I am the real Quicksand from AFMB forums, however everything the fake Quicksand posted is really my work from about 2 months ago. I have every PSD to prove it and I needed to come here and clear my name so you don't get the wrong idea if you see me on other sites.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quicksand7 @ Mar 16 2007, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am the real Quicksand from AFMB forums, however everything the fake Quicksand posted is really my work from about 2 months ago. I have every PSD to prove it and I needed to come here and clear my name so you don't get the wrong idea if you see me on other sites.</div>I don't know who to believe?
Yeah, I've definately seen a high percentage of his 'Sigs' from other Graphic Artists that I am very familiar with their work. I'm guessing you're well aware these arent you're works though, so why don't you clear some things up. :whistling:
he is saying all these SIGS are his and he has psd's to prove it. some ppl in that thread seemed to think he ripped some of those. the reason being, that a ripper had gone on other boards already and ripped a bunch of sigs with "quicksand" as his username in an effort to fuck over the real Quicksand after the real Quicksand had outed the ripper as a ripper on another site. Its kinda confusing, but yeah.the try-out thread or w.e i dont think the real Quicksand saw it, or else he wouldn't have said all the sigs he made.
Sooo, what do you want us to do? Buy you a cookie? Make you an Admin? Praise you? Half of the sigs are ass anyways, so it's nothing to brag about "Quicksand"
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knightz @ Mar 17 2007, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sooo, what do you want us to do? Buy you a cookie? Make you an Admin? Praise you? Half of the sigs are ass anyways, so it's nothing to brag about "Quicksand"</div> I like his work..BTW...quicksand...i've been trying to get on the AFMB...but my account hasn't gotten approved yet...i've tried MANY times and nothing seems to be working... help please...
No offense, There is no way the person who made the Lupe Fiasco sigs (Or even the Vick or T.I. sigs) would put their name on the rest of those sigs. There is an obvious difference in the quality of the works to anybody who has spent more then a few hours in Photoshop. He might have the PSD but quite honestly that means nothing to me either as sites like DeadlyFireGFX or RoverGFX share PSD's for learning purposes and he could have easily acquired it through one of them and then claiming it as his. You're talking to another Graphic Artist buddy. Ain't no fooling me.
Don't even bother with the AFMB. That place is a hell hole. It's forums are filled with trash. Every thread is either "Vick is a thug" or "Trade Vick for 8 first round picks and Randy Moss" or my favorite "Matt Schaub is the best QB in the NFL, let's trade him for Calvin Johnson, Simeon Rice and Cadillac Williams"And it take's those lazy ass admins over there about 2 weeks to activate your account.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 17 2007, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No offense, There is no way the person who made the Lupe Fiasco sigs (Or even the Vick or T.I. sigs) would put their name on the rest of those sigs. There is an obvious difference in the quality of the works to anybody who has spent more then a few hours in Photoshop. He might have the PSD but quite honestly that means nothing to me either as sites like DeadlyFireGFX or RoverGFX share PSD's for learning purposes and he could have easily acquired it through one of them and then claiming it as his. You're talking to another Graphic Artist buddy. Ain't no fooling me.</div>Great eyes, there is a considerable drop off of talent with the Sigs. And only about 4-5 have "Quicksand" while the others don't. And graphic artists who take credit for their sigs put there name on EVERY one. Nice try also, it's sad you have to pretend to be something your not on the internet. It doesn't matter though, you've been exposed and you probably act the same way in life. Being a poser with no friends. It's alright, alot of people expierence the problem and I asure you the reason you are a loner is because your pretend to be something you arn't. On this earth, THE TRUTH is what makes you sink or float and boy, you better start swimming.
