Baron Samedi

That is a lot better, I must admit. I think the border should be black though- and the font colour could be a more bolder and contrast more with it's surrounds. Also, image blending will become better with Photodraw. A few weeks? Hell, an eternal torment, for sure. Anyway, keep making them! You have improved drastically since your first.

There is a simple answer to this. Evil is subjective- depending on who and when and where you are, it can be different things. The social boundaries are defined by society. There is no definitive right and wrong line, only that imposed by the rest of the world. Without society, a single human would have no boundaries in what they would do. So, really, evil is not an actual definable term. Of course there are thing that everyone views as evil, but in a hypothetical society, they could be viewed as normal. So, evil is not set in concrete. There is no such thing as an evil person. Because I believe that they would not commit evil actions if they thought they were. There is difference in all of us. Some are radically different- to us Evil. You can't define this.

Tasteless me would have to disagree with Dagger here. I think this wallpaper looks quite nice. Certainly you could have chosen a more apt background, but that is as may be. However, a few little things I should point out- this banner is hurt by cropping- on Sonic's top spine there is bad cropping, on his tail and on his leg. There is left over background and it looks horrible. Sorry. Just thought I should point that out so you could rectify it.

Ruben had seen it. He was in the pool, attempting to breastroke underwater from one side to the other. His vision enhanced eyes caught the glimmer in his peripheral vision. Turning to look at it straight on, Ruben had to remind himself not to yelp. There, in the corner, struggling to hide but stripped away of the shadows by Ruben's enhanced vision was a boy. A short one too, and he seemd to be in trouble, providing that turning into a silver blob was trouble for him. Ruben hung motionless in the water, as the silver blob slid down into the corner of the pool. Running out of breath, Ruben surfaced, and pretended to keep swimming, as if there was nothing out of the oridinary, though his eyes kept on being drawn back to that corner. There were more of them. One in his very class even! As the teacher blew the whistle, and the groaning kids hefted themselves out of the pool, Ruben hung back as much as he could. Seeing as he was almost on his own, and nobody was looking, Ruben front-flipped [i]out[/i] of the water onto the edge of the pool. As he headed into the changerooms, Ruben had a heady grin on his face. Doing that always gave him such a buzz. Towelling himself off, Ruben dressed and hurried off to Computer Tech. He arrived moments before the teacher, and scrambled for the only available desk he could find- right at the front. Barely did he have his butt on the seat than they were all heading off to the Computer Lab. Looking at the gaggle of kids all around him, Ruben wondered who else there was here. Were there more like him? How many were there? Never before had he felt more at ease. He wasn't alone.

'Poison Hearts' and 'Gonna write you' are the best ones in my opinion. The others' images aren't the best quality, or suited to the banner I feel. Also, these banners make best use of quotes, layout and linework. These aren't really too bad though, and your own unique style is improving. I would still love to see a good banner without any lines from you but, hey, I'm just a dreamer :p.

Haha. Good work DW. This is a marvellous piece of cinematic history here. I have nothing to say- I am speechless. Wonderful work. Mr T is deh cool. As for Syk.... I pity da fool.

Thanks for replying Mystical Pan. I thought it might disappear! lol. I know what you mean.. however, I think it looks good. Here is the avatar for it. [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?postid=544771[/img]

