[captaincrunch]

Pic is unrelated. :)

Theme: No render

Explanation: This weeks theme is not a theme, it's a technique. I'd like everyone to refrain from using renders with their signatures. This can either mean reworking/editing/cropping/etc a fully done piece of fanart, or adding the brushes/flair/vectors everyone loves on top of an image. Erasing, editing, cropping, coloring, tweaking, etc. are all fine - and there's really nothing I can do about someone that starts with an image on a plain white bg - but at least make an effort to stick with the intent of the theme.

It's basically freestyle beyond that restriction.

Due Date: Midnight, Sunday, 6 Feb 2012.

I've noticed that taking an already perfectly beautiful piece of fanart and modifying it (either in color or shape) to fit into a usable signature has been somewhat stigmatized on SOTW as being lazy. I don't think it is at all - in fact, I use this technique a lot myself.


NOTE: I'm not saying this is a crop-an-image theme - far from it. Do whatever you want to your signature, just refrain from using cleanly cut renders (some erasing around the edges should be ok).

Have fun. Hopefully we get a couple of new entrants.