Here Are A Few Critiquing Tips

THE BACKGROUND

• An important part of a graphic.
• A sharp background can be good, but is usually bad. It makes the text seem blurry and out of place. Visa Versa.
• Backgrounds can be made by filters, brushing, or vector images.
• It is also a good thing to make sure your backround has depth. Use the burn and dodge tool.
• The same looking graphic over and over again gets boring. Use variation!

THE TEXT

• The text is pretty important.
• You need to have a good font and text effects because it is a major part of the image.
• Text is best if it has some sort of originality to it.

THE COLORING

• Don't give a low rating for a color choice.
• Color represents the sig. The color should fit the sig.
• Never use a boring color.

THE BORDER

• Do not ruin a sig by giving it a beveled border...
• Sigs look best with no border at all, but if necessary a 1px black border.

[/LIST]ORIGINALITY

• BE ORIGINAL
• Try to use variety that hasn't been seen before. Seeing nearly the same exact graphic from many people gets old..

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