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I got bored as many of you from "9999 Replies" may know and decided to start to make Vista orbs of random varieties. These ARE NOT visual style ready!

 

Here they are:

 

 

Media Centre Fusion

 

mediacenterfusionly4.png

 

 

 

Media Centre Remix

 

mediacenterremixiz3.png

 

 

 

24k

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Magenta Metallic Flux

 

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Dark Executive Shine

 

executiveshinejb6.png

 

 

 

Water Fusion

 

watermenugf6.png

 

 

 

Psychedelic Influence (For all you drug users :()

 

psychedelicinfluencepc9.png

 

 

 

Grey Ice

grayicefz9.png

 

 

 

Red Platinum Fury

redplatinumfurysn1.png

 

 

 

Nickel

 

nickeljp1.png

 

Hope you guys like what you see. Feedback please!

 

 

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I got bored as many of you from "9999 Replies" may know and decided to start to make Vista orbs of random varieties. These ARE NOT visual style ready!

 

Here they are:

 

I will offer a little constructive critisism from my point of view. Keep in mind though that I am no PhotoShop Professional, that is my wife...

 

Media Centre Fusion

 

mediacenterfusionly4.png

 

I like the colors you are using, but I think you should make a few changes:

 

Drop the ripple effect inside of the windows logo. Maybe bevel and emboss it, or a different texture. You would think the ripples would add consistancy because the logo is round, but it just doesnt do it for me.

 

Go half way up the icon, and take that shade of blue. The whole background of the icon should be that color with maybe a white inner shadow coming in from the top left (or northwest, however you look at it).

 

Media Centre Remix

 

mediacenterremixiz3.png

Overall I like it, sort of physcodellic looking. A few things to improve it though:

 

The Double border, it is not even all the way around. You probably weren't shooting for that, but I think it not being even makes it look sort of shoty.

 

The shadow is in the perfect position, but it needs to be smoothed out. You can see lines in the shadow.

24k

24kjg7.png

It is awesome, just drop the ripple effect in the windows logo again.

Magenta Metallic Flux

 

magentametallicfluxtz0.png

I don't go crazy over metalics, so idk.

Dark Executive Shine

 

executiveshinejb6.png

Really nice and clean. But you should...

 

Change the angle of the light, a little to either side would be fine. I am not crazy about it being directly over head.

 

Brighten up the windows windows logo, I know it is dark themed, but it needs more contrast.

Water Fusion

 

watermenugf6.png

 

Psychedelic Influence (For all you drug users :) )

 

psychedelicinfluencepc9.png

I do not use drugs or even drink for that matter. So no opinion.

Grey Ice

grayicefz9.png

Again, drop the ripple effect in the windows logo.

 

For some reason, I do like the light coming directly from overhead on this one.

Red Platinum Fury

redplatinumfurysn1.png

I just don't like it. Sorry.

 

I just can't pin point it yet...

Nickel

 

nickeljp1.png

 

It could look good, so I would:

 

Drop the ripple in the windows logo again.

 

Fix the border, I see the effect you were going for, but it just isn't working.

 

Also, try increasing the contrast (overall) a little.

 

Hope you guys like what you see. Feedback please!

 

Remember, I am not a professional photoshopist, so these suggestions are all merely opinion...

 

Cody

 

Keep on macKIN'

these all are terribly aliased and it looks like you just kept recycling the same image and adding effects...

 

They were made in fireworks because I was lazy. And the image was recycled due to me not having to draw a perfect windows logo a billion times.

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