[JG] Breaking Through [JG]

[JG.]

Another sig. Spent a while on this one too. PSD in my upcoming PSD Pack.

 

[spoiler=Normal Version]

 

 

 

[spoiler=With Text]

 

 

 

[spoiler=And last, B&W]

 

 

 

 

Random stock picked off my PC, used it for a sig.

 

CnC and/or rip apart.

[GHawk]

I like the Color one without text. Really cool. I liked the light bulb one better though.

[JG.]

My personal fave is the colour with text. I just like the text on that one, don't ask why. And I prefer this one (but green is my fave colour, so there's a reason).

[GHawk]

Yeah the green is what makes it better for me to.

[Guest KAJN]

B/w wins for me.

Though not much effects mate :(

[JG.]

I know, rather simple, but I like simple. Might post a V2 later though.

[Exyst]

I'm not a fan of the pentooling

[JG.]

I knew someone would say it.

[-Xylon-]

the colour versions are better then B&W

the text seems okay.

the effects are good.

like always, JG has made a awesome sig.

[Mehmani]

I prefer Colour w/o text. More effects please. Oh, and change your Avi thing that says "Previously known as ~JG~". It makes no sense.

[JG.]

Oops, forgot to change it ^_^' And thanks.

[Lelouch Lamperouge]

Like the colour version, no text.

You seem to be improving a lot ;)

KIU.

[JG.]

I'm not improving, I'm just regaining my touch. But thanks.

[Kizzi]

So far you haven't got any good criticism, so it's time to be critical. The brushed pen-tooling is awful and doesn't add any sort of effect, so I'll have to ignore that from now on. The small, insignificant and difficult-to-read text just plain out sucks, so I'm ignoring that version. The black and white one is dull and it doesn't bring out the effects or feelings any more, so I'll have to ignore that version too.

 

Now let's have a look at the effects and fancy bits. In terms of effects and fancy bits, it's not particularly amazing. The colours are borderline monotone, but I think there's just about enough difference between the two shades and his face for me to let that slide. Is there a flow? I can't see one. I'm going to assume that there isn't one. The lighting isn't good, because what appears to be your main (and only) light source is in the wrong position. The atmosphere seems a little spooky, which doesn't really complement the focal. Depth seems to be okay, but I'll revisit that in a sec.

 

With that lot out of the way, I need to see the base of the sig: the idea, the style, if there is any big concept or idea you're trying to convey. It's plain, and the focal is a guy with a bag. There is something in the background, but it's hard to tell what. This would usually help with depth, but it just appears that they're floating in space, which isn't a very good indicator of it's distance away from me. One way I can appreciate the concept more is looking at the title. This doesn't help, as he isn't breaking through anything physically and there is no sense of a breakthrough.

 

Since it doesn't have an awesome concept, I'm going to have to get my results from how good it looks and how well it uses effects. As I stated before, the effects aren't really amazing. That leaves me with just how good it looks, and for this I've got to be honest. It was ruined by the background, depth, lighting and the lifelessness of it.

 

Ps. Kizzi is back!

[JG.]

Thanks bud, that's the kind of stuff I was looking for. And "Breaking Through" comes from the shards of glass, he's breaking through the glass.

[Prada]

Pretty good, but you be centering the focal. D: I like the pentool. I think you might wanna work on your depth a bit. Other than that, I like it. =] Colored one w/o text is nice.

[JG.]

Thanks bud, and I know my depth sucks ballz.

[Azmodius]

Awsome. One of your best, IMO.

[JG.]

Thanks.

[Careless Whisper]

Colored w/o text needs much more effects.

 

Colored with text: Same with above. Also, the text seems a bit distracting and it also seemed a bit too narrow. Try making it connect with the nearing pentoolling line and the Green dash on the render's shirt.

 

B/W: Same with above for Colored w/o text.

 

Overall: I can see just a tiny light source at the top right corner of the sig. It doesn't even seem to give off that much light and it's distrcting from the focal at the same time. Move the light source closer to the render and make it a bit brighter.

The depth needs to be worked on as well. Add a stock background of like a security line in the background and then add a blur of about 2 and set that layer to 60% opacity and you'd probably have some good depth.

The focal needs to be shifted to the left until it's following the Rule of Thirds. (use wiki if you don't understand the Rule of Thirds.) Don' have it too close to the center of the sig.