My first sig. Critique and pointers please.

Pottan · Post by **Pottan** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:49 am

my first signature ever.

It's extremely basic but I like that in a sig.

I would like some pointers etc.
like I said I'm a complete noob so be gentle ^^.

pantrofl · Post by **pantrofl** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:05 am

seems nice, render fits in well.. allthough i dont rly like the colours

Geedunk · Post by **Geedunk** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:01 am

It has actually got a very nice depth, looks better than alot "less" newbs on this forum.

Now, you want to get a lightsource by taking out a soft round brush on 100-300 and brush with white somewhere, you want lighten (ONLY ONE PLACE!!!)

Then make it more than one color - monotone sigs are.. Mmeh..

Pottan · Post by **Pottan** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:43 pm

Geedunk wrote:
Now, you want to get a lightsource by taking out a soft round brush on 100-300 and brush with white somewhere, you want lighten (ONLY ONE PLACE!!!)

say what?

well here's the sig in colour, not as good looking if I may say so.

JackB4u3r · Post by **JackB4u3r** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:43 pm

Even tho i'm a horrible sig maker, i know how a good sig looks like

So now, the colors are a bit too different, your render is red and background is green and that is a horrible combination. As they said make a light source, but better leave the whole sig green. Or also try now just fitting the render into the green of the background, since this green looks more deep and realistic then the yellow-green mix that you made earlier.

Pottan · Post by **Pottan** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:16 pm

I'm totally new in this so someone be kind enough to explain/show what you mean by lightsource?

ElCapuccino · Post by **ElCapuccino** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:18 pm

*points out the right way* straight ahead, than after 100m go right till you get too you get to a crossover, go left, second one right and you're there.
It's quite a road, try stopping by by tuts if you're lost, getting some colours should be good too.

rek · Post by **rek** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:36 am

Geedunk wrote:It has actually got a very nice depth, looks better than alot "less" newbs on this forum.

Now, you want to get a lightsource by taking out a soft round brush on 100-300 and brush with white somewhere, you want lighten (ONLY ONE PLACE!!!)

Then make it more than one color - monotone sigs are.. Mmeh..

u prbly mean me :roll:

Nave47 · Post by **Nave47** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:55 am

No he means me.

Chosn1 · Post by **Chosn1** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:10 am

dude i like it. its clean and i like the contrast. also its not black and white, but it still have that feel to it, w/o being to plane. Gj!

Pottan · Post by **Pottan** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:45 pm

Thanks chosn1.

I never found any explanation to lightsource (i know what it is but how to use it in a sig) so I guess I'll have to keep making sigs and eventually figure it out.

here's my second sig I finished yesterday:

the big nonresized picture is found here

Render: http://planetrenders.net/renders/displa ... ?pos=-8457
Cut by: Crimson

And yes, simple onecolour sigs is what I like the most so... :oops:

::EDIT::

Great_Master wrote:Or also try now just fitting the render into the green of the background

Like this?