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Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:42 pm
by Teej
Somethings... off... it feels too cluttered, or something's too big... I can't pinpoint it. I'd appreciate help if you have any suggestions.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:58 pm
by Sir Anastasia
It's missing its nose when comparing it to your profile pic. I think it looks great though.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:11 pm
by Peanut of Loderia
The both sides checkered makes it a bit busy. Thats jsut my opinion. And the nose hole.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:51 pm
by Teej
Yeah, no clue why the nose got changed up - it was off at first but I hardly notice it these days. I should probably add that back in.

Maybe THAT's what is off to me... busy sides.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:18 pm
by Aurorafy
It definitely needs a nose, and the way that you did the cheeks is a bit different from your profile, you may want to make a version were the skull is identical to your profile and one that is this way, look at them side by side. You may like one over the other, and it will save you some headache.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:06 pm
by Sir Anastasia
If you are worried about busy, could you try stripes on the sides instead of checker stripes?

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:44 am
by Teej
Yeah, the differentiation in the skulls is the result of me trying to separate two entities, but maintain some root symbolism.

Anastasia, I might have to take time to switch that over tonight and see what it looks like.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:58 am
by Brutus
Try enlarging the circle so that it overlaps the checks a bit. I think that would look pretty badass.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:17 am
by varadin
From a design standpoint, Your checkers overwhelm the image, make them about 70% what they are, let the black grow some and youll see less "busy" to it. Also your skulls weight sits far too low on the cross. Line the eyes up in the middle perhaps, right now its mathematically centered im guessing but by no means is it visually center.

Do both of those and try again. hell if you want ill change it for you if you can send me the file.

Re: Help with heraldry... (Design)

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:37 pm
by Teej
Wasn't a fan of the solid color sides as earlier suggested. Appreciate the suggestion though.

*, that was the original design... it was hard on the eyes to me, and looked "modern." Dunno why it did, but that's just the way I perceived it.

*, PM me your email, I'll gladly send it over to you.