first, needs some AA on the circle on the inside ridges

also , by the way you've highlighted the ridges i can't tell whether they are indented or raised.

the MDOG could use a shadow since it looks like it's on top of the yellow thing.

The highlighting ( on the top left for instance) may be what's causing the ridges to look awkward.

don't think you need them. they don't make much of a difference if they're there or not.


could you please describe what the picture is ?

i' having difficulty telling what you want the brown edges to represent. is this a small coin? a podium? or a bevelled ring with yellow inside it?

not sure what's going on.

Nonono, see that's your problem right there..

you don't know what it is..

so you don't know what you're drawing. so how can you make something look good when there's no definition of 'good' ?

what kind of border is it? is it metallic? solid?

does it raise above the yellow centre or dip below it? what kind of border is it?

if it's just a circle, you wouldn't have given it a highlight as if light was hitting it.

give some of these things a thought and revise ^__^

Arrite.

so you got your shadow. looks good.

light source is coming from a sorta top/north kinda position

where's the bevelling effect on the border that suggests this?

if the border raises above the yellow, it needs a shadow too.

ever used the 'blending effects ' in photoshop?

draw a circle and then on another layer draw a flat colour underneath then play with the bevel/emboss blending options on the circle layer.

(that is if you have photoshop. in which case you don't, grab a metal/jewelry ring, get a flash light and point it at the same angle and look at the shadows it creates)

the AA is a little heavy on the inner circle, try to lessen it a little and emphasise the border more than the yellow so that the border colour is dominant.

Other than that.. yeah. it's a circle with your name. good job

Edited by Partack - 27 November 2011 at 5:28pm

the shine effect is too slow.  Perhaps it could cut the MDOG at an angle too to be more realistic.  

The problem with that is, one pixel thinner is the original version...

Anywho, I'm going to take the thing and make a different shine when I have enough time. I threw this graphic together in Photoshop in about two minutes to demonstrate what I'll be going for and give myself a reference. It has a faster shine, and the whole thing gets the shine. Just seems better to me.



But I'll be putting that away for tonight. I'm pixeled out (pardon the cheesy phrase ;)).