Retribution

[SIZE=1]Sorry, Pumpkin. I didn't read the part "a little bigger than my current banner" until I had finished. I'll revise if you need it to be. And good news: you have options! Here they are: [b]Set One[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/anime1ava.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/anime1.jpg[/IMG] [b]Set Two[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/anime2ava.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/anime2.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Good shizzle I see here. My personal favorite is "Treat me like you did the night before." It exudes such power... but I'll analyze each one by one. [b]First banner[/b] one of my favs. The simplicity of the black and white, unedited, along with simple text makes me love this one. Not too much going on, which leaves us to think about your quote instead of look at all the pretty eye-candy. [b]Second banner[/b] i'm not feelin'. It's got a busy background... and not in a good way. The colors are good, as it swirls around his head, but the quote is meh... and the "Arr" doesn't help it either. I'd recommend making the guy stand out more from the background. [b]Third banner[/b] definetly not diggin' either. The colors don't work together well, and the font is hard to read. Not sure what exactly to do here... [b]Fourth banner[/b] is definetly the best! It's simple (which is good), and powerful at the same time. The placement and duplication of the main focus worked really well. The facial expression is working to your advantage too. I feel it... I dig it... ^_^ [b]Fifth banner[/b] isn't your best either. The colors are fine, but the problem here is the effect you used to make the border like... bulge or something. I don't like it. The image should be bigger. I struggle to find vash amid the colors and such. The battle has truly begun. Game on. xD[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]To be blunt, yeah, I judge people by their looks. And like people have already said, it's impossible not to... at least for me. Your look is the first thing you convey to others. I judge if you care about yourself if you take the time to groom or whatever. But I don't judge people harshly over their looks. As in, if someone is fat, I won't hate them or anything. By the same token, if you're hot, I won't necessarily love you automatically. Only for Janet... only for Janet. xD[/SIZE]

Really, the life of a ninja isn't all that glamorous. Being one is glorified and glamorized by shows like Naruto. In reality, it was a really crumby way to live. But in a fight, a ninja would win. Here's why: - Samurai fight with honor, which would limit what they could do. - Ninja win by any means, so they'd have the upper hand. - Ninja could throw shuriken from afar, or just hunt you down and kill you in your sleep with a well-placed shuriken. Samurai don't do that. - If they were to get into a 1v1 fight, a ninja would definetly poison their blade, so that even if they did get beaten down, they could still win. And please note, everyone: The katana was [b]not[/b] the samurai's weapon of choice. It was the bow. I mean, who wants to get in close combat unless they have to? Basically, the katana was a last-resort weapon, and usually fought on horseback, firing bows.

[SIZE=1]Anyway, here's some more art. Sorry for such a long lapse. I was... creating? Anyway, enough excuses. Sorry for the lack of images after such a long period of time. But then again, no one is really following this thread. It would be great to get feedback! [B]Sonic Banners[/B] (for a message board I'm on) [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/sonac1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/sonacrepeat.jpg[/IMG] [B]Why don't we fall in love?[/B] (current sig) [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/janet.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Heh. Looks like you're wearing the better set. But yeah, it'll count as a tie. My l33t banner making skills will soon rule the boards. And besides, there's nothing like a good competitive spirit to make even better banners. ^_^ And my signature will hold the record. Heh.[/SIZE]

Yeah, I definetly like both alot. I can't really pick a favorite from the two. I like ninja for their unsurpassed stealth, and they're good at throwing their kunai and shuriken. I believe they're pretty good with their kodachis as well. A ninja's life probably sucked, as they were supposed to be shadows, not receiving credit for their work, and doing anything to accomplish a mission. It's my understanding that they were dirt poor and stuff back in the day. I have several books on Bushido and the like because I love how honorable the Samurai were. People like Miyamoto Musashi started me on the Samurai craze of mine. A Samurai's life was pretty good if you had a high rank. However, the whole seppuku thing is a little over-the-top for my western mind.

