Rion's Artwork (Accepting Logo Requests), Hooray, art! Options

[RionZT]

Thanks for the input. I honestly have -no- idea why the third one god so blurry. It was fine until I merged the "The" layer and the "Shinora Chronicles" layer. It's like it decided to paste it on top of itself, like there's two of the logo on top of each other, it's wierd.
As for the fourth one, not really my preference either, I was just experimenting.
The fifth? I didn't actually do a whole lot. I used the default settings for inner and outer glow, and applied the bubbles pattern overlay. Oh yeah, and I did a drop shadow, too...I think.

As for the images, the first one is an OC of mine incarnated into "BLEACH", and anime/manga I like to watch/read. As for the pony pictures, I was actually pretty lucky for the non-digital version when I colored it. I had pretty much all the right colors to begin with. Reason the digital version looks odd is because I used a mouse the entire time. I also am not very good with Photoshop, and since that was my first time using it, I didn't expect a masterpiece.
Also doesn't help that I don't have very steady hands. Makes it more difficult for me to draw. =c
Also, I was wondering (Warning: This may come across as a noob question, but for the most part, I'm still relatively "new" here. Made my account ages ago and posted like once. Then I went inactive, a really bad habit I have with all forums.) would it be proper for me to put up music I make in this thread also? (I use a program called MusicShake, it's not all epic like FL Studio and the like, but it's easy for me to use, I've tried FL Studio before and I was more confused than when I tried using Photoshop for the first time.)
I might have a two-hour delay tomorrow...Which is good...I need some time off. My mom said I didn't have to set my alarm since it's so crummy outside right now. Ah...Good ol' Indiana!
Although, considering I go to Concord, we could have a volcanic eruption and they'd still make us go. ;c
Need to get my motivation back up though...I haven't been working on The Shinora Chronicles as of late. I've done looking around and I haven't really found any suitable tilesets for caves. I wanted to redo the cave dungeon where you start, because, as Ashalina said, it is very bland. (As is quite a few of my maps...but that was from sheer laziness, before I intended to share it with the general public...er...general internet public, rather.)
I'll do some more searching, perhaps I'll find trees also so I can redo the forest dungeon. I'll have to avoid the dungeon generator though...even if it makes my life -so- much easier. Ah well, it's for the greater good.
Jeez, I've gone on a rant here! I suppose I better shut up and get on with what I need to do. Thanks for your comments everyone. I appreciate all the help you've given me.
P.S. Officially, this is the forum I've been the most active on, and made the most posts in -ever-.

~RionTarokai

~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

When you merge two layers that have special effects, Photoshop will automatically drop the special effects that were added to the lower layer and apply only the special effects of the upper layer. Thus, whatever special effects you had on the lower layer were removed and replaced with the others.
Merging isn't recommended, and usually isn't necessary unless you are preparing something to be printed (I've done this for companies that wanted graphics printed on shirts, mugs, CD covers, etc. and would be the only time I've really required merging). Having hundreds of layers can be annoying, but you can create a layer folder to organise them, of you find that there are too many.
I don't see this being a problem when working with font logos though. 0.o

Yeah, I can imagine you'd be confused jumping right into a complex music program like that on your first time using music software, lol.

Anyway, yes. You are free to post your own music in this topic.

Yeah, Indiana is nice country at various times of the year (generally before it gets cold; which is the only time I've visited Indiana, lol). I was in Indianapolis University most of the time though (I'm a professor and travelled there recently).

Well, I'm glad you like it here. ^^
Feel free to rant whenever you feel the need (some of us read, others don't, but don't be ashamed of that). =]

[RionZT]

I went a bit overboard with the Project EXodus logos. :B

[Show/Hide] Purple

[Show/Hide] Pink

[Show/Hide] Project EXodus: Uprising

[Show/Hide] Project EXodus: Radiation

[Show/Hide] Project EXodus: INFLUX

[Show/Hide] Projext EXodus: Armageddon

[Show/Hide] Project EXodus: Freedom

Moving away from Project EXodus, this is a random logo I made for the heck of it:



That's all I have for now.

Indiana isn't a country. :0
Unless I misinterpreted that. I do that sometimes.
I had no idea you're a professor. Wow. You're not gunna give me homework, are you?

