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[Marina]

Originally Posted by SweetSpring

I like the Azumanga Daioh one.Chiyo is filled with win~ :3

Thanks Azumanga is actually one of my favorite shows, so I'd love to see it represented >.<

Originally Posted by Kai the Reaper

Personally, I don't like the lighten(?) layer on top of the banner. To me, the render looks as if it's loosing quality because of it. Besides that, I think the composition looks really well.
I think the renders fit the theme well. Not much else to say, waiting to see the finished pieces.

Yeah, I was unsure about the lightening effect, thanks for your opinion on it!

Originally Posted by Daniel E.

FORWARD GO!

I like it a lot Marina.

Forward go!!! I'm glad you like it

Ok, taking Kai's opinion into account, I've got a second version of banner 1
V1

V2


More opinions please

[Larthak]

Originally Posted by Marina

CnC as usual please

It would be a very nice banner if only the render was of better quality. Was the original so jagged or did something happen during making of the banner? The colors are perfect though. Sooo peaceful looking.

Oh and the font is great too. I don't usually like such type of fonts, well this one's an exception.

[Marina]

Originally Posted by Larthak

It would be a very nice banner if only the render was of better quality. Was the original so jagged or did something happen during making of the banner? The colors are perfect though. Sooo peaceful looking.

Oh and the font is great too. I don't usually like such type of fonts, well this one's an exception.

Are you referring to the entire render (the girls, the snow cave) being jagged, or just the outside edges of the snow covering? It's not the render's fault since it's perfect quality If it's just the snow looking choppy, I'll have to smooth it out.
Thanks for the comment on the font, it usually takes me a while before I find one that I'm happy with >.<

[Larthak]

Originally Posted by Marina

Are you referring to the entire render (the girls, the snow cave) being jagged, or just the outside edges of the snow covering? It's not the render's fault since it's perfect quality If it's just the snow looking choppy, I'll have to smooth it out.
Thanks for the comment on the font, it usually takes me a while before I find one that I'm happy with >.<

I mean the whole original picture, the characters there.

Dunno, maybe it's just me, but I don't see it too smooth...like drawing lines in PS without checking the anti-alias option. Uh, I hope you know what I'm trying to say. No problem with the cave edges though, they are alright.

Sorry for the trouble, it's just that I really like the banner, it can easily end up as one of the higher voted the way it already looks.

[konstargirl]

Hi Marina. =D I can't actually tell the difference of them. All of them looked the same. They're pretty nice too.

[The Chaos]

Originally Posted by Marina

V2

Like konstar-Chan ..I can't see the difference ..But I have feeling this one Look the best

Btw...Someday ...some time ...in the Future ...can I ask you make MAL Sig for me

[Marina]

Thanks for the comments on the first banner guys!

@Chaos-chan - of course, I'd love to do a MAL sig for you. PM me the specifics, ok? (number of entries, image, style, etc.)

OK! More banner stuff:
Banner 1v3

Here, I removed the lighten effect and tried to make the render clearer and the colors a bit brighter

Banner 2v1


Comments, criticism, praise, hate, let me know please!

[Mon Cheri]

Originally Posted by Marina

I really like this one, but i think v2 is better
And omg what a font! Totally loveable <3

Haha Azumanga! Me like!

I've got nothing 'bad' to say about them, i think they're wonderful.
Good luck Marina! I think you're going to win

[Kaix]

Originally Posted by Marina

OK! More banner stuff:
Banner 1v3

Here, I removed the lighten effect and tried to make the render clearer and the colors a bit brighter

Without being picky and all, the girls still look slightly jagged. I think that's especially visible at the eyes and the red-haired girl's forehead.

Banner 2v1


Comments, criticism, praise, hate, let me know please!

I really like the way the background can be so colourful and blend nicely with the gradient without being an eyesore. The font looks a little blurry at the 'Animesuki' part, or it just stands out the wrong way though.

[Marina]

Thanks for the CnC guys. I tried to smoothen out the render in Banner1, so hopefully it doesn't look jagged anymore. I also changed my text a bit in Banner2:


Banner1


Banner2


Banner3

[escimo]

Banner1

Very very nice. Good job. Puts me in a good mood just by looking at it.

Banner2

I like the vector look but to me it doesn't really work really well with the gradient. Seems a bit stick it on.

Banner3

A tad too dark and contrasted I think. Otherwise all good.

[NorthernFallout]

Banner 1: Slightly bad quality on the render, maybe oversharpened. Text and bg really fits though.

Banner 2: Really like the layout, but something seems odd with the render. It kinda looks blurry or erased with soft brush so it blends in kinda strange...or it's shadow.
Also, while the layout is good, the colors is a bit too intensive and many, but that might just be me since I'm quite notorious for that stuff >.>;

Banner 3: Same as escimo said. However, I di like the text.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Marina

Banner 1v3

Here, I removed the lighten effect and tried to make the render clearer and the colors a bit brighter

You've rotated/tilted the original to fit in havent you?

[konstargirl]

I like the azumanga daioh oe. Its really cute~!!!

[Marina]

@escimo & AtomicoX - thanks for the critiques, greatly appreciated as usual ^^ I wish I had the time to perfect them!

@Cats, yes, I rotated the original image just a little so it would be easier to see all the girls' faces.

@konstar-chan - :3 I love azumanga too!

Oh, and:


Not much of an update, but I'm just slightly changing an old sig for the Feb SOTM:

I changed the text and lightened up the blurring and over-saturation of color. CnC?

[KiNA]

Nice font choice.. bottom left is questionable tho weird phantom hand on a phantom shoulder ... Scraped it for something more abstract flowery design maybe?

[Nikusu]

Romeo x Juliet FTW! I love the text. Yup.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Marina

@Cats, yes, I rotated the original image just a little so it would be easier to see all the girls' faces.

That may be the cause for the drop in quality for the image. Rotating at multiples of 90 degrees wont suffer from the effect.

[NorthernFallout]

Originally Posted by KiNA

Nice font choice.. bottom left is questionable tho weird phantom hand on a phantom shoulder ... Scraped it for something more abstract flowery design maybe?

I agree here, looks out of place. Some nice flower arrangements or vector-ish objects might fit in better.
The rest looks just fine.

[konstargirl]

Originally Posted by lv23

Romeo x Juliet FTW! I love the text. Yup.

My class red romeo and Juliet last year and I din't really quite get the story.

Anyway. Like the Valentine picture. :3 And Happy late Valentines day to you too Marina. :3