BNTSwordslash

[Moderator]

23:14, 20th Aug 2012
enjoy: This is too simple. Also, the effect doesn't look very nice. This looks like something you could have done in 3 minutes. The sword has no defined cutting edge, and it lacks highlights and shadows to give it that metal shine. The angle is really boring. Try to play around with the perspective. CrazyRussian has made some excellent weapons tutorials, such as this sword tutorial. I hope you will do some practice, and then try uploading again.
Awaiting update.

 

[JollyD]

Too simple and very messy

 

[Codric]

I must agree with you on the messy part of my Icon and simple I guess but I am (ia guess) happy with it.

 

[Narandza]

Symmetrical, simple, background is monotone... 2/5 sorry. But +rep tho.

 

[JollyD]

I must agree with you on the messy part of my Icon and simple I guess but I am (ia guess) happy with it.

This does not look as a sword. How can you be happy with it? I am not happy with the most of my icons...

 

[Kingz]

It was better with the previous background.
The black background only hides the fact you just smudged the shape to get the trail effect.

At least that is what my conclusion is.

 

[Pharaoh_]

It was better with the previous background.
The black background only hides the fact you just smudged the shape to get the trail effect.

At least that is what my conclusion is.

I am not sure if it can done that way; in Gimp, you can get a line downwards with shift pressed and then use the wind effect with "Right" side selected and toy with values. Then, do some Burn on the edges and you pretty much have this icon.

Codric, it lacks definition and the trail itself is not as realistic as it should be. The flick effect is sized equally lengthwise of the sword, when the tip of the sword is supposed to be a few milliseconds earlier in positioning (from what I can make out of the sword's angle).

 

[morbent]

Man, just draw it with Photoshop, Gimp is an editing program... it's not good for drawing. Do some shading and put a good background... also you can change the shape a bit, make it more like:
http://www.google.bg/imgres?q=sword...=203&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:125 or http://www.google.bg/imgres?q=sword...=153&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:116

 

[Sin'dorei300]

Needs some shading\highlights.