Well some of the sigs he posted are from about 2 months ago when I wasn't very good, I have progressed greatly in the past month or so. If you want to see the sigs that I have made, head over to http://my.imageshack.us/user/quicksandI made everyone of those sigs and I have every PSD to prove it, and no one else but me has them. I'll be happy to send them to an admin.On top of this I have plenty of people at AFMB and PSDcentral to stick up for me.EDIT: And I only put my name on the sigs that I accually wear. MOST people don't put their name on their work.And Knightz: GFTO, nothing has been proven yet and you're making yourself look like a jackass by acting the way you are.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knightz @ Mar 17 2007, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 17 2007, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No offense, There is no way the person who made the Lupe Fiasco sigs (Or even the Vick or T.I. sigs) would put their name on the rest of those sigs. There is an obvious difference in the quality of the works to anybody who has spent more then a few hours in Photoshop. He might have the PSD but quite honestly that means nothing to me either as sites like DeadlyFireGFX or RoverGFX share PSD's for learning purposes and he could have easily acquired it through one of them and then claiming it as his. You're talking to another Graphic Artist buddy. Ain't no fooling me.</div>Great eyes, there is a considerable drop off of talent with the Sigs. And only about 4-5 have "Quicksand" while the others don't. And graphic artists who take credit for their sigs put there name on EVERY one. Nice try also, it's sad you have to pretend to be something your not on the internet. It doesn't matter though, you've been exposed and you probably act the same way in life. Being a poser with no friends. It's alright, alot of people expierence the problem and I asure you the reason you are a loner is because your pretend to be something you arn't. On this earth, THE TRUTH is what makes you sink or float and boy, you better start swimming.</div>Knightz, you're serious? STL all the way and myself are both members of AFMB and have seen Quicksand's work. I've only seen Quicksands work on PSDC and the AFMB. Both posted as Quicksand. It's true that Quick busted out a few rippers on the AFMB and I'm sure that this has to be a joke to the same person. To say that one person didn't make a sig because his other work isn't identical is ridiculous. I've seen some of the high profile artists on this board as well as PSDC and Deadly create work that looks nothing like the work they did in the past. People can improve. Believe it. To call someone out by saying that they're a poser with no friends is crazy. You need to chill out because obviously you?re doing the same thing. I as well as STL all the way, have came on this board to help clear Quicksands work. It obviously bothered Quick for him to even try to clear his name.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Knightz, you're serious? STL all the way and myself are both members of AFMB and have seen Quicksand's work. I've only seen Quicksands work on PSDC and the AFMB. Both posted as Quicksand. It's true that Quick busted out a few rippers on the AFMB and I'm sure that this has to be a joke to the same person. To say that one person didn't make a sig because his other work isn't identical is ridiculous. I've seen some of the high profile artists on this board as well as PSDC and Deadly create work that looks nothing like the work they did in the past. People can improve. Believe it. To call someone out by saying that they're a poser with no friends is crazy. You need to chill out because obviously you’re doing the same thing. I as well as STL all the way, have came on this board to help clear Quicksands work. It obviously bothered Quick for him to even try to clear his name.</div>As a first hand experience of how easy people can greatly improve over a short time, Dirty Bevo's sigs sucked ass when he first got involved at AFMB, and in about 1 month he progressed to where he makes amazing sigs.
yeah guys seriously. We know Quick pretty well as we have posted with him on AFMB and he posted his work there. Im sure hed be the first to admit he is inconsistent with some of his sigs, but that doesn't mean he didn't make them all. not everyone can pump out the same quality sigs over and over. especially ppl who dont like to stick to the sames style over and over. ever heard of trying new things? it takes awhile to perfect a new style. No one on this board really knows the story from AFMB so u dont believe, but we had a ripper on their who stole lots of ppl's sigs. and Quicksand outed him and pissed him off. thats y this happened.As for the psd's...he said he has them all, and NO ONE else will have them with the exception of one of two he sold on PSDC. anyone who cant except that as evidence is just foolish.and Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (STL_all_the_way @ Mar 17 2007, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yeah guys seriously. We know Quick pretty well as we have posted with him on AFMB and he posted his work there. Im sure hed be the first to admit he is inconsistent with some of his sigs, but that doesn't mean he didn't make them all. not everyone can pump out the same quality sigs over and over. especially ppl who dont like to stick to the sames style over and over. ever heard of trying new things? it takes awhile to perfect a new style. No one on this board really knows the story from AFMB so u dont believe, but we had a ripper on their who stole lots of ppl's sigs. and Quicksand outed him and pissed him off. thats y this happened.As for the psd's...he said he has them all, and NO ONE else will have them with the exception of one of two he sold on PSDC. anyone who cant except that as evidence is just foolish.and Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it.</div>Sounds good to me...I think i speak for everyone when i apoligize for the accusations we put on u...
"Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it."Who are you? Was I talking to you? And would you like to provide a concreate example where I was talking shit? The fact is YOU CAN'T. If anyone's being a dick it's you, you clearly are jumping around like a monkey, flinging insults calling me a dick when clearly you are the one losing their mind.
