what about my sig

[Jake.Holden]

This is one of my first creations, what do you think about it and if you think it's bad how can I change it to make it look good?
(My current sig that is) I actually think I need a lot of help:P.

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[ioha]

It actually ain't that bad, 'specially for a first try.
You might want to adjust the font colour a bit, as it's slightly colliding with the background gradient.
Also, while I like minimalistic work, the background could be a tad more complex. Also, scale down the guy at the left, so that his gun ain't 'cut off' by the image border.

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[Jake.Holden]

Only problem the render isn't bigger than that and finding a good render is a hell of a job:(

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[tazuras]

This is true Jake, if you have ingame credits you can have someone make one for you. I agree with Sleipnir though, the background should definitely be more complex, right now it doesnt look terribly like a planet, if that's what is supposed to be.

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[Jake.Holden]

I just don't like letting things be done by someone else if it's possible to learn it yourself (I hate trading as well:P)

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[Lux]

That's quite nice for a first attempt, but here's what I'd suggest to improve it (all the while assuming that the blueish circle is a planet, and that you're using Photoshop):

First off, give the box part of the sig a border. Imo, even a simple black outline would frame it up quite nicely, and add to what's there currently.

Also, try adding sort of an atmosphere to the planet edge, because right now, it looks quite strange. More of a circle than anything else, really. Also, try to even out the colors used on the planet. Teal and brown don't mix very well in this scenario.

Another thing to do would be to perhaps add some stars in the background, on the right. It looks more like a gradient filler than a space background for the sig right now, imo.

Let's see... Oh yes, the lighting. The character render and the BH Bomber render have the lighting coming from the upper center, it seems, so it would be nice to accentuate this on the planet in the background a bit. I'd use the dodge and the burn tools for this.

Then there's the text. The font is nice, but as Sleipnir stated, the color simply doesn't blend well with the background. I'd suggest tinkering around with blending effects (such as Outer Glow), or simply changing the coloring on it, since brown and teal (as before) don't mix very well here.

Would be nice to see how that would look, just for comparison. I'm a visual person, but I still sometimes have trouble imagining how something will look in the end if it requires more than just a few steps to get there. As I said though, good work; it's very good for a first attempt, even though some tweaking here and there would be in order.

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THEY TOLD ME I COULD BE ANYTHING SO I BECAME A SIGNATURE PLS HLP

[Jake.Holden]

Have had some more fun trying
result again at the sig

A border would be a good idea



PS. I'm still doing the lighting thing, tnx for the tip
and I'm using Gimp (Blegh you've got to pay for Photoshop)

Thank you all for the tips (and please keep em coming:P)

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[tazuras]

You're supposed to pay for photoshop. Oh an you might want to add an effect or a boarder to the text to make it stand out more.

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[Jake.Holden]

My father doesn't like the supposed part :(

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[Sopheak203]

i think your signature is awesome

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