Art Tical's Banner Graveyard [image heavy]

[2010DigitalBoy]

I have a freaking million banners. Most likely because I change them at least once a week. Anyway, it's hard to keep up with and a lot of people don't get to see them before they disappear, so here's my banner graveyard if you will. I will not be including banners made for me by other members. They're in order from oldest to newest. Let it be noted, all [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Tical [/COLOR] banners are made from Microsoft Paint.

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]KuruInuYouka[/COLOR]i - a banner made for a friend of mine, [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Kuro[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/wtiger.gif[/IMG]

Aw... cuddles *^_^*
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/130340-2005071318223.jpg[/IMG]

haha, political satire at its finest
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/bush.jpg[/IMG]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Ragnarok[/COLOR] and [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Gorillaz.[/COLOR] The quote is from the song [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Double Bass[/COLOR].
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/ClapperYo.jpg[/IMG]

A really bad [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Jack Skellignton [/COLOR] banner
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/JackSkelingtonBannerHMT.jpg[/IMG]

A banner for my good friend[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue] Hitokiri Battosai[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/Hitokiri2.jpg[/IMG]

Another for him
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/hotokiri1.jpg[/IMG]

When I heard this song and then remembered [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]One Winged Angel [/COLOR] I had to do it. My good friend [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Windfox[/COLOR] loves that song, so I gave him this.
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/Windfoxbanner.jpg[/IMG]

This took WAY more cropping than it was worth.
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/.jpg[/IMG]

The cover for my favorite CD ever [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Frances The Mute [/COLOR] by [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]The Mars Volta[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/themarsvoltabanner.jpg[/IMG]

The band [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]System of a Down[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/aannersoadfortical.jpg[/IMG]

Made for the awesome CD [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Serart[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/000000000000000000000000000000.jpg[/IMG]

A personal favorite, made for the song [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Boulevard of Broken Dreams [/COLOR] by [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Green Day[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/bobd.jpg[/IMG]

Rather uninteresting [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Static X [/COLOR] banner
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/Xbanner.jpg[/IMG]

Generic [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Tool [/COLOR] banner
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/toolbanner.jpg[/IMG]

I got a ton of good feedback for this one. Also, this is [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Celcius[/COLOR] from [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Tales of Symphonia[/COLOR].
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/swiftandpainful.jpg[/IMG]

This is a person who I care about indefinetally
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/swiftandpainful2.jpg[/IMG]

Made for my pal now known as [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Red 6[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/untitled.jpg[/IMG]

Identity crisis :P
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/tical2.jpg[/IMG]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Pokemon[/COLOR]!!!
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/bb134e3d.gif[/IMG]

For my favorite comic and show [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]The Boondocks[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/boonban.jpg[/IMG]

This is [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Cedric Bixler-Zavala[/COLOR], singer and lyricist for [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]The Mars Volta[/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/ticalbanner.jpg[/IMG]

This was to advertise [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Blue Eyes Staring [/COLOR] which I never wound up writing. I made like 5 other banners for it as well but they were never uploaded.
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/Blueeyesstaring.jpg[/IMG]

Taken from a really cool pic, though I'm mad I had to shrink it. Won't be using it long
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/bikinitickle.jpg[/IMG]

[jigglyness]

heh ^^' sorry retri. too early in the morning for me to use my brain. anyways. they really aren't half bad especially since it's done in paint. As for the text, Instead of going for a color that stands out alot, try to pick a color that is similar the those used in the banner but a different shade. having super bright neon colors on a dark banner makes it seem kind of tacky. But i like how you clean you cropped with paint. It's super hard. props for you. ^_^

[Retribution]

[quote name='jigglyness']they aren't half bad for paint. but maybe you can consider downloading a different program for your graphics. Maybe GIMP. that's free. :)[/quote]
[size=1]jigglyness, this is unacceptable. You're a Member now, and you know what's expected of you. You didn't give Tical [i]any[/i] points for improvement, nor any positive feedback aside from they "aren't half bad." Please refresh yourself on what is expected of you as far as [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=53330][b]Constructive Criticism[/b][/url] goes.

Thanks.[/size]

[2010DigitalBoy]

Moi, I have created another one. This one omes from a pic I drew of me with guns and sword preparing for zombie warfare. You can see this pic over in the Draw Yourself thread.

