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hannahduval
summertime
PEOPLE COME TO SEE YOU
& YOU DON'T WAKE UP
IN THE SUMMERTIME



[NAME] hannah

[LOCATION] the southeastern united states

[AGE] 17

[LIKES] coffee, arnold palmers from chick-fil-a, hugs, friendships, chatting,
encouraging others, writing, nick hornby, notebook paper, baking, travel,
halina poswiatowska, poetry, manchester orchestra, terra naomi,
the late late show with craig ferguson, etc.


[PROGRAM] PSP8




Courtesy of the lovely Susan smile.gif Thank you so much!

icons




chapter images



signatures



banners






blends
[i really hate these things, fyi D:]




gifts
Thank you, lovely staffers! <3
junior/senior promos by either susan or corean...
i honestly can't remember which tongue1.gif






credits ©
> dafont.com
> kevinandamanda.com (fonts for peas)
> sweetandtalented.com
> leavemethewhite.com
> bellazon.com
> snitchseeker.com

If you see anything that belongs to you
& you do not see a credit, PM me & I
will rectify the situation ASAP! <3
Sundrops
First!! win!!!!! biggrin.gif

hi hannah! hiwave.gif i'm kay

haha these are amazingg!!! they're funny too - i wanted to see the movie, but then i didn't... ah well. xD

this is so pretty!! i love how blue you made her eyes look happy2.gif

HOMGGGG I LOFF THIS!! :O it's so pretty!!! the light texture you used is amazing! and the composition is fantastical!!

make s'more pretties? biggrin.gif
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afterglow
secondd happy2.gif

hannahhh!<3 i miss talking to you, buddy. you're awesome. i remember that you were one of the first ranked artists to post in my MA gallery (that i didn't know) and it absolutely made my day. XD i've been a fangirl of yours since then.
i love your simplicity and your colouring<3333 you've really developed an awesome style. (:
i really really love that blend of yours wub.gif and [this]!! it's lovely.♥
awesome job<3 keep it up.
(cookies)
3rd... blink.gif
AT LEAST I STILL GET A MEDAL!


well so i love your sigs... and that banner
is gorgeous!
hannahduval
Thanks, guys! <3

Kay Thank you! It's a great movie. I watched it on youtube, shhh. wink.gif & I'm very glad that you like the other two pieces! Hopefully I'll grab a few seconds to make something else sometime soon! smile.gif

Ayesha -squishes- I miss talking to you as well, friend! We will have to remedy this situation asap! haha tongue1.gif Thanks for liking my work. I'm glad to know that my style is becoming sort of stable, ha. <3

(cookies) Yes! -gives shiny award- 3rd post is definitely still an accomplishment! Haha, tongue1.gif Thanks so much for the lovely comment! <3
Conspiracy.
wowzies i love this gallery!!! everything is so pretty and perfect!!! so clear and wonderful i am in awe!!!! I love it muchlys biggrin.gif firstly (on a side note) your gallery title I LOVE big time, and the lyrics they sound totally familiar and yet i can't remember where from..... confused1.gif more importantly i love those icons of yours the colours!!! so awesome!! but my favourite by far is the 'she shines' signiture i love it really, really, really, really, really (if i could steal it i would blush.gif )

i think what i love most about your gallery is how clear your colours and pictures are, this is when graphics truly shine in my mind, all too often graphoics can become bogged down with effects and monochrome... so your officially added to my stalk list, keep up the good work,

Jenx.
cathyyy
omg, your sigs are so perfect! this+ is my favorite graphic in your gallery. Closely followed by this+ !
Your banners are awesome, too! biggrin.gif I love the use of text happy2.gif

keep it up! tongue1.gif
hannahduval
<3

Jenna Thank you so much! Yeah, I left you a message on your profile, but the song is "I Never Wanted You" by David Bazan of Pedro The Lion. smile.gif It's such a heartbreaking, wonderful piece of music! I'm really grateful for the lovely comment. I'm glad that you like what you see! happy2.gif

Cathy Thanks! smile.gif I appreciate your comment. <3
Voldemort
mini here with your requested critique!
so, you want to get promoted? i'll help you out! happy2.gif

to get from senior to graduate, you have to have a cemented style. a style isn't a certain coloring or composition or font that an artist uses on every graphic - that is what i call repetition. often, so many people misunderstand a style to be repetition, and they get stuck in a rut, using the same texture or font or coloring in every single graphic over and over again. that's also just rushing; a style can take a long time to come to an artist (it certainly took me a loooooooong time! ><") it took me 5 years of making graphics - five long, long years - to find my niche and style. so don't fret if you've been stuck at senior for a while - you'll get to graduate soon. happy2.gif i can feel it!

i think your banners are your strongest pieces in your gallery, by far. they're absolutely gorgeous. wub.gif i'd try to vary the composition in your banners some more, though, as there seems to be a bit of repetition there. for example, in all of your banners, there's the main text on the right, small text on the left, and a big person and a small person (or animal!) in the middle. tongue1.gif so just try to vary up your composition and image/text placements in your banners some more. your coloring is great, though! it's not repetitive, but it's not completely random, either. i can really see a style coming up in your banners. keep it up! : D

from what i can see of your blends, they're great as well. love.gif the blend you have up now is simple but still showcases your coloring & text skills. happy2.gif i'd brighten up the skin on the guy just a bit, though. (:

