Hittokiri Zero

Rabble, rabble, rabble :rolleyes: Here's an updated yet still not complete version of the image. I guess the first eye came out 'decent' I might redo it anyway though as it provides for good practice ^_^. I also have to add a couple of detail lines to the mouth and nose, and once again am still unsure as to whether or not I am going to add detail lines on the entire image :P.

W-T-F... It's extremely hard to understand what the hell you are trying to say... Clear up the grammar mate. But quite simply pokemon is anime whether you want it to be or not -_-. Also could you please clear up and sort the different things you are grading the banners on into different lines/paragraphs o_- ... The thought of entering passed through my mind for a split second or two...

This is basically some more vector tracing from me, for this particular piece I decided only to do the major shading and have yet to decide whether or not I am going to add in all of the detail lines on the original image. Basically what you see so far is the outline and what not "Edward Elric" one of the two main characters from the anime & manga series Full Metal Alchemist -_x. If all goes well this image will definatly be used in one of my future signatures as this was the initial purpose of creating this vector tracing. Oh yeah and for those of you unaware of this "WIP = Work in Progress". Well anyone care on commenting? It's really hard to say much without Ed's face and all but i'll be sure to post the final version (possibly today if i ever finish my homework) later. :rolleyes:

o_O... I have the picture picked out and what not and have a style idea brewing in my mind... It all depends on whether time will allow me to sit down in photoshop and whip up something acceptable though -_____-''.

Here [i]is[/i] (or to be exact "was") a project that I was working on for OB =|. Yes me and OB can go together in the same sentence :rolleyes:. But since I started this it's been put on hiatus indefinatly, so I figure since the final version (of this style -_+) will probably end up being for a different forum and what not thus making the final version different in many ways I might as well post this incomplete style here and get some feedback. :sleep:

Thank you all mighty 2 commenting people x__X. I'm working on a new Gundam Vector tracing getting the shading down is pretty time consuming though and takes a tad bit of work i'll post that if I ever finish it *does the snow dance* I had a early dissmisal because of the snow storm =}.

Heh thanks ^_^''. I'm in the process of creating my own anime styled character and like you said i've been working on shading with the hair and what not but the truth is... I suck at shading x_X. Even when I draw I can't shade for ****, oh well hopefully i'll get the hang of this shading buisness soon.

This was nothing more than a vector tracing I did in Photoshop 7.0. I just figured i'd post it for the hell of it and maybe get those one or two customary replies. Eventually after I get some schoolwork cleared out of the way I do plan on getting back into the graphics scheme and possibly making real vector art but until then only small works like this are going to be posted by me :rolleyes:. [url]http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4045817/[/url] Well there's the image; there might be slow load time because it is DA after all, then again considering the fact the image is quite small I highly doubt it. (*I added a attachment so you can use that instead of the link, but keep in mind the white border will not appear =\*)

quote]And yes, protoman owns a large proportion of ***.[/quote] ^_____^ you read my mind, well i told you about my idea with flash so basically i'm going to be spending my day figuring out how I can remake this sig in flash with some 1337 vector whore animation x___X.

Here's a quick Blues/Protoman signature I created... I tried a very different approach from my normal stuff and sadly it didn't come out great -_-. Sure it looks nice at first but after looking at the sig some more it's just "bleh". I already started recreating this sig in another style with the same stock image though ^___^. So i'll post that one as soon as i'm done with it. :p Oh yes please do comment and criticize and what not :rolleyes:

