Radatar.. lol

Radi · 03-16-2008, 03:06 AM

For those of you who dont know me [DarkRadiance] I am not a graphics guy.. heh. im a video guy, you can usually see me hanging out in the fan movies section. thats why when i made my avatar, i came here! Im not photoshop savvy.. but i would like to know what you folks think of my new avatar? I've been a GZF member for a few years now and i've never had an avatar. so now that i finally decided to get up and give it a shot, i was wondering how i did. I think it looks fine, but, then again, what do i know? :S

Thanks folks!

List of changes:
- Fixed expression!
- Made text more subtle, different font and colour!
- Crushed the blacks and boosted the whites to make it less boring!
- Added some dark shadowings to add to the mood!
Newest Changes
- Shifted head off to the right and enlarged it.
- Darkened the Levels of foreground and boosted Levels of background.
- Erased some additional brush lighting.
- Added Letterbox look.

pieguy314 · 03-16-2008, 11:44 PM

Lol Radi, watch me do the exact same thing.

(3)Hinata · 03-17-2008, 06:26 AM

i d k but i thought this was a pokemon for a sec,

Radi · 03-18-2008, 12:12 AM

Ahahaha i love it pie

would make a fine avatar.'

Lol either folks dont like mine and are too polite to say so, or i did good... and for what ever reason they dont care to say so lol.

terence775 · 03-18-2008, 07:51 AM

The lighting is there, but the expression is off.

Radi · 03-20-2008, 02:50 AM

Agreed!!.. lol i had just decided to hope folks would assume the expression was a "your finished *smirk*" type of thing.. either that.. or like the dude is my henchman lol but you guys are just too smart for me... mebbe ill change it. ;] Thanks!!

**_Zephyre_** · 03-21-2008, 04:58 AM

Pretty sexy. The lighting of the face suits the background, but the colour and style of the text spoils the mood.

Jayquizz · 03-21-2008, 11:15 PM

Make your hair stand up,smile crookedly a bit,frown slightly,wear cool clothes,change the background to something more gothic,put on some borders,choose a more horrific text to suit the background,make your face more dramatic,wear a beanie that screams PRO (Optional).Overall,it's all good.

Lowfire · 03-23-2008, 06:12 PM

looks pretty dull i gota say

nice idea though

Radi · 03-24-2008, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Zephyre_

Pretty sexy. The lighting of the face suits the background, but the colour and style of the text spoils the mood.

Lol, thanks! i really do agree with the text... lol, when i have a moment.. maybe tonight even, i will make the changes needed!! Thanks again

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayquizz

Make your hair stand up,smile crookedly a bit,frown slightly,wear cool clothes,change the background to something more gothic,put on some borders,choose a more horrific text to suit the background,make your face more dramatic,wear a beanie that screams PRO (Optional).Overall,it's all good.

Ahaha, thanks Jay

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowfire

looks pretty dull i gota say

nice idea though

Hehe, well, thanks for your honesty! At moments, when i look at it, i agree with the dullness... at other moments, it doesn't bother me so much. But, hey, I didnt expect much from a first attempt

Im just thankful for all you folks who are helping me improve and consider more things for the future!

Thanks again everyone

~~NOONEKNEW~~ · 03-24-2008, 05:15 AM

okay thats cool (:

Wookiedoodle · 03-24-2008, 06:27 AM

he i like it

Radi · 03-24-2008, 01:04 PM

hehe, thanks folks! I still want to fix the things that were mentioned to me previously.

I was just too tired last night... Well.. Time to get ready for work!!!

Sorry if typos exist.. iPod...

Radi · 03-27-2008, 12:49 AM

Heh, well!! i made the changes! Let me know if i did well or if any new problems have come to surface... heh.

List of changes:
- Fixed expression!
- Made text more subtle, different font and colour!
- Crushed the blacks and boosted the whites to make it less boring!
- Added some dark shadowings to add to the mood!

**Paul** · 03-27-2008, 02:38 AM

I know this is more of a drastic change than you might have wanted, but I personally think it would look a lot cooler if you made your head bigger and put the center of it directly on the right edge of the avatar, so that only half of your head was showing. I don't know how large you could actually make your head without covering up the image on the left, but as is it kind've looks a little cramped.

Another thing that seems to be cramping it is that your text is hugging the left edge of the avatar, which as a rule of thumb is a no no. It's also against the bottom, but that's more forgivable, and may actually work to your advantage in this case since you're limited on space.

Another subtlety you could work on is tying the foreground image with the background image a little better. You did well by altering the color scheme of your face, but it still looks like an image ontop of another image. One thing in particular that stands out is that your head seems very contrasted in comparison to that image in the background. I would suggest maybe pumping up the contrast on the background a tad, just enough to make it blend with your face some more. If you don't like this idea, I might also suggest muting the colors in the background image a bit to make it look more washed out like the head.

Nice avatar of course, but if you need something constructive, that's what I've got.

I was thinking of changing mine, but I've used this one for so long I'm not sure if I want to get rid of it or not.

03-16-2008, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-17-2008, 06:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
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03-18-2008, 07:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
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03-21-2008, 11:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jayquizz Gunzfactorian Patriot Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 293 Jayquizz's GamerBio	Re: Radatar.. lol Make your hair stand up,smile crookedly a bit,frown slightly,wear cool clothes,change the background to something more gothic,put on some borders,choose a more horrific text to suit the background,make your face more dramatic,wear a beanie that screams PRO (Optional).Overall,it's all good. __________________ Rainbow BSET!

03-23-2008, 06:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lowfire Gunzfactorian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 184 Lowfire's GamerBio	Re: Radatar.. lol looks pretty dull i gota say nice idea though __________________ Current level: 58 Current clan: Cake

03-24-2008, 05:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
~~NOONEKNEW~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: [OT/Spam]Section Posts: 222 NOONEKNEW's GamerBio	Re: Radatar.. lol okay thats cool (:

03-24-2008, 06:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
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03-27-2008, 02:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Paul The One and Only Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania. Posts: 2,143 Paul's GamerBio	Re: Radatar.. lol I know this is more of a drastic change than you might have wanted, but I personally think it would look a lot cooler if you made your head bigger and put the center of it directly on the right edge of the avatar, so that only half of your head was showing. I don't know how large you could actually make your head without covering up the image on the left, but as is it kind've looks a little cramped. Another thing that seems to be cramping it is that your text is hugging the left edge of the avatar, which as a rule of thumb is a no no. It's also against the bottom, but that's more forgivable, and may actually work to your advantage in this case since you're limited on space. Another subtlety you could work on is tying the foreground image with the background image a little better. You did well by altering the color scheme of your face, but it still looks like an image ontop of another image. One thing in particular that stands out is that your head seems very contrasted in comparison to that image in the background. I would suggest maybe pumping up the contrast on the background a tad, just enough to make it blend with your face some more. If you don't like this idea, I might also suggest muting the colors in the background image a bit to make it look more washed out like the head. Nice avatar of course, but if you need something constructive, that's what I've got. I was thinking of changing mine, but I've used this one for so long I'm not sure if I want to get rid of it or not. __________________