The battle begins, Ozy. :animesmil Anyway, is this what you wanted? [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/kupoava.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/kupo.jpg[/IMG] EDIT: Mu-ha. Ozy's only afraid my banner might be picked. It's our personal competition.

[SIZE=1]Yeah, here's another poem I made last night at 2:30AM or so. Tell me what you think [B]Let Me Rest[/B] Rest my head Lay it down All my troubles I have got Slow down time Let me rest There's a point in going on I must push I will fight Til I reach the solid ground I will kill Don't prevent Me from breathing now and then Let me rest Let me rest Let me rest my wound-up head.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Ozy Jones][COLOR=DarkOrange']:D. He's talking about the font types, actually. As in, if you use the same exact font for every banner, things start losing their creativity...and I will rule this board. Treno cannot stop me...[/COLOR][/quote] [SIZE=1]Oh, but I can. Mu-ha. Treno and I will rise up together and rebel. We will rule the Art Studio with an Iron fist! Only Syk3 can stop us now! Heh. Anyway, the last banner you made was pretty good, I'd say. I only don't like the placement of the girl, and again, doubling her bugs me. But that's my personal taste. And yeah, like Ozy said, text loses it's power and originality if it's overused. But I think you broke the trend in using a new font. w00t to you. [B]Retribution & Treno (and Muse, since it's his wife) will rule soon...[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I like this. I hope it survives, and that we aren't all on the same team. :animesmil But I guess we can work that out in the Underground. [B]Name:[/B] Alexander Trion (Just "Alex" for short) [B]Age:[/B] 20 [B]Gender:[/B] Male [B]Weapon(s):[/B] Katana and Kodachi, as well as a .45 [B]Side:[/B] Clan [B]Personality:[/B] Alex likes to be quiet most of the time. He enjoys seculsion, silence, peace, and tranquility, and savors every moment he gets them. While he is silent in formal or unsure company, he loves to talk with friends when he gets the chance. Although he has a neutral look to his face, and speaks cooly to all he meets, he does lighten up every now and then. [B]Appearance:[/B] [URL=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/demian.jpg][link][/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] Alex was trained since the age of five in the art of swordsmanship. He is extremely proficient in the use of dual swords, favoring Musashi's style of combat. Although he is unparalleled in his skill with the sword, he is a mediocre, but carries his .45 in case he needs to fend off an indirect foe. Alexander is also very light of foot and swift. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'd rate my self-esteem is around 6-7ish. I mean, I have confidence in myself most of the time, but I'm not overly confident about everything. Of course, there are those times when I become extremely determined and believe I can do anything, when my confidence boosts +2. But when talking about looks, but self-esteem is around 5. I know I'm not ugly, but then again, I feel lesser when in a girl's presence I like. Strange, huh?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]OOC: This RPG is like... dead isn't it? Oh well. Here it is. IC: Keiji looked at Sora, seeing tears forming in her eyes. He felt sorry for her, but at the same time wasn't all that worried about Sayne. Should he? He always turned out fine, be it a near-death experience or a walk down the street. "I'm worried about Sayne, Keiji." She said quietly. Her face was flushed with emotion, but she kept it under control. Looking at the floor, she slowed her breathing. "He's gonna be okay, Sora. You know that. He's fine." He said. However, he wasn't all that sure he would be. It was a nice thing to say, though. No one wants to hear that their lover might be in serious trouble. "How do you know?" She said, nearly shouting at him. Realizing she was getting too worked up, she quieted back down to her regular tone. "I'm just worried about him." Kejij nodded, not saying anything for a while. He had grown quieter, and didn't like to talk as much. Especially to someone worked up and about to cry. But this was Sora, he reminded himself. He had to at least hear her out. "I know he's alright because he lived during the last attack. Remeber how he completely shot his MechAnima's frame? I'm pretty sure what ever he's in now is less-dangerous than that. He'll be okay." Keiji said in a soft voice. Sora looked at him, wanting to believe every word he had said. Idly taking a few steps around the room, he ended up a few feet closer to Sora. He surveyed her facial expression, as he looked at the ground again, ruminating over the situation. She had calmed herself down, but it was still a rough situation. "Keiji, what if he's dead? What if he dies, or gets hurt?" She asked, almost assured it was the case. "He's not and he won't. You know that." He said gently, hoping she would have faith in him, and that their love would forever endure. A silence hung in the air as they both thought about completely different things...OOC:Tag, amgoddess.