My first signature...

[Kaname Shikara]

My first time being serious while using Gimp and my first signature..please tell me what I need to do to improve. I know I need a lot of improvement >.<

[Daken.]

Your signature seems kind of empty, maybe you should add more to your next ones. Also I would save them as PNG. and not Jpeg.

Not bad for your first signature, maybe look at some tuts, those could really help you out.

[Tranquiose]

i can say...its not shiny o.o" my opinion..

[Vocaloid]

Hey

Well I'm not sure how you rendered the person however I would use a pen tool in Photoshop.

Personally for sig sizes I would go for around 100x300 pixels. Unless you have some creative idea most other sizes would give you a bad looking sig.

You might want to look at text tutorials imo that is one of the hardest places to improve on.

The rest is based on your knowledge and creativity.

[.Tatty.]

Well as has been said, it's a tad too big.

For a first try at making a tag its not all that bad. The colours used are pretty neutral, but again it is your first try so I'm not going to be overly harsh here.

Sticking your text in the corners may seem a good idea at first, but try having your text nearer your focal point, also work on using colours that complement the image you used.

I'd say go find some tutorials for beginners. I have made one myself here

[Kaname Shikara]

Wondering how I did on my 3rd signature >.< I made it for my new friend Hakuchuumu.

[Hakuchuumu]

I think it's cute *thumbs up* :3
It's like. The first sig someone made for meh

But just to add some advice so this post isn't pointless.
I'd work on the sizes a bit. :3
And maybe adding a little more to them.

[Kaname Shikara]

I think it's cute *thumbs up* :3
It's like. The first sig someone made for meh

But just to add some advice so this post isn't pointless.
I'd work on the sizes a bit. :3
And maybe adding a little more to them.

I'm really glad you like it ^^ I know I need to work on learning the shiny thing ^^ lol

[Hakuchuumu]

:3 There's lots of ways to make things shiny..
I've never used GIMP so.. I don't know if the principles are the same..
But I'm sure you can easily find some Tutorials to help you out.
Tutorials will go through steps that show you how to do certain things. ^^

[Gero50]

This is quite good for a first one. If you're looking for ways you can imporve I would a bit more of a background if you can. Maybe something to go along with the character though something that dose not take the main point away from the character. Backgrounds are not as easy or common to use in GIMP as they are in PS but it can be done.

[Kaname Shikara]

Thanks ^^ I'll try hard to learn to do the backgrounds. ^^

[Kirei Shijin]

It's good for your first one but like you said, there's room for improvement.

It's a bit too dull, intensify the color somehow.
Also, I would change the text you used and the placement of it. Make it smaller and maybe use tahoma?

I love the image you used, you just need more stuff so it's complete. ^^

[Kaname Shikara]

Ok thank you sis. ^_^ I need to look up tutorials to figure out how to do some things. XD

[Kaname Shikara]

I think it's better than my others...but I still need a WHOLE lot more work >.< comments and criticism please.

[Aizen-sama]

oooo me like XDD!!!

you did a great job the coloring and the text everything blends well together great job ^_^

[UrusaiSevera]

There's a one thread per member rule. So post all the signatures you make in the future in this thread. And kindly keep this spam free.

Thanks

[Kaname Shikara]

Ok, so here is a sig and avatar I made my great friend Rulloxp. It's better than my others and I think I like it, though I still need a lot of work because I need to learn so many things. C&C please ^^

[Artcell]

Heya sis!
Hmm,I like your signatures pretty much!
Well I think that you should try to use other fonts for your signature texts.And I would make the signatures a bit smaller.
Anyway,your improving sis!
Keep the good job up!

[Kaname Shikara]

Thank you sis, I'll work on the texts and the size now along with some different effects. ^^

[Kaname Shikara]

Hmm o.o so here are my creations I did tonight, C&C please, and have I gotten any better? ^^





Ignore the size of the avatar in my post, I forgot to scale it o.o;

[FluffyDango]

Lets see.
First of, there is no blending in your tags, just a plain background and a figure pasted on top.
The quality of those figures is low,try some of these here or http://www.animeforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75
You should try out some tutorials, to learn new stuff you can do, learn about the tools, new techniques and more.
The tut that helped me the most in the start was one of Serated`s;
http://www.animeforum.com/showthread.php?t=71430
That one.

Text:
In most of your tags, it`s really not there.
You`ve chosen to use a colour from the background, which isn`t good becaus then the text gets hidden. Try using a lighter colour of it instead, or using a light and dark colour(gradient)
And textplacement:
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs483...._8274540_n.jpg
All text should be in the same spot, and it shouldn`t be too many words.
The name of the figure, the series it`s from and maybe a special name for the sig, like for example Ambience which Serated choose on my tag.

Check out Serated`s tip of the week`s:
http://www.animeforum.com/showthread.php?t=81418
They are Blending, Textwork, Wireframes, Filters etc.

About tutorials:
Some stupid people think that by doing tutorials you`re ripping a sig or the style, which is not true.
Tutorials are to help people to learn new techniques, find new tools, learn about other styles(vector, grunge, manipulation, abstract etc)
I`ll send you a pm with a link to my Tutorial favorites folder on deviantart, I think the link will be removed if I post it here.

[Kaname Shikara]

Thank you for your help

[Kaname Shikara]

I fixed it a little bit at least :|

[Rulloxp]

I like it,
Especially the backround..
I can't wait to see more.

[Kaname Shikara]

A sig I made my new friend Toko_Toko_Tokyo!-san? I could have done better :| so I'm disappointed about that, but I like it. ^^ I didn't use a tutorial this time, so I'm glad about that though. o.o