Name: Ruben Thorne Hunter-Net Name: Thorne613 Age: 27 Hair: Brown and tussled.. Eyes: Dark brown. Height: 1.98 metres. Weight: 60 kg. Creed: Avenger Weapons: Carries a small, lighter weight gattling gun over one shoulder. A saw off shotgun is under his coat, and belts of ammunition are strapped across his chest. Also carries a short axe. Remember- if they have no limbs they can't follow you home! Edges: Discern [Eyes glow white] Impact[with fist] Smite[gestures] Restore and Retribution. Appearance: Regular height, well muscled. Wears dark, tight clothes such as jeans and muscle T's underneath a trenchcoat. Black, of course. He wears leg armour and a kevlar body plate, which he took off a Chubb armed guard. The guard was a vampire, and the first of Them that Ruben saw. Biography: He was a Net'aholic and Gym addicted. Torn between the two ways of life, he found it difficult to make friends- either with the computer geeks or the sporty jocks. A world in between was his place. He passed school with flying marks, but he had no clue as to what he wanted to be. Eventually, he fell in with the wrong crowd. Street gangs, whos graff tagging was a way of life. One day thought, they chose the wrong place to tag... Imbuing: Ruben and two others were the ones for that night tagging spree, attacking a supposedly abandone warehouse right across the road from the local police station. It seems a dud mission. Walk in, spray, walk out. Simple. However, the closer they got to the warehouse, the more suspicious it was. A dull thudding echoed up through the asphalt, sounding like a party. Was this the location of Club 702? The hottest location in town? Aiden was the bravest, or dullest one of the group. He went right up to the side door, and stepped in. Part of him came back out. Mostly his rib cage, and a fair amount of his skull. Ruben dropped straight onto the ground, but his less clever, more cowardly friend Eugene ran for it. Out of the door loped a massive dog, or a wolf. It leapt onto Eugene's back, and Eugen hit the dirt. Ruben could hear his neck snap from twenty metres away. OPicking up a hefty piece of concrete piping, Ruben crept towards the masisve dog, before swinging it down right onto it's skull. It turned, and jumped, bowling Ruben over, and pinning him to the ground. Remembering a childhood lesson, the terrified Ruben pushed apart on the wolf's front legs. A snapping was heard, as the bones broke and it rolled off him. Ruben snapped, quite literally. He used the piece of piping to beat the wolf to death. The bloody remains of the wolf blurred and became that of a man. It was his Uncle. Ruben never returned home. He cleaned out his account, and resorted to a life of crime. EDIT********** Consider it deleted Harlequin.

Haha! I remember this guy! lol. That show was fun >.> Anyhow, he is looking pretty good, aside from the logo. Just a few things I can think of. Right at his groin, the 'underwear' has a darker red stripe which doesn't look good. Also, I don't like his ribs on the left side, and his mouth looks a bit strange. Aside from these though, he could be the real deal, the Grand Poobah of children's television. A suggestion is to have the five rings scattered around him. GOOOOO PLANET!!

Already, that looks a lot better than before. The border just gives it definition and boldness. The images aren't the highest quality- but they'll pass. All this serves to make you aware of how much better any other program is than Paint. Good work and keep them coming. When are you progressing to Photodraw?

Haha! Syk is always getting demeaned/killed/hurt. Must be something about him. A fallguy attitude or something. Anyway, this animation is quite good. I love how Dane flew through the air, and his pose was marvellous. The blood was pretty good [I loved the crumpling body], and overall this animation style is progressing well. Speaking of which- when will Mr. T be ready for viewing?

That is quite a good wallpaper there. Sadly, my program does not facilitate easy formation of grids >.>. I think it could have been faded out further across, somewhere around the middle though. The grid is a bit too much. The font is nice, and the quote quite appropriate I would imagine, although I have never seen this particular anime >.> lol. A good colour scheme as well, although perhaps some subtle editing and deepening of the purple shade of her eyes would have made it more appropriate and noticeable. The picture isn't too bad, but as mentioned slightly blurry- however due to how much this image has been expanded, and how little pixelation there is- that can be forgiven. Overall, one of the better wallpapers I have seen. Nice work here- hope to see more soon. One little thing which might be good- align the grids for the main background and the edges. As they are separate grids, they are unaligned at the moment.

Ok. For one- it has no border on it. Banners always need borders. Even with the most backward, anti-productive Paint program, borders can be created. It is a basic 'requirement' and can enhance the look of a banner no end. Simple black ones most often accentuate your basic banner. Two- the banner images. Did you attempt to resize them? If so, don't. >.> Always leave images in Paint alone. When resized, they quite literally go to hell. Pixelly, warped and generally bad looking, they can ruin an otherwise decent banner. Three- the text. Never make text in Paint. It always comes up with some intrusive horrible looking background around the text, which is the worst thing since BO :rolleyes:. lol. In all seriousness, text in Paint is demented. That program should be shelved. I can't find too much good about the banner, excepting the quote. Paint is a devil to use though- have fun with Photodraw. it is a helluva lot better, thats for sure ^_^. You'll improve with time... and a decent program. I'm eagerly waiting for more!

