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Default  [S] FFR Ad Banner
05.19.06, 11:13:44
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Alright, in preparation for the opening of FFR, I was messing around in Photoshop, and I made a banner to promote it:



I had to cut Aki out of a black background, so with her hair and body contour, there was a lot of guessing involved...

Comments appreciated.
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Default  05.19.06, 11:25:38
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Prepare for me to rip this baby up.

+1 The job of cutting Aki out. I'm going to have to say it's horrible. Horrible horrible horrible. It's all blurry. That's the mark of someone that doesn't know how to use Photoshop properly. Did you use layer masks? If not, go and learn how to use them. If so, don't use so blurry of a brush.

2+ The text. White font. Black 1px stroke. Scandalous. Also not very distinctive. Where's the great textography you used in your sig? Also, the politically correct way of spelling FFRepublic is just that. Not FF Republic. It just looks awkward.

+3 The background. It just clashes with the stock horribly. Purple really wasn't the best choice of a color in my opinion. But hell, my word ain't that of god. Unless I'm ACF 'cause then I'm posting as Jesus.

+4 Don't advertise this site with that. Please.

I'll be nice and post my sig up in a thread so you can rip it now, since I've been ripping everyone's.
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Default  05.19.06, 11:31:43
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Well Elementus basically summed up everything I see wrong with it although I feel the stock blur doesn't harm the image too much.
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Default  05.19.06, 11:33:11
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Ah, I miss this forum so much. I haven't ripped a sig in so long.
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Default  05.19.06, 11:38:17
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Just to add to what Phil said. I dont think that having a picture that is supposed to be upright looks very good sideways. Sometimes it can work, but when its a person, it never works. Just looks as though you should be tilting your head to the side to look at it.
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Default  05.19.06, 12:55:33
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Quoth .elementus:
Prepare for me to rip this baby up.

+1 The job of cutting Aki out. I'm going to have to say it's horrible. Horrible horrible horrible. It's all blurry. That's the mark of someone that doesn't know how to use Photoshop properly. Did you use layer masks? If not, go and learn how to use them. If so, don't use so blurry of a brush.

2+ The text. White font. Black 1px stroke. Scandalous. Also not very distinctive. Where's the great textography you used in your sig? Also, the politically correct way of spelling FFRepublic is just that. Not FF Republic. It just looks awkward.

+3 The background. It just clashes with the stock horribly. Purple really wasn't the best choice of a color in my opinion. But hell, my word ain't that of god. Unless I'm ACF 'cause then I'm posting as Jesus.

+4 Don't advertise this site with that. Please.

I'll be nice and post my sig up in a thread so you can rip it now, since I've been ripping everyone's.
Truth be told, it was an experimentation with some brushes that was the focus, and don't worry, I haven't used it, and nor do I have plans of using it. =P

The whole thing was supposed to be humorous, with the "everybody's doing it" type on it. And there was practically no time spent on this at all, as opposed to a considerable amount on my current signature. I know how to use layer masks, but I didn't, so...

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ust to add to what Phil said. I dont think that having a picture that is supposed to be upright looks very good sideways. Sometimes it can work, but when its a person, it never works. Just looks as though you should be tilting your head to the side to look at it.
Yeah, that's what I figured as well, after I finished it, I literally had my head tilted a bit.

At least I know where to go to get honest critique, finally!

Thanks for the input.
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Default  05.19.06, 13:26:15
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Horrible work, doesn't even deserve a commendable feedback reply. I'll just give you the standard teacher-like comment:

Try harder next time.

Damn, I missed FFR's graphics forum. :'(
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Default  05.19.06, 13:35:52
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I am going to do some images when I get off of work. TIME TO BANG OUT WITH MY THANG OUT!
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Default  05.19.06, 13:57:59
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I am going to do some images when I get off of work. TIME TO BANG OUT WITH MY THANG OUT!
The master of all things graphics will strike once more.
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