Retribution

[SIZE=1]You probably shouldnt've responded to him, and kept walking. Calling him names doesn't help the problem when dealing with someone hostile. You probably should've asked him "Is there a problem?" and go from there. But in the end, you took appropriate action. He got what he deserved.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]The eyes in the first are pretty d**n good. The way you did them looks pretty realistic. The rest of it is alright, I just don't like the endings of the hair. I'd recommend cleaning your linearts in photoshop before coloring so you get richer tones, etc. I can't really decided if the second is better than the first. You certainly put more work into this one. I don't really like the way you colored his hair, but it looks pretty hard to do =p. I also don't like his strap, only because it looks awkward, not so much of the colors as the drawing itself. By the way, what's up with the batwing-esque thing floating near his head? Hm... I'd say very good overall, and extremely hot for a first try in photoshop. I trust you already know how to use tolerance and all that jazz, as these came out pretty well.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'm with GTK on this. I think you did a relatively good job in coloring in the linearts, but try using different shades of the color instead of solid shades. The second image looks grainier, which is probably due to the linearts original quality/clarity. I'd recommend experimenting with different skin tones, rather than the same all around. I mean, different people have different skin, right? *high fives you*[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I had a nice reply, but it got baleeted. v_v So here's a brief summary of what I said. Try not to use typography to balance out your banners. You seem to do that, as you pick a small stock, throw it in a corner, and let the typography take center stage. Get a bigger stock, and make typography secondary to that of the main focus (this time Tupac). Lastly (as far as typo goes), make sure it is united. I can't stress this enough. Right now in this banner, the birth+death dates are independent to the "Tupac." I'd recommend putting less important text where it belongs -- underneatht he more important text. Make sure your stock is blending well with your background. You seem to just be using the blend modes, which isn't always a bad thing. But sometimes, you need to use the smudge tool to make him flow better with the surroundings. The blending towards the bottom of the stock gets rough, and could've easily been solved by a weak airbrush smudge. Feel free to PM me or look up a tutorial for help with that. ^_^ Hope that helps you. Keep cranking them out.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'm trying to expand my "style," I guess you could call it. I'm harkening back to the Futurist and Dada Revolutions of art back in the early 1900s. The very definition of art had to be changed, as artists began to come out with things never seen before. It was the precursor to postmodern art. So here, I try my hand at this again. [b]Minimalism[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/minimalism.jpg[/IMG] [B] EDIT:[/B] I just saw Batman Begins, and it inspired me to do this next piece. I remember feeling alot like Batman did a few months ago. [b]Knightfall[/b] [IMG]http://img56.echo.cx/img56/4567/batman2un.jpg[/IMG] [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]All the fonts I used on these works, were default with Photoshop CS. Nothing I downloaded. But I do download a few here and there from [I][url]www.dafont.com[/url][/I]. Check it out sometime. I don't exactly know why some people were seeing "Ink" as green and pink. I intended it to be black and pink, and it came out as such. I have [I]no idea[/I] what's wrong with your computers. Here's another one I cranked out tonight. BURNIN' THE MIDNIGHT OIL while talking to Domon. If you want to know exactly what 'Dada' means (yes, it has meaning), search on Google for 'Dada Revolution.' It actually does have to do with art. Haha. This project is oriented more towards typography being the meat of the art, not anything else. Something you'd see in a magazine or something... [I]Final note: TWENTY TWO EFFING LAYERS ON THIS ONE. >_

[SIZE=1]I could really care less about which universe is stronger. They already made a comic book on that, and ultimately [spoiler]they stalemated.