Ask the Awards Team

[moon_ravn]

Hi! Could you give me your opinion on these badges please? Thank you!

Ok, bear with me since I see quite a few things to change or cut. I'll just fix them myself (if they can be saved) so you can add those your folder, easier this way.

For the first post with all Ten:

This one is a no, the head tilt is way too extreme and looks LQ

Another no and I'm sad, it's a good pic but the crop is too low and the original pic is like that too. It's almost cutting off an eye so I can't accept it.

Another no, the eye is completely covered by the hair in this size and it's gonna be even smaller in the side bar which means it will look even worse.
Actually that is the problem with all these so they are all no's, sorry.

On the second post they are all no's too.
First one has google which is a hard no, the other 2 Jeno's and Renjun look LQ and you can tell from far away that they are screenshots which we allow but only when they look like actual picture for the most part and these just look off.


Third post the Hendery's are also a no since both have some weird filter that is messing with the colouring and would be very hard to fix.

As for the Kun's:
First one is fine! (hallelujah I know, I don't like saying no to so many either really)

2nd one is a no for the same reason as above, filters that would be hard to edit out.

The last two badges also a no cause once again they are LQ screenshots and also the crop is bad but there is no way to change it from what I see from the original pics.

 

[moon_ravn]

Can you suggest badges from OH if you didn't make them?

Only if you were the one to make them, I've suggested ones I made for OH but since I did them they are "mine". If not no, sorry unless you get the permission for the original poster. If they are idol pics you can always just re-make the mock but if they are group there is nothing to do.

 

[moon_ravn]

hi! i want to check if these badges are okay now

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(could be straightened out more)

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(needs color correction and more sharpening)

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(needs color correction and more sharpening; slightly off center)

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For the first one the crop is good! It just looks to have a bit of noise there but I tried to fix it for you

For the 2nd one, the crop is good now! but the colouring is still off and one of the biggest edits it need were the orange spot on this face on the right as well as eliminating the shadows on his face. Added to that it was still too red-ish. This is what we were thinking of:

The 3rd one also is still too grey, he looks washed out if you get what I mean, we were hoping more for this:

 

[soozie]

For the first one the crop is good! It just looks to have a bit of noise there but I tried to fix it for you

For the 2nd one, the crop is good now! but the colouring is still off and one of the biggest edits it need were the orange spot on this face on the right as well as eliminating the shadows on his face. Added to that it was still too red-ish. This is what we were thinking of:

The 3rd one also is still too grey, he looks washed out if you get what I mean, we were hoping more for this:

Thank you!!

 

[tokki]

Hi~ I was wondering if the AT could give some feedback on these mocks please? I think the crops should be mostly fine...? I'm mainly worried about the filters/sharpening, especially since I have a retina display and I can't really tell if things are too sharp or not because pretty much everything looks blurry on my screen and the only other device I have to check with is my phone which isn't a great option.

Questionable filters:

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Original images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

I have no idea if these can be saved or not, but I tried anyways because these pictures look great otherwise (imo)... I also considered editing the record out from beside her face on the fourth mock, but I wasn't really sure where the line is drawn for a mock to be considered as 'overly edited'.

Others:

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Original images: 1, 2, 3

 

[soozie]

Hi! In the feedback doc for EXO, I noticed that some of the badges in the ‘needs fixing’ column don’t have any notes or comments, so it might be hard for users to fix them. Can you guys check on that? Thank you!!

 

[Frandae]

Hello~
Can I have an opinion on these badges?

(off center)
1.

--> A

B

C

D

(off center, head tilt is weird)
2.

--> A

B

(off center)
3.

--> A

B

(needs better coloring)
4.

--> A

B

C

D

Hey there! (I am quoting only this one because it won't let me quote both but here you have our feedback about your badges!)

1) A & B are the most centered tbh so yeah I would go with those, specially A because B looks a little bit overedited
2) Both look good to me tbh, I would say maybe A is slightly better but yeah they are good to go
3) For this one I would say the best is A, cause in B it looks a little bit oversharpened? (specially in the hair) but yeah A looks the best to me
4) Again A is the best; the other three look kinda cold/greyish so yeah this one fits better
5) A is good because it's more sharpened but it doesn't look that oversharpened like B
6) B is slightly better here than A so yeah B looks good to go (I would suggest just a little little bit of zoom out so that his chin doesnt clash with the edges of the badge but thats just me being picky) Also it needs some recoloring because the shadows are kinda strong
7) A looks better and less oversharpened so yeah that one and it needs some recoloring cause shadows are too strong and overall it's too red
8) hmmm this looks too zoom in tbh; I would suggest a more zoom out crop that is between the original crop and this one
9) looks good to go to me
10) looks good
11) looks good too

 

[Frandae]

hiya can i have some opinions on my redos pls

1

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i was told it needed a better mock i titled his head and adjuted the colour a bit. if it needs more colour adjusting can i get help with that pls, im not the best at it.

2

--> a

b

told the og looked oversharpened and lost its quality, so on the right i have the original before editing and a new edit

3

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told the black lines looked too sharp, this always happens as i resize it down to a 100px mock even tho i havent edited it at all. i resized it with another setting this time, hopefully that looks okay?

Hey there! All of them look fine so they are good to go!

 

[ScarletRose]

I was wondering if someone can give me feedback on these images. They were made in the request a mock thread but I wanted to make sure before I suggest them.

