SOTM 2008 - March (Female Combatants) - Entry Phase

[konstargirl]

I so agree with Marina. Everyone is putting up entires already and you got unti lthe 14th anyway. I'm surprise people didn't do this last month when the theme was ecchi. XD

But anyway the theme seems to be reasonable. I'm working on mines this weekend.

[Bonta the Frog]

Konnichiwa~ :3
This my first post as I just registered today to participate in this contest

Here are my entries..and i'm abit confused on which one to use





I used Rena because I wanted to dedicate this entry for a special person :3

I would love to hear some thoughts about them..anything is welcome

[Runa]

Here's my entry.. not my final though, still could change in the future

[saphyre]

Originally Posted by Bonta the Frog

Konnichiwa~ :3
This my first post as I just registered today to participate in this contest

Here are my entries..and i'm abit confused on which one to use

Spoiler:

I used Rena because I wanted to dedicate this entry for a special person :3

I would love to hear some thoughts about them..anything is welcome

Spoiler for My thoughts:

First of all, I think adding a border to it would add some points towards it's overall look, since it makes it look cleaner.
Secondly, they're both over the AS limit.
Putting those things aside, personally, I prefer the bottom one over the top one, I like the purple, white and red background which tends to match with Rena.
Here are some things "I" think would improve it's look, remember that these are my preferences and you and other people may think differently.
- Reduce its size(pixels). I really dont like sigs that are really big, and this would also help you reduce its size kilobytes wise.
- The middle area with the word "Rena" is too empty. (Reducing it's pixel may also fix this problem heh).
- Your stock is too blended in with the background, try and make Rena stand out more.

Hmm, I'll stop now since that's all I can think of.
Good luck in the contest.

[Avantoe]

Originally Posted by Runa

Here's my entry.. not my final though, still could change in the future

bleh, you used the same render i was going to use and it looks awsome!

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by konstargirl

I so agree with Marina. Everyone is putting up entires already and you got unti lthe 14th anyway. I'm surprise people didn't do this last month when the theme was ecchi. XD

But anyway the theme seems to be reasonable. I'm working on mines this weekend.

I think it's because the build-up and anticipation of the new theme was much more intense than previous themes. At least that was my impression. Or, like me, people had a lot of raw material sitting aaround waiting to be made into a signature.

Originally Posted by Runa

Here's my entry.. not my final though, still could change in the future

Wow, thanks Runa. Thanks for killing any chance of me winning.

[Ledgem]

Thanks all for the advice on extracting. If anyone has some spare time and wants to try, I can post up what I was trying to cut out - it's a syringe. The issue is with the needle part. It's against a white background, so the needle itself looks whitish against dark backgrounds. The best bet would probably be to rebuild it (unless I'm using the clone stamp tool, I'm pretty inexperienced at rebuilding). I decided to use something else so I won't be needing the cut out syringe anymore, but the tips are very good to know for the future

Originally Posted by Spectacular_Insanity

Wow, thanks Runa. Thanks for killing any chance of me winning.

I had the same thoughts. The line of thinking sort of went from an elated "wow, that looks really nice!" to a depressed "I don't know if my work can stand up to that" Doubly depressing since I'm 90% done with my first effort... I'll try to make another, but I like the concept with the first so much that I'll probably end up using it anyway.

[Deathkillz]

^ Needle you say? What I just do is to use the pen tool to go around the outline of the needle, select inverse, then delete the background.

I say...stop taunting the weak hearted with uber siggies

Even I am a bit shaken up already

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

I say...stop taunting the weak hearted with uber siggies

Well, at least I'm devastated now instead of two days before the voting begins. This way I can brood over my sig, wishing it were better.

[CrowKenobi]

All I've got to say is "Darn those siggys and full speed ahead!"

Just do your best and let the chips fall where they may.

Updated my post with new sigs I'm working on.

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Runa

Here's my entry.. not my final though, still could change in the future

That does look really nice

Originally Posted by Avantoe

bleh, you used the same render i was going to use and it looks awsome!

You want to know something funny? It's the exact same render I was working on as well Oh dear!

[Avantoe]

Originally Posted by Marina

That does look really nice

You want to know something funny? It's the exact same render I was working on as well Oh dear!

Heh, i found another render im using instead i guess ill use that render for something else later.

Good luck to you, and all the other people competing!

[Bonta Kun]

ooh fantastic, if I wasn't already plagued by not having any creative spark what so ever, now my laptop's graphic card and monitor are falling apart......YAY!


@KiNa, problem with going with anything Sekirei is there isn't anything Sekirei to use and I don't feel like searching for a scan to colour, waaaay to lazy for that

[Reith]

Goddammit! Everyone else's are good and mine's is sh*t compared to the rest

[Utter_iMADNESS]

Originally Posted by Reith

Goddammit! Everyone else's are good and mine's is sh*t compared to the rest

Don't worry, you're not the only one who feels that way I've already had to toss out my first signature when I saw everyone else's. But of course the competition between everyone is what makes this fun.

[Avantoe]

Originally Posted by Reith

Goddammit! Everyone else's are good and mine's is sh*t compared to the rest

I dont even feel like competing anymore after i saw some of the above posted signatures yet ill still do it, it will be fun to see if i even archieve one vote

[Reith]

Thx 4 the sympathy. I really needed that.

[DragoonKain3]

Maybe there's the reason why one should have the contest as anonymous. While understandable, it's still kinda sad some graphic designers are disheartened long before the voting phase has even begun.

In any case, I really like this contest. Last months sigs were beautiful, though if I had to vote I'd vote for Rikers as it was lolhilarious to me. Hopefully this contests runs for a while.

[kayos]

Intimidation is one of the keys to knocking out your competitors.

Just because your sig isn't as bedazzled or glamorous doesn't mean it's horrible. Some people prefer simplicity over complex design.

Anyway, like they always say, "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder."

Do your best...

[Avantoe]

Originally Posted by DragoonKain3

Maybe there's the reason why one should have the contest as anonymous. While understandable, it's still kinda sad some graphic designers are disheartened long before the voting phase has even begun.

Sure, i do know that im not the best artist, but heck even if i dont get a single vote i still gave my best shot. Besides with 30+ signatures to vote on, and only having 2 votes is kinda hard. Even if i dont get a single vote i know that i did my best, and all i can do is keep practicing, i know some people might be disencouraged but for me its just motivation to work harder and learn more.

Anonymous you say? I believe people on this forums are voting on the signature and not on the person who made it, and even if it was anonymous the only difference would be that people would know which signature didnt get any votes, but not knowing that you made it. Im happy with the rules we have they are there for a reason and im sure they are well thought, again i believe Solace did a good job writing them.

Edit: geez im not sure i understand what i typed myself. I hope people get what i ment