New Avatar and Sig thread.

[@ruantec]

wait....... AK has is previous username back? YAY!!! i like Xblade better because AK was kinda annoying :p

[Exodus]

AK was kinda annoying :p
The name or the person?

[Strike105X]

He's probably refers to the name, nice to see him back with his old nick ^^.

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New avatar and sig on my end as well.

[niku]

He's probably refers to the name, nice to see him back with his old nick ^^.

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New avatar and sig on my end as well.

i find no difference between the previous avatar and this one. infact all your avatars look to same, the same monotonous features, etc

[Xblade]

All of strike's avatars look different........and the art style changes too.

[Exodus]

I think what niku is saying is that all his avatars are of anime girls. To me, they're pretty much all the same too as I just label them as "generic anime girl".

[Xblade]

I guess you look at Asians and go "Generic asians" too? O_O

[niku]

that's right exodus
yes xbl genetic Asians, all white people are Americans sort of thing.

[Xblade]

Bu there are white hispanics..........and europeans............

[niku]

i see a whit guy/girl walking by, American
black guy, African
Mongolian features, Chinese
brown guy, Indian

[Exodus]

I guess you look at Asians and go "Generic asians" too? O_O

There are only three types of people in this world: guys, hot chicks, and ugly chicks. I don't see race.

[Xblade]

i see a whit guy/girl walking by, American
black guy, African
Mongolian features, Chinese
brown guy, Indian



You have some learning to do......

[Xblade]

There are only three types of people in this world: guys, hot chicks, and ugly chicks. I don't see race.
So you're saying you can only discern the features of a women(which umm.right) yet you can't tell the difference between the art styles of the females in strikes avatars?

This is artwork from the same artist, changed over the years.
http://www.google.co.vi/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.bleachedichigo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bleach-volume1-cover.jpg&sa=X&ei=HOxeTvjXLqXnsQK5w7wu&ved=0CAUQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGgDPNRXs1OB4uvWKE8N_deocLZGQ
http://www.google.co.vi/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://8.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/9/21-180.0/compressed/_manga_rain_bleach_ch163_16.jpg&sa=X&ei=eOxeTpaDAYrLsQK4wMVD&ved=0CAQQ8wc4Fg&usg=AFQjCNHhPgk0BYSeoCnmzD49lIyVEnbYBw
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110817152350/bleach/en/images/1/1b/Ichigo_and_Rukia_460_cover.png



Tell me you can't tell the differences in the style used........so I can recommend you some glasses.

[Exodus]

So you're saying you can only discern the features of a women(which umm.right) yet you can't tell the difference between the art styles of the females in strikes avatars?

Tell me you can't tell the differences in the style used........so I can recommend you some glasses.

Ah, but you see... why would I look at things in detail which do not interest me? I do not like anime, therefore only the most superficial features will be noticed by me. Those are: gender (which is confusing sometimes), and hair colour, generally speaking.

[Strike105X]

You could have at least noticed that this ones are dressed :P. Anyway from exodus's perspective i understand and he just gave his insight in a nice way, he even tried to sugar coat the rude comment made by Niku, and unlike Exodus considering Niku is suppose to know something about art (after all he did made some decent drawings) his comment is the only one that feels a bit out place and trollish to me at least....

[niku]

don't i look cute ¤)
i am not rude, ever!
http://files-cdn.formspring.me/profile/20100221/n4d957a9f6bca5.jpg

[Exodus]

You could have at least noticed that this ones are dressed :P.
That is something I noticed too. Forgot to mention that part.

[Strike105X]

^:lol:, well changed a bit even if its around the same character, didn't felt good using a sig/ava i didn't have a part in creating...

[Strike105X]

New avatar and sig... nya~

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Whilst I as usual don't really care for the content (anymore) I must say the colour composition is once again very nice

[Strike105X]

Thanks Schumi ^^.

[Strike105X]

For some reason i keep coming back to this set of ava + sig... dunno why i like it so much.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Well she was pretty fun and actually my favourite sidechar in the show.

[Strike105X]

Yup, she was cool, still can't decide between her and vampire Moka :lol:.

[ozzgx4]

Where is that from?

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Rosario + Vampire

[ozzgx4]

Oh right, thought it looked familiar. For some reason I stopped watching that show. Not sure why though, might pick it up again.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

The show isn't all that special so I wouldn't bother
It's one of those animes that actually has an interesting story in the manga but where the anime is just some short mostly generic nonsense.

[Strike105X]

^Depends on who you ask, i do admit that the anime has quite a few generic elements but i had so much fun watching it that it made it top 5 favorite shows for me.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Of course YOU would enjoy the show but others place a little less value in sex appeal

[Strike105X]

I think you misunderstood why i enjoyed it, just to clear things up it wasn't cause of sex appeal, i would be lying if i would say i didn't like it, but still that's not the main reason i liked it.

[Kaizen]

Anyone like my avatar?
I think it'll look better next change but it will do for now.

[niku]

hey why are you using my photo as an avatar :mad:





















































:p

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I think you misunderstood why i enjoyed it, just to clear things up it wasn't cause of sex appeal, i would be lying if i would say i didn't like it, but still that's not the main reason i liked it.

There's very little else to it though. Certainly not enough of anything else to make it recommendable. I admit it shows promise but it just wastes it all with generic nonsense.

