Sven
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pm | | Re: Some stuff (15th Jul 08 at 7:09am UTC) | | http://ookie1.deviantart.com/art/Pigs-might-fly-91431288
I don't actually like this one very much. The concept, is a brilliant one - however, the execution isn't the best I've seen.
The pig stock, is not one that I could have used at all - the pig was clearly standing on the ground when you cut it from the image, and that is what it looks like, thus making it stand out.
The clouds that the big is actually standing in, looks good - this must have been another stock as the clouds in the upper right you've motioned blurred and then gone and gotte nthe colouring wrong anyway. The blending of the two does not look good and ruins the image a lot.
The bottom little bit, I don't actually get what that is? Did you forget about it or not know how to use the crop tool? It looks to me like you used that canvas side and left it incomplete. It doesn't look like water or land or anything.
Then the text is out as well, looks like the text was just slapped there with no thought process put into it at all. Is it still Times New Roman as well?
TBH: Pigs might fly:
Concept: Brilliant, 8/10
Execution: Extremely Flawed. As said in your dA comment - 20 minutes.. 2/10
http://ookie1.deviantart.com/art/OD-FOR-SALE-91429723
This isn't too bad. The concept is pretty basic, nothing special about it. But the actual design is quite nice. It's still only a moderate design as some of it is very choppy - but nether less, pleasing on the eyes.
OK, I'm guessing it's been scaled - as there is no way, that template could be of real size as it wouldn't work on a forum, period. The text could use a little more work, and to be honest - the more I look at it, the worse that this templates seems to me. The title text 'Ookie Designs' has a nice idea behind it where it hangs down over the top bit. That's not a bad touch, however, the text is unoriginal and non exciting. Nor does it have any large amount of skill to it - but then, most web designing doesn't.
The orb is very choppy around the edges and that's really all there is to this template. The concept, is pretty decent. It's plain and simple and doesn't hurt the corneas. However, it needs some strong refining - it needs to be 'jazzed' more effects and subtle detail. So far it's just a gradient, an orb and some text - the gradient is fine, just needs some sprucing up and the orb is very choppy around the outside. That needs to be fixed as well, can be done by pre-making the orb on a large canvas then copy/pasting it over to this one and using free transform to manipulate it's size. This will reduce the choppiness of the base.
TBH: OD
Concept: 6/10
Execution: 4/10
http://ookie1.deviantart.com/art/Chris-Tomlin-Av-91713832
I must be honest, there is NOTHING about this little piece of work that I actually like. This avatar of yours displays a skill percentage of 1/100 to be totally honest with you. It looks like you've taken a stock of this guy, added some lines over him and some text slapped on over his shoulder that would have taken maybe 30 seconds to position correctly.
When I look at it, I notice the text, more so than your stock - that you tell people not to claim and it looks like that is exactly what you have done as well. Claimed someone else's work/photograph and added some corny lines to it and said: "BAM! I am finished!" Well you're not. An avatar in this design requires no skill and even so, this one is terribly flawed.
The lines are way to obvious and the focus is all wrong. You want everyone to look at HIM not the text that you have jumping up and down on his shoulder. Either, remove the text or tone it down - to about 1% opacity and you're getting there. Rule for avatars: Don't use text unless the avatar is FOCUSED around the text.
Tomlin:
Concept: 0/10
Execution: 0/10
Honest CC, in my eyes, you are a novice designer still. What you need to do is keep doing what you did. Accept the harsh criticism from me and don't take it personally. Some of these ideas are brilliant, you are still learning and spreading your wings. As someone is bound to say, these are better than most can produce - but nothing worth selling as of yet, there is better stuff for free. | |
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