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I guess so? Although usually it's goaltender in hockey and goalkeeper in soccer. In any case, yeah, I'm going goalie. Shouldn't be too shocking. Aside from White I have always gone back and forth between forward and goal.

I think my internet slang is lacking a bit...

For my next player who's coming tomorrow.

Even longer since the last time I made a sig on my macbook but I was on a bus so it got the job done haha. CnC?

2 spaces has been fucking me up since we changed it. I got very comfortable with smacking return twice to great paragraphs long before you were even here. I demand 1 space back!

I don't know anything about PC's so try some of the stuff suggested to you by others first. However, if you need warranty work done what you do is call the company up, Acer in this case, and they'll send you a shipping box. You pack he computer up in that and ship it to them. Generally it's all pre-labelled so the shipping is free. They'll fix it and send it back. Thats how I handle all my warranty work. Almost never worth it to get one of the Best Buy ones or whatever because they usually don't add much. It's convenient sure but they love to find ways out of helping you so you pay a bunch extra to barely get anything. Better to deal direct with the company.

4+1

I don't much like the idea of it being a competition where people get a "winner" badge. Especially in GFX I feel as if it would be the same people winning every week which isn't fair. I do like the idea of the bonus point for following a topic. My only worry would be if it results in every PT being basically the same in a given week and 590's becoming worthless.

In my day we only got 4 TPE from PT's and we bloody well had to earn it! Damn yungins these days just want everything handed to them! *grumble grumble grumble* I just hope people don't use this as an excuse to get stagnant and not try to improve their work any. Is the grading team allowed to keep an eye on progress as part of our judgement if the piece deserves full points? I just wouldn't want to see GFX makers stop trying to do new things or get better because they can get 6's no matter what.

4+1

Effort 2/2: Effort looks spot on. Look 3/3: I really really like this actually. Depth is great, text is great, lighting is spot on, blurring is done well. I find his stick stands out a bit too much, would like to see that removed or covered but it's not worth docking over. Well done. Creativity 1/1: Definitely. Overall: 6/6 Final: 6/6

Effort 2/2: Yup, I can see the effort Look 2.5/3: First off, I like what you did with colour. The red with teal-grey works really well. I do agree with Boub's that if you wanted to go with clouds you should have committed to it a bit more, especially on the left side, but it looks good. The lighting could be a little more concentrated, his face looks a bit washed out as is, but overall well done. Creativity 1/1: Yup Overall 5.5/6 Final: 6/6

Effort 1.5/2: I see 5, maybe 6 layers here with no effort to make them work together. Sorry but that isn't enough. Look 1.5/3: Para hit the nail on the head for render effects and you asked for text advise so that's what I'm going to give you. Refer to the above grade for the other issues. A good text starts with good positioning, this isn't it. The render should always be a sig's focal point so moving the text away from the render draws the eye away as well. Get the text in close. Even if it covers the render a bit or gets covered a bit that's okay as long as you can read it. Second, blend it in a bit. My text layers are always very near my render in the layer order, maybe 4 layers away from it at most. The closer they are together, the more they will be blended together. Putting text on near the end means all the effects and blending of the sig are underneath it and, thus, in the BG. It makes the text stand out. Clipping masks, lighting, brushing, all these things can help to make text catch the eye while still keeping it blended so try out different things and see what you can do. Text is always the trickiest part of a piece but that doesn't men it should just be slapped on and accepted however it turns out. Creativity 1/1: Sure Overall 4/6 Final: 4/6

Effort 2/2: I can see some effort with the effects and the lighting for sure. Look 2.5/3: I do like blurriness in sigs, this should come as no surprise to anyone, however I don't think it works here. Use blurring to create depth in your elements and bring them together, not separate from each other. The text is the worst offender of that here. Because of how blurred everything is behind it (but not over it) it appears to sit on top of everything and thus doesn't work that well. I also agree that the render's face is a bit too sharp. Normally it's not a BIG issue but with how much blurring you have going on the render does look too sharp. Creativity 1/1: Yup Overall 5.5/6 Final: 6/6

Underrated career. Wish we could have lived up to the hype and gotten that cup with Helsinki but that's how it goes sometimes. I look forward to an entertaining battle once again between our next players.

Effort 2/2: Most definitely Look 2.75/3: This is close to a 6 but just barely missing the mark. The blending is great and the lighting is pretty spot on. What's getting docked here is the overall feel of the sig. It doesn't seem to know what it wants the be. The bokeh dots are usually best with a kinda clean style but that font looks like it serves best in a messy or grunge style. The individual pieces are good but they don't work coherently together enough to get a 6 in my opinion. Creativity 1/1: Yep. Overall 5.75/6

Effort 2/2: I can see some effort in this one. Look 2.5/3: I can see what you were going for here but it just needs a little bit more. The BG is kinda cool and the text is pretty good, however the blending is non-existent and it really hurts any illusion of depth. Also, the render effects could use some work and the lighting seems to just be going wherever. Overall, good piece but needs some tightening up. Creativity 1/1: Most definitely. Overall 5.5/6

Effort 2/2: Nope, you clearly don't try anymore, it just comes easy now :P Look 3/3: Amazing work as usual. Blending and effects are amazing, text is spot on, lighting is good. Only minor complaint is the right side being a bit empty but not worth docking for. Creativity 1/1: Yep. Overall 6/6 Final: 6/6

Effort 2/2: Most definitely Look 3/3: I absolutely love the simplicity of this. The BG is simple but effective, the render effects are subtle, the text is mind blowing. Absolutely amazing job. Creativity 1/1: Yep. Overall 6/6 Final: 6/6

Effort 2/2: I can really see the effort you put into this piece. Look 2.5/3: Render effects are good, text is great, BG is pretty good. I would like to see the yellow stripe in the BG as a different colour (red to match the render maybe?) and I'm not sure how I feel about the ghosting around the render / how blown out the text looks. A few tweaks on a curves layer could really make your lighting pop and bring this thing up to perfection. Very well done though. Creativity 1/1: Yep. Overall 5.5/6

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Effort 2/2: Honestly I don't see A LOT of effort here. That looks like a pre made BG and 7 layers to me. However I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt on this one. Look 1.5/3: Render looks out of focus, no real effects or lighting, no blending. It definitely needs work to look finished in my opinion. Try some different things with stocks and layer options. Experimentation is key. Creativity 1/1: I'll give you this Overall: 4.5/6 Final: 5/6

Effort 2/2: I can definitely see the effort you put in here. Look 2.5/3: Everything seems a little hazy, not sure if it's the stock work that's doing it or the lack of lighting but it needs to be fixed. Get some good contrast in there and make some things pop. Its okay to have dark spots as long as there are bright spots as well to focus the eye. Speaking of which, the text (which also needs some work BTW) is the focal point which should NEVER happen. The render is heavily blended but it looks like the text is slapped on top which draws the eye toard it way too easily. Creativity 1/1: I'll give you this Overall: 5.5/6 Final: 6/6

Giving this a bump so it doesn't get buried

Of course the season I get a lot right is the season I decide not to buy a double prediction because it never pans out