Rate My Sig

[Sig Firearm]

Please Rate my sig and tell me how I can improve.

New signature I made.

Ok for these two I need help... Can some one with me a good C4D I can put on these sigs and where to put it please?

 

[Bbri06]

Your text doesn't blend and is distracting, the whole thing is low quality(wondering why), the big c4d(if that is what that is..)in the middle looks like more of a focal than your actual render, and there is absolutely no light source.

C4d should be used to compliment your render. In rare cases people have used c4d as their focals, but if you do that then you shouldn't have a render/sprite/ect. The whole point of everything around your focal in a signature, and for that matter in any gfx, is to compliment, build on, or strengthen the focal. What do you want to be your focal here? I would assume the Assassin's Creed render. Well then, nothing in the signature should be more powerful, or stand out more, than that render.

Edit: Also lacks depth as there are almost no shadows, is no lighting, and no overlapping.

 

[Sig Firearm]

Your text doesn't blend and is distracting, the whole thing is low quality(wondering why), the big c4d(if that is what that is..)in the middle looks like more of a focal than your actual render, and there is absolutely no light source.

C4d should be used to compliment your render. In rare cases people have used c4d as their focals, but if you do that then you shouldn't have a render/sprite/ect. The whole point of everything around your focal in a signature, and for that matter in any gfx, is to compliment, build on, or strengthen the focal. What do you want to be your focal here? I would assume the Assassin's Creed render. Well then, nothing in the signature should be more powerful, or stand out more, than that render.

Edit: Also lacks depth as there are almost no shadows, is no lighting, and no overlapping.

yea, im not really pro at this or anything. Can't really do all that rofl. Oh and how do i make it better graphics? And wtf is a Light Source?

 

[Infektion]

yeah bro, its a good sig but its really low quality ( really blurry ) try and fix this.

 

[Bbri06]

yea, im not really pro at this or anything.

I can tell.

Can't really do all that rofl.

You can. I'll take apart what I posted.

C4d should be used to compliment your render.

In your signature, it is more distracting than complimenting. One of the reasons for this is because it is more centered, while your render is off to the side. Try moving your c4d closer to the render, or better yet, center your render, put the c4d on a layer above the render, and play around with some screen/lighten/linear dodge blending settings. Erase what looks bad.

The whole point of everything around your focal in a signature, and for that matter in any gfx, is to compliment, build on, or strengthen the focal.

Your text doesn't accomplish this as it sticks out to much. Try setting the text to certain blending layers, using less intricate text, and positioning it closer to your render. Also, it is a little big I think. Don't worry to much about text at the moment, but don't neglect it either. Text is difficult for most people.

What do you want to be your focal here? I would assume the Assassin's Creed render. Well then, nothing in the signature should be more powerful, or stand out more, than that render.

Basically restating that you need to make sure things such as text and c4ds don't draw more attention than your render.

Also lacks depth as there are almost no shadows, is no lighting, and no overlapping.

Shadows are created, usually, by use of the burn tool(be careful) and black or dark brushing set to things such as soft light or on low opacity.

Lighting is tricky sometimes. You can start it by taking a 100px soft brush, color white, and brushing were you think the light should come from based on the way your render is lit. Then set that layer on soft light, if it should be subtle, or just lowering the opacity some. Then, as you go through making your signature, you can smudge some white brushing to "draw out" the lighting some. I know it sounds like a lot of work, but I personally really like doing lighting.

Overlapping is somewhat obvious. Just don't overdue it and remember you have great blending modes such as overlay and color dodge and an eraser .

I hope that all made sense to you. Just ask if something doesn't and I will explain it a bit better, if I can. I prefer if you ask in threads such as this one so everyone can benefit from the answer. Good luck and good job.

 

[Sig Firearm]

I can tell.



You can. I'll take apart what I posted.



In your signature, it is more distracting than complimenting. One of the reasons for this is because it is more centered, while your render is off to the side. Try moving your c4d closer to the render, or better yet, center your render, put the c4d on a layer above the render, and play around with some screen/lighten/linear dodge blending settings. Erase what looks bad.


Your text doesn't accomplish this as it sticks out to much. Try setting the text to certain blending layers, using less intricate text, and positioning it closer to your render. Also, it is a little big I think. Don't worry to much about text at the moment, but don't neglect it either. Text is difficult for most people.



Basically restating that you need to make sure things such as text and c4ds don't draw more attention than your render.



Shadows are created, usually, by use of the burn tool(be careful) and black or dark brushing set to things such as soft light or on low opacity.

Lighting is tricky sometimes. You can start it by taking a 100px soft brush, color white, and brushing were you think the light should come from based on the way your render is lit. Then set that layer on soft light, if it should be subtle, or just lowering the opacity some. Then, as you go through making your signature, you can smudge some white brushing to "draw out" the lighting some. I know it sounds like a lot of work, but I personally really like doing lighting.

Overlapping is somewhat obvious. Just don't overdue it and remember you have great blending modes such as overlay and color dodge and an eraser .

I hope that all made sense to you. Just ask if something doesn't and I will explain it a bit better, if I can. I prefer if you ask in threads such as this one so everyone can benefit from the answer. Good luck and good job.

ok im going go try to do that, but how do I make the graphics better? Theres like no options to do that.

 

[Bbri06]

As in the quality? What did you save it as? Try .png

 

[Sig Firearm]

As in the quality? What did you save it as? Try .png

ok, ill try.

 

[bizcuits21]

The image seems low-quality(lq), try saving it as a png or higher resolution, The c4d is just placed at random, try using it to show action and placing it in relation to the render. The text is a bit blurry, you should stick to ariel and serif fonts. Also it looks strange as to how the signature suddenly turns from blue-to-red.

EDIT: It would do you some good to take a soft 10-20 pixel white brush and brush over the render. For shading, take the burn tool on like 20-40% exposure.

 

[FattBoy008]

The whole thing does not work for each other, there is no blending technique whatsoever, the render is boring and is not clear like it should be, use a different technique, and the actual word "Sig Firearm" does not look good in a signature, maybe if you change how you do your text you could make it fit in.
All you do is put your text in a corner, try to avoid that, if you have no better place but a corner do not use text.