[quote]I've never been a fan of Photoshop and never will be. It's price is overly prohibitive (How many of you actually paid for your copy?) and you can't even half-experience it with the demo version. You can't edit/save masks and selections...[/quote] When doing actual web design it's easy to get by without half the features in PSP and Photoshop, I used the trial version of Photoshop 5.0 for a while and it's still easily possible to make the same things in photoshop 7.0 or PSP 7.0 it just takes longer and more work/effort. As for PSP 8 i've never used it I just through PSP 7.0 aside and stuck with Photoshop 7.0 whatever program you start with is whatever program you will like better. Although atleast when comparing photoshop 7.0 to PSP 7.0 Photoshop has been proven to be the stronger of the two programs. Generally this holds true with many Adobe based products... But considering the fact PSP 8 is newer than Photoshop 7.0 it only makes sense for it to be better than Photoshop 7.0. Although I will say that I enjoyed using PSP's vector tools much better than Photoshop's pen tool. Also the navigation in photoshop 7.0 is a pain when compared to it's predecessor 6.0. Many graphics programs seem to be having this problem if you ask me -____-. I'll comment more later after i've used PSP 8.0 and after I finish studying for school ='|.

The whole concept was good but it wasn't pulled off that well, mainly just put the stick figure together better and during the animation try to make it so parts of the stick figure don't jutt out and look disconnected like that.

Hmmm it's actually not bad, I like the animation but when they withdraw their arms it's just kinda too fast if you ask me, but bleh I guess it could be left the way it is. Also change the font or wait... suggestion don't have that thick border around the font -_- the font itself can stay I guess although that "K" looks slightly like a "H" but it's acceptable plus more or less everyone knows who Ken is. But you do need to reposition all the text, move the "VS" text down so it doesn't cover the animation, and instead of having the Ken and Ryu text in the top corners put them in the bottom corners of the signature. I guess that's it as there isn't much to say about the BG it's just a picture of Ken and Ryu =P. The scanlines don't look that bad but I can't help but feel that they're "too bulky" are the scanlines one pixel in height or two o_O?... (Well I am a big Ken and Ryu fan I guess I shouldn't criticize this sig too badly >_>'')

*note to self: must stop posting in graphics section x___X...* Anyway =O... there's too much empty white space, the blur effect wasn't pulled off that well and i'd reccomend new text/font (how many times have I said that today x_x to everyone) and a border would be nice.

Eh first of all what pograms are you using? Secondly... - Add a border - Change the color of the text so it's more visible - And keep in mind flipping the pictures like that so the banner is symmetrical often doesn't look good, as is the case now =\ You did do a pretty good cropping job though and the two pictures of Vash are pretty cool =).

[quote]I only have photoshop 6.0 :S I work with what I have. heh.[/quote] Photoshop 6 and 7.0 are relatively the same I prefer 6.0 over 7.0 mainly because of the easier menus, and oddly enough it's easier for me to aibrush in it =P. As for the banner instead of strechting it out a bit like it currently is just resize it so it's smaller in proportions. Also the bright "star" type things don't blend that well with Lain =\ you might want to consider taking those out. Try experimenting with different fonts too as i'm not completly hating but am not completly liking either of them... One last thing -_o? Did you add a border? It's quite hard to tell but in thiscase it might not matter that much...

Hmmm, you actually put the "pond ripple" effect (I know it's not what it's called but it's something along those lines...) too good use x_X. Basically same problems as before though I don't like the text (okay so your going to change it anyway so that doesn't really count I guess), the border is just kinda "bleh" maybe a greenish border or a double border? Just something to jazz it up... The butting on the stock image could also have been done better, and possibly just a suggestion but if the stock image was nudged down a bit so it looked a bit more centered, I do believe that would make the signature look better as well. Now as I said before the pond ripple effect does look good, and the aibrushing itself is somewhere along the lines of medicore, atleast you didn't try to overdo it. To the direct right of the stock image where that "misty" airbrushing is make that a tad bit brighter and hmmm... The way the other "stream" of airbrushing tends to float out from the center of "the pond" and behind the text that's also neato =O... But maybe make another smaller "stream" like that slightly above that first stream (it might look good but it's hard to say without actually seeing it). And those vector lines... They remind me of something I used to do alot ^___^ well to tell you the truth I still do~! But although I like how those look possibly putting them somewhere else on the sig would look better, because right now they just look "bunched" and that top right corner of the signature just looks "full" while in comparison the center looks a tad "empty".