[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/ticalban.jpg[/IMG]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=slategray]Hey my sexy b**ch. ^_~

Aww, I love seeing your banner changes. You definitely deserve a lot of credit, I won't even touch Paint when it comes to making graphics. I practically died the last time Photoshop was ripped from me. >.<

Now, I'll be honest... picture and font quality aren't the best. Very pixely. But I think you did well with cropping and arrangement for the most part. And I'll have to go with jigglyness on the whole font color thing. Stay away from the neon. *twitch*

Haha, I love the "Can't We Just Hug?" one... so cute. : D And the one about Bush/lesbians... haha. The banner inspired by Green Day is very good, I like the grungy feel.
These new sketchy/drawing ones are pretty cool looking, gives off a nice feel. Plus, you aways have to appreciate Zombie warfare.

Overall, nice job!
(I know, I don't have a very detailed vocabulary when I comment on stuff. Eh. I feel like a broken record when I give feedback. XD)[/color][/size]

[Ellerby]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]No offense, but none of these jump out at me at all. The only real decent one is the one you made for Red 6.

I think what your main problem is is you're using the wrong colours for the wrong things. For instance, your last banner in the first post with the girl in the bikini? Wonderful picture, maybe a little work could be done on it but nothing Panit could do. However the blue text and border ruins it. It's good that you're trying to match the blue text with a blue border (or vice versa) but it still doesn't work.

For instance, I've taken that banner into MSPaint and changed the border from blue to black and white. Already it looks better (you'll have to take my word on it) but let's change a bit more. By simply changing the text colour (or taking the text out completely), the banner looks much more professional.

[center][img]http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/2348/bikiniticklevt9.png[/img][/center]

See there I just took out the text completely. Another problem you tend to have is that you're saving it in the JPEG format. This is normally okay, but not for MSPaint. MSPaint, when saved in JPEG, pixelates the image and it just ruins it. If you're going to use paint, save it as a PNG file.

Hope that helped.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[2010DigitalBoy]

[QUOTE=White][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]No offense, but none of these jump out at me at all. The only real decent one is the one you made for Red 6.

I think what your main problem is is you're using the wrong colours for the wrong things. For instance, your last banner in the first post with the girl in the bikini? Wonderful picture, maybe a little work could be done on it but nothing Panit could do. However the blue text and border ruins it. It's good that you're trying to match the blue text with a blue border (or vice versa) but it still doesn't work.

For instance, I've taken that banner into MSPaint and changed the border from blue to black and white. Already it looks better (you'll have to take my word on it) but let's change a bit more. By simply changing the text colour (or taking the text out completely), the banner looks much more professional.

[center][img]http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/2348/bikiniticklevt9.png[/img][/center]

See there I just took out the text completely. Another problem you tend to have is that you're saving it in the JPEG format. This is normally okay, but not for MSPaint. MSPaint, when saved in JPEG, pixelates the image and it just ruins it. If you're going to use paint, save it as a PNG file.

Hope that helped.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Thanks, I'll remember that stuff. I realize none of my banners are really good, I just want somewhere to put them - give them some recognition since they're always changing.

And also, I know I ruined that bikini one with the colors, but I hated that banner anyway because I had to shrink the pic. I was only planning on using it for a day or so anyway until you were done with my request, but then I cancelled the story.

I used blue cuz, well, Im Tical Blue :p

And also Blase, thanks cutie ~_^

To all comments on my cropping: the only ones I actually did any cropping on were the .hack one and the GorillazxRagnarok one. all the others were finding the right pic and adding a little to it.

[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/tickleblue.jpg[/IMG]

I saw this pic and couldn't resist ^_^ I think I should cut a little off the leftcuz it;s got that weird dark effect over there.

EDIT: I know no ones reading this but I made new ones so...

This one was made by request and something went wrong with how i saved it I guess. It should say 'severing the red strings of fate'
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/mihoban.jpg[/IMG]

One for Blue Eyes Staring
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/besstpoy.jpg[/IMG]

Once again, something went wrong. Should be Easier To Run by Linkin Park.
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/EasierToRun.jpg[/IMG]

another bes. Lyrics from H. by Tool
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/hbes.jpg[/IMG]

This is Tical Blue's 'Broken'. Didn't wanna use it cuz people will complain Im too whiney
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/tbbroken.jpg[/IMG]

Another great pic. Had to have it
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/angleguyban.jpg[/IMG]

Yuri obsession ^^;;
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/hugioban.jpg[/IMG]