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AnimeSuki Summer 2014 Banner Contest - Collaboration/Discussion Thread
Winners Announced! Thanks everyone!
AnimeSuki Summer 2014 Banner Contest
Contest Rules & Policies
To test your banner... We have a tool that will allow you to test the look of your banner to make sure that it will look nice on our Forum. To use, perform these steps:
Submission Procedure: There are two threads for this contest: the Collaboration/Discussion Thread and the Entry/Submission Thread. The Entry/Submission thread is for your final submission only (though you may edit your posts until the contest deadline). For all other discussion and to collaborate with other artists, please go to the Collaboration/Discussion Thread. We recommend the following:
We strongly recommend that you follow the discussion thread and check-in on your entry from time-to-time throughout the contest to make sure there are no issues or concerns that need to be addressed with your entry. If you just enter an image and then "forget about it", it's possible it may have been disqualified and you'll never know, so please participate in the Collaboration/Discussion thread and at least check-in once before the deadline. About Sourcing Artwork: We would ask that all contest entrants include the source of any artwork they incorporated into their design, including if possible the anime franchise and whether it is official art or fan-made (including the name of the artist, if available). If using fanart, we encourage you to ask the original artist for permission if at all possible, but we recognize that this may be difficult in some circumstances. NOTE: You don't have to link to the URL where the image can be found, so long as you name the series and that it's either official art or fan art (and who the fan artist is, if at all possible). To all fan-artists and copyright holders: If you see a banner that contains your art and you do not provide permission for it to be used on our Forum or in this contest, please contact the Forum Staff with the related evidence, and we will comply with your request for removal. Thanks for your participation in this contest, have fun, and good luck!! This is the Collaboration/Discussion Thread. Use this thread to ask questions, post drafts and collaborate with fellow artists. Once your submission is ready, please post it in the Entry/Submission Thread.
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2014-05-20, 04:43 | Link #2 |
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Gonna start this off with some tips I've gathered from previous contests, any additions definitely welcome!
1: Image Optimisation - Exporting from Adobe Photoshop
1a: Image Optimisation - Exporting from GIMP The process is fairly similar to Photoshop's.
2: Uploading your finished product
3: Testing your banner on the test page
4. Misc.
Adapted from this post. Credit goes to relentlessflame for the tips 1-1 and 1-3a.
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2014-05-20, 11:16 | Link #4 |
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Wow. That's beautiful, ganbaru. I like how colorful it is.
From what I see after I tested it in the test page, I think the transition of the BG to the gradient needs to be smoother. And I also see a bit of "cut-off" between the BG and the gradient on the bottom right corner, probably because of the the transition I mentioned. I think you should leave a bit more space for the gradient transition on the right side. Oh, also make the text clearer.
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2014-05-20, 12:51 | Link #5 |
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I made something, the size still off because it is just a draft.
Well i liked how it turned, just asking for some opinions Source - Love Live Pictures - Nico Nozomi Official Art for the Idol Festival Game. -- And Ganbaru, I have to agree with Ryonea, to make the transition softer give some space to the gradient, to make things easier just copy and paste the gradient in front of the banner and erase some with a soft brush.
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2014-05-20, 19:02 | Link #7 |
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@ Bila, you might want to show a bit more of the left girl's arm, it look more as if the gradient go over the picture than the picture blending with the gradient
Thank for the comments, I reworked the transition toward the gradient and made the text a bit more obvious:
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2014-05-20, 19:23 | Link #8 |
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Well, I actually made it a year ago (or two, cant remember :P), but the banner contest never came around, so it just sat on my hdd waiting :P My lack of imagination stops me from creating a new one, so I just added gradient and modified banner a bit.
