I'm in a pretty fucked off mood, so here goes my rant.
Have you ever wondered why the graphics on FK suck so much dick?
Have you wondered why there aren't many people on FK that do good graphics? And therefore the section is dead as fuck?
So I sign up to FK a month ago or whatever, I'm thinking, "Wow this forum is super chill, I should start up a graphics shop or something", as I've done with many other forums.
Then I find out that this forum has multiple themes...
Let me tell you something about having multiple themes.
First of all, custom images MUST be transparent to work. Because if they aren't transparent, half of the users will see a fat box around your image, which looks fucking horrible. A prime example of this is on @Porsche's signature.
Secondly, both of the themes just so happen to be TOTALLY CONTRASTING.
Meaning, one is almost pristine white, and the other is a fucking dark grey.
Now, each colour on their own is fine, but when dealing with both colours for a transparent image, it's actually really fucking hard.
To get a nice looking image to suit both themes, you have to make it a really neutrally toned image. By that I mean it can't be too contrasted to it's background or it looks disgusting. An example of this is in @Color's signature. It looks fine on the dark theme, but on the light theme, it's extremely contrasted, and therefore ugly as fuck.
Another example of this is @BasedGod's signature. Again, it looks fine on the dark theme, but when seen on the light theme, the drop shadow totally destroys it, giving it a fat fuzzy glow.
Another point I'd like to make, is that due to having two themes, we can't have non transparent images without a fat box around it, as mentioned before. This means that we CANNOT have nicely blended images, we CANNOT have nicely blended ANIMATED (.gif) images.
Would you like to have moving signatures that are blended into the background? Fuck yeah, I would.
As many other designers on this forum would (or should) know, having a transparent image limits the use of blending options.
Blending options are a fucking HUGE part in the designing process.
If we're forced to have to make transparent images, we can't use 80% of our blending options. This limits the absolute FUCK out of our designing capability on the forum.
It's like asking a drag racer to race for 20 yards. What the fuck is the point?
Ladies and gentlemen, this whole fuck up is caused by having multiple themes.
Wait wait wait hold up. @Philly, did I hear something? What was that?
You paid a lot of money for your themes? Cool fucking story bro.
That was a bad investment.
/rantover
inb4 banned
Have you ever wondered why the graphics on FK suck so much dick?
Have you wondered why there aren't many people on FK that do good graphics? And therefore the section is dead as fuck?
So I sign up to FK a month ago or whatever, I'm thinking, "Wow this forum is super chill, I should start up a graphics shop or something", as I've done with many other forums.
Then I find out that this forum has multiple themes...
Let me tell you something about having multiple themes.
First of all, custom images MUST be transparent to work. Because if they aren't transparent, half of the users will see a fat box around your image, which looks fucking horrible. A prime example of this is on @Porsche's signature.
Secondly, both of the themes just so happen to be TOTALLY CONTRASTING.
Meaning, one is almost pristine white, and the other is a fucking dark grey.
Now, each colour on their own is fine, but when dealing with both colours for a transparent image, it's actually really fucking hard.
To get a nice looking image to suit both themes, you have to make it a really neutrally toned image. By that I mean it can't be too contrasted to it's background or it looks disgusting. An example of this is in @Color's signature. It looks fine on the dark theme, but on the light theme, it's extremely contrasted, and therefore ugly as fuck.
Another example of this is @BasedGod's signature. Again, it looks fine on the dark theme, but when seen on the light theme, the drop shadow totally destroys it, giving it a fat fuzzy glow.
Another point I'd like to make, is that due to having two themes, we can't have non transparent images without a fat box around it, as mentioned before. This means that we CANNOT have nicely blended images, we CANNOT have nicely blended ANIMATED (.gif) images.
Would you like to have moving signatures that are blended into the background? Fuck yeah, I would.
As many other designers on this forum would (or should) know, having a transparent image limits the use of blending options.
Blending options are a fucking HUGE part in the designing process.
If we're forced to have to make transparent images, we can't use 80% of our blending options. This limits the absolute FUCK out of our designing capability on the forum.
It's like asking a drag racer to race for 20 yards. What the fuck is the point?
Ladies and gentlemen, this whole fuck up is caused by having multiple themes.
Wait wait wait hold up. @Philly, did I hear something? What was that?
You paid a lot of money for your themes? Cool fucking story bro.
That was a bad investment.
Pros of having two themes:
Minimal customisation
Cons of having two themes:
Limits the graphics on the forum by a FUCKLOAD!
Graphics quality is decreased
Nothing is blended nicely
Extremely difficult to compensate for the contrasting themes
Can't have transparent .gifs
Graphics market is dead as fuck
Drop shadows look like shit (Thanks @Sector)
Smileys are badly cropped and are suited to the light theme, therefore looking shit on the dark theme.
The time for change has come upon us.
Give us one fucking theme, or let the graphics on this forum die.
Minimal customisation
Cons of having two themes:
Limits the graphics on the forum by a FUCKLOAD!
Graphics quality is decreased
Nothing is blended nicely
Extremely difficult to compensate for the contrasting themes
Can't have transparent .gifs
Graphics market is dead as fuck
Drop shadows look like shit (Thanks @Sector)
Smileys are badly cropped and are suited to the light theme, therefore looking shit on the dark theme.
The time for change has come upon us.
Give us one fucking theme, or let the graphics on this forum die.
/rantover
inb4 banned
Disclaimer: This post is a rant. This post is NOT a stab at Philly, the staff, or any user. This post is for the benefit of the forum, to help it look nicer for everyone.