[/spoiler] DC is better based on the sole fact they have Batman. X-Men are an added bonus to the deal. Really, I like Batman because he's a human, and it really shows. He's not some glorified ideal. He is a mortal man, fighting with a burning flame of [B][I]retribution[/I][/B] in his soul. I love that. So, whatever universe gets Batman, I like them more. ^_^[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]A big thanks to everyone who voted. While this battle wasn't has heated as our first, it was still a learning experience for both of us. As the voting closed last night, I believe I won. *shakes Sun's hand* Oh, and join the Graphics Club to battle other members! [/promotion][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Hah. No need to bow, Ima. You're pretty dang good yourself. On this next banner, I originally had the words "thigns fall apart," but decided it didn't look as good as what I have currently. All grunge brushes made by me. :p [b]Apart[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/apart.jpg[/IMG] Moving along, I tried to stick with the theme of splash images, and the minimalistic feel as far as typography goes. How'd it go? [b]Ink[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/ink.jpg[/IMG] Anyway, I hate the typogrpahy on this banner -- it looks too grainy in retrospect. But I'm proud -- I made these with BRUSH PRESETS. Not even my own custom brushes. Booyah! [b]Stand Alone Complex[/b][/SIZE] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/standalonecomplex.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE=1]Thanks, Sun. I don't really fancy the "05 GFX Club" or the stock for that matter. An angry man has little to nothing to do with a club. I was thinking more of a happy header ... maybe of a group posing or something? That's not to say I'm ungrateful -- I'm really impressed that you took it upon yourself (during final week no less) to make a graphic for a club just getting off the ground. The background looks like some serious stuff too. ^_^[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Jackson's eccentric, not crazy or a child molester. I'm glad he's free, because he didn't really do any of this stuff. He would've gotten a bunch of years in prision for being a bit ... eh... "Wacky" as snarktastic put it. It's gotta be really embarrasing and frustrating to be accused with those charges too. Put yourself in his shoes -- you're charged with touching some little kid. [B]Go Jackson![/B] *moonwalks* lmao[/SIZE]

[CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/AzureImi/1nerissa.png[/IMG] [SIZE=1][B]By Imi[/B][/CENTER] [SIZE=2][b]Explanation[/b][/SIZE] I got a little idea in my head, so I'm going to see if it works. I want to create an OB Graphics Club, nothing official, just a place where those with [B]graphics questions[/B] can ask others, and where club members can challenge other members to [B]graphics battles[/B] (much like those Sun and I did together). In no way is this club going to be elitist. Anyone who wants to can join, just as long as they're serious about improving their work or helping others. However, to maintain the "club" mentality, you must send an e-mail to me (check my profile for it) briefly telling me why you'd like to join the club. Be serious in your e-mails -- I'm not looking for much, just serious interest. Supposing this is the "official thread," I'll have a member list that I edit whenever I get sign-ups, as well as periodically announce battles that are coming up and stuff. Any questions? E-mail me. [SIZE=2][b]Graphics Club Class[/b][/SIZE] Since I noticed that I haven't been answering too many questions, I decided to create a class, where people who pose their questions to me via PM, and I answer them with the help of other Club members. You can find the class [b][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?p=673390#post673390]here[/url][/b], so read up on it, and get involved! [B][SIZE=2][Member List][/SIZE][/B] [I][B]Retribution[/B] [B]sakurasuka[/B] [b]Goddess[/b] [B]Sun[/B] [b]Kitty[/b] [b]Ezekiel[/b] [b]Hack Helba[/b] Domon [B]Ima[/B] [b]Haze[/b] Beta [b]Sean[/b] PAche SaiyanPrincessX Nomad [b]Doc[/b] Squiggles [b]Rosenrot[/b] [b]White[/b] [b]SunfallE[/b] Katana duoikari[/I] [SIZE=2][b][Member Battle Records][/b][/SIZE] (wins - loses) [B]Goddess:[/B] 1 - 0 [B]Ima:[/B] 0 - 2 [B]Sean:[/B] 1 - 1 [B]Kitty:[/B] 0 - 1 [B]Rising Sun:[/B] 1 - 1 [B]Hack Helba:[/B] 1 - 0 [B]Retribution:[/B] 1 - 0[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'm starting up my website, and the content for it will be my graphics. Thusly, the following banners will be on there. Tell me how I did. ^_^ [B]GO GUNDAM GO![/B] [b]Heero Yuy[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/heero.jpg[/IMG] [b]Duo Maxwell[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/duo.jpg[/IMG] [b]Trowa Barton[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/trowa.jpg[/IMG] [b]Quatre Raberba Winner[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/quatre.jpg[/IMG] [b]Chang Wufei[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/wufei.jpg[/IMG] [b]Relena Peacecraft[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/relena.jpg[/IMG] [b]Lucrezia Noin[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/noin.jpg[/IMG] [b]Dorothy Catalonia[/b] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/dorothy.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Hm. I'll make this brief -- I'm supposed to be doing other things right now. [b]Raiden Banner[/b] I didn't like much. Both. The colors on the first one clash too much, and something about the positionign of Raiden makes everything feel really awkward. I can't put a finger on it, but they both feel like messy brushing and uncoordinated. Please forgive me -- I know these weren't a walk in the park, but they don't connect with me at all. [b]Scorpion Banner[/b] again feels awkward and uncoordinated. Most of all, however, I don't like how the fire was made, because along the edges it looks kind of like a cheap effect. v_v The background is clearly made with the same brush(es) as the Raiden set, and therefore the same crit applies. In general, the borders were sort of ethereal -- I don't like how they're burned into the banner.