Meka Meka

In response to the request for manly auras, may I introduce a possible concept, the Blood Aura: I envision this to have swirling animated liquid blood around the character. Although I don't know what the effect would be :P Let me know what you think.

Mmmm new gun sprite? :cool:

Wrong. Out of respect for Seraphine I'm ending my discussion openly. Also I'd like to cast my vote if I can: My vote goes to Elaice. It's a lovely render of two interesting characters from the series, and the execution with the background is simple yet effective/evocative. It gives the feeling of a warm/romantic summer night under the stars, timely for the season. The text is simple and provides a nice negative space when it touches the edge. If I didn't know who the characters were, I'd still enjoy this as a personal sig. Creativity - 4 Technical - 3 Execution- 4 Aesthetic- 4 Total Points: 15

I never called the clipart my 'own' I'm citing it as a source. Are you saying that masking of images and layering them is not enough to qualify as a new work of art? Because that is essentially what every other contestant did. Are you saying that text arrangement/typography doesn't count count for effort/creativity? It's not as if I have just slapped these together in Microsoft Word. Sure i have not placed a dodge or screen effect, but to imply there wasn't any effort here or that I've done anything different than any other contestant is unfair. Plagiarism is defined as a "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation" of ideas and expressions. I don't think any of the original artists of my sources had the intention of creating a forum signature. As I'm sure you're familiar with Bleach, you would know Inoue Orihime typically has an orange color theme. Am I wrong to match what her color theme is? I could name the exact steps taken to create every other signature here, if not a very similar avenue. For the sake of good sportsmanship I will not, but I can tell you I spent several hours on my signature getting every detail just right and have at least cited all my sources.

-Hue/Saturation changed on hearts. Placement/size/layering also changed. I don't quite get this because it was used as a design element, no different than any other signature. I believe the rules state that you cannot draw your own elements, and that has not been done. All signatures appropriate some work of art that is not their own, correct? Please explain?

Image: Click Here | Font: Honey Script | Clipart: Click Here

I prefer Stagnetti's Revenge to all the Pirates movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy7DGLTt8g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJNgrYrcft0&hd=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL0NCYUaQqU&hd=1

If you've ever read any of Junji Ito's horror manga (Uzumaki, Mystery of Amigara Fault, Gyo etc) then you might find this short story funny. http://www.mangareader.net/ito-junjis-cat-diary

Had to post this:

Image: Click here | Brushes: | Click here | Font: Bickham Script Pro | IGN: Meka Hope it works. If it needs to be modified let me know!

For anyone that's followed the Deadman Wonderland manga, there is now an anime series started by Manglobe(the people that brought you Ergo Proxy, Samurai Champloo, Sengoku Basara, Michiko to Hatchin etc) http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfTL4MPMwQo

Hong Kong cyberpunk film? Downloading at the speed of light!