You call this a gallery?

I just got GIMP about two days ago and I've been fiddling around with it. Now, I know I shouldn't really have a gallery, because I'm just a beginner and my stuff isn't really any good, but I figured some contructive criticism would be good for developing techniques and getting better at this. Just one request...dun laugh.













I know, I know, they're not good at all. I don't think I'll ever be as good as you veterans, but I'd appreciate any comments you might have. *sweatdrop* Better to learn from the masters, ne?

Weee! They are pretty good!

Thanks. I'm trying to get better...but my progress is slow. ._.;;

They're quite good for a beginner. The last one though seems a little cluttered. Also, on the first one, you might to move the "Gravity of Love" text up a bit. It'll looked more intune and centered with the other part of the text.

Ah, I didn't notice that. And I agree...the last one is cluttered. >_<;; Thanks for the advice, though. I made another set. It's...plain. I kinda like it though. Even though it's just...plain and boring and not very good.




Hrm...>.<;;

Work on the blending of the stock and typography with thr bg. And try not to clutter them with words. They're good otherwise.

I think they look really good for a beginner. Only advise I'll give you is to pitch up the contrasts on the stocks from time to time, especially if the bg has rather strong colors.

I noticed something about my sig making that applies to just about every other skill in my life: I learn how to do it, I get half-way decent, and I don't get any better.





Star Wars on the brain. Uwaaaaah...

=D I like them a lot. Way better than anything of mine. Anyway. I like your current the most, due to the quote, however. XD

The star wars ones are halarious, but the Shinomori one is absolutely pretty. o-o

These I wasn't tryng especially hard on...and you can definitely tell. ._.;;









They were more just for fun than anything, but...meh. Whatever.
Not gonna get any better unless I try, or...something.

Less text, more brushing. And depth too.

I wish I understood what you just said. Maybe I should read a manual or something...I'm not very literate when it comes to specific terms. But as soon as I figure out what that means, I'm going to work on it! o.o





L. Yeah. =D

Text = draws attention away from the stock[picture]
More brushing = Gives a chance to create depth and flow.

Work on your cutting too.

I hope this one's better...I've been trying to use more brushes. The text is a tad faded looking, but I was trying not to focus on it as much. ._.



Kuhonbutsu Taishi from Comic Party. Fun character...

Better.
Try not to put texture on the text.

Ah, OK. I did that because I thought the text would be hard to read if I didn't outline it. But I can see what you're saying.



This one was for fun. The idea popped into my head and I had to do it. n_n

Stock needs to blend with the bg as does the text. Try playing with the text's opacity.

No red on Bakura = no red should be there. o-o The crossings and border would have been better in a blue. Colors are hard. >.o

I absolutely postively love the marauders one. oO It's like. <3

-chucks an apple at you-

*hit by apple* Huu? o.o

Ja, well...here's more. I've been slowing down a bit. More things needed to to around here lately.















w00t. Battlestar Galactica and Potter Puppet Pals. o_O;;

Double post. Shame on me!



















Yep. There ya go. More crud from me. But...I think I may be getting a little bit better at this. I hope. o_o

I gotta say, Moony...you're getting quite better with the backdrops, but your text needs a lot of work be done to them. On some of them, try making the text smaller, or at least add transparency to them so they'll blend in with the background.

Getting better, however! ^^

Yeah...text is always a pain in the bum for me. I try to make it so that it's readable, but also try to make it so it doesn't draw attention away from the pic. A difficult process for me... But, thank you for the advice/compliment! =D











Battlestar Galactica, Zoids, Rurouni Kenshin and Steam Detectives. Ah, splendid. :3

They're all pretty good but a little blending would be nice

Yeah...never really thought to blend too much. xD But here's two new sets with a littl blending on the text and such. I prefer the second set, personally. It's sorta...good...ish...maybe. o_O;;








Eh...I've been on a Le Bled craze lately.

Another sig. This one is pretty different compared to my normal style. I've been doing a bit more experimenting and I'm quite pleased with the way this one came out! =3



Kakashi. o.o

This one looks really good when you look back from your others ones. I really like the colors you used for the bg. It matches really well. For the text, try having it a lighter color

Thanks for the tip on the text. I've done some improving (I hope. Dx), so these more recent ones might look a bit better.

Updateness! More crud spilling forth over the barriers. It's like "The Flood"...agh, Master Chief, save me! D:

Yeah. o.o















So...there you go. The top three were "quickies" for a Harry Potter forum I joined, but I still like them all the same. And my KHII obsession grows...

Looks better when the border is behind the stock.

