So I'd give a good bet that most of you did not know me when I was the lowly waytogo24. That's because that was 4 years ago. Yes I've been on here 4 years and yes I was only 11 when I was waytogo24 (that's why that account was banned.) Well since about the first year I was on here, I was mesmerized by these designs that people made for their banners, sigs, tags, and avatars. It was like the first time a little kid went to Christmas. I have to say before I went on gamespot I had never been very artsy, I might paint some watercolors or color some coloring books but nothing ambitious. Anyways when I came on here I hadn't really been impressed by art. I began wondering how I could possibly design like these people. I began doing horribly awful things on MS Paint and showing them off online (or attempting to as I didn't know how to get stuff online back then.) So I've had two friends show off their designing history in about the past week and, like a sheep to a german shepard, I have decided to follow. The beginning is...bad...

Banners:
So banners were the first thing I tried to make...yeah...

I must say I still like my banner for Da Cheat Union. The union never was formed though (someone else tried not me) so I later changed the text and used it for myself. :)

AND FINALLY I BEGAN USING GIMP!!!!

So this was my first attempt at a BANNER in gimp. Yeah...So back then I got images with all white backgrounds and used the magic wand to select it. That's why you see the raggedy edges.

I was really into symmetry back then...

I can't stand to look at this...The text is impossible to read! I made it for Dizzydennis who I had made a banner for a while ago which I thought sucked so bad I had to make another...sucky banner. :P

And this is when I discovered a little thing called "effects" also know as filter in Gimp. I think I went a bit crazy. :P This is also my first "render" in other words no more magic wand. I still think this sucks though. :P

Suddenly get better? I think so. :) So go me! I started making backgrounds instead of using gradients.

Suddenly get worse? I thinks so. :lol: Thankfully Twilight never used this...right?

And now we're back to square 1. :P Also never used...

I can honestly say I think this banner is bad***. :P

Uh...yeah...you didn't see this...luckily it lost the contest. (Thank God)

Okay so now it's Mr. Jenkins...I just changed the text and was too lazy to put that nice black outline on it.

Yeah yeah yeah...that's not designing it's drawing. :P I like it though...wish I hadn't put the text on there now...kinda ruins it.

I like this banner. :) Except that dang Dr. Pepper can...it looks so...bleh. :P This is currently being used! :D

'Omg. That took way too long to render that little organization. It was worth it though as this is my favorite banner I've made. :)

That's also the last banner. I'd say I improved. :D Of course you guys might say otherwise. :lol: I haven't made a banner in a while...any requests? :P

Tags:

This is the next thing I tried to make...

....moving on....

...Eh...lame

This is actually the first thing I made in gimp, but I couldn't even figure out how I accidently got it online so it's the last thing I made on gimp for a while.

Wow...talk about distortion. XD

Okay so I stopped tags for a long while. I hate the confinement of them. Anyways I think this is improvement. :)

Eh...

Eh...

Eh...

Eh...

I made those all at the same time...obviously...

This sucks...XD

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I GOT BETTER! CHECK IT OUT! WOO! This was after my good friends at...I can't remember it's name...uhh...some design union helped me get better! Yay!

I thought this was pretty good. :)

And after that I never...wait...

I forgot about those. :P

I don't like making tags. ...Yeah...:P

Sigs:

This is the last one. I'm sure you're all wonderfully bored by now. :P

This is my first sig. I didn't make one for a long time because...I don't know. :P

I love homestar runner. :P I don't know how I managed to make a background so blurry. :P

Made this for a sig contest. I actually see a design element I don't even know how I did in here...what's with the border? XD

Did I get worse?

And now those nice people at Blank Design Union helped me! Looks splendid right? :D

I never liked this sig and never used it.

I still like that fire effect. :)

This is my second favorite sig. I love that polka dot effect. :) It's just colored circles with low opacity...

This is my favorite sig after the good Aidan helped me fix it. (The text was an impossible to read red when it was first made and I couldn't find out how to fix it.) Then he ruined it all with a practical joke. :P

Never used it...

I kind of like the simplicity of this one. :)

Did it get simpler. No...I got images of real Ninjas and Samurais and somehow made a shadow. :) I remember it being a perfect accident. XD

Made this for a contest. :) Read the chalkboard. XD

And there is my current sig. There are two game and watchs but one is a secret. :)

Avatars...no point. There is little designing in some of my avatars. Anydangway that's it for my designing history.

So...I have some questions.

What was your favorite Banner? Tag? Sig?

Where did you see the most improvement (if any :P)?

So yeah...thanks for your cooperation. XD Bye.