Art Various works...

[Hittokiri Zero]

I just noticed that I haven't posted anything here in a while... I wonder why :rolleyes:... So for all two of you who are going to view this thread and reply i'll drop by at various times today and tomorrow and just post a variety of different images I have been creating/that I recently created...

[b]Numero Uno:[/b]
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[b]Name -[/b]
Jo - Street Smart
[b]Original Size - [/b]
1600x1200 (scaled down to 1024x768)
[b]Type of Image -[/b]
Wallpaper
[b]Image Notes -[/b]
I'm not very big into designing wallpapers because of the amount of wallpapers out there and that are churned out on a daily basis by many individuals who have no idea what they are doing. But hey just for the heck of it I gave it a shot and this is what I came up with --->

[URL=http://img67.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img67&image=Jo-StreetSmartV2-1024x768.jpg][IMG]http://img67.exs.cx/img67/59/Jo-StreetSmartV2-1024x768.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

The character is Jo from Bakuretsu Tenshi, and while I wouldn't call this wallpaper a success I did learn a variety of things from it and am now really concentrating on lighting effects and light sources (something I had a bad feel for going into and when creating this wallpaper). The wallpaper could still use some touching up and reworking of the lighting effects but because I love the buildings I created so much and don't feel motivated enough to change the completed wallpaper i've already decided to come back and recreate this wallpaper at a later date once I improve my skills a bit more.

Here's a fun fact of the day: My wallpaper was probably the only wallpaper ever to be rejected from theOTAKU.com :p Either that or there was an error while I was submitting my wallpaper and it was never reached the intended recipient :rolleyes: Whatever the reason may be, because my wallpaper pales in comparison to the rest of the wallpapers that were submitted, is just another reason why I believe this wallpaper was hardly a "success" and could still use a lot of work.

*For those of you who would like larger versions of the wallpaper just post here asking for them, or send me a private message and I will upload a larger version for you.*

I'm also working on finishing the signature i'm currently using but please feel free to comment on that as well ;).

[Syn]

The wallpaper looks great as far as im concerned. The text, the smaller text anyway, is ruined by the resolution (which you already know) so thats a shame. The lighting effects are just..well..lovely ^_^ The whole thing, on whole, is very clean. Much like most of your work come to think of it.

You're never happy with anything you do ¬_¬ stop being so damned picky...:P

And i'd like to say that whoever, for whatever reason, rejected this wallpaper should be shot ^_^

The banners very nice, but I prefer it a lot more in that layout than as a banner by itself. The only thing I dont like about the banner is the "Z" in zero...that looks kind of off....other than that. *thumbs up*

[Epsilon]

[QUOTE=Hittokiri Zero]

Here's a fun fact of the day: My wallpaper was probably the only wallpaper ever to be rejected from theOTAKU.com :p Either that or there was an error while I was submitting my wallpaper and it was never reached the intended recipient :rolleyes: Whatever the reason may be, because my wallpaper pales in comparison to the rest of the wallpapers that were submitted, is just another reason why I believe this wallpaper was hardly a "success" and could still use a lot of work.
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[COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1]Must have been a error or glitch.


[b]Wallapaper -[/b]

First of all...Those buildings are beautifully done, and match the color scheme well.

As stated before, the words "Street Smart" get a little blurred and unclear. But the "Jo" just kind of makes up for it with the red and white, also the font. Matching it up to her character design.

Personally, I think you're doing great with the light effects so far. My only problem is where they hit in certain places. Mainly, how the light and shadows meet on Jo's lower half of her body.

I really love the way you've gotten the moon in. Specifically because of how it matches the bg and morphs when part of it hits the building. Other then the 3 things with the shading, I love the light. Since all the angles are corresponding, which a lot of people who make wallpapers have a problem on. A great cropping job, it's clean, sharp look adds for an over all great look.

[b]Banner - [/b]
I can only find two think you might want to change. The depth of which the ridged/torn pieces come down upon the character. And the "K," it seems a bit "mash" at the bottom with the "O" Said before, the font that the "Z" is in if kind of off.

