Ultimate Rating Thread...THREE!

[Mikayla]

Avatar: 7/10 - Not much to say, other than it's a pretty star

Signature: I'd like it mre if it wasn't a pop-out, really. It'd look really good just a full square. I like the background and the 'sharpness' it gives off, but the text seems just a bit off because you let the 'away' slip by. Which, I understand why, but for my personal taste I don't like it. It just kinda looks like "Blow me" - But I love orange. 8/10

[Anty]

Avi 8/10, I stared at this for a while because I could have sworn there was a picture engraved on her chin or something, I later decided against this.

Sig 9/10, Love the colour scheme on this 1, I don't really what it is but I just like this. I can't really explain what it is I just do. Either way, Blue + Redy/pink colour = win in my book, Love eet!

[Dr. Flux]

Signature: 6/10

The background is very simply made but it works. Nice use of the blur, copy effects. There's just two things: the diagonal scan-lines do not extend all the way to the bottom. I also think it would look better if the scan lines were behind the ninja lady. Otherwise, good job.

AV: 7.9/10

It's just a cropped version of the signature, but it looks better since there isn't as much empty space between the text and the ninja girl. Very nice border too.

[Dedrus]

Signature; 9.5/10
What can I say? It's a relatively average sized piece, yet, it's packed full of detail and colour. A thing of beauty is the use of contrast between saturate and desaturate colours. Seamless inclusion of effects, such as the lens flare and the diffusion of the text. Incredible job, Flux!

Avatar; do I need to? =P
It's been there since the beginning of time itself. Regardless, it's a pretty piece, nothing reflective of what you're capable of manufacturing nowadays, though. It's a little too sharp for my liking though, especially the outline - but that's preference.

[Mikayla]

Avatar: 7/10 - Not much really to say, though his hand seems slightly blurry. Maybe I'm just being picky. I guess I'm not really feeling it, you know?

Signature: 7.6/10 I haven't really said much about your sigs, so I decided to post here for it. I'm not too keen on big signatures, but I guess you can make it work. I think the background red text is a bit too much, but the above text seems rather nice for filling space. I like what you did with Mr. Pirate but I think that pinkish colour would have been cooler if it was a red.

I like your sig a bit more than I did your last one though.

[Hoshi]

Avatar: 9/10 - I always love your stuff, Miko. The only think I don't like is the fact that she looks like she has a beard.....

Sig: 8/10 - I like the colour combination, but it's a little too dark for my tastes. The pink part seems a little too random and doesn't really flow with the rest. I do love the black bar over her eyes, though.

[Sioux]

Thread Revival! BLAM!

Avatar: A simple offbeat star sitting in a slightly tilted position or more so a fantastic visual representation of Hoshi's generally amiable and might I say Australian personality that is usually strikingly unconventional and creative? I think so. I like it. Its got a bit of a graffiti tag flare but, a solid graphical stance that says "I might have been more, I probably could have been more but, I'm not. I'm here and accept me as I am, damn you. Well, that and click on me to get to her profile. ". 8/10 (It is just a star after all)

Signature: Ahh, symbolism. The subtle low opacity visual in the background, the utter splash of creation that causes Lightning to stick her Cloud-esque countenance forth and her expression is one of wonder and curiosity about things to come. I like this one. It has a simplicity that really works. The subject of it is sitting nicely on a thirds line and I love that her head clears the signature so there isn't a visual tangent going on. The very idea of her coming from a small colored space beyond the low opacity dream scape we see around her of a door opening has an inspired feeling to it as well that I really enjoy looking at. I don't even think this one needs text at all. It feels almost like a digital art piece rather then a forum signature.

The only thing I guess could be added really would be some sharpening of the details maybe to bring a greater contrast to really keep your eyes moving. I mean don't get me wrong. The signature makes the eye travel with the border moving along touching all the right portions of the signature along with the splatter effect but, a little more sharpening on the hair, the clothing, and maybe some more blurring of the background would establish a touch more depth. I think that would really make it pop if it was done with a subtle touch as I think maintaining the simplicity in this one is key.

But yes, all in all, I like this one for being just a bit of a splash of visual symbolism that has some nice lighting to it that seems soft but at the same time creatively ambiguous in the usage of the character and the splatter brush that separates lightning's apparent curiosity and wonder and the world she is having her adventure in. Well done. 9/10.

[J_Brown77]

overall, i'd rate as 8 coz it has a clean, classic look. I suggest you put more interactive things like media(gallery, video clips, chatbox). JUst a suggestion though!

[DreamersImperial]

Well, seeing as J doesn't have anything for me to crit...Sioux it is!

Avatar: Uh, what...is it? It's beyond simplistic, but at the same time it's got a certain element of coolness about it. 7/10

Sig 1: I like the general color scheme of this one. And the stuff in red looks pretty cool. Really all I can suggest is a border to give it a more complete look. 8.5/10

Sig 2: This one, I really like the image, but I don't like the color it fades into. It matches the color scheme alright, but it just seems like there's too much of that one color, and not enough of the picture. Like the fade is too rapid, if you know what I mean. Other than that it's good. 7/10

[Zanelli]

I'm going to give you a 8.5 for your awesome use of transparent cutting, but the main background looks a bit messy with so much going on and the symbol on the left doesn't really stand out and looks a little lost. I still really like it, I'm a sucker for clever cutting