Spec-ops sig

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by RackemWillie77, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. RackemWillie77

    RackemWillie77 Ancient
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    Hey everyone, I just made this out of boredom.
    Plz give input and tell me what ya think!

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  2. Cosmic Rick

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    Everything works well for me except the shadow around the guy and the gun. It seems very non-organic. I'd blur it a bit and move it in towards the guy.. or do some sort of perspective transform on it so that it simulates being on a flat wall (what I think you were trying to do with it) better.

    I REALLY like the font choice/texture/placement.
     
  3. LIGHTSOUT225

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    Elaborating on what Cosmic mentioned,

    When using drop shadows, drop them down immediately to something like 30%, then adjust from there according to the nature of the rest of the piece, colors, etc. I think PS's default drop shadow is about 70%, and its WAY too thick. 30% or so gives a fairly natural shadow (40% if you're feeling frisky). Try that out if ya get a chance.

    (and if you're not using PS.. well Im not familiar with GIMP, but the principles should be the same I'd 'spose).
     
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  4. Cosmic Rick

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    It's the same in GIMP, assuming you've jumped through the ridiculous hoops necessary to get the layer effects plugin to work properly (totally worth it).

    However, I prefer a darker shadow than LIGHTS, apparently. At least for small distance shadows (1-10 px) If you're going as far out as you have, though, I'd blur it and make it lighter, as LIGHTS suggests.
     
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