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Julius grinned, happy that someone was not only talking to him, but challenging him as well. Eric picked up a wooden sword, and gestured with it. "C'mon. Let's go." He twirled it in his right hand for a while, loosening up his joints. Julius picked up the other wooden sword, and took a few steps away from Eric, analyzing how he walked, talked, moved, holded the sword, and his technique. He had learned to use a sword proficiently during his training, and assumed Eric had gone through the same regiment he had. "Alright." Julius got into the ready position, as did Eric. They both circled each other, and Eric obviously had the upper hand with his pre-cognition ability. Hypercognition would do nothing against it. Eric swung at Julius' neck, but he parried and stepped in to catch him off guard. Eric obviously saw the move coming, and hopped a few steps backwards, but Julius spared no time. He quickly saw Eric tended towards an offensive stance, and he shifted his weight to gain a better foot position. Eric took a few steps to the right, then swung downwards at Julius' head. Rather than parry the attack, he side stepped it, and threw a stab at Eric's solar-plexus. Although he saw it coming, he couldn't dodge such a precise attack. However, he did manage to move enough so that the sword landed on his chest rather than the solar-plexus. "Nice." Eric quickly commented, as he recovered from the attack. Julius wasted no time, jumping into the fray once more. They exchanged many quick parries and thrusts, all of which were skillfully swatted away or dodged. Both were panting afterwards. "Good stuff. I guess our powers are like... maybe opposites or somethin' " Eric said thoughtfully. "I don't think so. You can predict the future, while I can analyze things much faster than anyone else. Five times faster, I think the number was. Wanna keep going?" The question hung in the air, as Eric predicted the future, already knowing how it would end up. Julius, however, analyzed Eric's body language, posture, breathing, facial expression, observing how he would make the choice.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Meh. I'm not gonna go comment on all of these, but here's a general synopsis. [b]Text[/b] needs maybe a border of some sort, and maybe experiment with the placement. Sticking it in the center of the banner isn't always the best idea. And like FireMage said, try out new fonts. Some suit banners better than others. A clashing banner like the red one doesn't need a curly script like the one you're using. [b]Blending[/b] has been done pretty well. In some of your avatars, however, they're pretty bland, or you just cropped out the face of the banner. And that can get old sometimes. Anyway, you seem to have this love of flipping duplicate images and putting it on the oppositing side of the banner. It's just my opinion, but it doesn't look good... just repetitive. Maybe playin' with blending options would be good here. [b]Everything else...[/b] is alright I supose. I don't feel like looking to analyze each image you made, but in general, it's good. [b]7/10[/b][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Okie doke. I'll comment on your banners/avatars. [b]First Avatar[/b] was alright. The main problem is that it's a little too small to see the person in any detail. I'd recommend making him bigger. The other things that caught my attention is that it looks as if he's wearing a helmet/jaw brace. I'm assuming that's just a blending error or something. But I definetly like the faded space on the left side. Good stuff. [b]First Banner[/b] was about as good as the avatar. I'll explain. The image was too small to see the guy much (once again), and he looked like he had a jaw brace. Also, the text is clashing mightily with the background. I'd feel something a little more techy, as the background is abstract. Maybe just giving the text and outline would do wonders. But I'm guessing the main problem is that the guy is too small to see very much. [b]Second avatar[/b] was okay, but there wasn't much to see. That's the problem, I think. The lack of detail or action makes it boring. Once again, I'd recommend making the image clearer or bigger. Maybe a funky layer to make it look super-cool. That's your own taste though. [b]Second Banner[/b] wasn't feelin' too much again. I think repeating the image by flipping it isn't working here. It rarely does, from what I see generally. I'd also recommend (again... see a pattern?) to make your main-focus bigger and more apparent. No one likes straining their eyes to see how cool the main character on the