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1 2 3 4 5

 

[Lemon Detox]

Hi! Could I receive some feedback on these badges?
Thanks a lot ❤

Username: Doyoung

Badge: Ten

x

x

x

x

Badge: Yangyang

x

x

x

Username: Doyoung

Badge: Xiaojun

x

x

x

x

okay im done (all screencaps i took myself)

 

[Mina]

Feedback on these? I sharpened them + color corrected + cropped like you wrote...

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[Frandae]

Hi~ I was wondering if the AT could give some feedback on these mocks please? I think the crops should be mostly fine...? I'm mainly worried about the filters/sharpening, especially since I have a retina display and I can't really tell if things are too sharp or not because pretty much everything looks blurry on my screen and the only other device I have to check with is my phone which isn't a great option.

Questionable filters:

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Original images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

I have no idea if these can be saved or not, but I tried anyways because these pictures look great otherwise (imo)... I also considered editing the record out from beside her face on the fourth mock, but I wasn't really sure where the line is drawn for a mock to be considered as 'overly edited'.

Others:

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Original images: 1, 2, 3

Hey there! the first row is a no because the filter is too much, sorry about that!

About the second row ones the first two need better crops and they are kinda oversharpened and overedited; the third one I would push it a little bit to the right but it's really good imo (credits to Lucia for saving me with the first one tbh)

 

[Frandae]

Hi! In the feedback doc for EXO, I noticed that some of the badges in the ‘needs fixing’ column don’t have any notes or comments, so it might be hard for users to fix them. Can you guys check on that? Thank you!!

Hey there! Sorry about that! We didn't realize that some don't have the notes/comments, we are currently going through all of them and will update you once we update it! Hope you understand it and sorry again!

 

[Frandae]

I was wondering if someone can give me feedback on these images. They were made in the request a mock thread but I wanted to make sure before I suggest them.

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1 2 3 4 5

Hey! All of them except the last one are good to go! For the last one we suggest more recoloring so that it looks less pale/white (again thanks Lucia for this!); this is a general idea of what it would fit the guidelines more; hope you understand it!

 

[Frandae]

Hi! Could I receive some feedback on these badges?
Thanks a lot ❤

Hey! I'm sorry but these are a no; the quality is too poor and no matter how much editing we throw into them, they will stay very low quality; the only ones that could be somewhat salvageable are the first two Tens but even then, they look too edited, oversharpened and still kinda low quality; again sorry for this and I hope you understand it!

 

[tokki]

Hey there! the first row is a no because the filter is too much, sorry about that!

About the second row ones the first two need better crops and they are kinda oversharpened and overedited; the third one I would push it a little bit to the right but it's really good imo (credits to Lucia for saving me with the first one tbh)

No problem - for the first row, it's the source image that's the problem and there's no way it can be fixed, right?

Can you elaborate a bit more about what's considered as "overedited" (in general, not for these specific badges) please? The awards guidelines don't really explain what qualifies as overly edited, and I think a lot of users are not understanding what you guys have in mind when you say that. Maybe having some example mocks to show what you mean in the guidelines OP would be a good idea too (unless you're already working on that, then never mind~)?

 

[ScarletRose]

Hey! All of them except the last one are good to go! For the last one we suggest more recoloring so that it looks less pale/white (again thanks Lucia for this!); this is a general idea of what it would fit the guidelines more; hope you understand it!

Great! Thanks for the info.

 

[moon_ravn]

No problem - for the first row, it's the source image that's the problem and there's no way it can be fixed, right?

Can you elaborate a bit more about what's considered as "overedited" (in general, not for these specific badges) please? The awards guidelines don't really explain what qualifies as overly edited, and I think a lot of users are not understanding what you guys have in mind when you say that. Maybe having some example mocks to show what you mean in the guidelines OP would be a good idea too (unless you're already working on that, then never mind~)?

Hi, what we mean by over-edited are badges that look too much like a tumblr edit or that look very doll like for example. Another thing is when people use too much sharpen or smooth and it just looks somewhat off. We do understand that sometimes the source images already come like that (e.g. dispatch pics, they are a pain to work with). Some photoshoots will photoshop the heck out of their pics to the point where you don't see a single spot on their faces but it also means it looks artificial.

We don't actually have examples but we could make some if you guys want? with the do's and don'ts of things.

 

[Frandae]

Feedback on these? I sharpened them + color corrected + cropped like you wrote...

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Hey!

First one is good to go!
Second one his head is too tilted and it looks kinda bright tbh
About third one I would suggest to push it down more for a better crop; and needs better recoloring: his face and the background blend too much, and just like the second one it looks kinda bright (in the half of the face where it doesnt have shadows) also those shadows need correction too because they are kinda strong

 

[tokki]

Hi, what we mean by over-edited are badges that look too much like a tumblr edit or that look very doll like for example. Another thing is when people use too much sharpen or smooth and it just looks somewhat off. We do understand that sometimes the source images already come like that (e.g. dispatch pics, they are a pain to work with). Some photoshoots will photoshop the heck out of their pics to the point where you don't see a single spot on their faces but it also means it looks artificial.

We don't actually have examples but we could make some if you guys want? with the do's and don'ts of things.

Ah, that makes sense, thanks.

I think some examples for each guideline would be really helpful if it's not too much work for the team - sometimes a visual is more helpful especially if users are new to making badges.