I decided to play around with some filters that were not the sparkles. Usually when I play around with things on these it's the different gradients and the opacity and from time to time I add sparkles but this time I wanted to try something new so I chose a random filter to play with and this is what I've come up with.



It's going to be used once I feel I've gotten it perfect for a new character I've created on an RP site I was just curious as to what everyone thinks and what I could change to make it look better. (blame the new Myu for it being Yuuga)

Edit: random pick was in fact the Gaussian blur

#ag #agcritique

Usually when I use Gaussian blur it's to blur the background equally to bring more focus to the foreground, unless I want the viewers focus to be on the background than I blur the foreground.

I understand you randomly picked the Gaussian blur, however, what exactly were you aiming for when testing this out for the new banner?

I think having a gradual blur would look better, by that I mean have where the text is blurred, but the rest of her clear. The 'a' is also a little hard to see when against her jacket. Move it to the left with the 'a' on white for a clear view of the name.

The image choice and typeface is working well with what you have so far!