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Effort: 1.5/2 - It's up to the same level as your best sigs, but I do have to dock for the lack of a name change. Look: 2.25/3 - Lighting probably would have made this 2.5-2.75/3 for me. This means making the focus on the render using light and dark areas. Creativity: 1/1 - definitely, keep it up. Total: 4.75/6 Final: 3.25 + 4.75 = 8/2 = 4TPE

No it doesn't, which is why such a small effort does not need to be docked so much.

Saskatoon re-places their claim on Pringle.

That effort dock was excessively harsh. Kesler bias in full effect.

Ah whoops, didn't realise Oslo withdrew. I choose Galbraith.

Saskatoon claims Walt Pringle.

I prefer V1. Also to note, the "strange shape" behind the render is a circle with the initials V.S. cut out.

Saskatoon claims Ashton Galbraith

Here's a few things you can do to try and fix your Chrome. Clear Cache: 1. Click the settings icon at the top right, then select History. 2. Click Clear Browsing Data 3. Only check 'Empty the Cache'. You can also do cookies but that's kind of annoying since it forgets all remembered passwords and stuff. Remove Extensions: 1. Click the settings icon at the top right, then go Tools > Extensions. 2. Remove anything that you didn't put there or anything that looks suspicious. If neither of those work, I would reinstall Chrome.

Not sure how much you guys like ambient/chill stuff (think Board of Canada style) but check out this track I made: https://soundcloud.com/pracs/elbows-arent-very-good-fingers

Each Monday is the start of the Point Task week. So you can post one Sunday (the deadline) and then another one on Monday (the new week).

Sounds good, let's do it.

https://www.mediafire.com/?t5t74t97ic9uceo Features sigs from Beketov, boubabi, Squinty, Noah and myself.

There are a few ways to do this. The first is with colour/lighting. You can achieve this by using Adjustment Layers. Start with a Gradient Map with the the first colour as your main colour in your sig. The end colour should be black. Set this Layer on Hue and set it to about 50% Opacity. This will keep the colouring consistent throughout the sig. Then I usuall make an Exposure Layer, with the settings Exposure: 0, Offset: +0.0165, Gamma: 0.9. Then make a layer and use a large, round, soft brush with black at about 40% opacity (the brush not the layer) and brush the background. Then use white and brush around the render. Set this layer on Soft Light. Next way to blend is smudging. There is no right way to do it, but I'll give you some tips. This is my recent Boychuk sig before any stocks. It looks like a part of the sig before adding anything else. Use a brush like this: Make the size between 10px-20px. Strength: 50-60%. Duplicate your render layer and start smudging the edges in and out. Make the original layer invisible to see how it looks. Repeat these steps as necessary. Finally, you use stocks. You already seem to be getting this, but a few tips. Put the stocks on top of the render, and if necessary erase some parts over the render. If it's too bright when it's set on Screen or Lighten, try pressing Cmd+L when the layer is selected, and move around the middle slider until it looks better.

I think the Salo one is your best so far. You've already got a knack for text which is awesome. One tip, try to not switch between lower and uppercase in one word. Just in the Prikulis sig the capital L seems out of place. Keep it up!

Here ya go: http://www.imagebam.com/image/565d71300516519

Effort: 2/2 - I think there's enough here, definitely some good subtlety. Look: 2.75/3 - Love the main text. Agree with lobo that the 'willem' stands out too much. Nice background and nice lighting. Creativity: 1/1 - Absolutely. Final (5.75/6 + 5/6) / 2 = 5.375 -> 5/6

Effort: 2/2 - yessir Look: 2.25/3 - Good progression with your sigs, you're getting better at using Illustrator for it quickly. The duplicated render in the background isn't really necessary. Good blending. Text background is kinda cheesy, try something a bit more subtle (solid black with lowered opacity perhaps). Creativity: 1/1 - Absolutely, keep working at this. Total: 5.25/6

Effort: 2/2 - Lots of stock work, brushing etc. Look: 2.5/3 - Lighting could be a bit more dramatic, maybe a Brightness/Contrast layer, Levels or Curves. I think it would have been better if the red splatter was placed a bit more "intentionally". I still like the look of it though. Creativity: 1/1 - Foh shnizzle. Total: 5.5/6

Effort: 2/2 - Lighting, colouring, stock work, text etc etc Good work. Look: 3/3 - Great flow, really nice colouring. Keep it up. Creativity: 1/1 - Very nice. Total: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - yep, plenty done here Look: 2.5/3 - the render fx are excellent, but not a huge fan of the bg Creativity 1/1 - absolutely Final: 6/6