MobaFire Graphics Battle Arena

[quote=jhoijhoi]I'm really eager to see what you guys do with the next stimulus too :P And of course, can't wait until I can tally up the points for the next round :D I'd like to see more participants too! Don't be shy :) [size=7][color=#0080ff]ROUND TWO[/color][/size] ------------- [columns][s][b]R2 Start:[/b] 12/09/13[/s] [b]R1 End:[/b] 19/09/13 [b]Vote Start:[/b] 20/09/13 [b]Vote End:[/b] 24/09/13 [b]R3 Start:[/b] 25/09/13 [color=#ff8000][b]RULES[/b][/color] ---------- [size=1]1) Don't vote for me. 2) Use stimulus provided. 3) Use correct dimensions. 4) Participants must vote. 5) Use voting template. 6) glhf![/size] [nextcol width=20] [nextcol][center]Mandatory Stimulus: [url=http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/254/d/e/texture_by_seeminglymeaningless-d6lz227.jpg]LINK [IMG=http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/254/d/e/texture_by_seeminglymeaningless-d6lz227.jpg width=200][/url] (use link for full size)[/center] [spoiler=VOTING TEMPLATE][color=#0080ff]1st[/color] (3 Pts): name + feedback [color=#ff0000]2nd[/color] (2 Pts): name + feedback [color=#008000]3rd[/color] (1 Pt): name + feedback[/spoiler] [nextcol width=20][quote=jhoijhoi]This is my example of what can be done with the stimulus: [IMG]http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h380/thejhoijhoi/abstract.png[/IMG][/quote][/columns] [size=7][color=orange]ENTRIES[/color][/size] [center][quote=Test0ML][img]http://i.imgur.com/U0Ovrre.png[/img][/quote][quote=XeresAce][IMG]http://imgur.com/gG9o3mB.jpg[/IMG][/quote][quote=Bludes][img=http://i.imgur.com/kCBW96K.png][/quote][quote=MissMaw][img=http://i.imgur.com/40w7FEr.png][/quote][quote=YayaFTW][img=http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/256/1/1/battlearena_alt_by_yayaftw-d6m3kgd.png][/quote][quote=Shadow_Light][img=http://i.minus.com/iS6Cnj5jQTRBW.png][/quote][quote=DR34MK1LL3R][IMG]http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a500/dpmarsden03/ezio_zps8c0e8139.png[/IMG][/quote][quote=mastrer1000][img]http://i.imgur.com/45EehQF.jpg[/img][/quote][quote=The_Nameless_Bard][img=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/255/e/1/acolyte_lee_sin_sig_by_thenamelessbard-d6m2pqu.png][/quote][quote=Hogopogo][img=http://oi39.tinypic.com/2mi5280.jpg][/quote][quote=fashionablellama][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ulYbHad.png[/IMG][/quote] [/center][/quote]

[quote=XeresAce][quote]This round is the last round I'll allow complete change of entries. I'm happy to change an entry if you've changed the colour scheme or what have you, but submitting an entry and then submitting a new one isn't very fair. Hang on to your entry until you're absolutely happy with it, and then submit it. You can change your entry based on feedback, but other than that, please no more completely changing your entry.[/quote] Sorry about that :<[/quote]

[quote=Jovy][quote=Hogopogo] Wait Miss Maw isn't that Katana from Mortal Kombat? [/quote] Princess Kitana, yup[/quote]

[quote=YayaFTW]I know it's not voting time yet, but what are your opinions on the submissions so far? I'm personally impressed by MissMaw's signature. She made a pretty awesome background out of the stimulus and the splatter brush. Hogo's one is great aswell, although I feel the C4D on the left wasn't really necessary, but still looks good![/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]I feel the same way... been anxious about what everyone thinks about mine ever since I posted it[/quote]

[quote=XeresAce]I really really like the simplicity of YayaFTWs and Fashionbellamas sigs. I like all the entries so far though ^^ Hoggo's is nice but I don't really like all of those fractals/C4D's (Sorry, I don't really know the difference or the full meaning of both of those terms) Amanda I like yours, blends perfectly together and love the color choice. I had to look twice before noticing the texture though :3 I also kinda feel like the transition from light to dark is a bit too harsh(?). Sorry, I have a hard time expressing myself due to my lack of knowledge about statistical terms >_< I also liked missmaw's sig :3 The text font bothers me a bit though. Any criticism about mine? 4th sig ever made so I really need some feedback to improve ^^[/quote]

[quote=fashionablellama]I like yours, xeres. The motion blur or whatever you put on her looks osom, and the background works well too. I agree with you on missmaw's sig too. I don't like the font but the splatter brushes, or whatever they are, look great.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Just gonna give everyone CnC this time and worry about voting later :D I like yours, Xeres, but the light is a bit bright and stark...could use a little bit of blending to just make it look smoother. Or if you wanted that strong glow look, I'd make it follow the lines of the render a bit more closely so it looks more intentional. Yaya and Llama made very nice entries. Personally, I feel the stimulus could be better blended into the background. The strong grunge texture over only the background looks a bit off to me. Personally, I'd lower the opacity of the stimulus a lot, feels like it should be much more subtle when your renders are so clean. I do love the Topaz work on Yaya's though. I really like MissMaw's. I don't love that font, but I've definitely seen worse font choices. Everything else about this one fits very well. Hogo's has neat blending on the lower right hand corner, but the c4ds are just too much. They just look pasted on to the background and really need to be blended in some way. It's just really distracting and the focal is lost in all the fractals. ShadowLight's is nice, but the render looks over sharpened and the whole signature could use some ambient lighting just to make it all look more complete. The others suffer from poor render placement as a general statement. I see at least three where the render/focal is right in the center, pretty much. You generally want to stick to the rule of thirds. [img=http://i.imgur.com/loCJ1LX.png] imagine your signature has lines like the above image (you can actually add them to it if you need) and place the render on one of the vertical lines, with the main focal of the render on an intersection. It's rare that you'll want to place it in the empty spaces. You can also try placing your text on the intersection diagonal to the one you placed your render on. That's a pretty foolproof way to make the text look right.[/quote]

[quote=Satella]Text sigs are the best, obviously.[/quote]

[quote=fashionablellama][quote=Satella] Text sigs are the best, obviously. [/quote] Sometimes this isn't the case, but it's just opinions i guess.[/quote]