General Chat Thread

[Bari 7,023]

 

Yeah, sorry, that was overly negative of me. I have extreme self-esteem issues and they tend to show, a lot. It really depresses me at times. I just feel so insecure about myself and any major criticism hits me hard, which is stupid. Maybe is has something to do with my autism, not sure.

Don't beat yourself up over it. Just do want feels right. You like making them, and you improve as you go along.

 

I cannot draw at all, and I have already tried it. That is why I want to get great at this, because I cannot do drawings and stuff. I am getting better at sigs and stuff, it is just I am not good at anything really so I want to be good at this.

That is a good use of resources. If you can't do something, you should always work around it.

 

Sooooo.......How do you want the sig to be? Anything specific?

 Something fun. I'm not good with details. Something candy inspired.

[Jinx 2,292]

 

It's pretty much canon that their tails are prehensile. Didn't Applebloom lift weights with hers once?

 

I forgot about the pony logic, I can't question it or go against it. Disputing something like this on a cartoon show can only end in failure.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,627]

Not with that attitude, you couldn't.

 

And your signatures are bloody awesome. They're just as good, if not better than a lot I see around here.

 

 

It's pretty much canon that their tails are prehensile. Didn't Applebloom lift weights with hers once?

Thanks for the compliment. My attitude isn't very inspiring a lot of the time, which is dumb I know. I am very hard to understand. Again, I have autism so my mind is wonky and I have trouble properly explaining things like this. I also do not have many people to talk to about my problems, at least offline, so I tend to unleash bottled up thoughts on here. I am not a bad person, I am just confusing and I am weird. Sorry for my awkwardness. See, that apology may not even be needed. I make no sense many times.

[be my waifu 2,842]

Thanks for the compliment. My attitude isn't very inspiring a lot of the time, which is dumb I know. I am very hard to understand. Again, I have autism so my mind is wonky and I have trouble properly explaining things like this. I also do not have many people to talk to about my problems, at least offline, so I tend to unleash bottled up thoughts on here. I am not a bad person, I am just confusing and I am weird. Sorry for my awkwardness. See, that apology may not even be needed. I make no sense many times.

There are a handful of people in this very thread that are in the same boat you are, so don't worry about it too much. If there's anyone around here that understands you completely, it's the people in here.

 

And of course you're not a bad person. Also don't worry about being awkward, we've all been there. Especially me.

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

 

I'm just the tip of the iceberg, you should look at some of the others in this thread.

*looks* Holy hay basket thats alot. well at least i can pride myself in being the only dragon here. 

[Electrobolt 2,069]

Hey guys, back at the room. Wish I brought my laptop with me... Ah well

[Jinx 2,292]

 

I am just confusing and I am weird. Sorry for my awkwardness. See, that apology may not even be needed. I make no sense many times.

 

You're not confusing or weird, you're quite easy to understand.

 

 

There are a handful of people in this very thread that are in the same boat you are, so don't worry about it too much. If there's anyone around here that understands you completely, it's the people in here. And of course you're not a bad person. Also don't worry about being awkward, we've all been there. Especially me.

 

We could have a contest for social awkwardness in this thread, and it would be a glorious battle.

 

 

Holy hay basket

 

I can't say I've ever heard that one before.

[Rainbow Dash 1,472]

 

I can't say I've ever heard that one before.

when you have to censor yourself you come up with weird things to substitute curse words.

[Shiki 5,855]

I am starting to get the feeling that my sigs are still close to terrible and everypony is just being nice.

They're much better than some shit that's on the forum, but nothing particularly great or worth commenting on.

 

The main thing that I hate about most signatures on this thread is the lack of consistency. Users will have a super complexly textured background image on their signature, and then an unfitting, completely 2D pony that stands out like a sore thumb. In a bad way.

 

There's a difference between emphasis and just shit that's unfitting. Look at Airbourne's signature for a nice example, actually. Well, this one:

Poinker Pep is wearing a shiny, glittery clusterfuck of a dress that goes nicely along with the background, while still maintaining a clearer filter on her face, giving a nice amount of emphasis. Now, did he do this on purpose? Dunno, but it just works nicely, like that. An artist needs to stick with one... thing. Either sharp, near borderless or borderless vector-styled art, or textured shit. It's like you're trying to put a 2D pony in a 3D movie. Just... doesn't work for the most part.

