SOTM 2008 - April (Dress Code: Female: Elegant/Ceremonial) - Entry Phase

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Solace

First possible entry. I may have to use one of Sephi's images for my second signature, finding my own has been rather difficult. ><

Wow, is the Ichigo Mashimaro girls!

My favorite sig so far!

And lol, Nobue can't quit her smoking even when posing for a sig!

[Wandering_Youth]

Originally Posted by Vibeke

Ok, I need honest comments Which one is better?



(I think I should add some text... but I'm out of ideas)

First one looks very unique and stylish however it's center of attraction is the character on the right side so I'm always looking at that one side of the sig. It makes the whole look unbalance. The quality of the pictures is high so that's a good thing. Carnelian I likey a lot.

The second sig looks pleasant(sp?) to the eyes because it's balanced since you have the character at center and her red cloths and block stockings really makes you focus on the center of the sig. They're nice complementary colors. The quality of the picture doesn't seem very good though. The sig is also simple, which isn't a bad thing but it is missing text to make it feel complete. I can understand why it's hard to put text on it because there isn't much room. Maybe you can try adding some vertical text of some kind on the very right side of the sig?

If I had to choose I would pick the second sig because it justs grabs my attention more because of the black and red colors plus you can see the whole character even if the quality of the sig looks bad.

[Vibeke]

still can't decide, which one of them should be my final entry..and it doesn't help that I currently have no ideas what to do in the 2nd one >.<

[kamo]

My entry:



The animated one is a bit too big, and the borders aren't smooth, but what do you think of the idea? Is it too much? I still have to add text to whichever one I use too. ^^;;

Vibeke- The first one stands out more for me. =)

[Utter_iMADNESS]

Originally Posted by kamo

I prefer this one. The animation gives it a certain feel that the still image doesn't give. Though it does need a border and smoother edges. I also don't think that the background fits too well. I get the 'having fun going to the festival in the evening' feel, yet this background is somewhat plain and not very exciting.

[Wandering_Youth]

Originally Posted by kamo

My entry:

I agree with Utter. This one looks the better. All you got to do is smooth the sides, add a border and some text. Oh yea, I noticed the animation is not very smooth and I can see where it ends and repeats. You might want to try slowing the animation down a bit too.

[BearShare]

Originally Posted by kamo

My entry:

Change the soft brushing color to something not green. Straighten the borders, redo the backround, clean the pixely~ness (guess you can't help that though, damn AS sig restrictions), and it's good to go.

[konstargirl]

Originally Posted by kamo

My entry:

I like this version alot. All you need is to smooth out the edges(Which I don't know how to do.) and you are good to go.

[KasumiGirl]

Originally Posted by Daniel E.

And lol, Nobue can't quit her smoking even when posing for a sig!

Possible candidate for my SOTM entry:

Still experimenting, though.

[Ayame_]

Originally Posted by kamo

My entry:



The animated one is a bit too big, and the borders aren't smooth, but what do you think of the idea? Is it too much? I still have to add text to whichever one I use too. ^^;;

Vibeke- The first one stands out more for me. =)

I like it, but that was so my backup render. I think yours is better than mine though

[Endrance]

Well it seems this will be my Final Entry

[kamo]

Originally Posted by Ayame_

I like it, but that was so my backup render. I think yours is better than mine though

Ahaha, sorry. ^^;; I think you can still use a render that someone else used though?

Originally Posted by konstargirl

I like this version alot. All you need is to smooth out the edges(Which I don't know how to do.) and you are good to go.

Originally Posted by BearShare

Change the soft brushing color to something not green. Straighten the borders, redo the backround, clean the pixely~ness (guess you can't help that though, damn AS sig restrictions), and it's good to go.

Originally Posted by Wandering_Youth

I agree with Utter. This one looks the better. All you got to do is smooth the sides, add a border and some text. Oh yea, I noticed the animation is not very smooth and I can see where it ends and repeats. You might want to try slowing the animation down a bit too.

Originally Posted by Utter_iMADNESS

I prefer this one. The animation gives it a certain feel that the still image doesn't give. Though it does need a border and smoother edges. I also don't think that the background fits too well. I get the 'having fun going to the festival in the evening' feel, yet this background is somewhat plain and not very exciting.

Thanks for the advice! ^^ I'll fix those things.

[crazyhorse]

I've been wanting to join the fun for a while and I finally found some time and inspiration to make a sig!

Here's my possible entry.



Blah I still need help with optimizing .
Comments, criticism are always appreciated

[kayos]

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

I like it... the falling leaves looks fluid and natural.

Hmm... is it just me or does her skin look discolorated. Not her face but her body.

[xerotwo]

Here's my entry:


Edit: Thanks Ledgem for reminding me about the rules, and now I have re-edited my entry.

[Zaku Hyuga]

Well, it doesn't look like I'm going to do to great against all of these great signatures. Anyways best of luck everyone, and if your still working on siggies you better hurry just over 24 hours left to enter!!!!

[BearShare]

It ends next week btw. ^

[Ledgem]

Ah yes good point, I just checked the first post and it ends around April 18. I thought it was ending tomorrow! Whew, that would've been a stresser.

Originally Posted by xerotwo

Here's my entry:

That is a really amazing signature. I started wondering how I could match yours, and checked your file size and dimensions - I hate to say it (but want to alert you) that you're "out of bounds" on both. For dimensions it can only be 500 pixels wide by 160 pixels high (yours is 175 high) and it can only be 50 kb (50,000 bytes exactly) - yours is 126 KB (128528 bytes). Cut off 15 pixels from the top/bottom (or both) and tone down the JPEG compression and you'll be good to go!

[crazyhorse]

Originally Posted by kayos

I like it... the falling leaves looks fluid and natural.

Hmm... is it just me or does her skin look discolorated. Not her face but her body.

I darkened it because I was trying make it look like shadows from standing under the tree. Maybe I should take it out....

[kayos]

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

I darkened it because I was trying make it look like shadows from standing under the tree. Maybe I should take it out....

It all depend on the light source, which imo seems to be coming from the front and above. Notice the subtle shadow under her chin.

You really don't need the shade. It's quite possible for a person to be under a tree and not be shaded.