No idea Photoshop did that. Well, I saved an image without merging layers, (Soul Slayer logo)
that seemed to work out pretty well. I just figured you had to merge layers or it would only save the top layer (unless you saved it as a project or something)

Ranting is something I tend to do often, though most times it's not intentional, I just start rambling on, kind of like right now.
In anycase, thanks for the feedback.

~RionTarokai

This post has been edited by RionTarokai: Mar 31 2012, 05:31 PM

[X-M-O]

Wow, your theme music is much better than I had expected, considering the software you've using and the fact that you are supposedly a beginner.
Nice work, I like it (despite the repetition, lol).

Wow, I love the purple. XD
And I love all of those different versions of it - you certainly did quite a few variations, and they look great.

I like the new Soul Slayer logo you made, it's pretty cool. And the "Embracing Chaos" text is very readable; good job. =D

Oh, I can see how that could be confused, lol.
I typed "Indiana is nice country" not "Indiana is a nice country"; slight difference. I'm simply using the phrase "nice country" to describe the location, which I've been told is a Texan way to say "the location and environment is quite pleasant".
Pardon my attempts to sound Texan/American, lol. XD

I'm a professor, so I don't make geographical mistakes very often at all.
No, I don't give homework to anyone that is not a student of mine, lol. (I also don't give a great deal of homework to my students either; they usually don't need it anyway unless their grades show otherwise.)

No, when Photoshop saves an image, it saves it exactly as you see it when you save it. (Unless you apply specific options to the save menu and decline to use Preview when saving.)
Photoshop will not save layers that can be edited as layers in PNG, JPG, etc., but it will save the image as if it merged the layers (minus the negative effects of actually merging the layers yourself using "CTRL+E" or "Flatten Image").

You're welcome. I'm glad I could be of some use to you.

[RionZT]

Well thanks, I'm glad you like it. I have other songs from MusicShake as well, however they're not on YouTube. I actually uploaded them to the MusicShake website. (Under the username "Biollante")
Only problem is you have to buy the music as an MP3 if you want to have it. Even if you make it, which I think is...really wierd.
Another thing I dislike about the website is anyone can buy any MP3 for commercial use. (It just costs quite a bit more.)
People can do that and make money off of music you make, and you get nothing out of it. Doesn't seem like a very fair trade to me, to be honest. I may end up deleting my music from the site and just recording them as .wav files using the MusicShake program. Anyway...

Yeah, I did notice there was no "a" between Indiana and country, I was just unsure if you possibly made some kind of human error. (We do that sometimes. )
I'm not from Texas, and I've never been there, so I wouldn't know.
I was actually born in Michigan, then moved to Indiana when I was going into the 2nd grade, then moved back to Michigan for half of 6th grade, and then moved BACK to Indiana for the other half and I've been in the same school district ever since. (Same school system I attended 2nd-5th.)
It's a good thing I'm not you're student then. Schoolwork isn't something I can focus easily on. (Especially when most of my classes have annoying Freshman, sometimes even upperclassmen with the same attitude, are constantly chit-chatting in the background. What's worse is I can hear them. Really could live my life without knowing what they've said.)

As for the Project EXodus theme, anyways, I feel like I should still do something with it, I dunno. Haven't made a musicshake song since I made the one for my friend who went out for Basic Training a couple months ago. (He just went back from his holiday break not too long ago.)
Story he told me for why he wanted to join the National Guard was quite touching, actually.

As for Indiana, yeah, it's best to visit before it starts getting cold, because then it's just terrible. Walking home from school I almost fell, going TO the bus stop I was ankle-deep in snow, and I don't have boots.

Onto the logos, glad you like the Project EXodus ones. (Glad you like the purple too. It's my favorite color after all. )
I thought the Soul Slayer one was pretty neat as well, also glad it's not unreadable like my old ones used to be. Good to know that I actually did something that doesn't have mistakes that absolutely must be revised.

I'm tempted to do more pixel art now. Actually, I'm tempted to work on a lot of things. That's probably why I can't decide and get bored. Hm...
I'll figure it out soon enough.

Oh hey, I'm level 2. Time to allocate stat points.

~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

Yeah, I'd protect my music if I were you. =\
Main reason I don't put anything online that could be interesting enough to steal. I'll never be caught in that trap.