[Strike105X]

^I do not agree with that at all, settings, some of the characters (ex: Tsukune Aono, Moka Akashiya, Mizore Shirayuki this ones are quite interesting even if we take out the looks part), humor (not all revolves around ecchi scenes) there's a lot to the show, you just didn't seem to noticed it. It may not have been your kind of show... but still... it wasn't all filled with generic nonsense.

[DarkSamus]

I am not back, but changed my sig for when I do eventually return.

I guy on a SF forum made it for me after I requested a SSF4AE related sig showing my main "Ken" and my 2nd "Guile" with my GFWL profile too.

Only thing I am a bit meh about is the pink/purple art style.

[Strike105X]

Went for a change of avatar and sig...

[Gareth1977]

Anyone like my avatar?
I think it'll look better next change but it will do for now.

Look's good. I'm glad the work-outs are paying off.

[Princess Garnet]

Only thing I am a bit meh about is the pink/purple art style.It's hot.

Since I'm posting here anyway and never do, I changed mine not too long back. I actually have the same avatar now on a few forums I am on (versus changing it on one and leaving it another, or just using a different one, etc.). All that differs is the size since the limit is smaller here.

[Phil]

Pink and purple....eh. I will hold my peace :p

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I like this new one more than your old one Garnet :thumb:

[Strike105X]

Small tweaks to the "PC Config" and new avatar+sig.

[blueshogun96]

For those of you who remember me from 2004-mid 2005 (not too many of you left), you'll notice that I'm bringng back the Faye Valentine w/ sub-machine gun avatar for a while. I really missed this avatar and I can't believe I found it again. So I'll wear it one more time, then revert to my grumpy face. Now I can feel like a n00b again! :)

[Strike105X]

Not bad, but has some quality problems, fixed it up a bit in case you might be interested :P:

[Princess Garnet]

I remember that avatar; from better days.

[Strike105X]

Yeah i remember it to, though i forgot he was the one who used it.

[blueshogun96]

Thanks for the touch up. Much appreciated. I prefer it without the muzzle fire, but since you went out of your way for me, I'll use it :)

Yeah i remember it to, though i forgot he was the one who used it.

I assume you might have been lurking back then since I wasn't active in Dec 2005 (I left the forums for 6 months out of anger and changed the avatar to a Colonial Marine from Aliens).

I remember that avatar; from better days.

Yeah, the days where I'd slap Kaiser around a bit with my large whale. Started doing that with this avatar.

Old avatar below:

[Strike105X]

Thanks for the touch up. Much appreciated. I prefer it without the muzzle fire, but since you went out of your way for me, I'll use it :)

I assume you might have been lurking back then since I wasn't active in Dec 2005 (I left the forums for 6 months out of anger and changed the avatar to a Colonial Marine from Aliens).

Indeed i lurked a few years before registering, i planned to register as soon as i had internet but meanwhile i thought it was a good idea registering and using my account from a "friends" house... that sure worked out "nicely"...

[DarkSamus]

Anyone feel like making me a new sig?

What I want is something similar to what I have now (Ken and Guile in SF4 art style with my "Riss85" GFWL tag in it)

I have grown tired of the pink/purple art style of this one.

[Strike105X]

Meah can't really come up with anything regarding SF4 style so this is all i could do... First one optimized for ngemu second one without any optimization.

[DarkSamus]

Can I request the wording change to "Super Street Fighter 4 AE" or "SSF4AE"?

Would GREATLY appreciate it. Otherwise its perfect :D

Only ask as SF4 Vanilla is redundant now and I never play it.

[Strike105X]

Glad you like it, is this okay ? (like before first one optimized for ngemu second without optimizations)

[DarkSamus]

Oh yeah, that is indeed perfect.
Thanx

[Strike105X]

Your welcome :).

[Princess Garnet]

I have grown tired of the pink/purple art style of this one.It was hot.

The new one's nice too though.

[Strike105X]

Changed avatar/sig plus "PC Config" image.

[Hard core Rikki]

Thoughts on a change?

http://forums.ngemu.com/image.php?u=35561&dateline=1311027968 vs http://i.imgur.com/SvIkw.gif vs [undefined]

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Your current one has always seemed a little odd to me so I vote yes on just about any replacement.

[Strike105X]

I vote for the current one plus a subtle border.

[Hy-Def]

The current one is nice.

[Xblade]

I like the current one too. /no weaboo.

[Hy-Def]

New ava myself. Huge Nissan fan, Z-car logo.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

There's a LOT of stuff that uses Z branding so imo I'd rather try and find a nice pic of a GTR or something.

[Yeloazndevil]

did a sprite rip for Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!, had to use Miyako's erotic face.

[Hy-Def]

There's a LOT of stuff that uses Z branding so imo I'd rather try and find a nice pic of a GTR or something.

Sure, searching for one now, probably using the logo.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Looks good, makes a really nice package at the moment (along with nick and usertitle)

[Hy-Def]

Thanks. :)

I wanted to use this and make it transparent, but couldn't manage it in Corel Photopaint.
http://carsroute.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Tommy-Kaira-Nissan-GT-R-R35-1.jpg

I like the current one tho.

EDIT: Errr.....triple post.

