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#21
Apr 2 2013 12:26pm
Quote (Ightmare @ Apr 2 2013 01:10pm)
slowly due time you will find your style, and you will see the diffrence in each sig you create : ]
keep tryn em out, lookin good so far.



Post up ANYTHING you have created.

t4t.


sorry you have no credentials to speak.

CHurley is an old member of the GD forum and has posted amazing work in the past.

in regards to you dawwghogg

hold shift when resizing pictures that assassin in the signature looks out of proportion.

also when performing tutorials remember to try to absorb what and why you're doing what you're doing.
and also look up tutorials on colors.
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#22
Apr 2 2013 12:36pm
Quote (Ightmare @ Apr 2 2013 02:10pm)
slowly due time you will find your style, and you will see the diffrence in each sig you create : ]
keep tryn em out, lookin good so far.



Post up ANYTHING you have created.

t4t.


lol who are you

Quote (Dawwghogg @ Apr 1 2013 10:59pm)
Well I got to one, hoping this is better :)  I should have used another pic I think, but let me know thoughts.

http://i48.tinypic.com/14bhiye.png

Just noticed I lost a lot of quality, I think I saved as png-8 and not 24 :P will look when i get home


Most of the technical stuff's been said by UncleMuscles

Important thing is that once you post something, don't linger on it trying to perfect it
Just extract the key errors and correct them in the next sig

Tutorials will help you only so much, the rest you need to watch how other designers make sigs and realize the difference between your composition and their's
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#23
Apr 2 2013 02:37pm
http://www.sigtutorials.com/tutorials/basics/basic-grunge.html was the tut I used, I picked a bad render, over blurred, over sharpened :P I'm going to try it again with another render tonight i think
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Apr 2 2013 05:22pm
Quote (Dawwghogg @ Apr 3 2013 07:37am)
http://www.sigtutorials.com/tutorials/basics/basic-grunge.html was the tut I used, I picked a bad render, over blurred, over sharpened :P I'm going to try it again with another render tonight i think


First off, I linked my thread for a reason. They are actually good tutorials. Go through them first.

Secondly, 99% of tutorials you find through google are terrible, including the one you just linked.
DeviantArt or tagfreak tend to be the better places for tutorials.
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Apr 2 2013 06:45pm
Quote (sicklad @ Apr 3 2013 01:22am)
First off, I linked my thread for a reason. They are actually good tutorials. Go through them first.

Secondly, 99% of tutorials you find through google are terrible, including the one you just linked.
DeviantArt or tagfreak tend to be the better places for tutorials.


I second this.

Quote (Dawwghogg @ Apr 2 2013 10:37pm)
http://www.sigtutorials.com/tutorials/basics/basic-grunge.html was the tut I used, I picked a bad render, over blurred, over sharpened :P I'm going to try it again with another render tonight i think


Bad tutorials like the one you've just linked will teach you bad no-go habits.

Example taken from your linked tutorial:

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Blending your render

Select the Eraser Tool (E)


Never ever do this!
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Apr 2 2013 08:11pm
Quote (sicklad @ Apr 2 2013 07:22pm)
First off, I linked my thread for a reason. They are actually good tutorials. Go through them first.

Secondly, 99% of tutorials you find through google are terrible, including the one you just linked.
DeviantArt or tagfreak tend to be the better places for tutorials.


yeah I have your list saved, was just looking for a really basic one and came across that, all trial and error I guess, will start reading some of the ones you posted tonight though.

@sane thanks, and noted.
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Apr 2 2013 08:29pm
Quote (Dawwghogg @ Apr 3 2013 01:11pm)
yeah I have your list saved, was just looking for a really basic one and came across that, all trial and error I guess, will start reading some of the ones you posted tonight though.

@sane thanks, and noted.


Basic generally means bad.
There's a lot that goes in to making a good tag, it's more than "copy, paste, & use photoshop effects with no real effort".
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Apr 2 2013 09:06pm
Quote (sicklad @ Apr 2 2013 10:29pm)
Basic generally means bad.
There's a lot that goes in to making a good tag, it's more than "copy, paste, & use photoshop effects with no real effort".


I hear ya, I'm reading up on lots in my spare time, I'm dedicated, so I'll keep reading and practicing, trying out new things.
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#29
Apr 10 2013 02:51pm
Well it's been a week, but here is a new attempt, I'm kinda happy with it, I think it is a hell of a lot better than my last attempts.

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#30
Apr 10 2013 03:15pm
Thats better indeed, still needs a lot of work on color composition and lightning, tag has some depth and abit of flow which is good, keep doing tuts

This post was edited by Souforte on Apr 10 2013 03:16pm
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