Ah, typo error... that doesn't happen often in my posts.
I reread my posts many times over, so it is a rare occurrence (and wasn't an error in this case). ^^

That's interesting, so you've really been "on the move" quite a bit, lol.
That probably makes having close friends a difficult thing. =\

Purple is among my favourite colours as well. ^^

No, you're doing quite well. Besides, if you make mistakes, and then fix them, then that only means you're learning and no one can accuse you of being "terrible" or whatever, so long as you continue to work hard and you continue to progress.

Yeah, successfully accomplishing something that is important to you does tend to create a need to do more or make more things.

Level 2? Oh yeah, lol. The post-count changes that automatically unless you have your own text in there (you'll need 100 posts before you can edit that in your profile). =]

[RionZT]

Yeah, I'll probably end up removing the music from the site and just using the program to record them.

I misspell stuff sometimes, but not normally, either. I just misinterpreted your saying is all.

On the move a lot? Well, we kind of settled down...Ish. We're moving again soon, though.
Keeping close friends isn't too hard as long as we can keep in touch.

My favorite colors (in order) are purple, black and orange.

Yes, yes it does.

100 posts? Challenge Accepted.

Now, on for a...'update'?

I just recently completed a pixel art mugshot of Rion. From scratch, that is. I don't think it's too bad for a first attempt in ages. In fact it's a major improvement from the last time I tried. However, I am aware of my poor skill in shading, also aware it needs work regardless. Anyways, here it is:



~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

Oh wow, moving again? I'd go crazy, lol. I've got way too much equipment and such to want to move often. ><

I don't have an order for my favourites, because I like them all the same. D=
But here they are: Purple (almost any hue), Green (bold and/or darker-coloured), Yellow (bright, bold only), Orange (very saturated), Black and White and Silver (shades), Blue (most hues), and Red (strictly very saturated). :3

Oh, I like your pixel-art! =D
The shading isn't bad at all, actually. Perhaps a little too detailed on the neck (not the collarbone, because that looks correct, but the other two black lines are perhaps not necessary - or just need a different colour than black, like a beige that matches the skin tone).

[RionZT]

Okay. How about this, then?



And I decided while I was fixing that up, to recolor/slightly edit it into Alastor Yaotzin, the manifestation of Rion's evil.



And then, another slight edit/recolor is Rion, with a more serious expression, his left eye turned orange. This is actually an indicator that he's going to use or is using Ryuuseiame. (Meteorain)
It's his signature beam attack that can cause massive damage.


Yeah, we're moving again, but probably not until the end of the school year.

Agreed with all but yellow. (No offense of course, I just...I dunno. Yellow doesn't appeal to me as much, lol)

Glad you liked it, as you can see though, I think I fixed it....I think. I'll let you guys be the judge of that.

EDIT: Didn't mention this, but this was done with a mouse (note my unsteady hands) and was done in Microsoft Paint. (I use Windows XP. I cannot STAND the MS Paint in Windows 7/ e.e)

~RionTarokai

This post has been edited by RionTarokai: Jan 16 2012, 08:21 PM

[X-M-O]

It looks much better. =D
Yeah, it was just standing out a bit too much previously. =]

Oh cool, evil and destructive versions!

On the evil one, I'm thinking that the grey hair is too bland (not enough contrast). Perhaps, like you have with the other two, put a darker grey around the edges than what you've got currently. ^^

Yellow was first introduced to me (naturally) when I saw a lemon, and it looked so cool and bright and shiny. >:3
Of course, the next time I really considered it as a favourite colour is when I played Super Mario Bros. on the SNES. Yeah, the Yellow Yoshi was absolutely adorable! :3

Yes, that makes sense. (And I don't particularly care for the new MSPaint either - as a matter of fact, I still have the Windows 3.1 Paint program, and I installed it on this particular computer - Windows 7 - when I first got it, lol.)

[RionZT]

I'm not sure which one you said wasn't dark enough, so I darkened the inner shade and the outline of the hair. Also changed his background from blue to purple to more suit his..uh..evil-ness?



And then I made Rialothos Kyukyozaki, the 'true' form of Rion and Alastor if they were to become one being again.


Rialothos's hair was a pain to shade.