[Strike105X]

Here is the car in the actual sized extracted and tweaked (remade the shadow and tweaked the windows so that they are transparent):

https://i.minus.com/iEeKXqqipQOUs.png

and here is it avatar size:

[Hy-Def]

Wow, thanks a lot for that Strike. I appreciate it!

EDIT: It says invalid file wen I try to upload it.

[Strike105X]

Your welcome :).

[niku]

new avatar, saw it floating around on the internet.

[Strike105X]

:rotflmao:

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

You cheeky bastard

[Strike105X]

Dunno why but suddenly i just felt like a change... and it turned out this way.

[niku]

my car looks better than yours.

[Strike105X]

Probably but i like mine more for a number of reasons, like being a fan of the AE86 and this being a vector made by me :P.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Damn you Strike. Now you've got me rewatching Initial D again. And then I'll probably wanna play UG2 again as a result of that.

[niku]

no idea what you two are talking about.

[redlofredlof]

strike is talking about how he made the avatar and schumi4eva is talking about an anime

[Strike105X]

And the connection between the two is that the car in my avatar is similar to the vehicle of a main character in the anime Initial D.

Damn you Strike. Now you've got me rewatching Initial D again. And then I'll probably wanna play UG2 again as a result of that.

Hehe, well initial D was great, UG2 is one of the few that i actually cheat, for visual points, it gets on my nerves for forcing me to mod my car visually more then i actually want to.

[Ahielia]

New Avatar, same as my Facebook pic.

If anyone can knows the name of the actor (and the character he plays wearing those clothes), I'll be slightly impressed.

[Hard core Rikki]

rimmer from red dwarf. Still got the collection sitting somewhere. Greatly entertaining for its time.

[Ahielia]

Not just for its time, it's still hilarious :lol:
Well, the first 6 or so seasons, the rest can safely be avoided
Also, did you know he was in the 2 Tomb Raider movies?

[Hard core Rikki]

Avoided those like EA's Origin (or the bubbonic pest), so wouldnt have known. People change over time, especially from low resolution to HD.

[Hard core Rikki]

Ok, what about this?

http://i.imgur.com/UsqzS.gif

[Samor]

And the connection between the two is that the car in my avatar is similar to the vehicle of a main character in the anime Initial D.



Hehe, well initial D was great, UG2 is one of the few that i actually cheat, for visual points, it gets on my nerves for forcing me to mod my car visually more then i actually want to.

same here, but I still did it. UG2 is the only NFS ever that I completely finished, too.

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[Strike105X]

In my case UG2 was the only one i completed only once :P, till UG2 i completed the previous games quite a number of times.

[Samor]

I played them a lot, but actually never finished them. =P
Anyway, despite liking sports cars better than tuner cars, UG2 is one of my favourite games in the series.

The new one, "NFS The Run" looks ok too (seems to borrow a bit from Criterion's Burnout-ish Hot Pursuit version), but I've got Forza 4 to play here...

[Strike105X]

Personally i hated the new hot pursuit so tha wins me over even less, it felt like an Outrun game with NFS slapped as its name. Forza 4, now that's a good game, to bad we don't get much racing games besides NFS on PC :| ...

[Samor]

yeah... you'd love forza 4, if not only because of the car skin editor. The few Japanese that actually have an xbox love it, Anime car skins aplenty there.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

You didn't finish Hot Pursuit Samor? It's not exactly the longest game ever and shoulda been pretty easy to finish.

I didn't finish both UG1 and MW. MW I just got tired of the cops messing about in every race and only going after me (Hot Pursuit was far more balanced in that regard and with the counter weapons I had a lot of opportunities to evade cops). UG1 I got stuck on one of the final racees. Tried every car and every driving style including trying the race on easy and I still couldn't win it, the AI was just overboard cheating, they were even pulling away from me whilst I was going full speed and using NOS on top of that.

Not interested in The RUN because it's QTE city.

[Strike105X]

MW I just got tired of the cops messing about in every race and only going after me

Yup that was the fault that killed the game for me to, the cops aspect, especially later on in the game with all the bounty and milestones it became more of a rash, then a source of fun... but they don't go mainly after you, they pick based on heat level and position, i usually have two cars, one for racing and the other powerful as it can be for the police.

UG1 I got stuck on one of the final racees. Tried every car and every driving style including trying the race on easy and I still couldn't win it, the AI was just overboard cheating, they were even pulling away from me whilst I was going full speed and using NOS on top of that.

Didn't felt that way to me, played UG1 on the highest difficulty setting with manual (well my first play through was with automatic but even then i didn't had problems with them, using skyline). UG 1 was probably the game i loved and enjoyed the most in the series, also the one i replayed the most.

[Samor]

You didn't finish Hot Pursuit Samor? It's not exactly the longest game ever and shoulda been pretty easy to finish.


which version? the new one? I'm still at it (taking my time).

As for UG1, I remember finishing a large part of the races but I stopped at some point. I backed up the game save but still never continued.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yup that was the fault that killed the game for me to, the cops aspect, especially later on in the game with all the bounty and milestones it became more of a rash, then a source of fun... but they don't go mainly after you, they pick based on heat level and position, i usually have two cars, one for racing and the other powerful as it can be for the police.

