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Rose Makes Graphics.

Discussion in 'Creation Station' started by Rose, Aug 1, 2012.

  1. Hello world~

    I've been dabbling around in the graphic arts for giggles mainly, and since I haven't been getting any real feedback on other sites, I'm sticking them here in hopes to get more.

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  2. I think if you got a better pic of Jesse and James (or edit/define it more yourself), the last one would be way more epic! :D

    These are all good :D If only I was good in the arts... XD
     
  3. I know, I wasn't as big of a fan of the Jesse and James one either. :p It disappoints with how badly it turned out. I might redo it when I'm done with my tarot card project.
     
  4. alright =P Just find a better picture of the duo, everything else about it looks great! :D
     
  5. Thanks!

    Updated with a couple tarot cards.
     
  6. Updated with a contest entry.... which I lost.... Whatever.
     
  7. Updated with another version of my contest entry, not submitted due to issues with the background.
     
  8. For some reason I was thinking about Soul Eater when I saw Grell.
     
  9. I love Grell. :3 He's hilarious.

    Updated with a new set. Ms. Paint!
     
  10. ^Do you use Photoshop or GIMP? I'd advise you to Stroke (Edit -> Stroke) the Chinese characters if you do. ;) It puts on a small outline which can be useful in managing to -read- them, lol =D

    Good work, overall; you can of course refine your art to an extent (@sharp outlines, stray white spots on renders' edges, not-so-wonderful-but-okay rendering, etc.) but you can easily improve. =) By far the best one is Be The Pony (<3 HS but no feelings for Maplehoof, lol).

    Another thing: you sure seem to love the use of white circles, and while this is occasionally a pleasing effect (e.g., Masq's banner is pretty good), it looks a little off-putting sometimes (e.g., "Chariot" and "Death" tarots, and to a point "Be the pony"). Maybe you want to create a new Layer for the dots, set the opacity of the Layer somewhat low (experiment for yourself, but try ~35%), and blur them. ;) This should reduce the problem.

    Now, as for rendering. Death is nice but it looks awkward with his body floating. Maybe you should use a full body render, or bring down the cut line to the base of the card. This might leave a huge empty space, however. Alternatively, you can turn his shirt into a triangle like so, and blur/smudge it to make it merge into the surrounding (on a different layer, of course). That way it doesn't look so... cut-off. ;) In the other version of the contest entry, there are some awkward 'extra' parts around the top of her head; those should be removed as well.

    Ms Paint is not bad. Actually, it's pretty good. However, that font just doesn't match; I suggest you go for the curvy cursive-like font.

    You might also want to change the font that James uses to speak/that is on the bottom left of the tarot cards. Old English, yes? It's kind of hard to read.

    Just some friendly suggestions~ There is scope for improvement, but you've got some good work going on!

    By the way who is that lady in the "Hello Sweetie" banner? It's as if I know her but cannot put a finger on it.
     
  11. YES. Some of the best feedback I've gotten. You get lots of <3s.

    I use GIMP, and I wasn't aware that tool existed. XD I'll have to go look for it.

    I've been warned to stray away from the Castle's Queen font because it's very popular and looks mainstream and boring. As much as I love the font, I don't like being mainstream. Not my style. #hipster It's also not helpful that I don't have Microsoft Office and their broader collection of fonts downloaded yet. New laptop, uncooperative dad, pain in the neck. I downloaded a bunch of fonts, it's just a matter of getting them installed.

    White circles? Do you mean stars? Glitter and stars are something I really love to work with, just for the sparkly thing. It's a personal touch. They are a separate layer and faded.

    I didn't like how that card turned out either, really. It's just the picture of Rory that I had, and I found a better picture so I can re-do the card later. My rendering sucks, that's something I'm still working on. The Maplehoof and the Ms. Paint came pre-rendered, which was fabulous.

    It's River Song from Doctor Who. She's a psychopath, not rude. /shot

    Thank you so so so much. Lots of <3s and lots of awesomeness points go to you.
     
  12. OHH. So THAT'S who she is, I completely forgot XD It's been ~4 months since I watched Doctor Who last. XD

    GIMP? Good. =) It's okay if you use the glitter and stars, just... it's kind of awkward, like I said, if there's so much. You'll want to try substituting the stars with layers of white at different opacities; it gives pretty much a similar but smoother effect. If you still want stars then i suggest using two separate layers for them; one at say 15-20% opacity and one at 30-35%, with wide spacing between each star. ;)

    Yeah, I could see that you got a pre-rendered Maplehoof/Ms Paint (got it from the wikia?). To practice your rrendering, though, you -might- want to try manually rendering the images from the HS pages. ;)

    Hipster-ness is a silly fad which I never understood. ;) Anyways I can tell why Castle Queen is so popular; it looks really good and matches up with nigh-everything.

    If I see anything else I'll tell you. ;)
    You need fonts? I'll PM you my whole collection. I've got tons in. =D
     
  13. Hm, that effect with the white could turn out interesting. I'll have to try that soon.

    Not sure where I got the renders, I just Googled. XD

    I know it's strange, I just want to stand out. It does look fabulous, I love the font. <3

    As for PMing fonts, thanks, but installing them is yet another pain in the ass. It's all my dad's fault. XD
     
  14. Why, normal methods of installation do not work?
     
  15. More like I have to harp on him for the password to install much anything.
     
  16. Oh, lol. Even fonts?
    I mean, they're -fonts-. XD
     
  17. I know. I can't install anything without harping on him to type the password. It SUCKS.
     
  18. Updated with a new set.
     
  19. These.... These are GLORIOUS.

    "Be the Pony" pretty much made my day. XD Excellent work!
     
  20. YAY I'M GLORIOUS.

    Thank you so much~ I really appreciate the compliment.
     

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