Yeah, you're right. I'll have to remember to...remember that. o_O;;

New sig...I did a LOT of experimenting here and spent a lot of time on it. At least two or three hours. Tell me if it's an improvement:

That one looks a bit more.... "professional". By that, I mean the background seems to have improved from how your usual style of sig has them.

I've been trying. Dark_Warrior's tut on saturation has helped a lot with my more recent attempts.







So...yeah. I'm a bit of a coward with my experimenting. I feel very upset when I spend hours experimenting in vain. But good sigs aren't made in five minutes, so...*kicks self* >_<;;

You need to work on your composition.

Quoted Dreizehn (on May 20 2006, 11:34 PM) —

I simply adore that one. Wonderful colors, nice text...

Can I have the image? Or even the siggy! If you would like.

Is that MegaTokyo on the second one?

Because the text doesn't match.

@Sakuya`: I'm not too sure what composition is...But onc I find out, I'll try and work on it.

@Misha: You can most certainly have the sig...I just had a mass deletion of pics, so I no longer possess the original. And yes, it is Megatokyo in the second one...I used Disney text for it. xD

Thank you so very much!

Composition would be the order of arrangement in a sig. That includes the text, the stock and anything else that's in the bg that contributes to the overall flow of the sig.

Dang, I haven't updated this in ages. I think y eyes bled when I came in here. What is all this crap?! Dx

I have a lot of new stuff and personally, I think I've done a hell of a lot of improving...enough so that I can begin to butt heads with everyone else in SOTW. :3



...yeah, I know it's a lot. But I haven't updated in a while. And please attempt to ignore my Tsubasa (or more specifically, Fai) addiction. >_>

I adore that Roxas sig. It's freaking sweet, and simple.

Your avatars are flippin' awesome! I'm going to use your tutorial to learn how to make them. Great job Loki!

Thank you so much. :3

Here are some avatars I made using screencaps I took from The DaVinci Code. They've got such lovely images, I couldn't resist. Fooling around with sharpening, gradient maps and saturation mostly.



Oh, and in case anyone was wondering about the text on #3, it's Latin. I thought it was perfect for a Silas & Aringarosa avatar, considering the meaning. "Peccavi" means "I have sinned", and likewise, "Peccavisti" means "You have sinned". Sankyuu, Law & Order.

Your avatars are perfect for just a quick, fun, inventive little projects.

They are quite fun, and good for most forums.

nice new siggies ^^
I luv the roxas one.
Ur avas are too funny.

Omigawd. It's all so... Uwah. Tme for an update. I've recently gotten a hold of Photoshop CS2, thus ending my days in GIMP, so I've been fooling around with the many different settings and such. I think I'm slowly making progress still, but I have a lot to learn.

Anyway, some of my newer stuff. I've been experimenting with some blending more recently, as well as getting back to trying some C4Ds:

ZOMG! I looked through your other pages, your latest works show amazing improvement. *nods*

Teach me to make amazing avatars.

Your middle signature is of amazingly vast improvement. The placement and coloration are wonderful. Excellent job.

D'aww, thanks. I've been working on my avatar skills for a few months now and I think I'm getting half-way decent. But as a consequence, my signature making skills have dipped into the suck zone. But I'm trying.

Here's my newest:



My family just switched to Verizon FiOS, so I get the FUNimation channel... and thus was properly introduced to Shoujo Kakumei Utena. And thus began my Miki obsession. <3

I went for a little bit of a different technique with this one, going back to working with some C4Ds and filters. I used the "Multiply" layer option, which I normally stay away from for some reason, and found I quite liked the effect. I used various "Distort" filters to try and create a sense of flow... but I'm not sure if I got it down pat. It's probably one of my best attempts, though. Not sure about the text, either. Text is the great equalizer as far as I'm concerned. :/

I've got two new sigs this time. I don't really know what I was going for with them; I sort of just decided to wing it and see what happened. I rather like them, actually. Though, I do like the first more than the second. I think there's a better sense of flow.



I fooled around with lighting because it's usually not something I pay much attention to, unfortunately. I used the dodge and burn tools as well, which I never touch. Any helpful hints, guys? P:

Well since I'm not much of a sig maker I don't really have any advice, but I do like them both quite a bit but I think they would both look better without the text and just a tidge more color to the light. Nice work !

Thanks for the advice/critique. I'll be sure to try and fool around with those two in a bit. For now, though, I have two more new sigs:



Moonbay and Irvine, two characters from Zoids (which I still have uber love for <3). I prefer the Moonbay one because it seems to have a little more... oomph? Tried out the "Liquefy" setting as well as some more C4Ds.

Beautiful, wonderful Le Bled's picktures I love him, they are beautiful
and ... the mythbusters pick is really funny