Odd. They're always hounding me even with 0% heat and wanted level cheats. I got so sick and tired of losing my races not because of my lack of skill but rather because of the cops and their nonsense.


Didn't felt that way to me, played UG1 on the highest difficulty setting with manual (well my first play through was with automatic but even then i didn't had problems with them, using skyline). UG 1 was probably the game i loved and enjoyed the most in the series, also the one i replayed the most.
Hmm, perhaps I need to try again sometime. I have gotten better since those days. But the game made it pretty clear that the RX7 and the Skyline were the best cars yet I max tuned them and every other car and I still couldn't beat that damn race and kept getting overtaken on the longish straight despite full speed and NOS. It was as if the other cars were on catch-up mode and chasing something 10-15 seconds ahead of me.



which version? the new one? I'm still at it (taking my time).

As for UG1, I remember finishing a large part of the races but I stopped at some point. I backed up the game save but still never continued.

Yeah I meant the new one. Don't worry, replay value is pretty high, at least on PC since it's pretty much the only place you can take stock exotics and go racing in those idyllic environments. (with modern graphics).

I hated the 2nd one and barely played it. The Physics/handling just seemed odd to me.

[Strike105X]

Hmm, perhaps I need to try again sometime. I have gotten better since those days. But the game made it pretty clear that the RX7 and the Skyline were the best cars yet I max tuned them and every other car and I still couldn't beat that damn race and kept getting overtaken on the longish straight despite full speed and NOS. It was as if the other cars were on catch-up mode and chasing something 10-15 seconds ahead of me.

Nope or nope partially the best cars where Skyline and Nissan 350z, 350z was even faster then the Skyline, though it didn't had quite its handling.

[Strike105X]

Felt like having a change of avatar+sig again, went with more of a shoujo style this time lol.

[Princess Garnet]

I'm not planning on changing mine, but I uploaded something anyway to show someone, so I'll make better use of it and show it. It's another one I may have used once upon a time, but it was too big at the time.

http://i.imgur.com/OhbiR.png http://i.imgur.com/ekXCY.png

[niku]

pixilated, sucks. eli' avatar is better.

[Princess Garnet]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but whatever. You either like it or you don't. I'm not a fan of some others' stuff either, so to each their own. I was just showing it, but thanks for such constructive feedback.

It's not pixelated either. It doesn't look anything like pixelation. It's an intentional Photoshop brush effect.

[Strike105X]

Isn't that due to a Photoshop filter ? Well i agree there are nicer ways of saying it but the effect does give the image a feeling of low quality.

[Princess Garnet]

As I said, it's one of the brush stroke filters if I remember right (it was years back), and it was intentional, because it's the style I was after with it.

[Strike105X]

I understood what you said you wanted, i just said what it looked like, with no ill intent :P.

[niku]

I understood what you said you wanted, i just said what it looked like, with no ill intent :P.

i gave up reasoning for the same reason. i just say things to the point, no beating around the bush.

also, how do you make the jagged edges smooth when you cut a part of an image with the lasso tool.
say you want to cut obama'face and put it on someone else. and the part you cut has small areas of white at the borders and you want to remove them. how do you do it in Photoshop?

[Princess Garnet]

Only you didn't do what he did. He gave constructive feedback; you didn't. I don't mind at all if you don't like it. It's your right, not everyone will like some things, and I have no desire to tread on it, but there's a difference between "beating around the bush" and going "X sucks; Y is better" or whatever you were trying to say.

As for your question, there should be a value somewhere for that. I'm on my other PC so I can't say check the specifics. I know when you use the magic wand/lasso/whatever, there's a box at the top left with a number which controls a similar aspect for that tool. It's something like that. Google would probably have plenty of guides which explain tools and their options.

[Strike105X]

also, how do you make the jagged edges smooth when you cut a part of an image with the lasso tool.
say you want to cut obama'face and put it on someone else. and the part you cut has small areas of white at the borders and you want to remove them. how do you do it in Photoshop?

Well mainly lasso tool, isn't really any good, sure it may help do a quick extraction but you don't have much control over detail, i recommend learning or getting used to the pen tool, its one of the top tools in photoshop and the perfect thing for a good extraction.

[Xblade]

As I said, it's one of the brush stroke filters if I remember right (it was years back), and it was intentional, because it's the style I was after with it.

I think it would look better if you scaled down the image.

[Kaizen]

I'm not planning on changing mine, but I uploaded something anyway to show someone, so I'll make better use of it and show it. It's another one I may have used once upon a time, but it was too big at the time.

http://i.imgur.com/OhbiR.png http://i.imgur.com/ekXCY.png

It's tough to find decent fan made Garnet art, they always overplay her status.
They never portray her as just a girl, it's disappointing.

I remember having a crush on her kinda bad, god I must have been 9 back then or something.

[Ahielia]

Though I was mid-teens when I played, I found her kind of annoying.
She was too much of a princess for my taste (pun not intended).

[Strike105X]

And here i changed again...

[Yeloazndevil]

changed mine again and of course I had to beat the set avatar size limit ;)

[Princess Garnet]

I think it would look better if you scaled down the image.It's coincidental you say that, because the image I took that from to make it was smaller, so it is enlarged a bit. That's part of the reason for the filter, but not the only one; I was simply going for that effect.
It's tough to find decent fan made Garnet art, they always overplay her status.
They never portray her as just a girl, it's disappointing.I'm not on my other PC, but I'll have to remember come back to this and post some of what I have of her up. There's simply not a lot of fan art period, and not enough good high resolution stuff either (and not just of her, but of anything Final Fantasy IX); least, if there is, I never found much of any.

