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[Sharcu]

Alright, this topic isn't for posting links to renders or showing off yours or whatever... hence why I put [Disbecausesion] in the title. This topic is a disbecausesion. The topic is renders.

Anyways, meh, the basic point of this topic is to say whether you prefer blending your renders or just leaving them as is, or spiffing them up and making them stand out, or whatever the heck you do. lol Say what you normally do and why.

note: When I am refering to renders, I'm talking about those characters that goes in sigs (go to gamerenders.com to see what I mean if you're still confussed). if you still don't get it, ask. This is not C4D renders.

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As for me, I believe in making my renders stand out. It seems as though everyone is continuosly saying to blend in renders which gets anoying. Why not just make a stickied topic that says: Blend your render. ^^ Blending renders has been around for a long time, is very easy to do (lower opacity, play with blending mode, feather, etc.) and it seems as though that's what everyone is doing. I think some pics the render should be blended in. However, I think renders should only be blended in if the bg is AWESOME! That's the point, right? To make the background stand out more than the render.

I like making my render stand out more than the bg just because then it adds uniqueness to the graphic communities and then that's what catches the viewers attention. It's much harder to make a render stand out than it is to blend it in. There is more skill invovled and it's a way to tell the intermediates from the pros. You can do a very simple background, but having a very nice looking render could make all the different for your sigs.

any other opinions on this?

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((I figured I'd mention this just to state an opinion so that people know that this option is available. Too many people start doing their pics like this and they don't get how to make them stand out. So they get really good, but have no knowledge of this.))

[Sean]

I always beldn my renders... no matta what!

[Gargar]

I blend mine in on rare ocasion I fancy them up but I do every now and then

[MosNanDa]

Alright, this topic isn't for posting links to renders or showing off yours or whatever... hence why I put [Disbecausesion] in the title. This topic is a disbecausesion. The topic is renders.

Anyways, meh, the basic point of this topic is to say whether you prefer blending your renders or just leaving them as is, or spiffing them up and making them stand out, or whatever the heck you do. lol Say what you normally do and why.

note: When I am refering to renders, I'm talking about those characters that goes in sigs (go to gamerenders.com to see what I mean if you're still confussed). if you still don't get it, ask. This is not C4D renders.

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As for me, I believe in making my renders stand out. It seems as though everyone is continuosly saying to blend in renders which gets anoying. Why not just make a stickied topic that says: Blend your render. ^^ Blending renders has been around for a long time, is very easy to do (lower opacity, play with blending mode, feather, etc.) and it seems as though that's what everyone is doing. I think some pics the render should be blended in. However, I think renders should only be blended in if the bg is AWESOME! That's the point, right? To make the background stand out more than the render.

I like making my render stand out more than the bg just because then it adds uniqueness to the graphic communities and then that's what catches the viewers attention. It's much harder to make a render stand out than it is to blend it in. There is more skill invovled and it's a way to tell the intermediates from the pros. You can do a very simple background, but having a very nice looking render could make all the different for your sigs.

any other opinions on this?

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((I figured I'd mention this just to state an opinion so that people know that this option is available. Too many people start doing their pics like this and they don't get how to make them stand out. So they get really good, but have no knowledge of this.))

Agreed, I dont lil=ke my enders Blending all the time.

[Bahbuu]

it really depends on the BG and the render itself...

so it varies

[Blazin]

A very true point, and to a certain degree; I agree. It is all good and well to learn to blend - please experiment though. People are so obsessed with the standard - that they forget, there are other ways! Sometimes, even in the slightest , things might look better with out a stroke. Or, such as this topic, blending is not always necessiary - it really depends. It is "gut" feeling, your graphics soul in a sense will tell you what to do ( ). Crudley I've put it, though to svae my self further embarresment, I'll say ditto to Bahbuu.

[414de7fe6]

Blending renders sucessfully into signatures takes great care and skill. You must take utmost caution when scaling to ensure the pixels are not jagged, and that you dont stretch the proportions wrong. Once you have mastered that skill, you can fill 3/4 of a image with a beautiful render, blend it in with a lovely starry background, then add some nice text and win awards for it.

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Taken from OperationBlue iCount 2 - [dont bother asking for the link, or I will stab you with a plastic fork]

But yeah, I completely agree, it isnt all about slapping a render on a sig and adding text. it needs skill.

[Sharcu]

Well, the main reason for this was that it seems as though in a lot of posts, people seem to be saying: Blend in the render, not just on this forum, but in others. So that's the main purpose of this.... Yes, I know it takes some skill to blend, but it can also be very easy once you know a few rules and few steps... then you can get into more complex stuff, but people don't seem to appreciate it as much. lol

[Fox]

I just do what feels right for the signature. Sometimes soft renders blend in naturally, like the airbrush drawing in my signature (at least, I like the way I've done that one...), others need a little assistance, and I don't just use feathering etc. either, I often use brushes...

Meh. Just do something that fits, don't be a sheep.