You're quite correct Sara. Your picture and Banner/Avatar request posts do not count towards your total. As for the being logged out- set Cookies to accept.

This is the other banner I was referring to. So, what do you all think? I didn't actually make the image- just the text and border. This piece is called 'The Manhattan Project' [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?postid=544281[/img]

lol. Not really Leh, sorry. Don't blame me for the image. I thought it was hilarious when I saw it. Thought it would be a good image for a banner. So I made it. lol. Anyhow, here is the avatar I promised you guys. [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?postid=544268[/img] EDIT: lol. *points* as said, I did not create this image. I used it for my purposes. No, I am not a vegan. And I put that in merely as a warning for any stealthy banner snatchers. I put those things in the background- without them the banner looked too plain. So I faded them in. Looks a world better with them, trust me.

lol. Good animation work DW. Very realistic how he flew in the air. lol. I'd like to see him boxing or sparring with... Syk. Now, that should be a test of your animation skills.

That is quite a bit better. Just wondering- could you make the blue background of the HUD 50% tranparent? That might make it look better. Also, perhaps try some nifty little tinkering with the shape of it. The reflections on that weapon are awesome. It looks very cool. And then the weapon itself. What is it? Damn funkiest 'blade' I have ever seen. lol. Looks cool. Try moving the weapons tab up a bit higher so it is right in the corner. It just serves to have all HUD info as tight along the edges and corners as you can. That way it looks more open and whatnot. I just can't get a good idea of the compass. It looks like a thong [as in sandal lol] lying there. I had to check your description for what it is. Try changing it to look more like a compass. Unless my eye just isn't in. Looking forward to the environments ^_^

Props to Mambo for the original image I used. Anyway, here is my latest banner and avi. Please, don't use it, it is only here for display. I do think I may use it but I have another piece to show off today which I was thinking of as well. Anyway, this is the banner, and I shall show the avatar when someone replies. So... what do ya think? ^_^ [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?postid=544254[/img]

It looks pretty good. The cropping on the pictures is great- excellent even. One thing I could recommend is that you select it to make a thin black glow inside the image- I don't know if PSP does that, but it is a good idea, and makes it look sharper. The background is a pleasant maroon shade, and the lines look very good- especially how you have two down and three across. Also having the darker coloured line detracts from it being too boring. Gives it that spice I mentioned. Good work here Haze. Aesthetics: 7.5/10 Technical: 6/10

You seem to have a problem with those white lines. Addicted are we? lol. Ok. I like the red avatar, and the grey banner. The quality of the red avatar image, isn't the best the closer you look, but it is OK. Personally, it looks less cluttered without the text. The grey one is possibly the best one I have ever seen from you. I think the lines on the right could have been bunched up more and moved further up... but the lines really complement this piece. Good work.. but perhaps try to do stuff that doesn't always involve lines ~_^

This is a good idea. Nice topic sunyippee. My name is Joshua.... Joh-shu-ah. Hope that helps. If my name has a meaning, that'd be great to find out as well. ^_^

You could make more of an environment rather than a tunnel. The 'Monsters' aren't too great looking either. Heh. The HUD could have more parts, and be more interesting. Look at the UT2003 HUD or any other FPS ones. They show weapons, health, armour, ammo. Lots of things. Lots [i]more[/i] things. Maybe have a map of the level. The main things are the HUD and the environment though. I am impressed- I could never do something like this. However, I must also pick it apart. It is my nature. Heh.

That was a bit harsh Arch ~_^. And what you just said at the end... have [i]you[/i] been reading posts? Because that is what we are reaching. Marx had some ideas, which may have been good, but can not be effectively implemented in our society, due to human nature.

*cough* Might need to attatch it. I'm sure it is great though. EDIT: Ah, wonderful. OK now... this banner is quite excellent. I know you didn't do much with the picture, but it is a good choice for it. It looks pretty good. I don't really like the border- something thinner and more streamlined would go well- but it isn't too bad. Try a plain one line border. I don't know. Just something sleeker. The fact that I like Blink 182 probably helps too ;) Aesthetics: 8/10 Technical: 3/10 [You didn't do much as you said]