SotW #1 - Voting

[Whiplash]

Entries

Cathryn:
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3856/devilinsidesignaturebo4.jpg

Destiny Angel:
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/198/dante9monthssignatureinro3.jpg

Dante:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3222/fsafdsfsdals1.jpg

Lifrasthir:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7825/devilsnevercrysigqs1.png

Aldo:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2030/lolenoernwx3.png

Nagase:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9128/danterofllmaopi0.jpg

Whiplash:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/RayeOak/danteanime.jpg

C4E
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/C4EGfx/DMC2copy.png

So get voting people, we've got a huge amount of entries. Of course, be a good sport and don't vote for yourself.

Oh and Aldo gets my vote, honourable mention to C4E.

[Shadow Clone]

i like the first one and the Destiny angel one :)

[Whiplash]

You're going to have to choose between them and vote in the poll above.

[Dark Vincent]

Ok I've voted :)

[[teehee]

Aldo gets my vote. :aldo:

[Destiny Angel]

C4E, It's one hawt sig.

[ZidaneFC]

Close match between Whiplash, DA and Cathryn for me but Whiplash got my vote.

[deceptacon]

i went for DA :cunning:

[Whiplash]

It's tight early on :cunning:

[xThexNewxPrincex]

DA's is nice

[C4E]

Cathryn gmv.
I liked Whiplash's tag too, but the colors did it for me on Cathryn's tag.
:)

[Misschoco]

whiplash-love the colour

btw:these sigs only emphasize the point-that im incredibly crap at making sigs :rolleyes:

[Lucrecia]

It's hard to choose, but Destiny Angel got my vote. :P

[Anima]

I picked Aldo. =D

[Cathryn]

aldo <3 :aldo:

[[teehee]

Uhm, he is homosexthualith plz don't vote :aldo:

[Cathryn]

rofl :cunning:

[Dark Remnant]

Decisions, decisions.

I'll go for Whippie's, me thinks. :aldo:

[Yurian]

Great entries. :D

I hope nobody minds if I leave some quick quitiques. :)

Cathryn: Nice effects and colors, but the composition is unbalanced. Mainly, the white and black areas are too distinguished. Maybe moving the white area towards the center, and creating another black 'frame' on the right?
Destiny Angel: I'm a bit irked by the fact that a non-commercial art piece is being used, but nevermind that fact; I'll always be irked by that. So: my eye is drawn towards the shot on the left, a focus too close to the edge. I'm not sure how I would confront this aspect, seeing as the face is important. Great effects though.
Dante: The composition, less the black area on the right, is good, but the effects need work. The white border is a great idea though.
Lifrasthir: I don't really like how the border is a darkened version of the image. Perhaps the image is too 'grey'. Try upping the saturation a little. The text is great!
Aldo: To be frank, I don't like this one much. My opinion: rather than adding to a great stock image, the effects detract. It seems over-contrasted and pixelated, the colors don't really work together, and the bar seems out of place.
Nagase: This is the one I voted for yeah! Albeit the composition could be improved - his gun is uncomfortably magnetized to the edge, the border is out of place, the face could be clearer - the style really reminds of the game; the effects were what won me over. It's techno, grundgy, and attractive.
Whiplash: Maybe the focus could be emphasized more. Right now, the signature is too flat.
C4E: The effects are good, but some areas are off-balanced in terms of detail consistency. For example, the untextured 'smokiness' and blank pink area seem somewhat out of place. In addition, the composition could be improved; the render could be moved upwards, as the original stock conveys the viewer looking up towards Dante and his somewhat 'carefree' attitude.

EDIT: made some edits.

[[teehee]

Ugh Yurian, sorry but it annoys the hell out of me when you give your critique when it's not asked for, and even more so that you don't take your own advice in your own signatures. :aldo:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/Ninetales240/RyuzakiSignatureSmall.jpg

I can barely read the font, the background is dull, the scan lines don't fit, the stock is not blended at all and over saturated... :aldo:

[aldo]

Until your signature space leaves me at awe (or any of your other signatures for that matter), I won't take your advice into consideration. Thank you, though. :aldo:

Oh ja I voted for Cathryn.

[Yurian]

I see, and I will accept your decisions and critiques Dante and aldo.

But please be reminded that my intentions are not to flaunt my own skills or to demean others (in fact, I admit that half of my sigs are probably worse than the ones created for this event), but rather to just provide opinions with well-meaning intents. The audience can still have an opinion on a movie, and so the viewer can still have an opinion on the signature. In fact, these 'opinions' are crucial: art, as a societal creation, cannot exist without the interaction of others. As far as I know, nobody creates art just for themselves, but rather to share and improve.

If you so desire not to receive critiques, then I will not post any.

EDIT: I am sorry if I come out harsh. I'm just saying what I see as truth, but my intentions are well-meaning.

[[teehee]

Of course, fair enough, but saying things like "I hate this sig :nag:" Isn't really a comment that anyone trying to learn photoshop wants to hear. You obviously know how difficult it is to create something good and original.

[Yurian]

I see what you mean. Let me create a new thread, so this one will not be flooded with off topic discussion.

[aldo]

Oh, I don't mind if you post critiques, really. I just thought it'd be best to tell you that you're posting them in vain. :aldo: Well, if you're directing them to me, of course. For the exception of me personally asking you to give me advice. Secondly, you try to correct things I've done intentionally. I over saturated the signature for the purpose of making it look different. I wanted to experiment with colors thus I got that. For the spontaneous box -- I found it a bit fashionable, really. But that's just taste, right? I wouldn't like anyone trying to correct my taste. :aldo:

edit - oops lolz :aldo: I also don't see the need for the extra thread, Yurian. <3 :aldo: :aldo:

[Sean Eats Airplane]

Close between C4E and DA. But C4E got my vote.

[estella]

OMFG ALL OF THEM ARE AMAZING T_T

but DA's won my heart cuz she posted really early and the image burned into my mind.

[Thimien]

Destany Angel got my vote :)

[Cathryn]

Cathryn: Nice effects and colors, but the composition is unbalanced. Mainly, the white and black areas are too distinguished. Maybe moving the white area towards the center, and creating another black 'frame' on the right?

i prefer usually not centring, it's just a style i use in order to bring an emphasis towards it rather than being traditional and just placing a render smack bang in the centre.
It just doesn't look right to me.
and for the whites and black areas, that was preety much all intensional, i messed with the levels and over sharpend in order to get the two unbalanced.

Until your signature space leaves me at awe (or any of your other signatures for that matter), I won't take your advice into consideration. Thank you, though. :aldo:

rofl, that had me in a fuckin coma :aldo:

[Lifrasthir]

Lifrasthir: I don't really like how the border is a darkened version of the image. Perhaps the image is too 'grey'. Try upping the saturation a little. The text is great!

Yeah, the border does suck. I just set in on overlay I believe. I should have made the border smaller and less noticeable. Maybe that would have helped. Eheheh...Thanks for the critique! :D Helps me in the future.

Mine has no votes. YAY ME! :D