Wow, guys, I really do appreciate all of the wonderful suggestions you guys have given me.
(Mar. 30, 2009 2:53 AM)Deikailo Wrote: I think the left of the image needs to be darker and the edge of the image needs to be more defined toward the end to give it more body. It looks too flat right now. Also, I'd ease up on the textures. Between the back image, grid, and what would look like wind strikes, it's too much. Try airbrushing a shadow below the Beyblade to take the eye away from the texture a little bit.
I'll try all of these suggestions.
(Mar. 30, 2009 4:18 AM)Blue Wrote: I think its some kinda chain link fence texture, its very visually distracting. I think deikailo is getting at this too.
the last one you posted makes the font much more readable btw
Yeah, that is exactly what it is. Perhaps I didn't think it was as distracting after staring at the sig for so long while creating it haha. I'll see what it looks like without it.
(Mar. 30, 2009 3:17 PM)Kai-V Wrote: There needs to be more depth as well as other colours. Right now, I could almost say I am looking at a slightly coloured sheet, the kind you write sophisticated letters on. Only the red from the stickers truly helps distinguish the beyblade, therefore there could be a more homogeneous body of red in the background, below Storm Pegasis. The latter's borders are grey because of the Metal Wheel, so it was not a good idea to colour the background in grey tones (grey-blue, grey-brown/red, etc.). Also, is there a particular reason the beyblade is submerged in grey on the left ? Where is the beginning and the end of the blade on that side. Personally, I cannot know where the light that is reflected on the Metal Wheel originates either.
The text would have been more readable with a simple white colour, not a white outer stroke. That stroke should be softer to coincide with the rest of the signature anyway, if you really want to keep it.
I like the white pattern you added on top of everything though. I hope it can be kept.
I will experiment with the white text and the red-ish backgrounds to help differentiate between Storm Pegasis and the rest of the signature. Hrm, I guess it does look like it is simply submerged in grey ... There was a reason I did that, but it didn't turn out well I suppose, so it is irrelevant. I will remove it.
White pattern? Are you referring to the chain link fence Blue and Deikailo mentioned to remove?