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Grandpa's siggy request:

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Name/Build/Etc as you want it spelled on the signature: SparrowHawke /// Grandpa

Size - Give a pixel value, examples: LG - 500x200, MED - 375x125, SM 250x100, or Avatar.

Content - What do you want in it? (This is the appropriate place to place any links to material you wish to be included in the piece)



Additional Comments/Information/Gratitude:

• Artistic liberties freely given (encouraged/requested/appreciated)

Am thinking about photo self (above) ¼ to ½ of siggy

Maybe something like:


Abstract Circles
LightTunnel
Example: If this 'tunnel' works better... that's fine too.

I am primarily a knowledge seeker so anything that shows interest in:

• astronomy or physics
• diversity or convergence
• conflict or balance

(stylized is fine) added for appeal as the artist sees fit.


Text: Flash (or pop-up) is fine:
SparrowHawke /// Grandpa -or- Granps two words - omit the '///'

...And the quote (from Haggle the Leper Gnome ~World of Warcraft):
"I had it all! I had it all… and then I lost it!
Lost… all gone… like… my… mind.
My mind is like… cheese.
I like cheese."

~Grandpa (thx too much!)

Feel free to include additional elements or change size or change color of abstract circles as you like to make it 'work' I'm easy to please

I tried to think about what was wrong with the concept *above*
Guess I was doing too much.
How about: 360×150 pixel dimension and

-OR-

as base ideas? Then add text for [*NAME] and [*QUOTE]?


~Grandpa

i'd like to give it a try for you.

only problem i'm having atm, is that you want your sketch in there
plus a tunnel of light. sketch is black on white. tunnels of light
are light on black. the background will therefor contrast so much
that IMO it wouldn't look good.

cin wrote:i'd like to give it a try for you.

only problem i'm having atm, is that you want your sketch in there
plus a tunnel of light. sketch is black on white. tunnels of light
are light on black. the background will therefor contrast so much
that IMO it wouldn't look good.

I'd like the sketch, picture frame and the little hand painted wizard dude off to the left so he is glancing down and to the right. This would leave 2/3 of the 'canvas' for other stuff? In other words you could fill the leftmost 120x150 pix with the self-pic inner man, yes? The black-out strip in the sketch was my real name sig.

Thanks for thinking about it with me, Cin!

~Gpa

yeah i get where you're aiming at.

but for my taste, the best sigs are sigs that are made out of
several images and combined look as a whole, instead of like
3 parts of sig with 3 completely different styles which make
the sig very busy. but i'll see what i can make of it :]

cin wrote:yeah i get where you're aiming at.

but for my taste, the best sigs are sigs that are made out of
several images and combined look as a whole, instead of like
3 parts of sig with 3 completely different styles which make
the sig very busy. but i'll see what i can make of it :]

I like your thinking - easy to please here. If I can fetch more stock (before you invest too much time) would be happy to. We could also leave the [quote] about "My mind is like cheese" as is and not try to incorporate too much there.

Grandpa wrote:

cin wrote:yeah i get where you're aiming at.

but for my taste, the best sigs are sigs that are made out of
several images and combined look as a whole, instead of like
3 parts of sig with 3 completely different styles which make
the sig very busy. but i'll see what i can make of it :]

I like your thinking - easy to please here. If I can fetch more stock (before you invest too much time) would be happy to.

just got an idea. brb

cin wrote:

Grandpa wrote:

cin wrote:yeah i get where you're aiming at.

but for my taste, the best sigs are sigs that are made out of
several images and combined look as a whole, instead of like
3 parts of sig with 3 completely different styles which make
the sig very busy. but i'll see what i can make of it :]

I like your thinking - easy to please here. If I can fetch more stock (before you invest too much time) would be happy to.

just got an idea. brb

Filling in time as I await the idea.

Perhaps what I 'should' do is withdraw my request, do some more soul searching and re-submit it
(naw) I'll wait for what you have in mind ('cause I do want the self-pic inner-man img to be included)
Thanks tooo much for coming this far with me.
I've seen artists charge ~$100 for this kind of thing.

~Gramps

well this is what i have atm.

no color yet, if you like i can try out some more, but this
was my basic idea to get 3 things in 1 sig.

Like? Love it!
Got a link so I can blow it up and look detail?
Is there a way to share PhotoShop images
so I can look at the layers in Gimp?

You know, I'd take it like that... b/w is very nice for showing opposition.

Grandpa wrote:

I'm really liking the depth you show

• from left (foreground)
• to me
• to balance concept (ying/yang) almost coming outta my head
• to stars in background!
  Very nice.

Can you throw in a symbolic religious cross maybe?
HERE they are:

will do it right after dinner :]

cin wrote:will do it right after dinner :]

Many thanks, Cin. Enjoy the meal.

like this?

cin wrote:like this?

