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Looks good. I think that the current design is better. Text just needs drop shadow like the new set has

I´ll take a part in this weeks sotw. Nice theme to play with. GL all

Nice improvement! just adjust the text in the middle of the banner and it looks nice. Maybe another text layer behind the actual text layer with slight motion blur and put it on screen/color dodge and play with the opacity. Also id remoce the small lightbursts below the text and add more shading there. The light comes from above afterall

text is too big and does not blend in the flow. also there´s lack of depth

or then don´t. you barely learn shit from that. keep experimenting ps. google for thread layouts to get ideas, don´t just dl free .pds

texts are way too blended. also the thing in the middle confuses me. texts also needs some shading. What did you do on it? abstract texture, text on top of it with beveling and hard blend?

Is there a specific style you´re looking for?

Was accidental. I love men in latex anyway.

Yes, you´re correct. My deepest apologies to the designer.

You´re correct. I´d suggest you to start practising vector drawing. You can make a good buck out of it. Personally I hate illustrator.

Needs more shading, detailing and textures

Not really, it was easy to farm the points if wanted. And as we have seen before, winning sotw does not always mean you have the skills/knowledge to earn point to get specific higher ranks.

Don´t know if it´s my screen, but it´s very hard to read the text. font ain´t the most appealing and bit too dark.

since the beginning?

Start with ONE post in right section?