your icons and sigs are a little bit weaker than your banners and blends. smile.gif icons are one of the toughest things to master, even though they're the smallest pieces. coloring is only one step to making an icon, most of the time. i think that textures and/or text are crucial to making finished icons, much like banners and sigs and blends. i'd recommend going through an icon texture community to pick up any goodies that you like. there are all types of icon textures out there - text textures, gradients, grunge textures, light textures, etc. my absolute favorite icon texture community is texturize, over at LJ. wub.gif they have some of the most gorgeous icon resources made by the most talented resource makers out there. i'd definitely give that place a look, and just experiment with icons. :3 one of the blessings of being a senior is that you have freedom to really experiment and try all sorts of things before you settle into your style. that's not to say, though, that you can't experiment as you move up the ranks and get your style. ^__^ i remember that when i first became a senior artist, i never made anything in color. i was a strictly dark, monochrome kind of girl. XD then, i found muted colors and i fell in love, and i completely changed my style. tongue1.gif and now i looove colors! so don't be afraid to try new things, cause you might find something new that you fall head over heels in love with. :3

your second sig is definitely the strongest out of your three. it's gorgeous! wub.gif your first sig is lovely, but those images of zooey are really hard to color, and in your sig the pictures are rather pixelly due to coloring, i think. i really do like your third sig, but i think it just might be a bit too simple. (: so i'd recommend just to keep on working on icons and sigs, and you'll find your niche. happy2.gif

i hope this critique helps! if you find you need any further critique later or if you have any questions about what i've said, feel free to drop me a PM and i'd be thrilled to help! biggrin.gif i like critiquing.
and if anything i said was way out of line or rude or too harsh or anything in any way, i am soooo sorry and you have full permission to yell at me. ><"

so anyways. have fun making graphics and good luck with promotions! <3

- mini
hannahduval
Ah, Mini, thank you! smile.gif

I knew that whoever critiqued was going to comment on my repetitive composition in my banners! tongue1.gif That's definitely on my list of things to work on. I just haven't had time to make anything new with different placement, unfortunately. I'll make a point to do that next time. smile.gif

Thanks for the link to texturize. I've heard of it, but I've never visited before. Those little textures have always made me a little nervous, but I'll definitely take a look and see what I can do with them. happy2.gif

You definitely helped me out! I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. smile.gif <3
ledgerlover
congratulations on the promotion hannah! happy2.gif
i love your style <3
keep up the awesome work! biggrin.gif
Sundrops
HANNAHH!!!! *tackles*

congrats on the promooo!!! biggrin.gif

i see you ended up making more FANTASTICAL pretties!!

you deserved this promo soo much dude!! everything in here is just so prettyyy!!!

hehe and i watch movies offa youtube tooo hehehe :3
ily! matrix-glomp.gif
nantes
I knew you would be promoted! biggrin.gif I really love your graphics, they're fantastic! I've admired them ever since you posted your gallery and I haven't been able to take my eyes off them. Congrats on a really well deserved promotion, I'm flattered to be able to say I'm in the same rank as you. happy2.gif Your current signature is just beautiful. The simplicity is really, really lovely. You're amazing. happy2.gif
Mercury
wow, i love your colouring! congrats on the promo <3
Amaranth
Whoa! You've like, gotten so insanely awesome just over night! jaw-dropping.gif
Congrats on the promotion, I think it goes without saying that it's very well deserved wub.gif
nomad
i loooove your graphics.
you definitely deserved the new color!
yey for promo buddies!
amaurea
Woaaah, you reeally deserved this promotion!! th_hug.gif
I adore how creative/unique/delicious *cough* your work is .. hehe
hannahduval
Thank you all! -squishes everyone- Your comments have been lovely to read! smile.gif
amour.toujours
your coloring is so pretty!! Congrats on the promo!!
decide
congrats on the promo!
BitterSweetFlames
I’ve always loved your stuff and think this promo is long overdue!!! biggrin.gif Congratulations, baby.. Glad to see you teal. smile.gif

~~Carla
Azure
Congrats on your promotion! smile.gif
(cookies)
Congraaaaats on the promo hannah!!!
I love love, your banners!
Voldemort
congrats on the promo! i love your work. <3
!hellogoodbye
congrats on the promo <3
hannahduval
Thank you all so much! I appreciate it smile.gif
je t'aime
CONGRATS ON THE PROMO! your graphics are great, update soon!! welcome to grad, enjoy the teal!
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hannahduval
Thank you so much! smile.gif
amoretti.
    hannah! th_hug.gif i haven't spoken to you in a while. D:
    anyway, i'm here from the new!pimp thread which has a long
    name which i can't quite recall right now, but yesssss!

    i think you have a beautiful gallery here. your style is very
    defined and i love the simplicity of your work, as well as the
    very eyecatching composition. wub.gif i also really like your
    use of text! i think your colouring is nice for the most part, too!

    to me, the only thing that seems off is the effect (is it threshold?
    i don't know!) on some of your graphics. it seems to be affecting
    the image quality of your work slightly, as well as the contrast. confusedslant.gif
    honestly, i don't think it is needed in some graphics (effy sig -
    her hair seems toooooo black), but it works in some of the others
    (first sig).

    i think it's something that you shouldn't let your graphics be based
    around, but rather add it when it fits? i think your style is still strong
    and yours without adding it to every graphic. happy2.gif

    i hope this helps and that i wasn't too harsh! D: i really do like your
    graphics, hannah love! <3

    wub.gif jordan!
hannahduval
Jordan, that was actually insanely helpful. Especially with the Kaya sig, because I had some problems with that one anyway. And I just went to see what it looked like without the threshhold, and I like it so much better. smile.gif But yes, I appreciate the complements and the very helpful critique! smile.gif
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