My Attempt at a Siggy

Unread post by **nirvana** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:05 pm

I wanted to represent my main, Grimsley. Here's my best stab at sig-making:

see my sig now!

Comments/Suggestions?

YouTube Edition · Unread post by **Kalliope** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:08 pm

That's really lovely!

Not that I'm an expert, but I know what I like.

Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:08 pm

That is...soooooo cool. o_o
/jealous

Unread post by **nirvana** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:10 pm

Hm, now that I'm looking at it, I'm having trouble telling that Grim's a hunter >.>

Mayhap I should try and add a bow onto his human form's back. *ponder*

Unread post by **Lupis** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:12 pm

That looks awesome! The only thing I can think of is that the moon has an odd dark border on one side, but that might be intended. I like it a lot!
Oh, to make him look huntery, maybe a quiver. His armor at the moment makes him look very titan-y, like a warrior or paladin.

Unread post by **nirvana** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:34 pm

Fixed up the moon- don't even now how that edge got darker o_O

Added a quiver since I couldn't seem to rotate bows to look proper on his back.

Unread post by **Tankperson** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:22 pm

Came out very well.

Unread post by **Lupis** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:50 pm

Much better with the quiver.
Is it possible to make the worgen transparent? I think that would help, too.

Unread post by **Miacoda** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:01 pm

Love!

**My Characters** · Unread post by **Kurenio** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:40 pm

Absolutely gorgeous.

Unread post by **nirvana** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:27 pm

Adjusted the transparency on the worgen, resized & some finishing touches. Cut an avatar from the moon portion

I think I'm done but I'll still take feedback/change suggestions, definitely keeping the layered version incase I notice a glaring issue later >.> Thanks everyone for your feedback so far!

Unread post by **Lupis** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:39 pm

Ahh, it looks awesome! Perfection.

Unread post by **Bonita** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:16 pm

Very nice.

Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:23 am

Nirvana, if you don't mind me asking, what are the techniques you used for the worgen and moon for your sig? I'd like to improve my photoshop skills and I totally love what you did with your sig. :3

Unread post by **Magli** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:50 am

Nice job!

The one flavor thing I'd like to see WoW do--even more than armor dye or cosmetic armor slots--is to display ranged weapons on characters when idle. I'm a hunter; I don't want to show off my stat stick. I want to show off my Boomstick!

Unread post by **nirvana** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:22 pm

Quick question: with outline on Grimsley or without?

Unread post by **quietstrm07** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:53 pm

I would go without the outline. The outline itself provides some separation if you want the human form to appear "in front of" the signature, whereas I prefer the transition from human form to worgen without it. It just seems like you can see more of the fact that it is a worgen without the outline. Overall though, the sig looks great

Now if you want to just make one for me

lol jk

EDIT: Just curious, did you also darken the background because the worgen form doesn't appear as prominent in the outlined version, because the clouds also seem a bit darker

Pokefarm · Unread post by **Lisaara** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:15 pm

Very nice! I like it with the outline. It stands out so much more while without it just blends in and looks bland.

Unread post by **nirvana** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:49 pm

Alright, gonna leave it with an outline for now, cause I do want his human side to "stand out" more - alot of backstory on that one, but in a nutshell all his happy, fond memories are tied to his human self, before he was a worgen.

I did make the worgen a bit more transparent, Quietstorm. It seemed to me like it blended in more with the clouds that way, but still stood out just enough

edit: Tyger, the worgen is simply a screenshotted model of a (naked) worgen from WoWmodelviewer, as a 50% transparency layer. I experimented with blending techniques (multiply, overlay, etc) but ultimately decided to simply leave it normal.

Your basic moon-and-stars background is actually relatively easy to make if you have the right brushes. I happened to have this one laying around from long ago, so I can't say for sure what brushes were used.

I also usually do a copy all visible layers, then paste a new layer containing everything. I do a Gaussian Blur at about 3-5 pixels (in this one it was 5) and set the opacity to 30-50% (in this one it's about 38%). This smoothes out the edges and makes everything "flow" more nicely together.

Brushes are easy to find on deviantart, if you're interested in ones to help you make moon-and-stars backgrounds, or even a variety of other things.

Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:21 pm

Thank you for that Nirvana; I'll keep all that in mind for the future.

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