banner looks. Anyway, the text is somewhat hard to make out, and once again would benefit from an outline/more definition. Really, I only see a few reoccuring problems. The text not standing out, the characters not being large/clear enough are your main demons. Keep playing around with it -- it'll come! [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]OOC: Sorry for the short post. >_> IC: Sergio was awakened by stirring outside of his door. "Jesuchristo, it's cuatro por la manana! What're they doing afuera de aqui?!" He said, sleepily in broken english. He staggered to the door, and peered down the hall with his head poking out of his room. There were two girls and a guy. None of which he knew yet. They were falling over him, and they retreated into their rooms once again. Right as he was about to duck back into his room, a disgruntled Marcus staggered to Karyan's door. He stayed inside for a few minutes, then came back out, stopping by Sergio's door before going to his own room. "What're you doin' up?" "Uh... long story. Got attacked and kissed. Later." He obviously wasn't in the mood to talk. Sergio shrugged it off, shutting the door as he crashed into his glorious bed once more. "I'm gonna sleep for a while..." He whispered, falling back into his deep sleep, even with the lights on.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Wow. I'm touched someone cares enough to use my work and cite it. Thanks, Freude. I hope you like the avatars, amgoddess.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]OOC: Is there going to be anything interesting happening soon? Seems somewhat dull right now... IC: Julius sat up from staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours, broken from his trance when he heard a bed colliding madly with the wall. The sound came from several rooms down the hall. "Wow. No analyzation needed there." He said, looking at the door, wondering who was having sex with who, then became bored with such speculations. He didn't know anyone yet. In fact, he felt utterly ignored. He thought that at least one person other than the commander would've greeted him. "This is ... shitty." He said. After thinking about it for a while, he felt like he was being selfish. Should everyone drop everything just to greet the rookie? He wasn't as important as he thought he was. Julius was another soldier, walking to the front line to get blown away, not a celebrity. He should've known such things. "Ahh well... maybe we'll actually [i]do[/i] something eventually. Sleep is boring, when there's a world full of interesting things waiting to be discovered." Julius theorized. "I mean, we waste about eight to ten hours of our day doing nothing, laying comatose. Maybe there'll be an invention that'll minimize the amount of sleep we need." He stood up, utterly bored out of his skull, and walked out into the quiet, deserted hallway. He picked a random direction, and started walking down it, thinking it better than just sitting alone in his room, bored to tears. "When will I see action?" He thought, idly counting the number of ceiling lights in the hallway, estimating the frequency of which they were built, and how many watts powered them. He grew tired of such random thoughts, and leaned against a wall, glancing from side to side, gathering random, useless information from his temporary surroundings.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][QUOTE=elfpirate][b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]Who's to say that both popular theories of our origin aren't correct- perhaps God created the Big Bang and that it was within His design that we should evolve in order to survive over time...wouldn't that just irritate the hell out of everyone if the debate was suddenly stopped?:D [/size][/b][/QUOTE] Yeah, I'm thinking along the lines of you. That God started the Big Bang, which we obviously not understand the orgins of. Naw, it wouldn't really annoy me if the debate were to stop dead right now. [QUOTE][b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]Wherever our species came from, here we are now... neh?[/size][/b][/QUOTE][/SIZE] True, but by understanding our origins, it would aid us in so many uncountable other fields of research. We could apply the knowledge to other species, or maybe discover something about human DNA that we could apply [b]now[/b]. It's always good to know the past, so that we have a good idea of where the future may take us. I'm sure you've heard the saying that "History repeats itself," so it's good to know what might happen. Anyway, I think that Adam and Eve was a symbolic story, as was the entire creation story of God creating the universe in 6 days. We have good reason to believe that the creation of the Earth probably took many trillions of years to create, so the "day" thing must be a metaphor. Or maybe a day to God is like a trillion years to us. That would explain alot...