 

Emphasis on things is again a common problem with text, and this goes for your signatures, as well. Putting extremely boldly coloured fonts with audacious glows around it tags attention away from what it is the signature is supposed to put forth for all to view. Even text that is supposed to be the main focus shouldn't... be... the main focus.

 

Take this signature of yours, for example:

The text stands out, yet blends in at a very quick glance. It sticks to the art, which makes it nice to see when quickly scrolling down the page or when in the corner of one's eye, but it still offers more for when one decides to actually take a closer look and read. It's legible, clear, yet not... in your face, essentially. Bold, but not. And again, with this signature, as I addressed earlier, it keeps to the crisp, vector artwork within the entire thing, making it much more nicely done and arranged.

 

Anyway, I wanna keep this post short. Basically, the main thing about your signatures (which is usually even worse in other peoples' cases) is the lack of... how do I say this... Flow? Flow. Sure, that works. It all needs to flow. Nothing can jump out too much, like in this one of yours:

That yellow bar thing stands out. A lot. If it were only on the left side, near Flootershit, then it would flow more nicely, because it would be kind of aligned and attached with her. Then the "Fluttershy" in the corner stands out to the point where it isn't appealing. If there was a bit more white and less pink, it might have worked a bit better... maybe. I can't tell. I have bad visualisation skills.

 

But yeh, basically, just work on the inequality of variables in your signatures. Emphasis is important, but it doesn't need to be achieved through extreme glows and colours that give a buttfuck amount of contrast relative to what's going on behind it. Then, also consistency as I mentioned before. You don't have too bad of a problem with this, but you could still improve. 

 

Also, another little tip: Rule of thirds. It helps. A lot. Although, when we're dealing with much wider signatures in comparison to, say, 16:9 images, perhaps the rule of thirds isn't exactly correct. Go back to this:

The text is nicely placed, here, because it's a good distance away from the very edge of the image (not the border of the blue, but of the border of the entire file). It's not on the two thirds line as the rule of two thirds implies, but it still works very nicely. 

 

anywai, im done

fukin idk y i got so srs ovr this

 

But yeah, I'm not going to kiss your ass and say they're perfect like some users on here. coughcough

Edited March 16, 2013 by Plummy

[Kantu-chan 40]

They're much better than some shit that's on the forum, but nothing particularly great or worth commenting on.

 

The main thing that I hate about most signatures on this thread is the lack of consistency. Users will have a super complexly textured background image on their signature, and then an unfitting, completely 2D pony that stands out like a sore thumb. In a bad way.

 

There's a difference between emphasis and just shit that's unfitting. Look at Airbourne's signature for a nice example, actually. Well, this one:

Poinker Pep is wearing a shiny, glittery clusterfuck of a dress that goes nicely along with the background, while still maintaining a clearer filter on her face, giving a nice amount of emphasis. Now, did he do this on purpose? Dunno, but it just works nicely, like that. An artist needs to stick with one... thing. Either sharp, near borderless or borderless vector-styled art, or textured shit. It's like you're trying to put a 2D pony in a 3D movie. Just... doesn't work for the most part.

 

Emphasis on things is again a common problem with text, and this goes for your signatures, as well. Putting extremely boldly coloured fonts with audacious glows around it tags attention away from what it is the signature is supposed to put forth for all to view. Even text that is supposed to be the main focus shouldn't... be... the main focus.

 

Take this signature of yours, for example:

The text stands out, yet blends in at a very quick glance. It sticks to the art, which makes it nice to see when quickly scrolling down the page or when in the corner of one's eye, but it still offers more for when one decides to actually take a closer look and read. It's legible, clear, yet not... in your face, essentially. Bold, but not. And again, with this signature, as I addressed earlier, it keeps to the crisp, vector artwork within the entire thing, making it much more nicely done and arranged.