Hit me with all youve got :P (but not too hard). I think there might be a little too much happening, but I don't know, need your opinions
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2014-05-20, 20:19 | Link #9 | |
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Looks good in the preview pages too (Beige | Blue). Ugh. I can't seem to decide which one to continue working on. K-On! has been featured a few times now, so I wanted to try something else, but... DraftA: Nepgear (+ Uni, Ram and Rom) - Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2/Re;Birth2 Official art [1] [2] | Source: Background | Preview: Beige | Blue DraftB: Ritsu Tainaka - K-ON! Official art | Source: Background | Preview: Beige | Blue Self-critiquing a little here... I'm still thinking about my font choice(s), I can think of one that might suit the summer theme a bit better. I still suck at the BG-to-gradient transitions, or at least I'm not quite sure about a more unique transition. Might need to add some blur to the BG in DraftA, and maybe redo the lens flare/bokeh in DraftB. Might be good to add that to DraftA too. Could do with expanding the central area a bit. Gonna need some help with this - thanks in advance for some C&C!
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Sorry, but I have to be honest there. Maybe banner makers could be allowed to flip the gradient colors if they wanted?
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2014-05-20, 21:32 | Link #12 | |
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I don't know if its technically feasible to allow banner makers to flip the gradient. If it's not, then well, it's not. But if it is technically feasible to allow that, it might be a good idea. Just a thought.
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2014-05-20, 23:15 | Link #16 | |
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I think the text is a bit too cramped in that narrow space. The red color is also too contrasting with the rest of the image IMO. The transition on the left and the right side also seemed a bit rough but maybe it's because your artwork source are cards. In that case here are some alternative renders. The first is bigger but more grainy while the second one is smaller but much better quality.
I agree with blaze, the feet in the middle should be erased IMO you can do this by using clone tool and take the surrounding sands as a sample. You might want to smoothen the scattered red dots on the right side since it creates an invisible "border" to the gradient. Quote:
Since I've also been playing neptunia games I'd choose the first draft of yours the render also blends more while the Ritsu one is a bit dark, although it can be fixed with some editing. As for BG-to-gradient transition, I think a simple erasing with soft brush is just fine, but you might want to experiment with the angles so it doesn't have to be dead-vertical. Another way is to use brushes or something else to cover that transition. If you want to use that Ritsu I think she should be shrinked a little and rotate the angle a bit so her neck and shoulder are a bit visible. Both are very nice! I prefer the 2nd one.
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2014-05-21, 01:50 | Link #17 |
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Aaaaaand in the blue corner, the wonder tag team of Patchy and Hiroi Sekai!
We're kicking it off with our little collab with the anime that literally screams summer, Ano Natsu de Matteru! Changes to be made still, just an initial take at it. We request C&C if you have any, please!
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2014-05-21, 02:40 | Link #18 | |
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I see already a lot of nice entries, good work everyone. One thing I recommend, double/triple check the corners, there has to be a perfect blend with the gradient. No signs, no artefacts. Banner and gradient shall become one when they're up there.
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It may put some extra challenge to those who wish to use sky in their banner, but we already had a "Sky" themed contest in the past and we really wish to see alternative elements. Did you use a flipped version of the gradient here? Please change it back otherwise it can't be accepted as legit entry.
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Main concerns for me (aside from the gradient, which has already been mentioned), are the decorations (light particles?) on the sides getting chopped off and maybe the text. Might wanna give yourselves a bit more leeway on the sides there. I personally wanna see the faces of these two characters. You also might want to look into changing up the gradient transition on the left side with a soft brush. Professor Layton: "Have a Look!" Alrighty, had a bit of a brain spark in terms of inspiration... it's getting late here, so I made a few quick edits to DraftA: DraftA r1: BG-to-gradient transition changed using splatter brushes. Added Photo Filter- Warming Filter (85), density 35%. Shifted BG downwards slightly to show a bit of sand. Positioning changes. Text changed from Proxiva Nova to Advert MF and AG Stencil. Preview: Beige | Blue (Don't forget to use the test page!) I'm worried that it looks off centre. It's a little tricky to tell on a 24" monitor... I'm thinking I might need to readjust positions and redo the splatter on the sides too. For some reason, I like retro-style photos, so perhaps some decorations related to that might be in order. Adding to my worries is the colour output on different screens...
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