Balance's World of GFX

[Konata Izumi]

I'm an idiot for not having realized til now. But gosh, I love mine! Everything goes along with the flow really nicely. The colour scheme is wonderful and the little effects on the right corner makes the sig so cute! I'm using this right away. Thank you~ ♥

[Balance]

I really need critics on this.



Colors bother me like hell.

[Acnologia]

It seems a bit flat and empty. Maybe some more smudging will do?

[Balance]

I'm really losing it now.
Thanks for the tip though Cross.
Hopefully I can expand myself to different territories later...



EDIT:
A new one for Hamashimura.

[Hamashimura]

As promised,I shall take a bit of my time to actually comment (haven't done any for a long time)...

I absolutely love your gift...
Good concept,nicely done...
The overall look gives out mysterious feeling,which totally matches my mood...It's almost like you knew me for ages ^^
The landscape with sunset seems magical,and Aurora smudge/brush/randomness (whatever you used to create it) gives amazing feel to it...
Everything falls well together,as expected...
Depth is clearly seen,yet falls well with complete idea...Frontal birds might be a tad bit blurred/masked,since they seem to have quite...sharp/hard edges,which shouldn't be,considering their movement...
Image itself is nicely balanced,without high contrasted colors,which makes everything blending together amazingly good...
Text placement is something I like...the look of it,and the coloring are flowing nicely with the idea,and outer glow (I think) merges it quite nicely with the background...
Overall,I really like it...it's magnificent piece,but it's only natural in your case...

I am very grateful for this,and I highly appreciate it...
Hopefully,once I'm better at Photoshoping,I'll be able to return the favor,but for now,a simple word of thanks is only thing I'm able to give...

Keep up mate...keep up the grand work...

[Hotsushi-]

http://www.yinyanganime.com/Personal/Signatures/splatkuro.png

Hmm , the colour on the sig is confusing .

Its like , the yellow & red splat screams graffiti to me . The blue atmosphere thing is clashing w/ something [idunno what . but there's something clashing w/ it]

The render doesn't look like its blended in well , it looks like abit of a paste in [if you get what I mean]

Plus the ''Kurofureta'' text is not big enough , it would've been okay if the text is much much bigger so it can scream more definition or something .

[Balance]

http://www.yinyanganime.com/Personal/Signatures/splatkuro.png

Hmm , the colour on the sig is confusing .

Its like , the yellow & red splat screams graffiti to me . The blue atmosphere thing is clashing w/ something [idunno what . but there's something clashing w/ it]

The render doesn't look like its blended in well , it looks like abit of a paste in [if you get what I mean]

Plus the ''Kurofureta'' text is not big enough , it would've been okay if the text is much much bigger so it can scream more definition or something .

The criticism is nice, but you know, it would have been nice if you commented on the second version. Also, I don't believe in big typography. It's not supposed to define anything other than the fact that it's typography and that it compliments. You're right on the most part though.

Also, decided to put in my username on the tag. Typography is very similar to the Beauty Tag which I called Masterpiece. Funny, the file name of this tag is called reflow (because there was another tag with this extract and I had called it flow).

[Famahama]

The Pathway signature seems a bit too spacey... Perhaps because of the overall positioning (maybe move the birds and the background around?) =/
Stunning nonetheless

[Jimbow]

http://www.yinyanganime.com/Personal...res/reflow.png

I love this one. Great flow. And the text in it is really good.
Could you maybe do a tutorial on text?
Cause I completely suck at it...

Anyway, keep up the good work!
You're one of my favorite designers on AF!

[Hotsushi-]

I didn't notice the 2nd ver. Balance [No , Im real serious . >__> , I didn't notice that you edited one of the posts . Human Error DX]

Ah , the 2nd version is much calmer than the 1st one . This time the colours complement each other in a way . But thr orange and some red splash kinda annoys me in some way .

The text is much better w/ a line and a swirly thingy [Brush .]
It stands out too .

Other than that this ver. is much better in colour means [I don't get what I just said either XD.]


