[-Kaine-]

How's it look..? ^^ Someone may notice the NieRish style.. xd

[Aleera]

I dig it. :3

[Doodlebug]

Ooo I like it! Gj^^

[Vigilous]

That's spiffy.

[treelo]

Totally deserves its own thread.

This post has been edited by treelo: 27 September 2010 - 07:20 PM

[Typo 5]

treelo, on 27 September 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:

Totally deserves it's own thread.

treelo, on 27 September 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:

it's own thread.

treelo, on 27 September 2010 - 02:22 PM, said:

it's

Meowzers...

[Vigilous]

Oh, look. You know how to use code. Good for you.

Or rather, you know how to click on the editing tools.

Oops. I said the loud part soft and the soft part loud.

This post has been edited by Vigilous: 27 September 2010 - 04:06 PM

[Kenshiro]

Typo 5, on 27 September 2010 - 03:18 PM, said:

Meowzers...

what are you implying here?

[pathwriter]

Explain to me the point of this image. The random vaguely molecular objects in the upper-left have no apparent purpose nor narrative meaning. The yellowish rust seems strongly at odds with a composition that is otherwise focused on an organic image. Random blood splatter implies a sociopath, as the image of the catgirl seems to wave between "come hither" and "I will eat your soul" (par for the course with females). Parchment background is especially strange given the lack of cohesive imagery. And the multiple lines across the central figure suggest that it should be erased as flawed.

At best, I might be able to bullshit out some kind of narrative on a dichotomy between science and nature, possibly novel versus traditional, but none of it makes very much sense as a framing image for a generic catgirl with no contextual background. This kind of image generally only works for a character that has an established backstory, such as... a living doll that has developed a split personality and attacks her originators violently (yes, I'm referencing Elfen Leid).

Also, what the hell kind of name is "Kaine" for a female? I'm willing to accept a lot of cross-gender sorts of things, but Kain is Biblical as one of the first males on Earth and, moreover, the first murderer.

[Vigilous]

Path, sometimes an... artistic... choice has no real discernible meaning. Sometimes, people do something because it is esthetically pleasing to them. Of course, I could be wrong and there is some kind of intent here. But I really hope all it boils down to is: "It looks purty."

This post has been edited by Vigilous: 27 September 2010 - 04:32 PM

[Banter]

pathwriter, on 27 September 2010 - 04:16 PM, said:

Explain to me the point of this image. The random vaguely molecular objects in the upper-left have no apparent purpose nor narrative meaning. The yellowish rust seems strongly at odds with a composition that is otherwise focused on an organic image. Random blood splatter implies a sociopath, as the image of the catgirl seems to wave between "come hither" and "I will eat your soul" (par for the course with females). Parchment background is especially strange given the lack of cohesive imagery. And the multiple lines across the central figure suggest that it should be erased as flawed.

At best, I might be able to bullshit out some kind of narrative on a dichotomy between science and nature, possibly novel versus traditional, but none of it makes very much sense as a framing image for a generic catgirl with no contextual background. This kind of image generally only works for a character that has an established backstory, such as... a living doll that has developed a split personality and attacks her originators violently (yes, I'm referencing Elfen Leid).

Also, what the hell kind of name is "Kaine" for a female? I'm willing to accept a lot of cross-gender sorts of things, but Kain is Biblical as one of the first males on Earth and, moreover, the first murderer.

lol

[-Kaine-]

pathwriter, on 27 September 2010 - 04:16 PM, said:

Explain to me the point of this image. The random vaguely molecular objects in the upper-left have no apparent purpose nor narrative meaning. The yellowish rust seems strongly at odds with a composition that is otherwise focused on an organic image. Random blood splatter implies a sociopath, as the image of the catgirl seems to wave between "come hither" and "I will eat your soul" (par for the course with females). Parchment background is especially strange given the lack of cohesive imagery. And the multiple lines across the central figure suggest that it should be erased as flawed.

At best, I might be able to bullshit out some kind of narrative on a dichotomy between science and nature, possibly novel versus traditional, but none of it makes very much sense as a framing image for a generic catgirl with no contextual background. This kind of image generally only works for a character that has an established backstory, such as... a living doll that has developed a split personality and attacks her originators violently (yes, I'm referencing Elfen Leid).

Also, what the hell kind of name is "Kaine" for a female? I'm willing to accept a lot of cross-gender sorts of things, but Kain is Biblical as one of the first males on Earth and, moreover, the first murderer.

It's called grunge art.. art doesn't need a proper meaning, or maybe it could be meaningless to you.. but on the other hand it could be meaningful to me...
However, I made those lines appear on purpose to make the pictures blend together better but maybe I should get rid of them..

And about the name.. as I said in another topic..

-Kaine-, on 27 September 2010 - 06:29 PM, said:

Kaine is much the feminine version of Kain.. so it would be weird to actually name a male character Kaine.. xd

[Typo 5]

The name is interesting anyway, what with the whole idea of Kaine not exactly being all woman. I don't know exactly what the story of that character's sex is, it seems to change depending on where you go for info.

Also, the sig looks pretty neat to me. For the most part, that's all I needed when making my own avas/sigs back in the day.

