Rate my signature banner

[teestorms]

Here's a signture banner I made using photos of my cat, Merlin. I am thinking of adding it to my signature here, but thought I'd get some feedback first.

[leah150]

I think it should have some lighting or brushes, but overall the signature looks great with the text!

[teestorms]

Jul 21, 2008 15:04:01 GMT -8 @leah150 said:

I think it should have some lighting or brushes, but overall the signature looks great with the text!

Thanks so much for the feedback, Leah. I am going to play around with the lighting and see how it looks. I will post the revision here at a later date.

[gray929]

Hmm. What program(s) do you use to design and animate?

I've seen you have been experimenting with different textures which is always a good thing. The texture you used actually looks very cool.

Some problems I have.

- Get rid of the white canvas/background of the image. It hurts the design. =/
- Get rid of the drop shadow as well or lower the opacity on it. Its way too strong.
- The edges of this piece seem very soft for some reason. I'd sharpen them a lot.
- I'd make the overall size of the piece much smaller. The design looks pixelated and stretched.
- Center the text over the cat so there is an equal amount on either side of the cats ears.

Other than that, very interesting design, neat animations, nice job. =D

[teestorms]

Thanks for the input, Grey. I never thought about the white canvas..since I've always made my banners on a white canvas. But Maybe a light beige or rust color would be more interesting. If I do that, I would have to do away with the drop shadow..since the background of this board is white. As for the edges, yea I did soften them a bit. Not sure why..just experiementing, I guess. But as for it looking pixelated and stretched..that's the look I am going for. I used a grainy effect to make it look that way. And you are certainly right about the name needing to be centered. I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out.

Thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback..I appreciate it!

Edit: Oh you asked about the programs I used. I have an older version of Paint Shop Pro (Version 7). It comes with an animator.

[Jackaroo]

Not too bad. I'd say add a few brushes, and you'll be fine.
For some odd reason, it reminds me of a biscuit. o.o