[SIZE=1]Well, I wake up at around 6:40 AM and eat a bowl of cereal or something. It's usually not that filling, but my mom crams food down my throat. I guess she's right that eating breakfast is good for you. So I eat lunch at around ... 12:30 PM, but I usually don't buy from the school. It costs $5 for a burger, fries and a soda. Quite a rip-off. So nine times out of ten will eat everything but my sandwich. It fills me up fine. And I usually mooch off my friends, who always have good food. Then dinner is at around 6-7 PM-ish. My mom cooks great dinners, so I eat that... and depending if I like it alot, I'll pig out. But usually, I'll just eat my fill, and eat some ice-cream. And for some reason, I can't brink myself to drink milk. It seems like the scum of the earth, tainting my body as it runs down my screaming throat. My favorite drink around my house is good ol' [b]water[/b]. Earth's favorite drink for billions of years![/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Ah! Now I see that you did work. Good stuff on the first one. I like it. However, I think you could go far with abstract effects incorperated into your surreal art. You'd go far, but that's my opinion. And I still say that the wallpaper could use some more blending. The transition from picture to picture isn't exactly graceful. Good stuff though.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Hey! I guess I'll evalutate your work. [B]1st picture[/B] was good... but you didn't really do anything to it. All I see is the text, which shouldnt've been to hard. [B]2nd picture[/B] I don't like very much. The blend (if any) was somewhat hard to spot. The rough transition from a black edge, to a picture of a girl, then back to the black is clumsy, and I had trouble spotting your text. That could use some position-tweaking and stuff... make it more noticable. [B]3rd picture[/B] is getting warmer. I like the blend... very nice. But once again, the text is misplaced and would look much better in another area. Play around with it. Only thing wrong is that the image of the raven standing is hard to see... I had to focus on it for a minute for make it out. [B]4th picture[/B] was alright. I liked the idea of tripling the girl's image, but it was done in a blocky-manner, so I can see the picture's outlines. I'd recommend cutting her out completely, so that you don't end up with those blocky lines. The flower is a whole 'nother story, as it is square and pretty much completely unblended. Again, the idea was good, with it looking like it's falling (I guess), but you need to cut out these images, so that it actually looks like a flower is falling. The text was hard to read. And when using elipses (...'s), you might want to only use three. Any more or any less looks awkward. ^_^ [B]The wallpaper[/B] needs improvement as well. The images didn't blend very well into one another, and so I'm left looking at individual cells of images. I'd recommend getting one really big picture of Ed, then maybe putting it over a [I]few[/I] smaller images of him. The text was in the middle and distracting... maybe next time try on an edge. Overall, you could use some work, but [B]Fear not![/B] You'll definetly get better with practice. Good luck in all your future art works.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I... guess. The only thing I don't like about these RPG relationships (I've already told you Kairi) is that things happen too quickly. In real life, if you met a long-lost friend, you wouldn't be sleeping with them that night. It just doesn't happen like that. And besides, I was picking up a Survivor-esque feel to this RPG, not romance. Good stuff man![/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with Siren on this one. The idea is cliche, in the respect that it's a vampire-haunted mansion. Besides, it doesn't sound like it'd last very long... I'd be around four pages and it'd be done. Besides, your dream isn't very ... logical, therefore the RPG would feel random and pointless. The first sentence sounded like a good beginning to an RPG, however cliched it might be. You had a foundation, but the "building" became sort of lopsided. Get what I mean? I'd recommend going back to your "foundation," and reworking a new story line.[/SIZE]