Beketov

Totally got part B before streetlight ruined it; should count for extra points

You guys are all terrible at this

I don't know when you first joined but there definitely was more of a vibe like that coming from both leagues back in the day. The VHL wasn't THAT far into its life cycle when the SHL came about and I think that people were a little on the defensive. Plus, in general, we were all young and stupid back in the day. Honestly, neither league is "better" than the other. In certain aspects I believe we do things better and in certain aspects I believe they do things better. It just comes down really to where you enjoy being more. For some that's here, for some that's there, and for some it's both. There's no reason for really any other attitude.

I just went through and read that topic, now I remember why I don't go into the SHL very often. Im fine if people prefer that league to this one, everyone is allowed to have their opinions just as I am allowed to have my own. I was in both leagues during S1 and honestly found I liked the VHL more; even after being suspended for a full season. The thing I don't care for, and maybe it's just he specific threads I see, is that certain members (I'm not blaming everyone) get immediately defensive when the VHL is even mentioned and immediately start trying to talk us down. The SHL can call us elitist all they want but the fact is that maybe our "elitism" results in members with slightly better attitudes towards things. Again, this isn't a shot at the SHL, just certain members, but it's a vibe I get often.

*blinks* I have no idea how I did this but would love if I could do it more often...

If I had ever used a render that fit Toronto I would have. Honestly I was usually just picking a render that I liked and then finding a player it would work with.

1. Didn't Notice. 2. Want chat gone so sure haha

To be fair we weren't supposed to be pointing out who made the sigs. I was planning on tagging you when I posted it as a PT though. Yes; that's it, congratulations for remembering to look up

Our old Facebook style chat was fine IMO because it was basically just a fast way to communicate with someone vs. PMing them which takes more time and seems way more formal I guess. New chat I don't care for. You can only chat with people who actively go into it (which people rarely do) and even then, at it's core at least' it's just a chat with everyone that's there. We never had a chat for years because we knew it had the potential of taking content away from the board and moving it into a chat system where it will easily disappear; I believe that was happening to some extent and don't see a reason to keep the chat around in that case. Especially when you consider how few people used it. If we can get an updated version of our old chat system I'm all for it. Don't care for the newer one though.

Also, why no love for the sig I made you @Phil

My favourite of the ones I made was definitely mine from week 1: As for ones others made, and in general since I found A LOT were better than mine IMO; here are a few of my favourites: I also loved Boubabi’s two giant ones, I just don’t want to re-paste them into here because of their size. Well done everyone though, some great pieces from this.

I’m not 100% sure who made them all but just thought I would put all the sigs in one place. Just curious, what’s everyone’s favourite from the competition?

This is uncapped?

Haven't gotten any new votes in a few days, I think it's fair to call the final standings on this thing...

Every PSD has the capability of helping someone with something; never be embarrassed about what you create. Honestly, some of my old sigs that I dislike the most are my most requested PSD's.

@Draper @gorlab @Kendrick @Wasty @iRockstar @Tim @Frank @Daniel @jack @STZ @solas I think that's every, aside from the people who already posted above. Anyone missing?

Stock work is well execute, lighting is pretty spot on; text is pretty good. My main complaint from this is that the contrast seems off to me. Everything just seems to have a slight air of over-contrasted and it makes things feel odd. An extra exposure layer to balance everything out a bit would go a long way here and would make this a great sig rather than just a good one IMO.

Render effects and the re-colour look very nice. The text is simple but original and I like that; definitely get it closer (even overlap a bit) to the render though so that it isn't a distraction. The pattern in the BG is okay and kinda fits the piece but tone it down and maybe erase it in a few spots so it's not as overwhelming. Lighting looks pretty spot on to me. Definitely needs a bit of work but overall a pretty strong piece.

I really like this piece; definitely one of the better ones I've ever seen from you. As Boubabi said the blending is perfect and the stock work is well done. The flashes of colour really work to bring your eye to all the right spots. I really love the text and would actually kill to see how you made it. The stroke behind it could be toned down a bit (just lower the opacity some) but I do like that it exists. Great piece.

I'm not sure what's creating a grey haze over this entire thing but it needs to go ASAP. The exposure levels are way off and everything just looks dark and gloomy because of it. The stock work looks pretty decent from what I can tell and seems like it would add some nice colouring if it were visible. Lighting is non-existent so definitely need to bring that in to make the render pop more. The text is okay and the effects on it, while a little on the cheesy side, could work in some instances. This unfortunately isn't one of them. Those kind of effects might look better on a cleaner piece.

Lighting is simple but pretty effective. Text sorta takes over the piece but I think that's the look you were going for so I'll let it slide. I think some of the white specs could be toned down a bit or, better yet, blurred out to create some depth. Definitely like some of them in focus but having that many with the render still in focus confuses the eye. Blur some a bit for the foreground as some others a bit more for the BG and I think it could look really cool. Overall a good piece but needs some finishing touches.

The gold colour looks really interesting although I personally think I would tone it down a tad as it's a bit too saturated; that's just me though. Effects and stock work look very well done and the lighting is pretty good. Text work I like but I think it stands out a tad bit too much. Overall, very well done.

Honestly, this doesn't even look like you made it...This looks like some GFX rookie put something together and you slapped some nicer lighting on it. That lighting is solid and the B&W face is executed perfectly but Boubabi man, what is this? Your pieces are godly because of their stock work, lacking stock work makes it look bland. Text is too much of a focus, blurring is okay but looks a little weird; not enough join on to create any depth. Sadly, this is one of the worst I think I've ever seen from you.

Definitely seen you have better blending work before. I'm not sure I'd call the stock work sloppy but it's certainly not what you're capable of doing. The mix of B&W and colour works really well but I think the lighting could be a tad bit more focused. I do actually really like the text, I think it's simple but fits the piece very well. This is definitely still a good sig but I'm not sure I would call it up to your usual standards.