Wow I remember you -_o. You've gotten better so props for that, but this wallpaper is kind of appaling (sp?) and there are still certain things you need to work on. - The Vash stock image looks horrible in the sense that it's hard to see, has a greenish tint, and looks all beat up. - In MY opinion the typo looks quite bad as well mainly because of the white border which doesn't contrast that well with the rest the wallpaper, and i'm not quite digging the font either =O. - As for the background itself... It has a few nice parts *but* all the black space/stuff is really detracting as it makes it harder to see the rest of the wallpaper. My advice, keep trying (durr kind of obvious ^_^'') and if your going to make darker color wallpapers (which in my opinion are often harder to create than lighter colored wallpapers) work on having less black space and darker shades of the "main" colors instead (in this case darker shades of green and gray in some places where there are black, this way everything will be more visible. These "darker shades" can be almost black but you'd be surprised the difference they can make).

Ah I see i'm not a big X-men guy anymore... I used to use overlay alot really depending on the effect/color scheme you want you should tinker around I often use the blend modes "screen" and "soft light". If I do use overlay the layer set to overlay is usually turned down a tad bit in opacity. {really there's nothing wrong with "overlay" just remember to stay away from "color dodge" and for the most part "color burn"}.

Why would I look at the stock image if i thoroughly dislike the stock image x__X... Unless you made the stock image... but then it wouldn't really be a stock image... well it kind of would but then again it wouldn't but that's besides the point ^_^. I don't really like the positioning or the stock image in general, and the black and white in the background don't contrast well. The backgrounds itself could use alot of work same goes for the text... eh and possibly a border would be nice.

I think it would be a good idea if the "Poetry, Fanfiction, and Literature" section could be split up into two different sub forums... 1) = Poetry and Literature 2) = Fanfiction Although it may not seem like much, I think this would be very beneficial in the fact that many fanfics are often overlooked and [i]"pushed off of the front page"[/i] withe the abundance of poems that are being posted. Really here's the main thing people may spend a great deal of time writing a fanfic but it doesn't get noticed because of all the poems that are posted after it thus pushing the thread with the fanfic to the bottom of the page, or on to the second page. Basically while some of the poems written are good, other's are written out of boredom and just for the hell of it and I don't think it's quite fair that many of these fanfics are not being noticed -_o... Well let's see that's not really how I wanted my argument to come out... hmmm... I'm too busy to reword it right now but as soon as I can put my thoughts into words i'll be sure to edit this post -_-. But please take this into consideration, at the moment I feel that is somewhat pointless to post fanfics because of the lack of replies, on the other hand if the section was divided into a specefic fanfics sub-forum then i'm sure that more attention would be payed towards all fanfics in general... (hmmm... still didin't come out the way I wanted it to... :therock:). Well you guys get the jist of it...

Well Using words such as "u" instead of you in moderation is fine by me I guess -_o, although it's not up to me to decide I think many of the mods let that slip by every now and then as well. As long as someone isn't typing in total "internet lingo" shortening every word or every other word I think that it shouldn't matter... (unless they can't be understood...).

[quote]I actually have a pair of sunglasses like Vash's. Instead of a W shape in the frame legs they have a V shape and instead of being orange the lenses are red.[/quote] Well they have real replicas of Vash's sunglasses (they have real replicas of Wolfwoods too x__X), I'll find the link to them again later I know they're somewhat expensive but as soon as I get another job i'm getting them they are just too hot to pass up x_X. As for getting Sanosuke's shirt with the kanji for bad on it it wouldn't be that hard to do really o_O finding a similar white shirt is easy enough and there are tons of websites that would put the kanji on the back of your shirt for a certain price *adds Sanosuke's shirt to his list*. Hmmm... now that I think of it I really wish I could have Clouds Buster sword ^_____^ (not anime but hey close enough!).

It's very plain it could use a little more of anything, whether it be text, a background, or vectors of some sort. At it looks much better without the animation, my advice is work without animation until you find a good comfort level and then move on to animated images. It doesn't make that much of a difference but many animated images (especially when they're gifs) are usually bad/take some effot and good planning to look good. Also try to make your animations "Circular" in the sense that they don't skip, and the last frame leads back to or makes a transition of some sort to the first.