It's a shame, as Squaresoft was able to get some decent high(er) resolution images of the FMVs for wallpapers they released, but if you try running the FMVs at 1024x768 (the size of the wallpapers they released), it wouldn't look as clear and nice. I bet the source material for the FMVs was larger than the 320x224 they put on the game discs.

Regardless, there's not a lot of HD material, official or otherwise, for either her or the game.
changed mine again and of course I had to beat the set avatar size limit ;)The Grey-ish/Blue-ish of the hair goes well with your star and title color.

[Yeloazndevil]

you know I didn't notice until now

[Strike105X]

Had a bit more free time today so made a vector for an avatar that can go in theme with my previous made sig, finally i'm pleased of the combo.

[niku]

what's a vector?
apart from thing that has magnitude and direction.

[Strike105X]

Google is your friend...

I kid :P, but i'm not talented at explaining so bare with me... well... lets see there are mainly two types of graphics, raster graphics (also known as bitmap) and vector graphics, most of the images you see are raster graphics they are based on pixels to render the image, hmm... how to simplify this, well you known that when you enlarge a image at max all you see are this rectangular colored dots, all those dots create the image you see, that is the base of bitmap graphics. Now Vector Graphics on the other hand aren't pixel based or constrained, they work with geometric primitives, which are lines, curves, shapes, points, which are based on mathematics equations, to represent the images. This way unlike a bitmap based image vectors can be resized both higher and lower without loosing any quality. Now i may have said vector but this is actually flawed, photoshop cannot make vector graphics, its a bitmap based program, it does have some tools which are vector based, but in the end it cannot save or make vector images, only a program such as Illustrator (also by adobe) can work with those type of files. Now you may be wondering why did i said vector even if it isn't a true vector (this miss use isn't just on my behalf but its on a general scale with this type of art i'll explain why in a bit), well simple, like i said vector images are based on shapes, each shape represents a color or a gradient, using a model you can recreate an object using vector art, of course though it will have a cartoonish look (mainly with people, cars or some objects you can get a more realistic look, this is also why its so popular with anime artists), it is done by tracing each color as a shape, of course if your experienced enough you can create something completely new based on a source, or if your fadz you can do one from scratch, anyway all the shapes combined give out an object or in my case a character. So anyway the same way of creating a a vector in Illustrator can also be use in photoshop for example, and it works out nice at high resolutions, even if its bitmap based unlike a normal image it does better at retaining its quality when rezising lowerbut it still looses some and of course you can't resize it higher without getting pixalation, which is why of course "vectors"/tracing in photoshop is done at high resolutions. This is pretty much it, hope you where able to understand something from this mess :lol:.

[niku]

what programs can i use apart from illustrator?

[Hard core Rikki]

Inkscape is alright.

[niku]

thanks hcr, I'll try ink scape.

[Strike105X]

Yup i used Inkscape its decent, just remember if you use some image as a model or otherwise said a source for tracing keep it together with the project and remember the path, last i used it, this part is why it fu... up one of my works.

[niku]

can't i draw something from scratch using my tablet?

[Strike105X]

Of course you can, in that case it all saves in the file and you wont have to worry about locations, etc, i was just saying in case you might wanted to do some tracing to be careful :P.

[Strike105X]

Missed Sakura so remade a sig and avatar of her.

[niku]

it looked like that character from bleach.

[Strike105X]

Your probably thinking of Matsumoto.

[niku]

no, ichigo.

[Strike105X]

lol, personally i don't see the resemblance, but to each there own :lol:.

[Strike105X]

Changed, took me a while to find some material to make this...

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Woah, Strike went retro

[Strike105X]

Its not quite as retro as it would seem, since its only from '93, but i guess you could say that :lol:, 90's is my favorite age in anime though.

[Ahielia]

Woah, Strike went retro

I'll be surprised when he doesn't have an anime avatar :lol:

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Not to mention it's a dude for once.

[Strike105X]

Chiba is one of my favorite anime characters, although i did have others to, though rare i admit, except for gundams, i only had two males as avatar, Haseo from Hack//Roots, and Vongola Primo from KHR.

I'll be surprised when he doesn't have an anime avatar :lol:

I had recently a non anime avatar :p:

http://i.imgur.com/4KlZl.png

Although rare, that wasn't the only non anime avatar i had, Nightmare from SC, some jap model and had a long time another car.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

It was anime inspired so it doesn't count :P

[Strike105X]

The car ? Not really, i mean i did find out about the AE86 from the anime, but the one i made isn't really made after Takumi's 86, there's quite a few differences between mine and his.

[Noja87]

I was killed in the caves underneath the basement of my house by something that looked like my own head except it had no eyes and looked really angry. It chased me down and vomited blood at me.

I leave all that I own to my cat, Guppy:
My mother’s high heels
My mother’s underwear
A pair of X-Ray glasses
A used syringe
Mystic wooden spoon
A slab of rotten meat
A dead cat (Not Guppy)
An unlabeled yellow pill
And one copy of The Anarchist’s Cookbook.