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'd say it looks much better. But you shouldn't double post -- there's an edit post button you can use. I'm glad you consider yourself doing a good job. But if you mean to drown out my criticism by saying "I think it looks good in my eyes," why post it? If it looks awesome to you, and that's it, throw it in your signature and call it a day. Looks better. I'd say you should still try to use the smudge tool to dilute the sheer grunge and solidity of it all in the middle. The area around the font is probably the thickest area -- next time go light on the brush work. ^_^ I'm happy you're making your own brushes now. It's a step in the right direction. *cheers*[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]It was I. But ... I didn't say not to use brushes altogether, but not to use [B]pre-made brushes.[/B] Brushes are a very handy tool, but when you're using pre-made things, you're basically having the work done for you, and reaping the benefits. It looks blurry, thick, and uncontrolled. There's too much to look at, and it seems as it there's something frothing in the middle of it all. The colors work together well, but this banner has too much in it, and things need to be subtracted from it. It flows along the edges, in a circular pattern, but the center is hard to navigate, if you see what I'm saying. And a border would be nice. ^_^[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Well, the stock you used looks good, but stocks don't make the banner. ^_^ The stock is facing the wrong way in my opinion. You usually want it facing towards the rest of the banner, like your current signature. Secondly, the outer glow used on him doesn't work for two reasons 1) the glow color clashses with the background color, and 2) looks misplaced in general. I'd remove it, and flip the stock around. The typograhy, is again, repetitive. Most of your banners have this font if I'm not mistaken. Try branching out a bit more. This might need a savage font, something a bit more lively to match the look in his eyes. The font you used is nondescript and doesn't match anything in the banner. It's floating in the middle of a bunch of space in an attempt to take it up. That's another thing ... most of your banners (like your current signature) use words to make up a bunch of space, and that doesn't work very well. Lastly is the background. Looks good, but it's misplaced on this. You might need something more dynamic. This one looks like a red/orange sky, but your stock looks angry. [b]Final Notes:[/b] Make things more dynamic and active in your banners. Make the elements flow together. That's about it...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Pretty good I'd say. The background is pretty grungy, and looks like fire, but during the brushing process, you gave your banner a few errors. Looks like you went pretty heavy on the brushing, and it came out looking square-ish and blocky. If you were trying for grunge, you may want to make it flow a bit more. For instance, on the left side of the typography, you have this rather large bar of brushed in grunge which doesn't look good. On the right side of the typography, there is the similar problem of solid grunge. Make it flow more. The typography fits here, but the banner's balance is thrown off. You have your character on the right side, blurry and indiscernable, and the left side with text looking bright and solid. Do you see the contrast? When making banners, you want the subject and typography to be able to balance one another out as far as positioning on the banner goes. Annnnd you need a border. Maybe a one px thick black would work. Finally is Strider (that is him, right?) looking a blurry mess. It throws things off, and doesn't transition well from grunge to blur. I'd recommend Making him sharper, if anything, and changing his colors so he's more prominent on the banner. Did you just use pre-made brushes for this? Hehe.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I was just toying around with the colors on this stock. The color of the sky in the original was a pale yellow. Tell me how I did. [B]Tree Manipulation[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/tree2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/tree3.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE=1]I live in Washington, DC. Well, I actually live about four minutes outside the city proper, but I'm in the metropolitan area, and was born in DC. It's alright here -- nothing really awesome about it, nothing really terrible about it except the tourists. I enjoy city life, and hate that the city has placed the law that no building can exceed X height. X being the height of the capital. And it's a shame too, because I enjoy skyscrapers. Which I why I plan to get rich, and live in one of those ritzy apartment pent-house suits in NYC. Nyah.