This post has been edited by Typo 5: 27 September 2010 - 06:57 PM

[pathwriter]

Vigilous, on 27 September 2010 - 04:31 PM, said:

Path, sometimes an... artistic... choice has no real discernible meaning. Sometimes, people do something because it is esthetically pleasing to them. Of course, I could be wrong and there is some kind of intent here. But I really hope all it boils down to is: "It looks purty."

That's a problem when it boils down to, "I thought this would look good." Because someone who has eyes glances at it and says, "But that doesn't look good." Because there isn't a narrative or thematic cohesion to it. Essentially, I was taking the long-winded and academic way of saying, "That looks bad and also would you please stop posting as though anyone cares what you do?" I can easily say that I know less about "Kaine" as a result of his sig than I did prior to it being posted. That's not how it should work, which makes it ineffective art.

100 gil says that the next response is an attempt to criticize my sig and someone is going to be disappointed when I can explain its elements and what they're meant to reveal.

[-Kaine-]

Typo 5, on 27 September 2010 - 06:55 PM, said:

The name is interesting anyway, what with the whole idea of Kaine not exactly being all woman. I don't know exactly what the story of that character's sex is, it seems to change depending on where you go for info.

Also, the sig looks pretty neat to me. For the most part, that's all I needed when making my own avas/sigs back in the day.

You're talking about NieR's Kainé..? Yes.. she is a female base hermaphrodite in the game.. she wears such skimpy clothes just to exalt her femininity because throughout the game you come to understand that she doesn't feel comfortable at all with that body, sometimes even calling herself a "freak".. she may be very foul-mouthed because of the influence of her grandmother whom she lived with in her childhood while the rest of the town shunned her.. however she's really a strong woman..

If you don't want to spoil yourself something that has to do with the game don't read further..

Spoiler

Kaine also has a Shade inside her which sometimes in the game takes control of her and causes her to go berserk.. she was possessed when a gigantic shade in the form of a lizard killed her grandmother and left her on the verge of death, she accepted the shade just so she could survive and gether revenge... after all, she's the most interesting character in NieR..
It was also explained during an interview that Kainé's replicant was born that way in that particular cycle because of an error in the replicant production system, her original human form was not hermaphrodite..

I chose this name because I like the name, the character and the game..

pathwriter, on 27 September 2010 - 06:59 PM, said:

"That looks bad and also would you please stop posting as though anyone cares what you do?" I can easily say that I know less about "Kaine" as a result of her sig than I did prior to it being posted. That's not how it should work, which makes it ineffective art.

I was looking for an opinion.. if no one cared then they would had ignored this topic since the beginning... I also have friends here by now and I was confident that they would give me their opinion..

And to know more about me you have to actually get to know me.. and you won't get to know me just by looking at my sig honestly..that unless you're some kind of signature sensitive.. o.o

This post has been edited by -Kaine-: 27 September 2010 - 07:37 PM

[treelo]

Typo 5, on 27 September 2010 - 03:18 PM, said:

Meowzers...

Well played, I was too busy chuckling at my potential retorts to pay that much attention. Humbly fixed.

[Banter]

-Kaine-, on 27 September 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

I also have friends

lol

[pathwriter]

-Kaine-, on 27 September 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

I was looking for an opinion.. if no one cared then they would had ignored this topic since the beginning... I also have friends here by now and I was confident that they would give me their opinion..

Welcome to the internet, where I will give you my opinion. The difference? Mine is right.

-Kaine-, on 27 September 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

And to know more about me you have to actually get to know me.. and you won't get to know me just by looking at my sig honestly..that unless you're some kind of signature sensitive.. o.o

Since you've confirmed your status as a female, you are a.) no longer a person but merely and object and b.) not someone I'd want to get to know, anyhow.

In seriousness, though, your sig really ought to convey something tangible about either you or your character (depending if you differentiate). You see the stern look of the central image in my sig? That's a sign to anyone smart enough to look at it to realize, "This person is a bastard, expect to be insulted." I look at your sig and my immediate impression is, "This person is vapid, prepare to insult."

[treelo]

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f no one cared then they would had ignored this topic since the beginning

I doubt that, even if they didn't care someone would have called you a waste of space for starting a thread about something we see after each of your vacuous posts. As for wanting an opinion, are you really so fucking shallow that you'd care what other people think about your signature. Would you have changed it? Sadly, I think you would.

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I also have friends here by now and I was confident that they would give me their opinion..

I'm more proud of the fact I have no friends, despite having posted here for five years. I didn't realise this was Myspace or Facebook. Pressing a button means jack shit. Unless it's the button that deletes your account, in which case it means everything. Pull that off and you can be my first friend.

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And to know more about me you have to actually get to know me..

Shallow, stupid, can't use a fucking ellipsis correctly even though probability dictates you have to get lucky once in a while (and God knows you've had enough attempts.) I know enough already to not give a fuck beyond that.

Your signature is mediocre at best. I've seen a million people who can shop better than you, and there is absolutely no meaning behind it other than to remind us we just skipped yet another equally meaningless post.

[Corrderio]

Well this turned out quite interesting.