[niku]

your signature looks oddly funny

[Strike105X]

Changed, like how this set turned out more.

[Ahielia]

Namebrother avatarpic!

[xRyudo]

New avatar. Criminal Minds ftw.

[Ahielia]

Hotch is awesome.

The first episode I watched, first thing that popped into mind when I saw him was "Oh **** no, not that stiff from 'Dharma and Greg'".
I was actually truly surprised at his performance in Criminal Minds.
I find it safe to say that even though there are some great characters and actors/actresses there, he's the best. Mandy Patinkin comes at a close second (though his character would have been so much more improved over the years, hadn't he quit), Shemar Moore very closely after. He surprised me almost as much as Thomas Gibson did.

tl;dr
Hotch **** yea!

[Strike105X]

New set for me.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Avatar looks great. Sig not so much.

[Strike105X]

Thanks ^^, well if i'll be able to find some scenic and a better idea i'll try it for sig, but till then this suffices i think.

[Silenus]

Like this much much more than previous strike.

[Strike105X]

Thank you Sil, changed the sig, i didn't really liked my previous result as well, i think i did a better job this time around.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

better yes but it still looks too much like environment and the character (and his horse in this case) are separate

[Strike105X]

Strange oO doesn't really seem so to me, especially since its from a screenshot (didn't extract the character or anything that's from the screen). Well the wonders of perceptions what can i say :P.

[redlofredlof]

nice avatar

[Hy-Def]

^ nice sig

[blueshogun96]

My new avatar stems from a strange fetish I've had since I was 4.

[Hard core Rikki]

Heel licking, eh?

[blueshogun96]

Heel licking, eh?

No, it's not a sexual or intimate fetish. I've just always liked women's high heeled shoes as a kid. Especially pumps, stiletto, stripper heels, etc. None of that "heel insertion" or "torture" stuff. No.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yeah erm...we didn't really need to know that...especially in this section.

[blueshogun96]

Yeah erm...we didn't really need to know that...especially in this section.

What? I'm just telling him that I'm not into those sick fetishes involving high heels and femdom BS.

But I DO like tall women with long black hair while wearing a nice black dress, with black lipstick, black pantyhose, and black stilettos :thumb:

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

nevermind, I missed this page, was still responding to your first post

[DarkSamus]

New avatar expressing my new found love for playing/watching games and movies on my PC in 3D

[zidine00]

No more poking, just pokey.

[Strike105X]

I wont lie, i liked the pocking one better :P.

Anyway finally managed to break away from skyrim cause i had an avatar and sig i wanted to make for ages now :lol:, so anyway changed as well.

[Xblade]

No, it's not a sexual or intimate fetish. I've just always liked women's high heeled shoes as a kid. Especially pumps, stiletto, stripper heels, etc. None of that "heel insertion" or "torture" stuff. No.

You liking heels is quite ironic, but fitting at the same time.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

What's it from this time? I ask because that weapon looks interesting.

[zidine00]

What's it from this time? I ask because that weapon looks interesting.

a quick google search of the characters name comes up with The Dark Knight Ingrid.

[Strike105X]

Well she does make an appearance in that, but the character is actually from Taimanin Murasaki, though that's still H material though a visual novel, i found a batleaxe wielding ninja to be quite interesting :lol:, she's my favorite character in that series of novels, well even if you consider that ingrid spin off. And thanks schumi that your comment makes me even more confident i didn't messed up in making her battleaxe ^^, though it would have probably turned even better if i didn't rush due to Skyrim.

[snickothemule]

Not even close, Zip-neck. Professor and Mary Ann. Happily ever after.

[Phil]

Is that...wait wait. Is that whatsis name, from Ninja Turtles?!

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Yes it is...though I wonder why Snicko edited his post from saying it was Casey Jones.

[Hyuga]

WTF is with JKKDark day again? :P

[Fadingz]

JKKDark parody day :p

[Fadingz]

Well, swapped ava back and new sig

[DarkSamus]

Added a little something to my sig.
Every time you refresh the screen it will change slightly

[Strike105X]

New avatar and sig/pc config made just for the holidays, i put more effort in making these two than in some of my wallpapers :lol:.

[Strike105X]

Adapted sig and PC config to current events :P.

[Hyuga]

Adapted sig and avatar to the love of my life :D

[redlofredlof]

boring, the sig.

[@ruantec]

Nice avatar Strike!

[Hyuga]

boring, the sig.

And yours is too big.

[redlofredlof]

I know, its only for this year. will be removed on the first day of 2012. but still better than yours :p

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Adapted sig and avatar to the love of my life :D

Whilst I don't particularily like it either I have to admit it's striking and really stands out which is nice. So on the one hand I agree it's boring, but on the other I like it.

[Hyuga]

Well, it wasn't meant to be all flashy and exciting, the times I changed my sig+ava combo every two days whilst competing with Razor Blade and Strider are long gone. And so are they, unfortunately.

I just want to show you my appreciation of the greatest piece of hardware and software ever created ;) If only I had money for Amiga One...

[Strike105X]

Speaking of competitions this days it feels like i'm competing with myself :lol:. As for yours galson, while its not the most exciting one i've seen i like the simplicity and colors :P.
Nice avatar Strike!
Thank you ^^. never or quite rarely got any feedback on avatar or sig before but still i'm pleased with this set XD.