Hey this is DirtyBirdATL011, from AFMB... Quick is a good guy and I highly doubt he is a ripper. Why?1) He makes sigs and posts them on AFMB and PSDC and they all match up.2) He always adds insightful stuff on how to improve.3) He busted a guy before of ripping.4) He adds tuts and tips... I don't know the link but he wrote this before:I've noticed the main problem new sig makers have is that most of the parts in their sigs have differing, although small, coloring. Another common problem is render contrast, or depth. Here are just a few little tips for people to help them learn how to blend their sigs, that I use in almost every one of my sigs.Gradient Maps and Photo FiltersGradient Maps are a near must for every sig, except on the rare occasion where every part of sig matches coloring. (maybe if you had your render, and used your render and your render only to make the background and color it) Gradient Maps provide consistency to your entire sig. A black to white gradient set on multiply at about %40-60 opacity provides a great way to make your colors become more alike. Another way is to take two contrasting colors and set it to hue or color and playing with the opacity. Adding two colors that are alot different than the colors on your sig and setting it on soft light on very low opacity works good also. Photo filters are great for this too, setting a few warming/sepia or cooling filters (depending on your sig) at low density and opacity along with a color that matches your sig on a blending mode that you like (try playing with all of them).Color Balance and Channel MixersThese two are the similar in what they do (they could theoretically be used to accomplish the same thing), but do it in two completely different ways. Try experimenting with these to get the best effect. Color balances can target 1 of 3 of the broad ranges of shades, shadows, midrange, highlights, and will change the selected color to your tastes in those ranges. Channel mixers have the option of either mixing red, blue, or green, and then 'mixing' that color range to your tastes. The best way to learn how to use these is experiementing, and while these often and normally look good set on normal, try setting it to another blending mode and different opacities.Adding DepthOne easy way to add depth is sharpening your render and blurring your background, this is one of the best things you can do, especially if your using a stock image. The easiest way to do this is to apply the image (image > apply image, make sure it's set on normal as photoshops default mode is multiply, stupid adobe) and take the blur tool (right click your smudge tool) and brush around the areas your want to blur. Take the sharpen tool if needed and brush around your render.Another easy tip for beginners to make your render blend with your background is duplicate your render (ctrl + j when selected), set the top layer to soft light or overlay and your bottom to normal, take a large soft brush at middle opacity and flow and brush around your bottom render. Another way is to duplicate your two renders and smudge the bottom one, or motion blurring it. (normal blending mode)Adding light sources is another great way, and it's super easy. Take a large or small soft brush (depending on what you want) pick a nice bright color, click once or twice somewhere on your sig (near the head or on the back is a good place) then try all the blending modes. (soft light is good, color dodge, linear light, but experiement.)Dodge and burn tool are your friends. Apply the image, and take the burn tool on a large brush and brush around edges of your sig you think might look good darkened, on the other end of the spectrum, take the dodge tool and and brush around areas of your render, this creates a nice contrast. Remember, experiement with this, don't overwhelm your sig with it, try to make the sig flow. Use the dodge and burn tool not only to create contrast, but points of interest and focus.Applying the image and adding effects, then erasing most of it and leaving a few spots and playing with the blending modes and opacity is nice also.Playing with blending modes on pretty much all of your layers is always a good idea too, until you get an idea of what you're doing.-I hope you enjoyed this little guide and I hope it helps some of you newcomers to build great sigs. Quicksand is not a ripper, look at how many people have come from AFMB to back him up! Me, STL_all_the_way (PoundTheRock on AFMB), Dirty Bevo, and also REVO is on a board of mine and might have seen Quicksand's stuff... we got your back Quick!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knightz @ Mar 17 2007, 04:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it."Who are you? Was I talking to you? And would you like to provide a concreate example where I was talking shit? The fact is YOU CAN'T. If anyone's being a dick it's you, you clearly are jumping around like a monkey, flinging insults calling me a dick when clearly you are the one losing their mind.</div>WOW..calm down people...Quicksand is not a ripper and i believe that is very evident. They're probably have been situations on the AFMB that we do not know of and obviously someone is attempting to frame him...I believe that is settled and now we can continue on with our lives...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knightz @ Mar 17 2007, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it."Who are you? Was I talking to you? And would you like to provide a concreate example where I was talking shit? The fact is YOU CAN'T. If anyone's being a dick it's you, you clearly are jumping around like a monkey, flinging insults calling me a dick when clearly you are the one losing their mind.</div>Uh... you pretty much were being a jerk...Sooo, what do you want us to do? Buy you a cookie? Make you an Admin? Praise you? <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Half of the sigs are ass anyways, so it's nothing to brag about "Quicksand" </span><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Don't even bother with the AFMB. That place is a hell hole.</span> It's forums are filled with trash. Every thread is either "Vick is a thug" or "Trade Vick for 8 first round picks and Randy Moss" or my favorite "Matt Schaub is the best QB in the NFL, let's trade him for Calvin Johnson, Simeon Rice and Cadillac Williams"And it take's those lazy ass admins over there about 2 weeks to activate your account. <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Great eyes, there is a considerable drop off of talent with the Sigs.</span> And only about 4-5 have "Quicksand" while the others don't. And graphic artists who take credit for their sigs put there name on EVERY one. Nice try also, <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">it's sad you have to pretend to be something your not on the internet. It doesn't matter though, you've been exposed and you probably act the same way in life. Being a poser with no friends. It's alright, alot of people expierence the problem and I asure you the reason you are a loner is because your pretend to be something you arn't. On this earth, THE TRUTH is what makes you sink or float and boy, you better start swimming.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Knightz @ Mar 17 2007, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Knightz...WTF is your problem? u just signed up today to talk some shit? dude. you dont even know the half of this.Quick is just trying to clear his name. u dont have to be a dick about it."Who are you? Was I talking to you? And would you like to provide a concreate example where I was talking shit? The fact is YOU CAN'T. If anyone's being a dick it's you, you clearly are jumping around like a monkey, flinging insults calling me a dick when clearly you are the one losing their mind.</div>HA. that made me laugh. anyway, i dont have time for you.this situation SHOULD be resolved based upon the evidence thats right in your face. if you still cant see/believe the truth than oh well. im not gunna lose sleep over it.
