I like the simplicity of the signature.The flow added by the stars is pretty well done also. From what I can tell, the text has also improved from your previous signature. However, I am not feeling the white border for this particular signature and also frown upon the lack of a light source in the signature. The depth overall is alright, but I do believe it can be improved.
its good, but kinda boring in a sense. I actually have that picture as my BG for my desktop :b Try living it up a bit more, make it pop moar.
V2 posted I feel I may have overdone the lighting a little bit, but I'll let you guys be the judge. I also noticed that I over-sharpened part of her headphones. Sadface..
Happy day, I'm in the mood for art but not in the mood for creating it. I get to pass off all this pent up art aggression unto you! But really... My first question is what is the attempted goal of the signature? To -- what, exactly? To comment on the girl? To show off the girl? If that's the case there are places other than forge hub to do that, namely porn sites and H3F. There's nothing. Darker text, with a slight opacity, on a background of, what appears to be, lighter splatter brushes that is accompanied by a soft white brush and of course a stock of a woman bearing her cleavage. I'm not one to get to pissy on the statement an artist tries to make with their creation. After all it's theres and their entitled to make it say what the want it to say but I am one to get pissy when people think that simplicity is an excuse for little direction or, in this case, no direction. What am I supposed to feel other than turned on? There is nothing inherently beautiful about this signature other than the girl in the center (who's lighting is strangely opposite of that of the light source). The saturated image would be well enough off on its own in some photobucket account. There's nothing to say past that, the stock is well made and it was an excellent photo but you've done nothing to add to it. The high amount of noise on the headphones detract from it and the stunningly awkward lighting only hurts the image, not help. As always, IMO.
Firstly, the main purpose was to practice my graphic skills and seek out some feedback from the community. I simply thought it was a good stock, so I went on working with that. I frustratingly could not think of anything else to add. Thank you for the honest criticism. I hope to imply the things you said in my future sigs.
I knew there was something that I couldn't put my finger on top of that made this look awkward. Other than the lighting, I do like the signature. But that may just be because the girl is quite attractive.
i have to say that nitrous' comment was quite an ignorant one. i have had times where i feel like i cant add anymore through fear that its not adequate and that it could make it ugly or distracting. minimalist sigs are just as much sigs as others are.
At which point did I say minimalist sigs are bad? Just because you give a minimal amount of effort to read a review or you give a minimal amount of effort to post a reply does not mean that I dislike minimalism. I dislike poor execution and a lack of artistic direction, which is all I talked about - not hating a particular genre. To be frank, your comment is the ignorant one if we are to assume you are using ignorant in the correct context that the word was meant to fill. My comment may have been contrary, perhaps even abrasive, if you choose to take it that way, but ignorant? i think not.
if you want to counter me like that then i'll say that i never said that your post was mention minimalism
Get back on topic guys, now On topic: lke mentioned earlier the lighting on her is opposite the lighting from the background making it awkward. cant really think of anything else that would fit into the picture right though.