Some constructive critique? [56K WARNING]

[AkaInRed]

Alright, I've been trolling this section for quite awhile, and now I'm feeling lightheaded and so I probably won't rage...
Here are a number of my previous works, some dating back over 2-3 years.
I will give a description of each, and I'd like to see some opinion.

- One of my earlier attempts at smudging.

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- This one is ancient.

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- My first avatar.
- Basic animation tricks using photoshop, no png alteration involved.

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- My second(third?) signature.

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- No idea exactly when I made this. Was back in my CG gen2 days.

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- Totally random.
- I lied, this was actually an old sig for an SoTW entitled Yandere... I didn't really get it right, did I.

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- Very old userbar from when I was in Authentic on CG.

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- My first ecchi sig.
- Also my first attempt at using wireframe to create depth.
- Failed.

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- Userbar I made for when I joined nM's GFX club.
- Favourite of all my userbars.

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- Not sure when this was made.

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- Made sometime in December '10.
- Very basic, but I liked the outcome.

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- One of the few sigs where I followed a tutorial. (or part of it)
- Tutorial was written by Toadvine of nM, my second most respected gfxer.

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- Definitely random. Also, first chibi-sig.
- Was testing out colour contrast on a new smudge technique.
- Didn't come out quite as I envisioned it.

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- I didn't put the name of the game cuz Torsen doesn't like the game.
- Looks somewhat displaced and out-of-tune, I know.
- Despite what you see, I spent 3 hours re-creating this thing over and over and over and over and can't recall how many re-edits its gone through. Still didn't come up as what I wanted it to.

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- My third and favourite ecchi sig. (or tag, w/e)

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- GunZ Banner Image for AzureNetwork's nav site.

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- I know I could've done better, but its an icon, I shouldn't overdo it unless I'm getting paid for it.

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- First icon I made that I liked.
- Stolen by countless idiots on TG, because of Irvin/Ironic.

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- An attempt at duplication.
- A little rough, I know.

[MentaL]

[Torched]

The counter sword is my favourite, although you have done something else with the text.

[AkaInRed]

The counter sword is my favourite, although you have done something else with the text.

@Torch.
"although you have done smething else with the text."
What does that mean, exactly? You think the text should be different?
If thats it, then yeah, I think you're right, but I guess there isn't much to do about it at this point.






I was expecting a lot more negativity or criticism from you guys, but meh.

[Torched]

Yeah thats what I meant.
Btw what brush settings did you use for that sig? (counter sword)

[AkaInRed]

Default soft/hard round brushes, 30% splatter, about 90-100% strength, all other settings changed randomly.

[TheMadHatter]

I generally love them, the blending is great, and the images fit perfectly. I like the icons, they should never be overdone, and yours are perfect.