Squids Graphics

someone who is way too modest for their own friggin good said:
I think it came out... ehhh okish
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Words cannot describe how much I want to smack you right now.
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That signature is not "ehhh okish" that signature is all kinds of delicious beauty. One, it's black and white and you managed to make it glossy and standout(something I fail at miserably :facepaw:). Two, that splatter-double image is placed perfectly and it looks very natural, that's hard to accomplish with this sorta thing. Three, the friggin' lighting is drop dead gorgeous, I love the depth, it makes it look very real. And four, the font.... :gonk: Oh my goodness, that font. :gonk: It's placed perfect AND it looks purty. It just looks perfect, that's all I am reduced to being able to say. :gonk:


It will be very sad if you stop making gfx, toni.
You're very talented and I envy you greatly.
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Also, besides it having Tifa as its focus, I can't find one thing wrong with that Tifa sig. :grin:(kidding! :wacky:) It's just exactly what I look for in a signature, that is all I can say. It's just awesome.

and that thor sig... the font, it looks superb. It looks very very professional and as someone who's been "gfxing" for 3-4 years, I haven't been able to accomplish that once. :gonk:

I am so happy I snagged you into EA
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Thank you Kandy, Cali and Ken :ari: I appreciate your comment so much!!! :cali:

Here is a small update, I rushed it but tips and any advice is always welcome!

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I really should start experimenting with different sized sigs :wacky: also my text, I think it might be a little big :hmmm:
 
:mokken: Double posting coz I can, mother fuckers.

I made this for Cali.

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I think it might be a bit too pink/bright hahaha either way, feedback etc is always good <3
 
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Actually starting to like this one. I looked at it yesterday, and a part of me didn't care for it, but after giving it more time to digest into my memory, I actually like the look of it. Simple effects really make this pop out. My only problem is that the blue lighting you have would be best fitted with a pinkish-red color. Aside that, pretty slammin, yo. :busta:
 
Wow, Toldies! Your work is so impressive! :) I'm very surprised to hear you're a beginner. We're going to see some fantastic work from you yet! :)

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The first thing which strikes me about this is the text, which is so much better than I can do even now! :ness: It's artistic and comicbook-like, which suits Iron Man very well. The render looks like part of the background! :D What did you do to blend it in? It's simply super! :)

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More impressive text here. :ryan:

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When I saw this piece for the first time a few weeks ago, my jap almost dropped. I had no idea then who had created it, but it was so gorgeous and gentle, just like spring. The colours are soft and comforting, and the text makes this piece feel very elegant. The lighting is impressive too. I just love it! :)

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This piece contains some nice blending, though I'm not so sure about the second face on the right. The use of black and white works very well. Once again...the text is so good. :ness: I could do with some lessons from you. :)

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Oh my, this is certainly the best - perhaps tied with your Spring piece! The colour palet is simple, which really helps pull this piece together. The messy effects create a flow and movement within the piece which feels natural, artistic and even a little sinister - did you use a blood brush? The placement of the text helps draw attention to this part of the piece, though it sits nicely with the render, balancing against it rather than deviating the eyes away entirely. My eyes want to move around the entire piece, to see each detail! :) The blending of the render is superb, with subtle lighting which makes everything feel a bit soft. The text is actually a good size, though the opacity is perhaps a little high. Set it to 80% or 90% perhaps. :)
 
Thanks so much Lirael and Ken!! I appreciate the comments a lot keep them coming :ari:

Just an update. I made a couple of sigs for Kira :)

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feedback please and thank you.
 
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feedback please and thank you.
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I think this is really good! You are improving so well. The colorful brushes surprisingly work so well with the purple background. The text fits, and the render looks like she belong there. Nice work!
 
This was my entry for a callout with Stevie :griin:

Thought I'd post it up. Feed back would be nice and stuff.

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Mehhh just a lil' somethin', somethin'. I'm trying to get back into graphics.
Crits are welcome :griin:

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Another sig I made, this one was for Stevie.
I'm actually kinda happy with how this turned out :)

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that is gorgeous, toni! the colors and vectors are beautiful

and that font is amazing :gonk:
 
Just another I made today.
I am actually pretty happy with this bar the text. I definitely need to work on my text a little more haha

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Lemme know what you think :griin:

Edit: Another.

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Is he skipping?

Great work, you could try working some on the blending though. The render just stands out too much as it is. But with that said, the render or stock is in super great quality, and I like your lighting too.
 
Thank you Cali and Seiji :griin:

I think he's leaping lmfao

I'll definitely try to work on my blending a bit more :hmmm: Blending and text are my two biggest weaknesses
 
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I'll say your text is starting to get there, just try blending it in more, for example try making the text a colour that matches with the render, that will make the text suit the render a bit more, I do agree that your blending needs to be worked on a little bit, try using things like textures to blend in the render, or dulacate the background layer and try a layer setting like overlay or soft light, that will also help with blending, graident maps are a great help as well

keep up the awesome work toni :)
 
Thanks for the advice Stevie, that cactus one definitely needs more blending :damon: why is it so hard :rage:

Another few I worked on ... I am having too much fun with these :wacky: I can't stop...

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Tifa Sig
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A collab between Lew and I

I picked the background and the render, he did a lot of the cool effects like lightning and stuff and I just altered the colour a bit, added some text and a border

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I think we did a great job if I do say so my self :toni:
 
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Just an update on a few things I've made over the last few weeks:

This was my clan challenge 5 Entry:
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I came tied in second with this I think, so I am pretty proud :griin:

Clan Challenge 6 Entry:
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Some callout entries:
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I was going to use this in a callout but decided not to. I thought i'd show it anyway though.
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And lastly, something i made today out of boredom, I quite like it though haha.
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Anyway feedback and stuff is appreciated :)
 
despite being mad atm (not at anyone on efefef, though) i wanted to post here before i log off. this tag here;
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was the one that had me seriously debating whether or not to vote for 1. :gonk: it just looks so crisp, clear, and pretty. the depth and lighting is amazing.

this nun one; http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz21/o0PinkSquid0o/MotherSuperior.png

is amazing as well. great use of color, depth, and lighting. you've seriously flabbergasted me on how you've mastered the lighting effects. i still suck at it :damon:

beautiful sigs, like always :ryan:
 
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