 

Anyway, I wanna keep this post short. Basically, the main thing about your signatures (which is usually even worse in other peoples' cases) is the lack of... how do I say this... Flow? Flow. Sure, that works. It all needs to flow. Nothing can jump out too much, like in this one of yours:

That yellow bar thing stands out. A lot. If it were only on the left side, near Flootershit, then it would flow more nicely, because it would be kind of aligned and attached with her. Then the "Fluttershy" in the corner stands out to the point where it isn't appealing. If there was a bit more white and less pink, it might have worked a bit better... maybe. I can't tell. I have bad visualisation skills.

 

But yeh, basically, just work on the inequality of variables in your signatures. Emphasis is important, but it doesn't need to be achieved through extreme glows and colours that give a buttfuck amount of contrast relative to what's going on behind it. Then, also consistency as I mentioned before. You don't have too bad of a problem with this, but you could still improve. 

 

Also, another little tip: Rule of thirds. It helps. A lot. Although, when we're dealing with much wider signatures in comparison to, say, 16:9 images, perhaps the rule of thirds isn't exactly correct. Go back to this:

The text is nicely placed, here, because it's a good distance away from the very edge of the image (not the border of the blue, but of the border of the entire file). It's not on the two thirds line as the rule of two thirds implies, but it still works very nicely. 

 

anywai, im done

fukin idk y i got so srs ovr this

 

But yeah, I'm not going to kiss your ass and say they're perfect like some users on here. coughcough

'Cuz you're the nicest person I know. <3

[Shiki 5,855]

'Cuz you're the nicest person I know. <3

fuk u fagit

[Electrobolt 2,069]

Damn Shooga... Had some excess seriousness you needed to get rid of, there?

[Shiki 5,855]

Damn Shooga... Had some excess seriousness you needed to get rid of, there?

It builds up after about 16 years. 

[Starshine 16,334]

Long Woona is looong

 

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,627]

They're much better than some shit that's on the forum, but nothing particularly great or worth commenting on.

 

The main thing that I hate about most signatures on this thread is the lack of consistency. Users will have a super complexly textured background image on their signature, and then an unfitting, completely 2D pony that stands out like a sore thumb. In a bad way.

 

There's a difference between emphasis and just shit that's unfitting. Look at Airbourne's signature for a nice example, actually. Well, this one:

Poinker Pep is wearing a shiny, glittery clusterfuck of a dress that goes nicely along with the background, while still maintaining a clearer filter on her face, giving a nice amount of emphasis. Now, did he do this on purpose? Dunno, but it just works nicely, like that. An artist needs to stick with one... thing. Either sharp, near borderless or borderless vector-styled art, or textured shit. It's like you're trying to put a 2D pony in a 3D movie. Just... doesn't work for the most part.

 

Emphasis on things is again a common problem with text, and this goes for your signatures, as well. Putting extremely boldly coloured fonts with audacious glows around it tags attention away from what it is the signature is supposed to put forth for all to view. Even text that is supposed to be the main focus shouldn't... be... the main focus.

 

Take this signature of yours, for example:

The text stands out, yet blends in at a very quick glance. It sticks to the art, which makes it nice to see when quickly scrolling down the page or when in the corner of one's eye, but it still offers more for when one decides to actually take a closer look and read. It's legible, clear, yet not... in your face, essentially. Bold, but not. And again, with this signature, as I addressed earlier, it keeps to the crisp, vector artwork within the entire thing, making it much more nicely done and arranged.

 

Anyway, I wanna keep this post short. Basically, the main thing about your signatures (which is usually even worse in other peoples' cases) is the lack of... how do I say this... Flow? Flow. Sure, that works. It all needs to flow. Nothing can jump out too much, like in this one of yours:

That yellow bar thing stands out. A lot. If it were only on the left side, near Flootershit, then it would flow more nicely, because it would be kind of aligned and attached with her. Then the "Fluttershy" in the corner stands out to the point where it isn't appealing. If there was a bit more white and less pink, it might have worked a bit better... maybe. I can't tell. I have bad visualisation skills.

 

But yeh, basically, just work on the inequality of variables in your signatures. Emphasis is important, but it doesn't need to be achieved through extreme glows and colours that give a buttfuck amount of contrast relative to what's going on behind it. Then, also consistency as I mentioned before. You don't have too bad of a problem with this, but you could still improve. 

