Author Topic: rawr (Read 3837 times)

-Vis- · « **on:** January 30, 2008, 10:08:52 pm »

Finally got around to learning how to use transparency via GIMP a few days ago. Opinions on my new siggy?

At first I thought the shadow was a bit much, but if I reduce it, the pixellation around the image becomes more apparent. Looking at it now, I think it looks cool with the extra shadowing.

Thinkto urself · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2008, 10:38:54 pm »

Stabby stabby wabby wabby (I'm a sig maker failure but, maybe make it seem less perfectly smooth at the blade like rusted dry blood or something? Yes Shadow makes it pwn... Maybe put your name at the outside of the image that isn't rigged with transparency...)

Graham · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2008, 10:40:52 pm »

I cried tears of joy.

jrgp · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2008, 11:54:55 pm »

I think it looks awesome with the glow effect. Yeah, it'd be bad ass if it was dripping blood and looked like it'd been used in a violent manner, but that might be too distracting. Only thing I don't really like is that the VIS text reminds me a lot of the VHS logo.

-Vis- · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:55:32 am »

Pff. Well maybe I'll remove the text. But it'll look a bit plain, so any suggestions as to what to replace it with?

Also, the perspective camera (from the 3d render) makes it look a bit longer than I'd like, so I think I'll shorten it just a tad. After all, it's a knife, not a sword.

NinjaGimp369 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2008, 03:04:46 am »

So much better than your older one.

-Vis- · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2008, 03:13:03 am »

Yeah I wanted it back, but I knew it was time to get rid of that big black box.

Removed the text, and shortened the blade slightly.

jrgp · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2008, 07:17:03 am »

I suggest you put the VIS text back on the knife, just use a different font. Maybe a violent / aggressive one and make the text shiny gray or white.

echo_trail · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2008, 07:25:25 am »

I think it's freaking awesome, mate. Definitely a keeper! Good work!

Graham · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:26:30 am »

Shut the hell up jrgp, leave it like it was Vis. Trying to make it "bloody" would make it look retarded.

The Bone Collector · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2008, 10:41:26 am »

your name on the knife looks way better....

-Vis- · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2008, 03:17:55 pm »

Yeah I don't really want the blood (wouldn't know how to make it look good anyway :B).

I'll mess around with some fonts, see what I can find.

Thanks for the comments.

TBDM · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2008, 03:37:58 pm »

i dislike the grip.
cutting edge of the blade also needs to be a bit bigger i think...seems to small.

echo_trail · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2008, 06:10:38 pm »

Dude, put your name back on it!!

-Vis- · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2008, 07:14:00 pm »

I will, but I'm looking for better fonts to use.

Lord Frunkamunch · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2008, 06:52:42 pm »

How about making it look like the letters were gouged into the knife, instead of being written onto it?

Graham · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2008, 06:54:24 pm »

Also one thing that has always bugged me is that there is no sharpened surface. No black knife will have a black blade. There is a small strip of silver on the blade from when it has been sharpened.

echo_trail · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2008, 07:23:26 pm »

Hmm.. yeah! Vis, wasn't it like that at some point?

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2008, 10:42:29 pm »

Maybe a serrated part of the blade along the blunt side.

-Vis- · « **Reply #19 on:** February 02, 2008, 01:59:59 am »

Quote from: Lord Frunkamunch on February 01, 2008, 06:52:42 pm

How about making it look like the letters were gouged into the knife, instead of being written onto it?

Actually it was, but only a little, because the anti-aliasing made it look funny if the inscription was too deep.

Quote from: † on February 01, 2008, 06:54:24 pm

Also one thing that has always bugged me is that there is no sharpened surface. No black knife will have a black blade. There is a small strip of silver on the blade from when it has been sharpened.

I know what you mean, but I'm not interested in aiming for realism, so I don't really care much about that.

Quote from: O.R.I.O.N. on February 01, 2008, 10:42:29 pm

Maybe a serrated part of the blade along the blunt side.

There is no blunt side (who says there has to be one?

), but I have considered this in the past, and I agree it would look pretty cool. I'll see what I can do with it.

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