20:43, 7th Aug 2009
oh_snap: Just filters and brushes. Rejected.

lol first icon plz don't flame

Eee sword? Is there any? ;P

well, sword is hard to see
also using filters is not good -> mods
for me the background looks nice, but you should really work on the sword, make it bigger, or redo it.

and is something wrong with the border? there are two small black lines in the top and bottom of the icon

well, sword is hard to see
also using filters is not good -> mods
for me the background looks nice, but you should really work on the sword, make it bigger, or redo it.

and is something wrong with the border? there are two small black lines in the top and bottom of the icon

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Hmm seems my icon is fairly good i think .. then i shall reword the sword and make it better.

Also why can't we use filters they are here for a reason !

The we should use Paint .. not Photoshop DUH

Thanks for the comment

Also why can't we use filters they are here for a reason !

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They are not here. They are in photoshop/other With using them you put minimum work into making an icon.

Emmm... are you on drugs ?

Your background is in your foreground and vice versa. Because of this the sword cannot be seen.

Everyone wants YOUR own work, but if you take the filter away and make the sword better too see im sure it will look better.

agreed with AoP.
until fixed, my rating is a
2/5.

Okay Constructive Criticism, here we go
Sword needs to be more defined, it looks like it is in the background, and also the overall look of the sword seems kinda flat, needs a bit more depth^^ 3/5 for now, being your first icon

Need some fixes.

1: The glow/background should overall never be the same tone and color as the icons' focus (in this case the sword as the name implies.

2: The sword is very small, you could maybee try and zoom up closer to it.

3: Try to define it and add some more shading and highlights.

4: Might want to rename it as the name is not very good... Somthing like Blade of Nature, Nature Sword, or somthing like that (I know i'm not very creative )

Do this properly and i think the icon should be aproveable

Define the shape, and what happened to that BTN border? :0

*off topic

Filters:

Filters are your friends, they make stuff for you and you improve your skills a lot if you use them /sarcasm

LOL thanks guys ... didn't know it was going to be interesting

I tought they will reject it instantly .. i will all

Seems the filter is still there but ok, Hmm, the sword is hard to see now. Bring it out so we can see its a sword.

Seems the filter is still there but ok, Hmm, the sword is hard to see now. Bring it out so we can see its a sword.

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Well the sword should be part of the Icon, not alone and the backround filters alone.

It seems fine, but still needs alot of fixing... remember my first ever made icon.. and beleive me GIMP is a pain in the ass...

well, the sword shouldn't be in the background. It should have another color (because it's in the background, it does have the same color).

never worked with gimp, I work with PS CS3. Maybe look at other sword icons here at the hive.