 

Also, another little tip: Rule of thirds. It helps. A lot. Although, when we're dealing with much wider signatures in comparison to, say, 16:9 images, perhaps the rule of thirds isn't exactly correct. Go back to this:

The text is nicely placed, here, because it's a good distance away from the very edge of the image (not the border of the blue, but of the border of the entire file). It's not on the two thirds line as the rule of two thirds implies, but it still works very nicely. 

 

anywai, im done

fukin idk y i got so srs ovr this

 

But yeah, I'm not going to kiss your ass and say they're perfect like some users on here. coughcough

I really wish more people would just do this, instead of blindly telling me how great my work is. I am getting sick of it really. It reminds me of my life really. For the longest time when I was young, my parents told me I was special and talented. As I got older, I realized that they were just telling me that just to make me feel better, because I am not special and I am not talented. They should have told me what I truly am, an average lowlife with nothing special to offer to the world. Then I wouldn't get my hopes up like I am doing great things, when in reality I am doing nothing at all. With these sigs, it is the same thing. Most of them are probably not that good, but everyone feels the need to compliment me constantly. Yeah, it makes me feel really good, but it isn't the truth is it? I make a sig, many say it is good, then I put it in the rate the sig thread and it gets an average score, while other major sig makers around here (Matrix Chicken for example) always gets a 10/10. Where the fuck was the honesty before?

 

I know I am making a huge deal out of this, but that is because my life is entirely pointless. I have no purpose and basically I am just trying to find something to fill this hopeless void. I know though that if people were truly honest about my work, I would probably go into my super-emo whiny little bitch mode and moan about it. Hey, technically I am doing that now.

 

Eh whatever, I am just in a bad mood. Ignore all of this if you wish. It is just depressive ranting on my part and probably should not be taken seriously.

[Bari 7,023]

 

But yeah, I'm not going to kiss your ass and say they're perfect like some users on here. coughcough

You did very well Plummy. I'm proud of you. You don't ever have to say anything serious again if you don't want to.

[Shiki 5,855]

I really wish more people would just do this, instead of blindly telling me how great my work is. I am getting sick of it really. It reminds me of my life really. For the longest time when I was young, my parents told me I was special and talented. As I got older, I realized that they were just telling me that just to make me feel better, because I am not special and I am not talented. They should have told me what I truly am, an average lowlife with nothing special to offer to the world. Then I wouldn't get my hopes up like I am doing great things, when in reality I am doing nothing at all. With these sigs, it is the same thing. Most of them are probably not that good, but everyone feels the need to compliment me constantly. Yeah, it makes me feel really good, but it isn't the truth is it? I make a sig, many say it is good, then I put it in the rate the sig thread and it gets an average score, while other major sig makers around here (Matrix Chicken for example) always gets a 10/10. Where the fuck was the honesty before?

 

I know I am making a huge deal out of this, but that is because my life is entirely pointless. I have no purpose and basically I am just trying to find something to fill this hopeless void. I know though that if people were truly honest about my work, I would probably go into my super-emo whiny little bitch mode and moan about it. Hey, technically I am doing that now.

 

Eh whatever, I am just in a bad mood. Ignore all of this if you wish. It is just depressive ranting on my part and probably should not be taken seriously.

 

Anyway, this suddenly went into some Life Advice type of shit, and I am, in no means, a fucking life coach. The only thing I'll say is if you really feel that you have no talents or skill, fuckin'... go... fix that.

You don't start off in WoW with the highest stats. Gotta work @ dat shit, m8. It's the same in real life. Where do you think the concept of "leveling up" came from? Sitting here and complaining about it ain't gonna du jack sheeyut. 

 

I dunno. Fuck this shit.

Just be happy, ffs. It's what I do, even when there's no reason to be. 

[Bari 7,023]

 

I really wish more people would just do this, instead of blindly telling me how great my work is.

