[Show-off] My new sig by me :)

[mchugh]

Well this is the first time i have ever made a sig like this i use 2 grab a 3d backround and drag a render into it but with the help of some Guides i no longer do it.

I know it sukes but so what FEEDBACK PLS



heres my 2nd try with a new idea :/

[Waspp]

Thats awsome man i duno if just is the render. but the girl looks cinda stretched out. other then that and the text (wich dosnt fit so much ^^) evrything is awsome
Kepp up the good work!

[CarlosJ]

i think foremost you need to work on colouring, you need to pick colours from somewhere on the sig and match them to other parts. e.g. the render. currently your render is dark browny/red but your background is yellow and bright red text. pick similar colours to give consistency and flow or pick contrasting and complementing colours for contrast throughout the sig, look at a colour wheel it helps for this.
but consdidering its your first real attempt at a sig i think its preety good. the render is blended slightly in, the brush work doesnt look too bad, and youve finished it off with a border which is nice to see.
try also working on your text a bit, pick the right font (i have a font pack thread:P to download) so if you want the text to stand out pick a big bold font , but if you want it to be subtle lower the opactiy, put it on overlay and try use a font in a similar style to the rest of the sig so it fits.

also consider adding a light source. currently your render is very dark and because of this looks flat, add some light to one side, it will add depth, this should be repeated through to the background to provide flow and consistency.
most of all keep practising and looking at tuts.

[mchugh]

Thats awsome man i duno if just is the render. but the girl looks cinda stretched out. other then that and the text (wich dosnt fit so much ^^) evrything is awsome
Kepp up the good work!

ok what about the 2nd one i just put on? :P

[Waspp]

Awsome! much better but one thing tough. the teal lightning in the lower left corner just makes the sig look beginnerish. try adding some white/light gray light under the render. and maybe make some new layers of the render and blur them to max. that will make a aura around the render wich gives it a nice flow with the background.

Edit: The text still dosnt fit i think. its better but not enough. try another font. its hard to make it fit ^^ try putting the layer type to overlay

[Evieh]

2nd 3rd render (?) doesn't look that smooth, id make 2xof them (2 layers) then on background layer make it gaussian blur 5/10, then use a different blending option, or just smudge it, im not that good either but that works for me.

[mchugh]

ok i made this one following an other tut is this better? I tryed to get the colours 2 match with the render like you guys said, and also tryed geting the text 2 fit in I only just learned how to animate :P

[Shinyshoes]

You have the right idea, but the car is just out in the open. The aim for almost all signatures is for the render (the car in this case) to semi-blend into the background, so it doesn't look as though you just slapped on a car, on a blue background. Nice on the coloring, although try to use darker/lighter tones to create a better effect. The animation is nice, but try fading it all the way and fading back in, unless you wanted that blinking effect

-shiny

[mchugh]

ok thanks man, Do you know any good Guides that can help me makeing my mind up on colours and how to fir the render in ?

[Waspp]

It's very hard to blend a image into the background ^^
I have done sigs for almost 3 weeks and i have not got it yet. My best try was this:

[Shinyshoes]

To "blend" a render in there are some real easy ways to go about doing so.

#1: Light erasing :: Basically erase some edges of the render to make it look like it's blending in. But don't erase completely, set the opacity of the eraser to 70% or lower, or whatever you think looks nice. I used this technique in this recent sig:



specifically around her mid section/chest, and her shoulders/arms.


Do you see how parts of her body are gone, or seem to be fading in?


#2: Use of other mediums: C4d's, brushes ect.

Sometimes you can blend a render in by placing some grunge brushes around their edges, or by going over small pieces of the render with C4d's I also used that in the sig above.

There are many ways to do this so experiment, the one listed above are most common, but they are so many options to work with!

-shiny

[artnok]

Not a huge fan of the text, but i like it alot. render could be a bight lighter.