Nib's new avatar

Here's my new avatar I've been working on today.
A christmas version will be made later.

[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/4gg5jk.jpg[/IMG]

I kinda dislike the background effects behind the letters though

Edit: Oh just noticed the glow effects goes over the edge on the left.

Got to fix every small detail

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Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nibgames

I kinda like it, Have a few suggestions if you dont mind NIB.

Change the color of the glow to a BLUE or WHITE, or be fun and try the orange in the beak or around the eye as the glow color.

As for the bleed of the glow, you can make the glow effect smaller, or try to trim it.

The Bevel, you can also make smaller and more defined.. as well as address the colors used on it. Maybe make the background a bit larger so the bird does not over take the side...

But really man, I do like your idea and work on this version.. its really cool.

Just trying to help, and mean nothing negative by my suggestions.

EDIT: ya know what would be fun.. is to add a faint reflection of the leaping Snark in the birds eye.. not overly noticeable, but there as an easter egg. =)

Muhnay said:
I kinda like it, Have a few suggestions if you dont mind NIB.

Change the color of the glow to a BLUE or WHITE, or be fun and try the orange in the beak or around the eye as the glow color.

As for the bleed of the glow, you can make the glow effect smaller, or try to trim it.

The Bevel, you can also make smaller and more defined.. as well as address the colors used on it. Maybe make the background a bit larger so the bird does not over take the side...

But really man, I do like your idea and work on this version.. its really cool.

Just trying to help, and mean nothing negative by my suggestions.

EDIT: ya know what would be fun.. is to add a faint reflection of the leaping Snark in the birds eye.. not overly noticeable, but there as an easter egg. =)

Thanks Muhnay! Yeah critism is ok to me, in fact, I want it. If I do not I wouldn't post my new avatar here

Yesterday I quickly added some effects to see what looks cool and what does not etc, but that was before you replied on this topic.

Here it is:
[IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/28tj6sx.jpg[/IMG]

Later today I will have a new version with some of the things you mentioned there.

Thanks!

Edit: Omg! I just reached my 500th post count!
Actually I wanted to make it be special etc but oh well. Probably means I should finish my avatar before I've reached my 501th post. (like as a reward)

Edit2: Here it is.

[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/op5ift.png[/IMG]

Please be as honest as possible

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Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nibgames

I like the bird but I don't really like the beveled edges, the text and all three backgrounds that said the last background looks alright.

Regarding the text, unless you find a really cool font and get the formula for the colours, glow and outline right, I think you need to find a more sophisticated way to incorporate the text because it looks really n00by just overlaid like that.

With the background I think you should just keep it simple but elegant.

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Aaron's Stuff

The Last One I like the most. Maybe not glow the LETTERS.. You have always been the big NIB letters guy on your avatar and so I understand why you want to stick with it.

Maybe try a new font as suggested above, and some effects. The bevel should be reduced as well on the background to a 1 or 2.

But yeah I think your on the right track.. and CONGRATS ON 500 POST!

Thanks guys for your quick responses,

Yeah I wanted the letters to be readable even when the size of the avatar is very small, like in steam. That is also why the beveled edges are so big. But I'll follow your advices.

I'm not really good at choosing fonts, but I'll pay more attention at it next time.

@Aaron, what's really so n00bish about the letters? What would you do to them exactly?

Edit: Also don't mind this xmas avatar I'm using now. I just made it very quickly to set the mood for xmas. There's not even snow in it

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Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nibgames

Hmm I think it's the fact that it feels like the text should be at the bottom and small like a caption for an image but instead it takes up half the avatar space and attracts a lot of attention.

So I think what you need to do is either make the text more of a feature in itself by making it more fancy/stylish or find a different way to incorporate the text in the avatar eg there's a billboard in the background on a slight angle that says "NIB". Me personally I would probably just scrap the text all together and focus on the bird.

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Aaron's Stuff

I agree about the font change. Here you see this nice anime-ish bird all shaded and innocent-looking, then you see some military stencil sprayed text. Seems like some kind of disconnect there. The font style, doesn't really complement the image IMO.

About the background.... If the bird is going to be an abstraction of a real bird, then he background should be an abstraction. Simply blurring the heck out of some photograph doesn't make for a good background here, because it looks like an afterthought. You would be better off leaving it transparent, and having it just be the bird and text. On the flip side though, I would totally make some kind of sunburst background where it's off-centered. That way, you get these bold cycle of colors framing the already cartoonish bird and cartoonish text. -Would make for a matching arrangement methinks!

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RIVEN what if he is going with a WAR and PEACE thing then the bird and text work.