Other then this, pretty much go for something in progress. I like the bg a lot, because it seems to match the expression of the character. (I've never personally seen the anime, so I'm taking a guess.) Also a nice job adding the vertical line on the left.
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[Dagger]

I like the wallpaper, and I [i]love[/i] the signature. As Ruby said, you might want to make the torn pieces (especially along the top of Hijikata's head) a little deeper and more varied. Other than that, though, the texture of the background looks fantastic.

~Dagger~

[Hittokiri Zero]

[quote]Must have been a error or glitch.[/quote]

I hope it was otherwise I will be stuck in eternal sorrow for the rest of my pitiful life :rolleyes:.

[quote]My only problem is where they hit in certain places. Mainly, how the light and shadows meet on Jo's lower half of her body. Mainly, how the light and shadows meet on Jo's lower half of her body.[/quote]

Are you referring to the lower left corner? Or to how the top of Jo's back has more colorful and is more vibrant than her lowerback =o?

As for the signature thank you for the comments and while I agree with you all with the "Z" being a little off i'm not quite sure if I have any other font which looks better, i'm browsing through my fonts now so i'll post up a revised signature later but for now... (as for adding more depth to the edges I'll try that later as well but the reason why I have not done that is because the stock image and the sandy background are actually one layer I accidently flattened ^_^'').

Hmmm... Here's a new triplet of stuff for everyone to view --->

I don't do too many graphics with real people, but since Kenji-boy now re-dubbed Syn asked me to make him a matching signature and avatar with those specific pictures here's what popped out of the magic photoshop oven...

[img]http://img49.exs.cx/img49/2499/synavcopy.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img69.exs.cx/img69/601/Synsigcopy.jpg[/img]

Really the only thing about the signature i'm not entirely happy with is the text, I never really had the time to finalize it and run through some different variations to see which is better. But people nowadays are so impatient :p.

And now time for one of my personal favorite graphics, and my favorite/best layout to date --->

[URL=http://img49.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img49&image=Corrupted1.jpg][IMG]http://img49.exs.cx/img49/4017/Corrupted1.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

This particular layout was inspired by the character in the banner named Gaara (from Naruto). He basically has the power to manipulate sand and to put a long story short he's basically insane ^_^. The banner for this layout has actually been done for quite some time but i'm still working on the center piece and want to do [i]something[/i] (I have no idea what) to the side bars just to spruce things up a bit.

[Epsilon]

[QUOTE=Hittokiri Zero]Are you referring to the lower left corner? Or to how the top of Jo's back has more colorful and is more vibrant than her lowerback =o?
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I'm mostly referring to about 10 pixels after the shadowing hits the connector of her shirt. (The first strap, that looks like a belt.) It slowly increases, but once it hit's past belt it increases a little bit faster. Mostly on the left leg.

[b]Avatar/Banner[/b]
High quality, and a nice out take for the avatar. Rather then using her head/facial feature. I really like that fact. Having the font in white makes it stand out better then if you had used red.

A good, texture on the bg. I think you've really gotten it to match the expression in her eyes. I think the 'me"' should be a little more to the left though. The cluster of spikes was a good addition to the over all banner. Especially since the shape is just kind of...Smooth, on the grudge like bg.

Other then the "me" comment, I think the avatar and banner are perfect.

[b]Layout[/b]
I can't find any flaw in your layout. >>; So, I find it perfect.
Personally, I find the bg's to everything beautifully done. All of it seems to have some kind of texture of sand. Simply, love the way you've done the navigation and the tow bars of "Going Up?" / "Welcome to DarakruSuru..." Mainly because of the color changes in the fonts and how it matches the main image/ over all layout so well.

A good choice on Gaara image, it has a great cropping job. I like it's bg, and the red hat's spattered around it. Goes well with the font/font color.
The banner for "Ethereal Forums," I've pretty much commented on it's design. But the text here fits better then the one in your siggy, probably because the "Z" isn't in the second word. A good contrast on the font below having a more flowing look.
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