :wink: As for the lines: All i can say is that im too lazy to fix all my lines :wink: :lol: :D haha jk. I try to make them really good the first time around, and i like the thick black lines. They make it look mmore cartoony. Not all grunge sigs are made that way. I also don`t understand why so many people base a piece on the time it takes to make it? I always thought the point of it was about which looked better?... HMM... EDIT- What about photography? People taking just a few minutes to take a picture, that some times is considered better then a peice some one spends weeks on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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