Please note that, not only is constructive criticism allowed, it's very much encouraged




001: Deviant ID - Made for someone's ID tag down at Deviant Art. Don't know if it's still being used, but I was pretty happy with it, with the possible exception of the crystallised motion blur. Made from scratch with Adobe Photodeluxe 2, with the exception of the two characters (as requested).

002: Breakthrough - Created to convey a sense of mystery and new discovery, from scratch, using Adobe Photoshop 7.

This message was edited by Requiem on Oct 04 2003.

Wow nice work Requiem. I like them both...amazing quality. Keep it up.

The devID is nice, but the background doesn't go well with Love Hina. And that motion blur you mentioned.

Very cool Req. Keep 'em coming!

Thanks for the comments, people.



003: The Politics of Dancing - Went for a lively, upbeat feel to this piece. Inspired by a trance album by Paul Van Dyk and created from scratch (though the figure was originally from a scanned photo).

This message was edited by Requiem on Jun 12 2003.

Beautiful light burst.

Hehe, nice work, Dancehall Tornado...

The flarey mirror-ball is very nicely done. I also like your kung-fu style font That pulse-wave thingy (I forgot what they're called ) Is also rather good, but for some reason I find it out of place...

However, the background needs to go. The black-white gradient you used doesn't do justice to the wonderful flare you have in the centre. Perhaps different colour selection or even a different background entirely would benefit your image.

Also, the text to the right is a little unclear, but still readable, so I guess it isn't that big of a prob.

It would probably not work under different circumstances, but how about a grid background?

Yes, very pretty lightburst indeed.

Oooh. Light burst... good job. I don't really favor the color of the person. Maybe it's the background. It's stil very good.

What program do you use to make your graphics Req?

I used Photodeluxe for the Dev ID and Photoshop for everything else.

I thought there might be something missing with 'The Politics of Dancing', so maybe it is that the background needs changing... I tried a grid before, though, and I felt it didn't work too well. Though, I'll try playing around with a few things and see what the outcome is.
Thanks for the comments, all.

Oh, to answer Wever before, all of his shirt is purple, it's just that the orange stripe (+ blend mode) covers most of it

I might as well post this, since I never really got feedback from anywhere. This was drawn, scanned and coloured using Photoshop. There's a load of conceptual thought behind this one, from the colours used to the expression, pose, gestures, clothes, etc.
Some of the colouring I'm not happy with, but after a while I just wanted to get it finished.

Edit - gone

This message was edited by Requiem on Jun 12 2003.

Looks 3D It's very nice, the colouring and everything. The hair could use some touching up, looks a little dry to me She looks happy and inviting, the colours are great Maybe you could try different combinations?

Alot of good shading there Req, but the crouch could use a bit of work, maybe a softer touch? I think you did a very good job from the waist to the neck. The hair is also good, but when it gets to the pony tail it looses its realistic texture. Good job though.