Hm, perhaps. But I don't think I've done that. If I disliked something, I would strive to say nothing because I am incapable of proving advice or critique. I do tend to lavish with praise, and it should be taken with a grain of salt, as it should be with all that I say. I never say exactly what I mean. I'm a bit different from your average person. So, in simple terms, I do find your signatures lovely. What lovely means when I say it is not what you would think it means exactly. I tend to use some words differently. Even shorter, I like your work.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,627]

 

Anyway, this suddenly went into some Life Advice type of shit, and I am, in no means, a fucking life coach. The only thing I'll say is if you really feel that you have no talents or skill, fuckin'... go... fix that.

You don't start off in WoW with the highest stats. Gotta work @ dat shit, m8. It's the same in real life. Where do you think the concept of "leveling up" came from? Sitting here and complaining about it ain't gonna du jack sheeyut.

 

I dunno. Fuck this shit.

Just be happy, ffs. It's what I do, even when there's no reason to be.

Maybe I cannot fix it? I am not the average person, my mind doesn't work like other people. In other words, my mind is fucked up. Maybe I am just making excuses, but my mental examiners agree that my mental health isn't too good. I did not ask to be this way. It is the reason why a lot of the time I wish I was either someone else or just dead. I know that sounds incredibly emo, but I am just being honest there.

 

Never mind I guess. Like I said, I am just in a bad mood and I am venting. I know that I am probably just wasting everyones time as always, but this thread doesn't have much of a purpose anyyways, so I thought I could post my useless opinions here. Sorry for being a bother. I try to not come off as a bad person like this, I just have...problems.

Edited March 16, 2013 by Kyoshi

[Shiki 5,855]

 

my mind doesn't work like other people.

hav u evr fukin met me, m8?

 

ask dis thred-- no w8, ill du it

 

@GCT - hao fukd up am i? prety fukd up amirite?

 

yeh, i am

 

 

I just have...problems.

The only problem I see is insecurity problems. 

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,627]

hav u evr fukin met me, m8?

 

ask dis thred-- no w8, ill du it

 

@GCT - hao fukd up am i? prety fukd up amirite?

 

yeh, i am

 

The only problem I see is insecurity problems. 

Insecurity is just one of many problems my friend. It is difficult to explain.

[Shiki 5,855]

Insecurity is just one of many problems my friend. It is difficult to explain.

You speak as though problems are impossible to overcome.

[Jinx 2,292]

 

I dunno. Fuck this shit. Just be happy, ffs. It's what I do, even when there's no reason to be.

 

Wisdom beyond your years Plummy. I can't count the people who go through their lives as miserable people, who just try to please everyone else. Ignore society's views, acquire fun, die.

[Bari 7,023]

Maybe I cannot fix it? I am not the average person, my mind doesn't work like other people. In other words, my mind is fucked up. Maybe I am just making excuses, but my mental examiners agree that my mental health isn't too good. I did not ask to be this way. It is the reason why a lot of the time I wish I was either someone else or just dead. I know that sounds incredibly emo, but I am just being honest there.

 

Never mind I guess. Like I said, I am just in a bad mood and I am venting. I know that I am probably just wasting everyones time as always, but this thread doesn't have much of a purpose anyyways, so I thought I could post my useless opinions here. Sorry for being a bother. I try to not come off as a bad person like this, I just have...problems.

You sound exactly like me. Almost to the point of pure curiosity. I suggest you continuously examine your mind. Inner understanding provides important introspection. And vent away. But I do not agree with the statement that the GCT serves no purpose. I've built many friendships here.

[Jinx 2,292]

 

Never mind I guess. Like I said, I am just in a bad mood and I am venting. I know that I am probably just wasting everyones time as always, but this thread doesn't have much of a purpose anyyways, so I thought I could post my useless opinions here. Sorry for being a bother. I try to not come off as a bad person like this, I just have...problems.

 

It sounds like you need to enjoy the little things in life, if you don't you'll continue to be miserable. Over thinking and worrying about every little thing will drive the average person insane. I was diagnosed as being depressed, and that was almost 10 years ago. I stopped taking medication for it shortly afterwards. I'm sure I've developed more things over the years, in fact I know I have. Everyone has problems, it's how you deal with them that shapes you as an individual.