Art Something Beautiful {image heavy}

[femme fatale]

[size=1]Before i start with the graphics; no i am not big headed. the thread title comes from a lyric i'm very fond of =) And i get bored of calling my graphics threads 'graphic thread' lol.

Ok well i dabble consistantly with Photoshop 7, and i like posting all the random bits and bobs i come up with, and unless i'm clearly using something or state otherwise, you are more than welcome to help yourself =)

And just as a lil added note - i have a thing for colouring manga (not that i'm very good lol) so you'll see alot of full page/half page/panels from manga you may or may not recongise.

[center][b]COLOURED MANGA[/B]
#1 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/beachboyscopy.png"]Togainu no Chi[/URL][/u]
#2 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/Chii_04.png"]Chobits/Chii[/URL][/u]
#3 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/loveless7.png"]Loveless/Ritsuka #1[/URL][/u]
#4 - [u][URL="http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7227/loveless3nh5.png"]Loveless/Ritsuka #2[/URL][/u]
#5 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/KakaIru_35.png"]Naruto/KakashixIruka[/URL][/u]
#6 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/Alichino.png"]Alchino[/URL][/u]
#7 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/header_bdi.png"]Air Gear[/URL][/u]


[b]LARGE BANNERS[/b] (all made for a forum)
#1 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/v-daybanner.png"]Valentines Day[/URL][/u]
#2 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/l-factorbanner5.png"]Mass Effect[/URL][/u] (won 1/3 places in a contest)
#3 - [u][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/l-factorbanner4.png"]Advent Children[/URL][/u]


[b]SIGNATURES:[/B]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/rinoabanner4.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/rinoabanner1.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/SkyAngel.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/Retribution.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/longingforthesky.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/Beginnings.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/Warrior.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/WannaPlay.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/BalthierSig2.png[/IMG][/center]

(i do apologize for my abuse on small sigs :whoops:)

Thank you for looking =)[/size]

[Raynear]

I liked the colouring you did in the manga but I think you can do a bit more like adding shadows but that's just my personal opinion. I really love your banner and signature designs, they are amazing. ^_^

[femme fatale]

[quote name='Raynear']I liked the colouring you did in the manga but I think you can do a bit more like adding shadows but that's just my personal opinion. I really love your banner and signature designs, they are amazing. ^_^[/QUOTE]
[size=1]Thank you ^^ You wouldn't actually believe i do shade lol, but i dump so many coloured layers on afterwards it all fades away hehe. Most noticeable with shadows would be the Chobits/Loveless #1 pages.

Two more sigs i made earlier ^^ Just messing round n experimenting really.

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/MovetotheBeat.png[/img]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Sarlinari/freedomfighter.png[/img][/size]

[Ellerby]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Wow. Well, I can see you're very talented. How long have you been doing this for? I'm curious.

The first two banners (the smaller ones) are my favorites. Especially "i only dream of you." Something about the simpleness of it really stands out.

Freedom Fighter is good, but seems like it's sort of incomplete. I think the brushing on the right side could be softened a little bit. I would also make the entire thing a little bit shorter (it seems a bit tall compared to the character and text somehow). Other then that they're all amazing. Kudos to you. ^o^[/COLOR][/FONT]

[femme fatale]

[quote name='8bit'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]Wow. Well, I can see you're very talented. How long have you been doing this for? I'm curious.[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]
[color=black][size=1]Erm, i think i got PS7 for my 16th birthday, which in a month or so's time would mean i've had it 4years.

Although every now and again i kinda go off it and stay away from the thing for months xD And thank you![/color][/size]

[SaiyanPrincessX]

[SIZE="1"]Oi, I love your style. Its something I would do, heh.

I think my favorite is the last one in the first post. I just love the images colors and gaussy, glowing look. Plus you have a good eye for image placement and text placement. I noticed alot of people have trouble with text placement.

I agree with 8bit on 'Freedom Fighter', but I would also add maybe a little color behind the character, or lighten it behind the character. So she/he pops out more, and is easier to identify. Possibly cut off part of the left, its alot of open unused space. :/

Great work! Keep it coming.[/SIZE]

[Raynear]

[quote name='femme fatale'][size=1]Thank you ^^ You wouldn't actually believe i do shade lol, but i dump so many coloured layers on afterwards it all fades away hehe. Most noticeable with shadows would be the Chobits/Loveless #1 pages.[/QUOTE]

Whoops I must have missed that one.

Seems you posted two more sigs, I liked the one titled freedom fighter. Somehow I liked background colouring since it kinda brings out the character in the sig. The text seems fitting with the design. However I think it would be awesome if you could reduce the width and the height of the sig so that the viewer could concentrate more on the character and the message. Like others have said, there seems to be extra spaces that could be removed without losing the quality to the work.

Hope to see more from you!