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[w0lv3rin3]

Lol i like it more than the one i made for myself back in beta lol

Edited by w0lv3rin3, 02 May 2014 - 07:38 PM.

[TygerLily]

[Osric Lancaster]

This is a pattern rather than a complete signature. I figure it'd be fun for other people to use.
Repeat - Not an entry, just something i want to make available to others here in case they can put it to good use, or it gives someone a good idea.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Complete? :S

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I fiddled around with the lighting colours. I think the effect looks better with a white to blueish-green, but it takes away from the foreground text too much, quickly making it look busy. I'll leave it up for viewing purposes, though.

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Spoiler

• All Photoshop
  
• 10 layers.
  
• 9 'FX' effects over 4 layers.
  
• 270 frames over 9 seconds.

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Layer Breakdown

• Niko layer has 5 layer effects on it, each doing something minor to give it colour, glow, and depth.
  
• C.M.E. layer has only a red "Drop Shadow" FX on it.
  
• Formerly Niko Snow layer only has a thin black "Drop Shadow" FX on it to outline.
  
• Skull is two copies of the same image. The top Skull layer set to Colour while the bottom is set to Colour Dodge.
  
• Main Honeycomb background layer was hand made and has transparent seams. A thin black "Inner Glow" FX creates some texture inside of the honeycomb. A black "Stroke" FX set to "Colour Burn" is used to create the blooming effect for the lighting.
  
• The lighting is created by sliding a Filter>Render>Clouds effect from top to bottom, underneath the honeycomb layer. The Cloud/Lighting layer is set to Screen since it's layered over top of a solid colour background that matches the Moderator's post colour, the black is removed from the cloud render and allows me to bend the layer easier.

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 04 May 2014 - 09:26 PM.

[Sarlic]

Nikolai Lubkiewicz, on 02 May 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Greetings Artisanal MechWarriors,

It is said that my talents in visual arts may be, at best, described as "fridge-worthy".
With that in mind, and because the Art team  really has better things to do with Mechs and Maps. I figured I might delegate this potentially fun task to the Community.

Please also be advised that this may or may not also be a ComStar machination to help reveal who among our Community have these awesome skills and would be willing to craft signatures for other Pilots or Merc Corps as well. If you join in this, do expect others to appreciate your talents!

I also happen to have five ten 1-day Premium Time Codes available for the five ten signature banners I like the most.

Entry requires one Signature Banner of your own creation, posted in reply of this thread.
Banner dimensions must be 720x80
Banner contents may include my name, nom-de-guerre, job title, Mechs (I love my Locusts), etc...
Feel free to have fun with it, just also remember to keep it clean and classy.
Entries open until Friday, May 9th, 2014 at 9AM PDT / 12PM EDT / 4 PM UTC.

Can you make a screenshot of your Locust? I hope it has not the standard camo. Or would you prefer not?

[Sarlic]

I like to keep it simple. That is what in my opinion a sig is about. Here is my entrance:

Edited by Sarlic, 03 May 2014 - 01:28 AM.

[_HEV_]

[Fiona Marshe]

Very basic, as I'm not an artist but I do know design.

Adjusted for Niko's own mech:

Edited by Fiona Marshe, 07 May 2014 - 03:11 AM.

[3rdworld]

Eglar, on 02 May 2014 - 03:10 PM, said:

edit: some changes and optimization.

K1ttykat, on 02 May 2014 - 02:21 PM, said:

Well I think this is a solid start.
Have to fix that dithering though

EDIT: Fixed!

My vote

[Helmer]

I know people are going to cry "foul" and "biased" when you select my "Atlas on Forest colony" , so feel free to give my premium time to someone else.

Spoiler

[H0THANZZ]

[Atlai]

MoonUnitBeta, on 03 May 2014 - 12:33 AM, said:

Complete? :S

Thats pretty amazing man, thanks for the breakdown too.

Im average at photoshop so the whole step by step thing really will help me when i make future sigs.

Thanks!

[MoonUnitBeta]

Mason West, on 03 May 2014 - 07:16 PM, said:

Thats pretty amazing man, thanks for the breakdown too.

Im average at photoshop so the whole step by step thing really will help me when i make future sigs.

Thanks!

Thanks, and it's my pleasure! I'm glad I could help.

[Iqfish]

Wow, after seeing MoonUnitBeta ones I closed Photoshop.

I vote him for winner!

[DocBach]

3rdworld, on 03 May 2014 - 05:51 AM, said:

My vote

agree both are pretty brilliant, love the little running animation on Elgar's and the fact that its not just moderated, but pinned. A lot of great touches and details.

[TygerLily]

Eglar, MoonUnit and K1tty's are my votes.

[Heffay]

Iqfish, on 04 May 2014 - 09:59 AM, said:

Wow, after seeing MoonUnitBeta ones I closed Photoshop.

I vote him for winner!

Yeah, going with this myself. It's clean, classic, contemporary, and really stands out.

[Felbombling]

This is a fun competition... even though I think it is essentially over now that MoonUnitBeta has entered the fray. Lots of funny, well thought out and well crafted entries, though. Good laughs.

[Sarlic]

Got myself a new signature aswell

[Sarlic]

Cant adjust it no more. Source gone ffs.

Edited by Sarlic, 06 May 2014 - 08:39 AM.