[I didn't mean about the typography thing , I just though if you could've made it abit bigger by a miscule or something .]
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http://www.yinyanganime.com/Personal...res/reflow.png

Ah a new update .

I like the darkness focal pointing to the guy in the center for more attention . The light swirls around it and the [C4D right ?] makes it abit more mysterious-ey .

But there's that checker-thingy on his left side that bothers me though .

The text is smooth , and matching for the whole thing ^^.

[Gero50]

These are very well done, though I think the second one is the best out of all three. I say that because it looks like you drew attention to the character and yet still had a very nice background for them. Keep up the hard work.

[Balance]

Unleh: Hm, now that you do mention it, you are right. Thanks for the bit of insight.

Jimbow: Um, well thanks. I'll make a tutorial then. I have a few links to other tutorials about typography if you need it though. Just give me a PM.

Hotsushi: When I edited that post, it was still before you posted your criticism. But you know, like you said, human error. Stuff like that happens so don't worry too much about it.

Gero50: Second one out of the three? I am lost...

Anyway, decided to make something for the two Sig and Av moderators.
The first goes to Urusai Severa.


Inspiration for this came from something similar except it was a sprite from King of Fighters (is that right? I'm not even sure if it's from there). The thing though was that whoever made it had made the folds look a lot more realistic than what I made. I was kind of intending to make a signature, but you know, it's the same size as an avatar, so why not...

Next, FlashD. Another signature to feed your Saber love.
It was kind of hard to pull it off since it was quite bright...
At least it's different from the blue hue you normally put on.







Also, whoever gave me reputation earlier today, I didn't draw any of these. Hope you do realize that.

[FlashD]

OMG ... *_*
Thanks Balance, this was quite unexpected and I really appreciate it.

[Bulf]

My god that is beautiful! A small thing I noticed though, is that a piece of his/her hair on the right seems a little sharp, or badly cut. Other than that, I think you've outdone yourself o:

[Balance]

My god that is beautiful! A small thing I noticed though, is that a piece of his/her hair on the right seems a little sharp, or badly cut. Other than that, I think you've outdone yourself o:

Oh damn it, did not see that. How in the world did I miss it? Ugh, that's gonna bug me every day now. Must make another...

Anyway, here's one for someone who really deserves about now.


The style was very fun to utilize.

[Famahama]

That looks epic! Love the soft tones and contrast!

But...the text position seems bad imo V_V;; Maybe move it to somewhere the focus character's body is facing (to the left?) And perhaps tighten the spacing a bit as well, seems like it's taking a lot of space.

Another thing is how the 'spike' at the left is being a bit too close to the border. I recommend extending the left side a bit more.

Great work Balance-chan! Hope to see more >:3

[Balance]

Something for akichan.

Simplicity is key.
Although it's a bit too simple.
And yes, I DID do something to it, and I did NOT just copy and paste a stock image in here.

[Balance]

I'm starting to lose it once again...

It's up for grabs if anyone wants it.

[Acnologia]

Your effects stop suddenly, I'd like to see them continue : D

[Bulf]

I like how she blends in with it, but there's just that huge empty black space on the left....and it's killing me D:

[.Lovebeat]

I agree with Ellipsis, you should just cut off a bit so the center part actually looks centered.

[Dottie.]

Oh my gawsh.

I loooove that Okami signature.
The textures in the background make it so appealing.
And the colours.
And the text.
And the... *drools*

oh & I'm an adoring fan of simplicity.

[Balance]

Such honorable words from the dottie herself!
It's been a while and to hear something like that from you is quite nice.
Although I'm not sure if that signature is something worth praising but thank you.

Anyway Sev requested for the signature.


And thanks back to dotmyztick and I've been meaning to make her a signature anyway for a long time.




Although I'm really concerned about the coloration and lighting...

[Dottie.]

Im not considerably concerned about it xD
It looks fine imo. Maybe it is just her pale face?
There is something that is a little off but I can't tell what it is,
So it mustn't be important!

It is very smexiful,
Thank you, I shall wear it now!

&& pfff honorable words? *drool drool* There is some more for you.

[Acnologia]

Thats way better <3
The one for dottie is a floating head tho 3: