Beketov

I'd like to see a little more done with the BG here; just seems a little blah for me. I like the font chic and text placement and such but the text itself seems a little over-contrasted. I love what you did with the green coming off the render, I think it could use a little more of that style to really pop. Aside from that, lighting is solid and the render effects are well done.

First off, love the text. That's really creative and original and I think it works absolutely brilliantly. The BG is a tad distracting and could benefit from a bit of blurring but it's not too bad. Lighting is okay but a little all over the place. I think the main faults in this are the colouring (it's very overdone as Jack mentioned) and the fact that there's a little of the piece that's oversharp (render especially) which, combined with the stocks, give it a noisy feel that doesn't really work.

Definitely agree with Jack on this. The triply colours and stock work really give this a great feel but the contrast is way off. Everything is covered with a grey haze that just makes it look dull. Use exposure and curves layers to your advantage and make the render really pop and you'd have a much better piece on your hands.

First off, whatever you did render effect wise looks absolutely sick. I can't tell what it is but it works. I also like the lines you have going on in the BG, they look like a nice clean sig is hidden back there. Unfortunately that's where my praise for this piece has to end. I think the trees are distracting and don't really fit, I think the text stands out WAY too much and I like the ideas of the triangles but they are too strong. This feels like a sig that has good potential but got lost along the way. Just clean it up a bit and don't be afraid to go simple.

I can still review it damn it! This is the biggest PoS false advertising I have ever seen! In all seriousness though, well done. This is nice and simple but gets the job done. There's enough depth without getting too complicated, the colours work well and the lighting brings it all together. My biggest complain I think is the text. I like the fonts and the placement and such and even the colouring has the right idea but the contrast is off. The white and red are both too bright which makes them a tad distracting for me. Oh, and it's the wrong name

I'd say put up the vote. I mean it sucks but it was a deadline.

Already claimed it but I’ll add it for the reviews

Been working, plan is to do it tomorrow morning.

You don't NEED to bank TPE but it definitely helps, especially in later seasons when it starts to hit you harder. It's not too bad in the first year of depreciation luckily. Generally speaking, bank as much as you want. I usually calculate out how much TPE I'm going to lose to depreciation based on how much TPE I expect to have entering the season and then make sure to bank at least that much over the course of the year.

This says reviewed but there was only one review so I'll give it another. Blending is on a whole other level here but the colours used on the render really help to make it stand out which is nice. Text is simple but effective. I think the lighting could be a tad stronger but overall this is a very good piece.

I agree about the logo being a bit odd. I would love to see a render plead to the side like that, it's original and opens up a lot of opportunity for a nice clean piece that gets overshadowed by the giant logo taking the focus. It took me a moment to even notice the render. Maybe try that logo as just a means of colouring the BG, might make it blend a bit better. Text is good and lighting is pretty decent once I notice it.

Pretty simple, I think more could have been done to really make the render stand out. Get some contrast lighting on there and move the text up a bit closer to the face then go wild with the effects. Manips are very easy to fall into the "bland" category so you really need to layer the effects and stock work on to make them pop.

Text is easily the best part of this as it really stands out as fantastic. The rest isn't necessarily bad but it foes feel a bit out there with the random colours. It kinda feels like a sig that's half done, a few exposure layers and curves adjustments could have really blended everything together well and made this pop. I do like the torn edge and the lighting as well but the colours are just throwing me for a loop.

I get that the theme was outside the box but yeah, the pink layer just throws off the flow of this. The effects look kinda cool but everything is just buried in a cherry slushy and it feels off. You need to make sure your lighting and contrast is really on point to wash a sig out in a colour so that things don't just get weird which is what I think happened here. Strong lighting would make a world of difference.

Very simple but elegant in a way. I like the aspect of the clipping mask but I'm not sure it adds to the overall nice simplicity so I kinda agree with Boubs. I think the We Ar and the Toronto texts don't look centered though; not sure why or if my eyes are broken but something seems off there. Overall a nice simple piece.

Absolutely love this piece. Effects agree great, depth is great, lighting is great, text is great. Honestly, this is probably the best sig I've ever seen you do; that's the honest truth. If I needed to complain about something I would say that I'd like to see the back of his head a TAD darker just to make the face pop more but that's a minor complaint.

I'm still confused why you made the H of Holik match the first name instead of the last name, seems an odd choice. Aside from that this is sick though. Effects look good, lighting looks great. The left side might be a tad too sharp but it's nothing major.

Gotta agree with boub's. Part of lighting is making sure that the visible source matches the render lighting and this doesn't. The effects are pretty cool and the colours look nice. The red behind the main text I think could be a bit smaller (or make the text larger) but it's not so bad that it doesn't work. I think if you got more contrast on the render via lighting it would really make this pop.

Aren't all of these supposed to be VHL related?

This is beautiful, I gotta say. Shame I skip pretty much all dialogue in the game any time I play it haha

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Just glad it wasn't me haha. Wuebec is the I ly team I've never played on (in one way or another since teams have moved) and aim fine with that.

I'm already crossed out hut haven't been picked yet? Spoilers?

Velvet goes first, in a move that surprises absolutely no one. Congrats Higgins.

I'd love to go first but I doubt they pass on Higgins. Especially with their trade push to get a solid group of guys, doubt they trust s rookie goalie