~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

The hair looks great! =D
Yeah, just wasn't enough contrast, looks fine now. ^^

Rialothos' hair looks good, but there is a slight problem with the hair by his neck.
The hair would look perfect, except that the top of his hair doesn't seem to match the style and length of hair that is being suggested by the hair trailing down the back and sides of his neck.
Seems that there shouldn't be that much hair there compared to how much is on top of his head. Maybe making it appear as though he has more hair (thicker on top?) would fix it. (I can see the problem, but in this case I don't think I can offer a practical solution directly.) I've failed you! =[

[RionZT]

Okay. I figured there was some issue with the lower part of his hair. I'm not sure how to make the top look thicker, but I'll give it a shot.
I'll work on it when I get home tomorrow, for now, I'm off to bed.
You haven't failed, X-M-O, not your fault if you can't find a good way to explain it.

~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

Awesome. ^^
I was partially joking, though I'm usually quite good at converting thoughts into writing, lol. (I blame it on all of the brownies I've eaten, it's making my mind go dumb on me for the moment.)

Looking forward to seeing what you do to correct the hair, and I'll try not to find anything wrong with it this time. XD

[RionZT]

Suddenly, two hour delay.
I was ready for school and everything too. Then my step-dad comes out and tells me there's a two hour delay.
Hardcore fail on my part.

Anyway, since I have about an hour from now till I have to get ready to actually leave, I attempted fixing Rialothos.


Honestly I had no idea what you meant, so I was just winging it the entire time.
Also changed his hair color and the color of his shirt.

EDIT: Zero Kiryuu in your random pics ftw.
EDIT Again: More than one Vampire Knight character in your random pics ftw.
EDIT Again Again: Possibly more than half the characters you use for pics, I know who they are ftw.
Edit FOUR: MOAR STUFF.

[Show/Hide] A little art for WoodenToaster/MictheMicrophone's "Nightmare Night".

Background image by CopyCatastrophe on deviantArt.

~RionTarokai

This post has been edited by RionTarokai: Jan 17 2012, 03:28 PM

[X-M-O]

It looks like it matches a lot better now; more hair worked it seems. :3

Yes, Zero Kiryu from Vampire Knight - and I don't remember which other one I have in there (I'll know him when I see him, lol).
Wow, you must watch as much anime as I do. XD

[RionZT]

It's Kaname. Ironically, the picture I see as I'm posting this reply is Zero Kiryu. xD
Found some really awesome patterns for photoshop, came in handy when I made that spoiler'd art below the edits.
I don't watch anime often, I've watched all the current episodes of most of the anime I actually do watch, so I read the manga afterward.

Glad it worked out. It was either the extra bit of hair...or perhaps...the color?
(DUN DUN DUN?)
Anyways, glad you like it. With A LOT more practice I think I'll be able to do the upper part of the torso.

~RionTarokai

[X-M-O]

Yeah, Kaname and Zero are rivals, but probably my favourite characters from the series. XD
Ah yeah, I still need to catch up with the manga. :3

I do like the patterns and such you've used in that image; and I must say that you tend to include ponies everywhere.

Oh yes, I'd love to see how you would do a torso; everyone has their own perspective of how it should look, and I'll avoid finding mistakes. =D

[RionZT]

I do have ponies everywhere, yes. It's just something I like.
I just realized MusicShake doesn't have an embed player anymore, apparently. That's sad. Means I'll have to put the music elsewhere after painstakingly recording -everything.-

Speaking of manga, there's probably some new chapters that I haven't read of Bleach, Fairy Tail, etc.

No idea how I'll do the torso. I know I'm going to despise getting to the hands and feet. They are my arch enemy.

Oh yes, before I forget...If I were to want to post literature, would it go in a separate topic or would I post it here too?

~RionTarokai

This post has been edited by RionTarokai: Jan 17 2012, 07:46 PM

[X-M-O]

Ponies! >:3

Ah, well I believe you could use Soundcloud instead, if it suits you. ^^
(I know a few musicians here use them, and it gives you the option to allow others to download or to only allow them to listen.)

I'm so far behind in Bleach... only on the fourth volume. ><
(Don't tell me what happens, lol.)

"Arch nemesis" would be better to call it, that way they don't dislike you as much once you start working on them. XD

You most absolutely may post your literature here. ^^
Just like the music you posted; this is your art topic (any form of art that is legal and appropriate can be placed in here). =D