[zidine00]

new avvy

edit: ahh hell for some reason the gif aint working ill get a new one later..

[Black Zero]

I changed my avatar to a better one but it's not really the one I want. I KNOW there is an animated perfect Black Zero .gif out there but I haven't been able to find it again. Sh*peep*...

[redlofredlof]

this is actually a signature

[P_RePTiLe]

boring, the sig-sig ;)

[Radix865]

New avatar and sig... Fullmoon is over.

Avatar is from one of my favourite Konata fanart, sig is just something I found when searching for something to go with the avatar... Might change after a while though.

[redlofredlof]

boring, the sig-sig ;)

i know ;)

[Princess Garnet]

I like it. I think it'd look better maybe with some rendered font (that looks handwritten?) and with smoother edges, but I definitely like it.

[ozzgx4]

nice avatar radix and yh redlof you need to sharpen the edges make them stand out a bit more :)

[Strike105X]

New avatar and sig as well, since we're almost in february it was about time i changed that "Happy New Year" sig :lol:.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Hmm, not sure Strike Witches is all that PC for a sig...but I guess technically there's nothing wrong with it.

[ozzgx4]

Ahh strike, I missed your avatar/signatures

[Strike105X]

^Thanks, although the sig is just a basic edit.

[Beatrix]

Put some pants on, Francesca!

[Hard core Rikki]

You're asking for too much.

[Beatrix]

He is really good a photoshop, he can make it happen!

[DarkSamus]

I agree, it actually not appropriate for a forum with 13 year old users.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Strike you're being outvoted here.

[Hard core Rikki]

I suspect the next one will show 70% more skin.

[Beatrix]

They will be more than naked if that were true...

[Strike105X]

I agree, it actually not appropriate for a forum with 13 year old users.

And real bouncing boobies where ?

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Its not even real its anime common this is ridiculous not to mention that the image itself isn't in any way worse then for instance one with wonder woman and i'm pretty sure nobody would say jack if i had a sig with wonder woman... i had and there where more risqué materials then this and nobody said anything... suddenly it is...

[Strike105X]

Okay edited the sig didn't want anyone to think i was doing it out of spite, but i still think this what way exaggerated upon...

[Hard core Rikki]

Still shows too much skin. Plus that tail in the back is obscene.

[Strike105X]

Well in that case ban me :P.

[Hard core Rikki]

Why not make it a flying nun with metal legs? Everyone digs nuns.

[Strike105X]

lol

Also (if i wasn't presured by time cause doctor who starts soon i would have combined one myself :P):

[Muscab]

Mine sig! :P

[Radix865]

I agree, it actually not appropriate for a forum with 13 year old users.

...Wasn't it 15? Did they change it? Or do I just remember it wrong?

And the stuff in the bin is appropriate? I don't see any age limits in going there... Just a warning. And besides... 13 years... I was watching HC porn at that age(I don't recommend that to everyone though!). Some class mates were also drinking and smoking at that age(I don't recommend that either!). And as Strike's sig(even the pantless form) wasn't actually naked, I see nothing wrong with it. Especially since it's anime and not real...

But I see, we have a witch hunt here... If I posted an avatar with REAL jiggling boobies and a signature with a REAL woman in her underwear, I'd most likely get praises from you same people. You hypocrites!

Strike you're being outvoted here.

Worry not Strike, I'm here to help! Sorry I'm late, didn't notice people were posting here again...
Alright, back off people! I've got a...umm...empty battery! It's been sitting here on my desk for god knows how long and is propably ready to spill it's toxic insides! Back off! Shoo! Shoo!

EDIT: In support to strike, I have changed my signature! BTW, are the 500x100 and 19,5 kb still the limits? I know some have priviliges to have larger ones, but still...

[Strike105X]

Nice ^^.

[ozzgx4]

Worry not Strike, I'm here to help! Sorry I'm late, didn't notice people were posting here again...
Alright, back off people! I've got a...umm...empty battery! It's been sitting here on my desk for god knows how long and is propably ready to spill it's toxic insides! Back off! Shoo! Shoo!

EDIT: In support to strike, I have changed my signature! BTW, are the 500x100 and 19,5 kb still the limits? I know some have priviliges to have larger ones, but still...
Yh worry not strike me and radix will take them all on!!! :P

[Ahielia]

BTW, are the 500x100 and 19,5 kb still the limits?
Those are the rules, yes.
Back when I last changed my signature, it said either 500x100, or19.5kb.
I got my signature disabled when I followed one of those. I've seen several people breaking either 1 or both of those limits, yet those signatures remained, even after I pointed it out.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

If I remember corrently yours was 19.5kb but took up half the page and you'd refused to change it.

[Hard core Rikki]

Its combined and enforced when uploaded as sigpic. Generally, anything inappropriate, not family-friendly, huge is liable to go, especially if it is and is easily considered offensive by people and reported.

[Ahielia]

If I remember corrently yours was 19.5kb but took up half the page and you'd refused to change it.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/jaenzphoto/happy_kitten.jpg

Try more like 10kb, 275 pixels vertically.
Hardly half the page, unless you're browsing on a phone.

