Phalanx Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'm trying to come up with a channel cover, and possibly eventually, a channel intro, but I have a distinct lack of creative talent. Does any Blender user or artsy person have any advice to make this better as a channel cover? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Eh. Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I can help you with art... After all I was the creator of 0A.D Seleucid anchor. I'm 2D artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunChleoc Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The first one is better - the background in the second one is very noisy. You could make the background better by lowering contrast/satturation/lightness. Just play with the settings and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Okay! Is there any possible particle or other effects I should use in the background to make it fancy? Or just a background texture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, GunChleoc said: The first one is better - the background in the second one is very noisy. You could make the background better by lowering contrast/satturation/lightness. Just play with the settings and see what happens. And is the first appreciation , the color contrast, conceptual contrasts. And the abuse of effects... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Ok first make a concept , keeping in mind this: "Less is more" is the basic concept of design. think what is you want? what is that define you and your channel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 46 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: Ok first make a concept , keeping in mind this: "Less is more" is the basic concept of design. think what is you want? what is that define you and your channel? It is a gaming channel, mostly on historical games, but a few sci-fi and others. What I'm looking for is something dramatic, but yeah, I guess less is more.... I'll fiddle around a bit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Ok, I'm subscribed to a lot of that, the best are the logo is simply without effects ( a gradient) but isn't great thing) for me is the best you can have a example. But the voice sometimes is annoying. The image in presentation is great. Spirit of Law have veri quality content but poor image or wrong... Specially with their logo. The editing is fine. Not perfect. his voice is very perfect. Unlike Sergiu. And ZeroEmpires is same Sergiu great image but the voice... But the content is better than Sergiu I mean, is very expressive as speaker. in my own language Mayorcette is good with many of those attributes. But is missing his own concept, now play anything.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Okay! Simplicity. Any tips for a simple, but impressive lighting or background? Edited March 24, 2016 by SeleucidKing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 can be nice use the same gray, as your avatar, have better brightness contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: can be nice use the same gray, as your avatar, have better brightness contrast. removed superflous mirror effect from green material. Left it in green texture, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 I fixed the background colouring, but now that border looks weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Remove the effects, is about using the logo/ Avatar more simple, like your avatar. Less is more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Lion.Kanzen said: Remove the effects, is about using the logo/ Avatar more simple, like your avatar. Less is more so, remove the metal texture? Make it a solid colour? I think a texture would give it more depth... other than that, there are no effects on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) I rotated the Seleucid logo a tad to make it seem 3d, because the name being 3d, and the logo not, looked a tad off.... Edited March 24, 2016 by SeleucidKing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Without the metal texture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Just now, SeleucidKing said: so, remove the metal texture? Make it a solid colour? I think a texture would give it more depth... other than that, there are no effects on it. Give it more complex to the eye... Is more easy start to avoid effects, and get it one by one. I show you how... i started, with simple symbol made by myself. And I added effect in this is the final result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 So, I should try to texture the gray space in the logo? Right now it is just empty space, and the only effect is on the green parts of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Try to imitate the art made by total war, the avatar that you are using was made by that concept be simple but attractive( minimalistic) I will try to found materials to help you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 With color are better....but... to give more realist effect use scratch effects or splatters effects. this better way and have a concept, a used, old, dirty, ancient... History. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 okay, scratches.... Same for the text? I went ahead and added a better border, and did the same background for the text as I did for the logo. Or should the text be different> Gosh. I'm hopeless at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Keep Hellenistic concept, you need absorb art, see amphorae, Hellenistic art, shields. Is hard to explain easily and quick. when I created the Mauryan shields I used the mostly symbols, I was inspired by Indian art by that time, specially in coins and the art by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Okay. whew, So this is what I have now. And you are suggesting that I try to find a more ancient/greek theme for the textures, instead of straight up metal? A more organic feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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