New Designer to BF2S

2007-04-08 14:56:28

#1

String3R: Member; +15|6444

Hi guys im new to bf2s so u wont know me but im also a gfx designer who makes sigs, userbars and website templates/layouts. I used to make graphics for a company called Uk-Designs which unfortunatly closed. So im here now thought id post up some of my old work and try to get some bf2 gfx flowing!

Heres some of my work C&C appriciated:

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/Stringerjetpilotcopy.jpg

My newest userbar, ive taken up jets lol!

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/unitedwestand.jpg

A sig i made from a stock of our soldiers in Iraq - fav!

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/ghostreconcopy.jpg

Good old ghost recon

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/stringeranimescattercopy.jpg

Random

Halo

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/bobfilters.jpg

COD2

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/knightsigblackborder.jpg

Guild Wars - very old 1

Theres more but ur probably bored already so ill stop!
If i can help you in anyway pm me or something!

String3R

2007-04-08 15:14:00

#2

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6971|Scotland

Ok, this may sound harsh.

I don't mind them; but they are nothing special.

Your render blending needs a lot of work on. They are WAY too hard on nearly every single one of them.
Your first sig is squashed and looks very ugly like that.
The visitor bbrk, or whatever equivalent of small pixel text, is not right in any of those sigs.

I am glad you don't use brushes. But then again, they can be quite effective if you end up over blending and effecting a sig.

Best ones? Halo or Ghost Recon, but they still are quite average. - what are those X's on the left hand side of recon man? They attempted smudgings?
- That small light on the bottom right of the Halo sig draws you straight to it; instead of the actual render.

C&C done.

2007-04-08 15:15:21

#3

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6845|Washington, DC

Pretty nice, better than me for sure.

2007-04-08 15:16:55

#4

-botivix-: Damn; +23|6941|Not Scotland Anymore!

I think there pretty good myself.

Better than average for sure.

2007-04-08 15:21:38

#5

OmniDeath: ~; +726|6858

dont mind zimmer, he never says anything nice, lol.

halo one is probably best in my opinion, although i almost couldnt tell what it was at first. those whit splotches do create too much 'ill placed' contrast, and can distract the eye, but its not that bad. the iraq one is probably my second favorite, but it does looked "squished." as far as images being too hard? i dont mind that, zimmer is just obsessed with blending the only ones where i see render blending as an issue is in the guildwars and 'random' one. they just look like they were plopped on a background, the rest arent too bad though.

the only other thing that bugs me is placement. all the renders are centered with text on one side. this creates an awkward negative space on the other side. not a big thing, but i think the iraq one works better in that regard, with image on one side and text on the other giving it balance.

2007-04-08 15:27:18

#6

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6971|Scotland

Omnideath wrote:
dont mind zimmer, he never says anything nice, lol.

halo one is probably best in my opinion, although i almost couldnt tell what it was at first. those whit splotches do create too much 'ill placed' contrast, and can distract the eye, but its not that bad. the iraq one is probably my second favorite, but it does looked "squished." as far as images being too hard? i dont mind that, zimmer is just obsessed with blending the only ones where i see render blending as an issue is in the guildwars and 'random' one. they just look like they were plopped on a background, the rest arent too bad though.

the only other thing that bugs me is placement. all the renders are centered with text on one side. this creates an awkward negative space on the other side. not a big thing, but i think the iraq one works better in that regard, with image on one side and text on the other giving it balance.

I am not obsessed with blending. But hard renders look shit. Fact.
I do say nice things, if they deserve to have that said to them.
I was giving him constructive critiscism. Not killing him.

Oh, and by the way; I ain't angry.

2007-04-08 15:28:57

#7

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6678|cuntshitlake

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/p … ilters.jpg

I fucking hate that gay image, it's everywhere!!!

main battle tank karthus medikopter 117 megamegapowershot gg

2007-04-08 15:31:01

#8

Entertayner: Member; +826|6785

Love the Iraq one mate, will be good to have you around. :wub:

2007-04-08 15:42:50

#9

String3R: Member; +15|6444

Ty for the welcome and comments all! Yeah blending is my weakpoint, but most of them sigs are over a year old ive only just came back to the world of gfx the gw was my first ever sig!

The iraq is my fav still i cant see the squished side to but thats probably just me! Them soldiers are runnng into a blasted hole in a wall and are surrounded by dust so maybe the filters on that makes it seem a little packed together i dno! But yeah i wont complain about the criticisms i asked for comments i got em and they help me improve! i havnt made anything for about a year (apart from the userbar) so ill try to make something fresh for yall see if i still got it!

2007-04-08 15:46:57

#10

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6765|CH/BR - in UK

Improve blending, improve brushing. Read tutorials and you'll be fine

-konfusion

2007-04-08 15:50:46

#11

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6957|FUCK UBISOFT

zimmer is like the simon cowell of bf2s, hes never positive but hes the most honest of the critics.

2007-04-08 15:51:05

#12

String3R: Member; +15|6444

good old dutch designz!

2007-04-08 17:28:07

#13

R3v4n: We shall beat to quarters!; +433|6701|Melbourne

A Good start, i agree with Zimmer though, the first one does look squashed. A bit of work on blending will work wonders. But none the lses they are quite good.

GJ

~ Do you not know that in the service … one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?

2007-04-08 18:38:33

#14

Entertayner: Member; +826|6785

The one thing I would say about the Iraq one is it's size - it seems a little elongated..

2007-04-09 04:00:01

#15

String3R: Member; +15|6444

Well when i used to make them i tried to switch style when i could coz i got bored i did try c4d but got bored these are old as well but ill post em up anyway even thou the blending is crap

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/Reconsig.jpg

The render wasnt all that good and i couldnt fix him arm

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/haloabstract.jpg

I loved that font

avatar tryin some techish border

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/ninjasig.jpg

This 1 was just to try some new brushes 5 min job

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/samuri-sig.gif

2nd sig i ever made for some reason this 1 was popular

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/stringerBINsig.jpg

i thought this 1 was good but i was new to gfx so i ruined it with the txt!

https://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/pvtstringer/Untitled-1.jpg

we hav all tried to mod a car at some point all i can say is LOL!

2007-04-09 17:19:28

#16

String3R: Member; +15|6444

ok guys i tried to make something but i cant find any good tuts im tryin to make a kwl bf2 sig anyone know of any good tuts around i cant find any!

2007-04-09 17:59:23

#17

MDFSpacePhantom: It is I; +146|6598|San Jose CA.

Nice work man and welcome to the B.F.2.s....

2007-04-09 20:32:28

#18

Entertayner: Member; +826|6785

Damn, that tut has been soooooooooooo overdone! Try making one yourself instead of using tuts just experiment and use the techniquest you've learnt doing your other sigs, you'll be surprised at what you can do.

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