I've been having "super writers-block" ever since I left for summer vacation back in June. Recently i've been wanting to start up multiple fanfics but just can't get a good intro or a good anything going... So I wrote this thing up in one sitting and just felt like posting it so I could get some feedback :'|. Even if you just browse through any feedback is welcome =P. --------------------------------------------------------- Through the darkness of night and the hampering of rain a lone figure could be seen wandering the deserted streets of Kento. All around him lay the bodies of his comrades, friends, and family; every building within in eye sight had been set ablaze and the smell of burning flesh and bone was nauseating? But he pressed on searching for the one thing that truly mattered? searching for his precious Ayumi? But it seemed as though his search for his love would have to wait?. For the Oni (literal translation = demon) that had caused this unimaginable chaos was still here waiting? waiting to exact his revenge? Kagutsuchi -?Keitaro I told you we would meet again. I have not forgotten the trouble you caused me...? Keitaro lowered his head his emotions were beginning to conflict his state of mind? his uncontrollable sadness and anger could not be held back anymore? Keitaro- ?kagutsuchi? your fight was with me? why? Why did you ATTACK THEM!!? Kagutsuchi - ?Why? If your referring to the redecorating I?ve done? Then why not?... The thought of these people was sickening? So I decided to do them a favor by putting them out of their misery.? Keitaro had, had enough he quickly unsheathed his sword and settled into his fighting stance he began to recall his previous battle with Kagutsuchi? Kagutsuchi was a fire spirit? Meaning the body he was in now wasn?t really his own but was just being utilized as a vessel so he could exact his revenge? But the innocent body that would have to be slain in order to vanquish Kagutsuchi didn?t matter anymore Keitaro was passed that point, he had made up his mind he was going to kill Kagutsuchi and he was going to kill him now. Keitaro watched as the tall slender figure of Kagutsuchi unsheathed two twin katanas and began slowly walking towards him... Good thought Keitaro, Kagutsuchi was still utilizing the same fighting style as before? But all was not good remembered Keitaro. In his last battle with Kagutsuchi he had, had the help of a friend; a friend who ended up giving his life in order to defeat Kagutsuchi. Now this battle would be completely one on one, but what worried Keitaro even more was how much Kagutsuchi?s true power, his power to create and control flame had increased since last they met. Keitaro began shifting his weight to his right leg and slid his right leg backwards. He then positioned his left leg in front of his right so that his feet were staggered one in front of the other. Next he brought his sword up with both hands and brought it backwards with the blade pointing directly towards his opponent?s lower torso. Keitaro- ?Kagutsuchi! This time there is no turning back! This time you will atone for your crimes! KAGUTSUCHI I?M GOING TO SEND YOU BACK TO HELL!!!? Keitaro pushed off from the ground and shot forward to meet Kagutsuchi; at the site of this Kagutsuchi immediately did the same. He broke into a run and charged at Keitaro; the two met one another with tremendous force and speed Keitaro tried to get the best of Kagutsuchi with a quick thrust of his sword but Kagutsuchi easily parried the blow with the katana in his right hand. He then quickly did a 180 degrees turn and unleashed a downward strike upon Keitaro with his other katana. Keitaro instinctively blocked by placing each of his hands and one end of the sword and raising it up to meet the oncoming attack; but the impact from the attack was too great as Keitaro managed to block it but was still sent sliding backwards across the ground on his knees. Keitaro quickly shot to his feet and was immediately on the defensive as Kagutsuchi was right in his face hacking and slashing at him in a merciless rage. Keitaro blocked each blow time and time again and soon managed to create a sizeable gap between the two combatants. Keitaro now stood approximately 20 yards away from Kagutsuchi he was breathing heavily? --------------------------------------------------------- Yeah I know it's just randomness but I had to write something otherwise i'd go mad X___x. And "Kagutuschi" is a real japanese entity/mythilogical thinger majiggy that was a fire spirit or something like that... (too lazy to explain).