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][QUOTE=PAche]i'm not sure whether its the right time to post this but, i'm still gonna. retri's banner is better.sun's isn't as good as his past works, partly because it isn't following the abstract theme, also because the turtle popping out of nowhere seems out of place... so my vote goes to retribution :animesmil[/QUOTE] Well, I appreciate that you voted for my work, your vote does not count because of it's length. I wanted everyone voting to provide a reason as to why they feel that way, and your vote isn't going to cut it. So as of now, the current vote is: [B]Retribution: 2 Rising Sun: 0[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'm trying! I'm trying! *sigh* No skill lately. Dry creativity again... Oh, and to my original fan-chica go these three banners. Tell me what you think everyone. [b]iMi [1, 2, 3][/b][/SIZE] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/imi1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/imi2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/imi3.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE=1][b]Mugen[/b] was alright -- could've been really good. The whole outer glow isn't working, and the background swallows him up. The typography is fitting, but poorly placed. [b]Satoshi[/b] had alot of potential, and shows you know what you're doing. A little more practice will make you go far! But for now, the typography is lacking in two ways: 1) because I can't read what's on the left, and 2) because all your text should be in the same general area, rather than make your audience search around. The grid lines looked good in theory, but it 'imprisions' the character. Horizontal scan lines might've done better. Lastly, is the image blending. You had a good idea, for having both a large and small image in there, but the transition is choppy. Try extracting him next time. [b]Shadow[/b] 'meh' was the first thing coming to mind. The two stocks you used, while good in and of themselves, did not 'unite' well. That was thanks to the blending and just the general color/mood difference in them. The typography doesn't fit either -- it's a clean, tech font with a blue stroke. You may have wanted something a bit grungier than that. [b]Fruits Basket[/b] looks mediocre, but I can see the time and effort in it. The squiggly line, probably the product of use of the pen tool, the gradient on the squiggly line, and the triangles are all some what advanced, but the way you put them together doesn't work. Each things still feels independent of one another. The squiggly line does not share the same colors as the triangles. The triangles are just hanging on the right side. The typography is bland and undynamic (if that's a work haha). [b]Wolf's Rain[/b] somewhat mediocre, but again, I see the effort in it. The extraction, not to mention pasting those dang boxy things all around and blending them took a while, and making the two closest images white, and the other two colored was a good idea too. But again, they're not flowing together. [b]Gaara[/b] your best, hands down. Here you've unified everythign except your typography. The colors are there, it matches the mood, and the face on the right is blended well. Download some new fonts, so you have some variety to work with. [b]Final Tips:[/b] You'll become really good if you keep with it -- I see the elements there. They're just not unified at all. Go check out other art, and see how they do it. Pay attention to lighting, mood, typography, colors, blending, all of that. Good luck.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]If you had been around a few months ago, Rising Sun and I had a graphics battle. Once again, the two graphic giants meet on an epic battlefield, drawing their weapons. Time for BATTLE! bwhaha. Here are the terms of the battle, Sun: [B]Dimensions:[/B] Any, as long as it's a "banner." This means as long as it's not a splash (a relatively square image) it's fair game. [B]Subject:[/B] Abstraction (stock optional). NO PRE-MADE BRUSHES. [B]Deadline:[/B] Have it posted by 12, saturday night. If we're both done sooner, we'll put them up then. As for you, voters, here's what you need to do for your vote to count: [B]Wait for the deadline before you start posting your votes[/B]. This is essential, as your vote won't be counted if you don't abide. [B]Post a reply/analysis of AT LEAST two paragraphs[/B]. If your post is not two paragraphs in length, your vote will be disregarded. Explain your choice thoroughly, and the flaws that turned you away from the other banner. May the best man win, Sun. Whoever has the mosts votes by monday wins (6/13). [B]EDIT: Here's my banner[/B] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/abstract.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][quote name='Revue][COLOR=#7C0201][SIZE=1]Good Trib, this is lightyears behind your Sakura-chan set. May I ask what happened?[/SIZE'][/COLOR][/quote] Oh, I dunno -- maybe I tried experimenting? >_< [B]Fatal Erruption -- Experimental 01[/B] [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/retri_trib/rockexperiment1.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE]