Beketov

Just gonna get this back on page 1

It's the Sharpe curse, I've never once had a good rookie year. I've gotten used to it haha

Your welcome, I exist to pad the stats of others apparently

That's basically the point I'm at. I should have just stopped doing PT's to stay in the VHLM and get an extra season. Coming into the VHL under 300 TPE is a death sentence for goalies.

Just download avast. Completely free (just need to register yearly) and it works better than any other anti-virus I ever saw.

Definitely not against Stockholm. Why was I riding pine against Riga but starting against Stockholm?

I'm not even blaming you, the last line of my above most was mostly in jest. We could be entirely wrong as well, but I do remember having a discussion about morale early on and deciding that it would make things feel too random so we turned it off. That decision may have been reversed at some point though; or never existed in the first place and Kendrick and I are just not remembering things well.

I recall this as well but sadly the search function is off on the original board so I can't just search for the word "morale" to find it easier. No way am I searching through all Scotty's posts just to prove Jardy wrong.

I'll give this a formal review later but just wanted to let you know that this is probably one of the sexiest pieces you have ever done. I would jizz all over that colouring if I knew how to make it myself.

I mentioned the story behind this to Jack but figure it's fun for everyone. I had 3/4 of this sig done and my Photoshop crashed trying to load a plugin. I got lucky and it recovered the piece with only 2 layers lost but this was REALLY close to not existing.

I think the best thing for elimination is to put up 1 vote with all 4 pieces and eliminate two this week and then have a 1v1 battle for top spot as the last challenge. With that said, if it ends up me vs. you in the final week and you make the challenge "no blur" I will cut you

The player build guides have always said to do that but, honestly, I've never been able to tell if it makes a difference or not.

I honestly expected you to kick my ass with that. I'm really surprised more people don't like it

3-2 Titans

Vikings Meute Legion Americans

I know he worded it as a joke but using something non-league related as a PT is actually a pretty big deal... @DollarAndADream

I'm not sure this is getting the votes it deserves mostly because you went a little out there in style but I think that this is actually a very well made LP. The Double Exposure looks really cool while the BG still has enough going on that it isn't boring. The colouring is well done and looks great. The text is subtle but nice in it's own way. My complaint though, is I have no idea how this is VHL related. I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed or anything but I can't even read that text to actually know who this is supposed to be. I like the idea of it being a signature instead of just text slapped on but I simply can't read it.

Very interesting take on the theme this week and I think it works pretty well. The colours in the BG look cool and the subtle stock work emphasizers everything well. Text is simple but fantastic. Where this piece loses my interest a bit is in the size (feels too large) and the lack of blending. The render just feels very disconnected from the BG which turns me off a bit. Lastly, what's up with the white line int he top corner; doesn't seem like it's supposed to be there.

When I first saw this piece I thought I should look at it with 3D glasses to see what happens. That's not a bad thing, I think it makes it cool, just thought I'd point it out. This got out shadowed a bit by some very good sigs this week but I thought it was well made. The effect is cool but not overdone and the piece is simple but effective. Text is holding it back a bit as the white stands out just a bit too much from the rest of the sig but I think if you make the lighting a bit stronger (the only other real issue) it would really help with that.

Sexy when I saw it the first time, Still sexy now. Love the lines, love the text, BG is simple but works. You really did a good job of fitting the theme with both the different style edge and the colours. it has a very '80's acid trip kinda look that just works here. I think my main complaint is that the orange you put on the face is a little bit too sting for my taste. Might work better if it didn't cover the entire face maybe.

I don't like pibbybacking onto other reviews but Jack nailed this one. The major issue is the lighting, it looks like you brought some light in but gave up on it before it really made the piece pop as it should. Throw an "S" Curve on there to bring up your contrast and it'll make this from a good sig to a great one. Wonderful text, great stock work, good grungy feel. Just needs that lighting punch to make it pop.

I like the idea you're going for but the execution might be a bit off. Mainly I think the render needs more light on his face; he's zoo shadowed compared to the bright text that it feels like the render is a BG element. The text itself is very well done IMO, best part of this piece. The white specs are a good idea but might be a tad too bright so that are a bit distracting.

Defnitely agree on the BG of the text, that stands out too me immediately as distracting. If you wanted to create that blur but were worried about it blurring the text, create the effect and then apply a mask to it of the text (Ctrl+click the text thumbnail and it would select it then mask that out). It wouldn't be perfect and it would take some fidgeting but it would be better. Lighting does need some improvements as well to really make the render pop. I can see where you were going with things though and it will comes with practice.

Sexy. Very very sexy. The render effects and BG are perfectly executed, great use of colour and really well put together sig. My only real complain comes from the text. Honestly, I think you tried too much with it. it's creative and I do like it but the "Toronto Legion" part especially can go, it just doesn't seem to fit. Also, I almost wonder if it would look better not having Hans at all and just using it's style for Wingate instead of having the BG text. As I said, i do like it, I'm just curious if it makes things too crowded. Anyway, still sexy, well done.