Gohma's GFX

[✗Gohma✗]

This is where I'm going to post my GFX, and ask for opinions.

The avi~ that goes with.

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For starters, I was wondering if this looks better than my current signature.

I noticed the black smudges in the top right. I dont know what the hell that is. haha too late now. Not editing.

I've been messing around with smudging a lot.

Decided to make a link sig, because I love OoC. lol

Lol, yeahhh

Made this from scratch, and merged the faces together. I liked doing this one.

Sharpened, No Borders, Messed with the lighting, No Text

A sig I made for Archangel

I think this one looks pretty sexy~

This one is pretty simple, but I didn't want to go any further with smudging.

I think too much sharpen.

This one is one of my dark favorites.

Tried something new with the background instead of just smudging, and a picture.

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[zenoske1ryu]

Yes it looks better.

[Logi Shimizu]

I'll point one thing out though. When you used stroke (to do the border), you obviously used it before rounding the corners. It looks weird if you do it that way because you're effectively cutting off some of the stroke. So, to summarise, Round corners first, stroke second.

[✗Gohma✗]

Thats how I planned on it to look. Tbh, it's not what I expected.

[KARKAT]

if you're going to use rounded edges, try not to use the soft light stroke thing you have there. your image placement is fine, however there's just a lot of open space on the right. the fonts you use for signatures should remain rather simple as opposed to huge and flashy, but this one happened to work well because of how you styled the layer. we have our own styles, though, it's pretty spiffy.

[✗Gohma✗]

Jul 9, 2012 18:39:59 GMT -7 KARKAT said:

if you're going to use rounded edges, try not to use the soft light stroke thing you have there. your image placement is fine, however there's just a lot of open space on the right. the fonts you use for signatures should remain rather simple as opposed to huge and flashy, but this one happened to work well because of how you styled the layer. we have our own styles, though, it's pretty spiffy.

Soooo, I'm guessing you wanna fight... Is that it?

Just kidding. I realized the stroke was a problem right when I finished the signature. I know, but I'm still happy with it though. Too lazy to go back and edit.

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

This.... Is art!

No further comments needed. ^^

... Maybe except that those black smudges at your second siggy, looks like they belong there. Thus. You should at least act like you think too. ^^

/Mei

[✗Gohma✗]

Haha, thank you. I didn't notice the black smudges until after I posted it.

[F U T A K O N G O]

The black smudges look totally fine with it? I reckon it blends in well actually, but that's my opinion. I love the first one!

[Aoi]

very cool stuff gohma! but i agree with mei and li, the black smudges to look like they belong! ^^

[✗Gohma✗]

Lol, thank you. Maybe the black smudges do belong if you say so. More GFX are coming, I just have RL to deal with.

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

I like them.. Simple for the eyes, but nice.

I especially like the Link one. Darker on one side than on the other, makes a great Rl forest background. Gives it a good feel. ^^

Master Chief is really nice too. ^^ I can see that you have smudges his edges outside of him, like an aura, which looks really nice with the totally black background. Only thing I believe would make it completely awesome is: Keep the orange on the glasses. The rest of him is very blue in many shades, so the orange is a contrast. It should be inside the lines.^^ Maybe I would have sharpened, the orange glasses, or highlighted them, so they really stand out. ^^

The last one... Seems simple, though I can see it has taken some effects to make. Love those!!! Not sure I get the picture to the text. o.O Prolly something you should have seen or something..

In general.. Good work! ^^

/Mei

[Riku Tadami (Sage)]

Why the heck is everyone commenting on smudging. Just appreciate the damn good GFX. I'm loving the Link pic.

[✗Gohma✗]

Lmfao, thanks guys. I'll pick up some new fundamentals later. For now, smudging is kinda my thing. Lol

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

for your new one... I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!

Its so awesome... I mean it... Close to perfection...

If I should mention one thing, and I will, because I always see flaws.. (I think theres something wrong with my eyes on that account. -_-)

It will be: A tiny tiny close to something you would miss. The right/red part. Just above the eyes, his helmet(?) has some metal thingy going down, where the left/Blue side doesn't have that.

What I would do: Well there are 2 options really to make something like that perfect. a) You copy/paste that exact metal eyebrow, turn it and fit it in the blue. Thus it will seem as the same man, and the helmet seem as one. Or b) Erase, and with the same color as the upper layers of the helmet you fuse the two parts together.

Again, if it should look like two people its fine, but I felt it should be 1 person, 2 personalities.

Your merging the faces is extremely well done, its only the part above his eyes, that destroys the illusion. Your amazingly good at this. ^^

/Mei

P.S If at any time my constructive critism is not wanted, just tell me. I might not be able to look past such minor things like this one, but I can keep my mouth shut. ^^

[KARKAT]

one thing i notice in your signatures is the quality of it is pretty off. now, i dont know what you're saving them as or what or if it's your effects to them that's doing it, but try to sharpen just a tad every now and then to keep it looking good. smudging will definitely be your thing in the future, just keep at it and sooner or later you'll be super duper amazing.

another thing that kills the signatures for me are all the borders, but that's just me, i dislike borders but it could be something that's just you. your lighting could use a bit of work, but it's overall pretty good. blending of sub-zero and scorpion is amazing and i absolutely adore that signature to death, just the usual text and border kills it for me, but that's just me. ~

my personal suggestions would be:

to try a signature without text, as text is hard to place and use properly.

and to try a signature without the border. who knows, you might like it better.

[✗Gohma✗]

I'll take both of your advice. Mei I like your constructive criticism. If you don't say anything. I don't have anything to go off of. So thank you. Chaerin, next sig I make will be borderless and textless. I like trying new things and it sounds fun. So thanks.

[KARKAT]

Yesss, the DBZ signature looks amazing. c:

just a warning, when you're using sharpen just be sure not to go overboard and sharpen it. just something to keep in mind.

[Haku Genkyo]

I like borderless sigs only when you have the character coming out of the frame.

[✗Gohma✗]

I'd like a few more people's input. Because. Well, I dont much like it more than my link Sig. That one I consider just boss.