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Make sure to vote for both groups. Choose all that you think should move on.

Hopefully tonight, last guy said he'd get it in today.

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Whole thing seems a little washed out, could use a bit more contrast. Along with that it's somewhat hard to read some of the text. Not easy to do good text for a piece like this, especially when trying to fit in a lot of it. I like the colouring, but I think it would be better with a bit of dramatic lighting to create a focal. Keep at it.

Oooooweeee this is nice. Real nice stock work and lighting. Colouring is also excellent. Only thing I think is kind of weird is how it looks like he's staring at his name. Hard to fix that sort of thing in a piece like this but it's not a huge issue. The text itself I really like. Looking forward to seeing more of this stuff!

Lots of good stuff here. I like the lighting work, draws the focus to the render well. Nice flow with the stock work, could maybe use a bit more effects around the render. I think a simple font would have worked well here, maybe closer to the should in white, perhaps with some subtext to liven it up. Not a fan of the border here, I think it would be better without it. Overall nice work, keep it up!

Lighting seems a bit off, I think it could have used a bit more Levels/Curves adjustments. I like the text, nice colour in it. Render seems like it could use a bit of a sharpen, but nothing too distracting. Nice work.

Interesting. I really like the smudge in the background, would have been nice to see it with some different subject matter, I think. Doing some splatter/gritty brushing in red underneath the 'black' text may help with some of the contrast with it. Lighting is good. Dope lens flares.

Aww hell yeah, love it. This is okay too. I really like the composition. Render stands out well, but also fits perfectly into the canvas. Text is simple, but clean and good. I like the intense colours, but I think it could have used a bit of tweaking to remove a bit of the pixelation in it. Overall very nice though.

This is very nice. Very unique look with how clean it is, but you pulled it off very well. Render effects are great, and I like the bright lighting contrasting with the background. One thing that's a bit odd is the 'delonge' text seems a bit out of focus. Not sure if this was intentional or not but it's a bit distracting. Other than that I really like this. Keep it up!

As good as your work always is, this might be one of my favourites from you. Lighting and effects are awesome, colouring is great, text is on point. If I'd change one thing it would be the font for the '16'. Could be a bit harsher I think, to go with the main text. And maybe match the red a bit more to the render. Other than that this is excellent. Nice work.

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This is one of my favourites from you. Great work with the smudging, and I really like the text. Nice job on the background. If I were to change a few things, I'd probably make the 'Slater' text a bit thinner, maybe use a different font. And maybe a bit of a lighter grey. And I think the orange on/near his face might be a bit too strong, but those are just nitpicky things. Awesome work.

Was dazzled when I first saw this. So good. I love the dreamy lighting, very well done. Composition is perfect. Text is awesome. I love the colouring. Can't think of one thing I'd change in this.

I like the torn edge effect, but I think it would be better if it were continued all the way around the border, instead of just the left and top. Colouring and lighting are pretty good, but I would like to see a bit more effects and stock work. I like the composition of the text, very well done. I might try to bring it in closer to the render, overlapping a bit, and creating a background or using shapes to give the contrast. Nice job.

Yeah, echoing Beketov, lighting is excellent, and together it's just a very nice looking sig.One thing I'd change would be to keep the colour on the rest of his jersey. Seems a bit odd without it. I think the font works pretty well here, especially with the effects style. Great sig, keep it up.

I like the flat look of this. Nice modern feel. Could have used a bit more lighting as Beketov said. I like the clipping masks, and the text is nice. Good work overall.

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Congrats to all who moved on. From now on you'll have one week to get your sig done, so please try to get it done by Sunday the 28th. The theme for this week is Outside-the-Box. As usual you can decide what this means to you. The themes are more to give some direction and inspiration. Some outside-the-box examples could be interesting canvas sizes/shapes, some abstract work, whatever. PM your sigs to me when you're done. Good luck! @boubabi @Daniel @Tim @Beketov @gorlab @solas @Wasty @Mr.Baller

Myself, @solas @Wasty and @Mr.Baller move on to Week 2.

@boubabi @Daniel @Tim @Beketov and @gorlab move on to week 2.

Coming in tomorrow!

Damn, this is nice. Love the dreamy feel. Text is cool, effects are nice, and colouring is great. Only minor thing I'd change would be to maybe sharpen up the face/upper body area a tiny bit. Other than that no complaints. Très bien.