[Hard core Rikki]

After multiple deliberate recidives aimed at annoying (including using an even larger size after warning), people can make their own mind as to wether this is obtrusive or not. Keep note that refusal to follow instructions is a separate, aggravating offense (one of the gravest, as users essentially make it clear if they value membership or wish to forfeit it) and that consistently failing to respect conventions can only mean abused privileges will be suspended, else entire account.

[snickothemule]

Indeed I do.

[ElijahTW]

Makes me think of "I am better than your kids" by Maddox. Funny book, by the way.

We could start some kind of ngememe.

[snickothemule]

ngememe, I like that.

The thing I love most about your sig is the way the perspective works with the car. The wheels are set up for some kind of angled perspective, and the body is set to a perpendiclar perspective, for some reason I find that unbelievably hilarious.

[ElijahTW]

I call it MultiperspectiveAngledPerpendiclarAwesome art.

[Strike105X]

That car reminds me of the armored transporter in Alien :lol:.

[Phil]

Haha, it does!

[RedLion]

I call it MultiperspectiveAngledPerpendiclarAwesome art.

I call it LAME: Low Art and Minimalist Expression.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I guess it could just be me but when I think of a car I always instantly think of something with the Sedan shape...not a van.

[Radix865]

Changed sig again... Should do for now.

[Strike105X]

*Gets Strike seal of approval*

[Radix865]

*Gets Strike seal of approval*

Thanks, I've marked that up on it!:thumb:

:lol:

[Strike105X]

^:lol:.

[ElijahTW]

I guess it could just be me but when I think of a car I always instantly think of something with the Sedan shape...not a van.

In which case, I present the Subaru Awesome GT concept car.

I submitted the idea to Subaru. I haven't heard back yet.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Ah yes that's better, though it looks ever so slightly aerodynamically unsound.

[ElijahTW]

Ah yes that's better, though it looks ever so slightly aerodynamically unsound.

That's what the 800 litre V32 engine for... Wind resistance doesn't matter too much when you've got that kind of power.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

I feel sorry for the road that thing will drive on.

[Strike105X]

Changed, its been quite a while since a show had such a strong impact on me such as Blood-C, the OP is still stuck on my head (loved music, art, direction, you can click the sig to see it), loved the protagonist and the overall show, so i decided to use some elements in it for sig and avatar, since there's not much resources available for this one atm.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

The Sig reminds me of Shingetsutan Tsukihime for some reason.
I quite like this new combo though, for some reason the previous got old fast and was just annoying to look at.

[Strike105X]

^Thanks ^^. Hmm as for the sig i think it could probably be cause of the blood cover thing, and the vampire theme.

[Radix865]

The Sig reminds me of Shingetsutan Tsukihime for some reason.
I quite like this new combo though, for some reason the previous got old fast and was just annoying to look at.

I believe that's because some people forced her to wear pants...

Nice one strike... Although I didn't exactly find the series to my tastes though. Never liked the style Clamp uses on characters. And I'm not a big fan of hefty gore.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

No, it had nothing to with that edit or her prior underwear...it just annoyed me for some reason I can't place.

[Strike105X]

Nice one strike... Although I didn't exactly find the series to my tastes though. Never liked the style Clamp uses on characters. And I'm not a big fan of hefty gore.

Well although it never bothered me i wasn't exactly a fan of the Clamp style myself, but the way they did it here is different so imho although maybe with small resemblance to past works its quite different as well and quite on my tastes, especially when making the gentler/casual Saya (not that i mind her in her serios mode). As for the gore part that's not what won me over but hey if they went concentrated on having detailed sword/action fights i do appreciate doing it all the way though, i also kind of hate the lack of detail in such scenes that's missing from other shows...

[KrossX]

OMG! I has made new avatar! So different than the previous one! Yah right. Anyhow, it was inspired by today's behavior of the electricity service. =_="

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

That's actually quite awesome :)

Animated > Static

[koko]

Nice avatar, Mr. X

Strike strikes with his weebo-pedo combos...as usual

[Strike105X]

^Let's say i would sort of understood that remark with my previous set (but it would be out of line even then), but i really have trouble seeing what's pedo about this one...


@KrossX: nice animation ^^.

[Hard core Rikki]

Updating avatar with something more soul-shaking for a while.

http://forums.ngemu.com/image.php?u=35561&dateline=1329000024

[Strike105X]

Damn i know i know that guy from somewhere do you happen to know the anime ?

[KrossX]

It somewhat reminds me to a character from Angel Beats.

[Hard core Rikki]

Black butler kurotsuchidoji or close. Sebastian.

[KrossX]

Yup, ku ro shi tsu ji (bloody censor). And my, I was not even close. XD

[Strike105X]

Ah now i know why i remember it cause i wanted to stay away from it his master is a cross-dressing trap or something...

[Strike105X]

Changed, probably not perfect but i made them :P.

[KrossX]

Nice, but looks too serious on you I think. :lol:
Reminded me of this though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCH51iVIrXc

[Strike105X]

Well i'm trying to find something more stable, the problem with anime gals is i can't make up my mind :lol:.

PS: the video was hilarious :rotflmao:.

[SCHUMI_4EVER]

Wasn't it time that you switched to something GITS related?

[Princess Garnet]

Animated > Satichttp://i.imgur.com/G1lFt.gif