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Picky Customer #1

TheDR's Photo TheDR 06 Feb 2010

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I have created a new project with the idea of being open to beginners hoping to improve their photoshop skills and to give the more experienced an arty challenge.

Each week/month (length depending on the project) i will create an rather picky customer, they could be asking for a forum banner, a signature or a tiny icon for their new game.
Then, anyone can submit an entry by posting it in this thread. After the deadline i will create another thread where we can make comments and criticism on the work made, but this isn't a competition, it's a way of gaining experience of creating artwork and a way of receiving positive and constructive comments. There will be two levels of difficulty. One will be the base project and the other will be advanced. Advanced will have a more complex request for those people looking for a challenge.

Project Overview:
  • It's all about one rather picky customer.
  • They have a request.
  • There are two levels of difficulty for the same request.
  • You follow the rules of the request.
  • You submit your entry into this thread.
  • Another thread is made where people will add feedback to your art.

The first picky customer is called Jeff, but as its the first one, it isn't going to be too hard. Jeff wants a signature about this cool new game he has seen called Brink. He wants it in a medium size and for it to look "awesome". He also wants you to use parts of the images he has provided.

Submission Deadline: Friday 19th Feb, 00:00 GMT

Base Project:
Project: Signature
Minimum size: 300x150
Maximum size: 500x200
Colours: Doesn't matter
Style: Doesn't matter
Animated: Doesn't matter
Materials: Image 1, Image 2
(I have cut out this guy for people who struggle at cutting out :))
Other comments: None

Advanced:
Project: Signature
Minimum size: 300x150
Maximum size: 500x200
Colours: Blue, green, carbon, silver.
Style: Sci-Fi to fit with the style of the game.
Animated: No animation
Materials: Part of this image must be used somewhere in the signature.
Other comments: You are not allowed to use the cut out image from the Base Project.

Please post your entry in this thread.

If you get stuck and need help or you don't understand some of the rules please post in this thread. If you have a suggestion for the next project please post in this thread or PM the suggestion to me.

Good luck and have fun 8|
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CJ's Photo CJ 06 Feb 2010

Man, this must be the best idea you ever had, I've always been looking for ideas since I began photoshopping, and I've always found that imagining a theme was always harder than actually doing it D:
I'm pretty sure it'll be easier for me with this contest, as I'll only have to follow the theme now :)
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retry_1's Photo retry_1 06 Feb 2010

for the advanced section, do we need to use all of the colors, or is that just a sort of pallet to choose from?
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TheDR's Photo TheDR 06 Feb 2010

It's just a pallet to choose from :)
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BeefJeRKy's Photo BeefJeRKy 06 Feb 2010

I like your customer's choice :)
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CJ's Photo CJ 06 Feb 2010

Well actually I first thought the customer was you Scope :)
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Jok3r's Photo Jok3r 06 Feb 2010

Palette*. Sorry, I just hate it when people do that :). Anyway, I think I'll be in for this one, I really like the idea Doc.
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BeefJeRKy's Photo BeefJeRKy 06 Feb 2010

This would make a god replacement for SOTW if it takes off.
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retry_1's Photo retry_1 06 Feb 2010

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whoa, this looks like my old stuff, but the old fallback border/screen was the best sci-fi thing i could come up with.
(advanced, btw)
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Pav:3d's Photo Pav:3d 06 Feb 2010

Great idea doc!
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Wizard's Photo Wizard 08 Feb 2010

Right, it's been a long while since I've made a sig but I think I'd do it for the lulz. This is based on a particular style I use a lot

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I did do another one then I noticed I had used something other than green, here is the first one anyway.

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PS it's the advanced one and I didn't see any real Sci-Fi in this so I just tried to highlight the action.
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TheDR's Photo TheDR 16 Feb 2010

Jeff as asked me to leave it open for an extra week to see if he can get some more sigs :xD:

Looking good so far.
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