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  • #16
    Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

    Originally posted by Feba View Post
    What's the context of yours, Dak? A paladin being attacked by mammets that can, somehow, be transparent and walk on wells, well talking about something you can't make out?
    Have you ever had to tank Mammets? It's not easy, and I've come to appreciate what I've suffered for. The context is 'zomg mammets!' and I've taken a few liberties since I've kept very little sense of realism.

    I expect context from transworld art just like I would expect context from various photographs people have taken. Nobody hands you a photograph and says 'Here's a picture.', do they? It's usually 'This is us at this place,' or 'Check out this shot of the sunrise in some place,' right?

    Why not go the next mile and add some context? Where are the characters? What are they doing? Why? It's not difficult to answer those questions without having to write it out. People will enjoy it, especially if it brings back memories of their experiences in the game.

    It's no big deal though, just constructive criticism.

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    • #17
      Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

      Nobody hands you a photograph and says 'Here's a picture.', do they?
      Sure they do. Haven't you ever heard of a picture book? Photo album? Hell, even an online gallery?

      A picture tells its own story. It shouldn't have to be explained.

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      • #18
        Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

        Originally posted by Feba View Post
        Sure they do. Haven't you ever heard of a picture book? Photo album? Hell, even an online gallery?

        A picture tells its own story. It shouldn't have to be explained.
        Pictures can tell many stories. Wouldn't you appreciate being told the correct one? Even in photo albums and occasionally in online galleries there are notes, names, and dates. Why? The context brings meaning, not the picture itself.

        I'm going to poll a few friends of mine to see if they don't feel the same way. I'd be surprised if I'm the only one who appreciates context. It's not just a social psychology thing.

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        • #19
          Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

          this is her sig thread not a debate on context of photographs and other random bs, please take it elsewhere.
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          • #20
            Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

            Don't get me wrong, context can be nice, but what are you expecting? "This is a synthesized photo of my character that I will use in signature blocks"

            Also, if a moderator happens across this thread, has the signature limit been increased? I seem to recall it being 25KB, but pretty much every signature in the thread (not just the new ones); and indeed the site seem to be over that, and I don't really know if they're too large (considering the option to turn off images)

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            • #21
              Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

              It's just my opinion that it would behoove the artist to consider context when creating art. A taru loitering in a forest just doesn't carry as much weight as an Elvaan barring entrance to a bridge with his great sword.

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              • #22
                Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                Originally posted by Feba View Post
                Don't get me wrong, context can be nice, but what are you expecting? "This is a synthesized photo of my character that I will use in signature blocks"

                Also, if a moderator happens across this thread, has the signature limit been increased? I seem to recall it being 25KB, but pretty much every signature in the thread (not just the new ones); and indeed the site seem to be over that, and I don't really know if they're too large (considering the option to turn off images)
                You couldn't go by my handle because i got a bigger sig block and a 10k pm box on my account =P.

                my sig is 137kb
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                • #23
                  Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                  Dak: But some people do loiter. A lot of time spent in game is loitering. It's relaxing.

                  Sevv: the size restrictions aren't your account personally, it's to keep the images from being too much for the crappier users. But they can turn them off.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                    A picture is worth a thousand words, no context is nothing at all, context is literature this is MY art~

                    Anyway no more talk about context, how I do my sigs is how i do my sigs, if you dont like it then you dont, these arent perfect, its not going to be liked by everyone.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                      :D Thankyou, I really like it. Been playing around with trying to make a sig but she always looks a bit ungainly, this is perfect.
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                      Signature courtesy of Selphiie the Enchantress

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                      • #26
                        Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                        Saren is my twin! LOL.
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                        • #27
                          Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                          O. O wow, I should really get on this!

                          Man I wish I had that kind of talent > <; I tried to learn this sort of thing in high school but at some point I just ran into a really bad session of writer's block (or I guess artist's block, if there is such a term?) and bombed ><;;

                          I miss photoshop 8...
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                          • #28
                            Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                            This is all I need:
                            Face: Hume Male Bald
                            Head: AF2
                            Body: Af2
                            Hands: Af2
                            Legs: Bison
                            Feet: Af2
                            Weapon: Juggy or Apollo
                            Off Hand: Tatami Shield if you use the Juggy
                            Job: Beastmaster

                            75Bst

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                            • #29
                              Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                              Face: Taru Male f-6B I believe
                              Head: W. Turban
                              Body:Kirin's Osode
                              Hands: Seiryu's Kote
                              Legs: Byakko Haidate
                              Feet: Fuma Sune- Ate
                              Weapon: Unji/Perdu blade
                              Job: Ninja

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                              • #30
                                Re: Selphiie The Enchantress: Transworld Sig Shop

                                Sorry going to be kind of slow on getting sigs out today, doing COP Missions, 4-3 Sacrarium to be specific. I'll get to it.
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