Oh, hi. WB
If the cut out portion was made transparent and the cross itself was left silver it would work, and not need color. Maybe it could be positioned so that one of the colored lights (stars?) behind it showed through. Also could be reduced in size - use your eye for it, you're exceeding my expectations already. I like the stylized man (the cut-out section) more than the cross itself. Shows humanity.

Grandpa wrote:

cin wrote:like this?

Oh, hi. WB
If the cut out portion was made transparent and the cross itself was left silver it would work, and not need color. Maybe it could be positioned so that one of the colored lights (stars?) behind it showed through. Also could be reduced in size - use your eye for it, you're exceeding my expectations already.

agreed on the color part, just tried if i could make it look gold.
i be editing it nao <3

cin wrote:agreed on the color part, just tried if i could make it look gold.
i be editing it nao <3

Wat is 'nao' ?
I found this: lol but worth playing. Liking it (music) called NAO-HY
Code: Select all

that better?

oh, and nao means "now" :]

Yes, better - thx
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(lol, thx - for the link to download the PhotoShop save file
nice to see (and play with) the layers

lunchtime here - grilled mahi-mahi and stir-fry
~Gpa

Wish i could fax you a bite of this ~~~> mahi is lightly brushed with italian salad dressing (not much) then seasoned with lemon pepper and a touch of cajun seasoning, flash blackened in the pan then grilled and melt in the mouth good.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7fbwre

^ is the psd. you play a little, if it wont work let me know ;]

cin wrote:http://www.sendspace.com/file/7fbwre

^ is the psd. you play a little, if it wont work let me know ;]

downloaded fine
holy **** ... 25 layers (34 total)
ok ahhhh... 'it's working fine' - but it's me that's the problem

well most layers are turned off cause i messed up

cin wrote:well most layers are turned off cause i messed up

easy enuf for me to see I'm outta my depth
~~> it is fun just playing with it though,
feel like that karate kid: 'click-on / click-off, click-on / click-off, wax-on / wax-off'

lols

well if you want something edited, i will do that tomorrow after work.
not feeling too creative anymore now :]

cin wrote:lols

well if you want something edited, i will do that tomorrow after work.
not feeling too creative anymore now :]

You do this for a living?

You've done wonderfully well here, cin!
And I'm wanting to post in the 'sig war' forum after your done,
hope you don't get bored of it and thanks for offering to
pick it up tomorrow. I don't think you'll need more input from me
but will stay tuned to this thread just in case.

Thanks too much. If I had a daughter I'd tell her to kiss ya.

~Grandpa

cin wrote:well most layers are turned off cause i messed up

Lol, 'messed up'
I feel like I snuck a peek behind the curtain to see the great and powerful oz.
Looked like you were playing with mirror effects for the cross pic I took wow!

I know musicians that transform their 'mistakes' and incorporate them into the piece.
To me, this defines 'art'. It ain't no technician that I'm looking for.

Thanks again, Mr.cin.

how about this?

gave the right side more of a space look, and added a new white line
to make the cross look a bit like a shooting star

cin, thank you, yes.
That will do nicely

should I click download and save or is there a better way?


I added a swirly to the ying/yang area (thought it needed something there)
then slightly blurred the outer edge and added the frame.
In Gimp there is a way to define the outer 7 pixels or so and smudge them
So when a matte and frame are added it gives extra depth. I know nothing of Photoshop,
but tried for that effect with the blur.

My caveman tools don't let me do it right though (did it with Photobucket edit, lol)
Can you do this but keep the quality, 'cause it loses the text in translation.
I'd like to put the frame outside the 350x125 dimension or reduce the image only slightly if possible.What do you think? This is starting to look quite slick. Feel free to sign your work (maybe a green 'by cin '08'?) if you want.

I'm really liking this

Thanks again,

~Grandpa

okay gramps, am at work again atm

will try that border thing when i get home this afternoon.
i'm not really a big fan of large borders, but whatever floats
your boat i guess i'll see what i can do with it without
bringing down the quality too much ;]

cin wrote:okay gramps, am at work again atm

will try that border thing when i get home this afternoon.
i'm not really a big fan of large borders, but whatever floats
your boat i guess i'll see what i can do with it without
bringing down the quality too much ;]

.oO(he called me gramps) /grin

Thanks - I quick slapped that frame and like it (not the size too much)
but the matte because it gives more depth.
That's why I did the outer blur also.

Black outer with white or silver metallic (if that looks better) matte.
This siggy is already way off the norm, I'm sure (so am I )
But I really likes it too much and you've done great for me

If you link that .psd file for me too, much appreciated.
~Gramps

hehe :p

yeah, when i'm done, i'll upload both the pic and the psd.