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Posted 3/6/2010 4:20:26 PM


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Okay, these are some banners I have made in the past few days. I know my blending is not the best, but I think it has improved some. Be harsh, but constructive, please.




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Posted 3/6/2010 7:45:47 PM


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1st banner: seems a little darkish, good job blending for two pics that are very hard to blend, text color would've been better if you could've done a "color select" and used the same blue as his uniform. but great job otherwise.

2nd banner: very very simple, might've been nice if you had added a border, stickers or also would be cool to have fading text saying Apolo all over the picture.

3rd: A bit hard to read the text, but good blending.

4th: great blending, the text seems a bit small, and also the font seems a bit to straightforward for the softness of the pics.

5th: GREAT blending, I love how the white text brings a bit of pop from the dress in the left pic. this isn't your fault, but her hair seems darker in the right pic, which bothers me a bit. but tother than that, great banner.

6th: again, GREAT blending, only thing I have a prob. with in this banner is that it's a bit hard to read "Lex and Cherokee" because it is so small. Also you may want to usse a similar font to the larger text. Oh, and I love the x things you put on the sides.

7th: AMAZING blending, I can barely tell that they're different pics. The black text on the black knees is hard to read, would've been nice to have some color.

8th: good blending, but hard font to read. that's all I have to say.

9th: I love how the blending makes it look as if they are jumping the same jump. In the left pic, I can't really see where the horse's face ends (and the man's helmet/back), don't know if you did that or if that is the way the pic was. Might be better to have the text in the middle of the two pics, but I'm not sure whether it might be hard to read.

10th: great blending, font is somewhat strange. oh and the color of the text doesn't exactly go with the colors in the pics.

11th: Kind of creepy how her eyes look like blue in the left, then brown in the right. The "O" in Taylor looks off-center. If possible don't use as much of the brightening effect on the left pic. (and extra kudos for this one, I love tayswift )

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Posted 3/7/2010 8:34:17 AM


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Thank you.


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Posted 3/10/2010 7:51:59 AM


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Anymore comments? Please?


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Posted 3/10/2010 8:02:51 AM


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[quote]HorseMystique (3/6/2010)
Okay, these are some bannersI have madein the past few days. I know my blending is notthe best, but I think it has improved some. Be harsh, but constructive, please.


First off, two things, what banner maker do you use? and I'm not trying to sound mean at all. So if it comes off harsh please don't take it like that...

1:The blending really need's work, it's dark and idk.. I just don't like it that much, but I need to know what banner maker you use before I tell you some things.


This one's better, since your not great at blending yet, you could work on some "one pic banners" as I call them.


Again, your blending needs a LOT of work, but I like the idea of this one.


It's by far the best blend you have, but I'm not a bit fan of how the horse is so...down?

I can't see that well, is this one blended? if so it's really good.


I like how you line up things, but again the blending needs lots of work.


Same as ^^


I'm not a fan of "people" banners, but that's just me, other then that, i think it's pretty good.


Oh my, we need to PM talk, AIM to get you better blending, it's I think, just blured.

If it's blended it's one of your best...but again i don't like banners like that or you could say, the "idea"
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This one I like best, it's not blended but it's cool, and I like the text... by far your best one.

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Posted 3/10/2010 6:33:41 PM


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Thanks, my blending skills are still on the learning stage, but it was worse than that before, so I know I'm getting better, lol. And I use Gimp.


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Posted 3/10/2010 6:42:23 PM


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ok i love the idea for the 7th banner, the wild horse , the blending is absolutly the best i have seen, the writing is hard to read on his black knees u should make it have color, and i really dont mean for this to be rude but u i mean i love the hor hes so beatiful but there is a fence. not very wild horse-ish.....maybe u could find pics of mustangs and put them on there? in the winter with snow on the ground because i love the snow thing its awesome

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Posted 3/10/2010 6:49:40 PM


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ok i love the idea for the 7th banner, the wild horse , the blending is absolutly the best i have seen, the writing is hard to read on his black knees u should make it have color, and i really dont mean for this to be rude but u i mean i love the hor hes so beatiful but there is a fence. not very wild horse-ish.....maybe u could find pics of mustangs and put them on there? in the winter with snow on the ground because i love the snow thing its awesome

Thanks, and it didn't come off rude. I felt the same way while I was making it, but I absolutely loved the horse and I was honestly tired of looking for pics.


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