Aleister's Learning Curve

**Contra Fates** · 08-13-2009, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Aleister Black

Yeah, though that drawing is about 4 years old. Kendra might remember it.

Hell's yes I remember that drawing! I love the new set, it looks awesome! ^^

**Sephiroth** · 08-13-2009, 12:21 PM

dude if you drew that. that is awesome *high five* nice siggy and avi btw =D

**Aleister Black** · 08-13-2009, 04:29 PM

Thanks.

There's some more stuff on my DeviantArt profile. I don't draw much at all anymore. I would like to but I'm reluctant to re-learn the stuff I've forgotten. It would be nice though to be able to make an effective drawing of your own RP character so you can actually make a nice sigset with that.

It's fortunate that I found that DA profile again

At least I can scavange some of my old stuff. There was some more A. Black stuff so I can make a few more sigsets if I ever need to.

**Aleister Black** · 08-15-2009, 03:42 PM

And now for something completely different:

**Sephiroth** · 08-15-2009, 04:45 PM

wowza very nice work. Especially the animation is superb make more sigs like this we will all be in awe xD 10/10 greatness

**Aleister Black** · 08-15-2009, 06:31 PM

Thanks dude.

I've been looking at it, do you think it needs a border? I'm not too sure myself, that's why I'm asking.

EDIT: With a sipmle, thin border:

**Sephiroth** · 08-15-2009, 06:40 PM

a lot of sigs look way better with a border but some don't you just have to play around and find a border you like and a color that match's it or even helps the whole sig stand out. So just experiment.

**Aleister Black** · 08-22-2009, 06:41 PM

For a contest on another forum I made a larger image (600x600) with a post-apocalyptic theme.

The first version was a bit too green to my tastes the text placement was way off.

V1

In the second version, I used more different colours but I'm afraid I might have screwed up on picture balance this time. Composition seems to be a tad bit off.

V2

So what do you think? C&C please, would be welcomed. Apart from one earlier piece, this is the first time I've done anything bigger than sig-size.

**Sephiroth** · 08-22-2009, 08:18 PM

great job id say I don't like the red brush in the center.

maybe you can start using gradient maps for this theme I think black and white gradient sent on Multiply and about 45-79 opacity would make it look awesome.

Try it out some time great work my friend

**Aleister Black** · 08-23-2009, 06:58 AM

Actually in the centre is not a brush, it's a radial gradient map set to hard or vivid light. I put it in to simulate a nuclear explosion and I'm definitely not taking it out (because the nuclear explosion is what it's all about

).

I will try and see if some other gradient maps make it better, and will play around with composition a bit more. The top-left bit seems a bit empty to me.

**Sephiroth** · 08-23-2009, 02:20 PM

oh I see I thought it was a 300 pixel soft brush set on lighten. Guess I was wrong :P

**Fuyumine** · 08-23-2009, 07:24 PM

Oh, wow, I really like the Code Geass graphic. I really, really should just go ahead and finish the rest of that series for chrissakes. I've only seen the last half of it. ;(

**Aleister Black** · 08-28-2009, 05:56 AM

Made a small mini-sig (or avatar) for another forum.

V1: Not my favourite, I didn't really know what to do with the text, so I made it slide in.

After that I made V2: which I think looks way cleaner and better overall.

I also made it smaller to align it next to my sig on that forum.

**Aleister Black** · 10-06-2009, 05:31 PM

Obviously, my new avy+sig set for the Halloween theme:

A signature based on my favourite jobs in the game ArmA2:

A different version:

A small sig for someone else who is often a medic in the same game:

A poster for someone who needed something with a 'blues, jazz and Africa' theme. I hate it but he loved it.

**Sephiroth** · 10-06-2009, 06:27 PM

wow those all look great. You are differently improving. Keep up this great job =D

**Fuyumine** · 10-06-2009, 11:41 PM

Mother effin' Miles Davis. *Salutes.*

I love that piece, dude. I ain't sure if it's 'cause I like what you did with it, or my personal bias for Miles Davis' music. LOL. Either way, awesome work, dude.

**Aleister Black** · 11-07-2009, 01:13 PM

I'm not sure if I've ever posted these before but I don't think so.

SotW on another forum:

Some experimenting with different styles, but I don't think they turned out well AT ALL. Still, it's all part of the learning process.

A logo I made for someone's team on some football-related game.

A logo for a band called Insulin.

And, because the SotWs are over, the secrecy regarding what entry is whose is lifted and I can post these:

Also just bought a book about photoshop cheaply from the bookstore where I work, which has some pretty interesting effects. I might try those soon.

EDIT: Feedback and constructive criticism are highly appreicated.

**Aleister Black** · 08-23-2011, 01:41 PM

No animation this time. I made this signature because Battlefield 3 is coming out soon and I wanted to get back into photoshopping and signature crafting. I modelled this signature after the BF3 wallpaper and video trailers. These use lots of blue, with orange tones in it. I tried to make it work in this signature and I think it works out quite well in the end:

Any feedback?

EDIT: this is the wallpaper I based it on: http://bf3blog.com/wp-content/upload.../02/gi1200.jpg

**Aleister Black** · 08-25-2011, 07:32 PM

My new sig+avy set

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