Johnny

Mike, you know you've got my vote. I know your level of designing, since I've pretty much seen it from the very beginning, and I know you're still relatively new to it, but you're getting better and better, and you already know what you're doing most of the time.EDIT: You have much better sigs to choose from for examples though. X.x

LOL...Becca hates all her sigs. I find that humorous.Not bad Mike, just nothing wow, again. Not much I can really say about it, I guess.

Looks pretty nice mike, but yeah, the text is odd. But oh...I just thought of something. If you like duplicated the text and made it look all crazy hectic like, it'd be cool, if you get what I mean.

Riiiiiight. I'm sure you'll get some good response though. It really is one of your best bro.

Okay guys, me and Mike were discussing some stuff last night, and I brought up the idea that we should have some kind of contest to kick things off with the gfx crew. So we went ahead and decided to have a tournament, in which anyone can compete, and the winner and runner up will recieve these prizes:Winner -- Custom sig to show they've won the tournament, and 30 credits!Runner-up -- Custom sig to show they've placed 2nd, and 10 credits!Tournament Rules Anyone may enter.Style: Single EliminationSig size min: 300x100 max: 450x150 Brushing: AnyText: OPTIONAL Render: OPTIONAL Border: OPTIONAL Theme: AnyEntry due date: 3 days Vote: Best of 7Once we have accepted all entries we will bracket them, to post your sig against your opponent. Sometime Friday, entries will stop. If you don't make the due date, you won't be competing. You'll be using the same sig throughout the tournament to save time and make things go more smoothly... the tournament will be just like normal battles, both opponents battle off, and anyone may vote, aside from the competitors. When a battle is over, just reply saying so, and I'll change the brackets accordingly, and you'll either go on to the next round, or be eliminated.The voting will be done best of seven, meaning if you get 4 votes total (first), you win.So just make a post with the sig you'd like to enter, and when we get a good even number of entries 8+, we can bracket you and start this thing up. Notice from Johnny: Sorry...there were some changed rulings...fixed. Notice from Johnny: IF YOU WIN, AND DON'T NEED/WANT CREDITS, YOU MAY SUGGEST ANOTHER PRIZE. I'LL TELL YOU IF IT'S POSSIBLE.

What do you guys think of having themed sig of the week contests? Like one week the theme is cars, the next it's tekken, the next it's mario...or something like that? Or should we just have general ones each time?Let me know what you guys think...if I see a majority for either side I'll start doing SOTW accordingly.EDIT: And if you think it should be themed, suggest a few.

---SOTW Entries--- Problems: If someones entree has a mistake or breaks the rules, pm him/her, post in the discussion thread, or pm me. Pm me also if you have questions or concerns. Winnings: The winner of the SOTW will win a prize. Rules: 1. The entry must be your creation. You may use outside brushes or renders, but no ripping sigs, and no collab sigs. 2. One entry per person. 3. You cannot change your entry when voting begins. 4. Animation optional. 5. Flash sigs (.swf) not allowed. Use only jpg, gif, bmp, or png. 6. Keep the size reasonable. No wallpaper-sized entries. 7. Your name must be on the sig somewhere. 8. Nothing but entries in the entry thread. Discussion is for the discussion topic. Any other posts will be hidden, and your entry may be disqualified. When entries are finished, a new poll will be created where you may vote on your favorite sig. There will be no replies allowed, just votes. The people with the top 3 votes at the end of the week each get recognition, and the person with the most gets a prize. There will be one week of entries, and one week of voting. While the voting week is underway, the entries for next week will also be going on. ---SOTW Discussion--- There will be a seperate topic for discussing the week's entries. Remember, do not post anything but entries in the entry topic. This avoids clutter and makes it easier to set up voting. No flaming or whining in either topic. I'll be starting up our first SOTW here soon, so sit tight.

Okay, here you guys can request a collab project with another crew member, or even a member in general. Just post up saying you'd like to do a collab, and maybe some details on what kind, and if you'd like to join someone on one, let them know. As always, the chat room is available for discussing your project, and you can make a thread about how the project's coming along in this forum. So, that's about it. Have fun collaborating!

Real Name (optional): Johnny Rockett MSN: theystolemyusername@hotmail.com AIM: tookmyidentity Email: johnnyboywonder@gmail.com Experience in graphics: 7-8 months. Areas of expertise: Sigs, renders, 3d abstracts, fractals Other graphics sites worked at(optional): Rendersdesign.com, Artstartshere.com, Digi-graffiti.net, Authenticeffect.com Past positions at other graphics sites(optional): Admin, Mod, GFX Crew Current positions at other graphics sites(optional): Mod, GFX Crew How much you can be on each day: It's summer, so I have lots of free time at the moment. When school starts up, I should still be able to get in an hour or two a day. How many templates/sigs/resources can you make a week: Sigs -- Up to 10. Other stuff varies. FRACTALS http://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=pic-host&e=com LANDSCAPES http://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=pic-host&e=com ABSTRACTS http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ And most of the rest of my graphics stuff is also on my blog: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Feel free to check it out.

Yeah, that's right, betta reckanize, homie. Me and my Fro are tight up in this piece. (That's my "black moment" for the day. Lol)

That's what I said.

[1] No problem. [2] This was the first one. The flower one was the second. [3] I blame Mike for burying it with less to not important stuff. [4] All that junk -- yeah, this sig was a bomb. Hence the second one. [5] Already did. You happened to see that one first though. And of course I'd want to. [6] Don't trouble yourself. You don't have to return in. I'm happy enough with the giving part. ^-^ [7] Hey, for all we know that could've been a male flower in the other one.

[1] All part of the plan... [2] Very true. Develop your own style of brushing, and all parts of of sigs, really.

Mike gmv. Sorry Senor, but his blending/render/text/color usage is a tiny big better.2-0. Mike up.

Don't go there girlfriend. *snip snap*

Yay! Glad it helped you out a bit. That's what I like to hear.

Mikey, baby, lower the opacity on the stroke, and add a drop shadow to the text (just for your name), and that has to be one of the sexiest sigs I've seen you do. Great job on this one bro.

I'm nowhere near good enough to show you guys how to make good sigs with filters. Maybe a little effect here and there, like sparkles, or something, but nothing too advanced.

Son, take that back, before you make a very big mistake. Don't let his grubby little paws infect it.

Good man. Good man. Way to prioritize.

Oh, hey, check that out. Another win, and I didn't notice. Yay.

Because...that's what I used?

Told you on MSN. Looks nice. The new version's better.

Yep. Just try to avoid the word gift. It kinda defeats the purpose.

Dodge/burn tool is one of my very very least used tools, but it's useful every now and then, but I know for a fact it wouldn't make the sig any lighter.