Belt Buckle Designs

[WebFreedom]

Hi All,

Below are the first two belt buckle designs I've created (and which some of you have already provided assistance on by answering my technical questions - I thank you ). Please take a look and share your thoughts. I'm really pretty new to design in Photoshop, so I'm looking for any and all input that will help me improve my craft.

Thanks,
Sam

[mkeefe]

I like the concept of the motorcycle and the overall design, but the font and bevel is bugging me

Try to limit the filters/bevels whenever possible or at least make it less strong.

Hope that helps,

Matt

[rAyVoLvEz]

the bevels and filters bug me as well..

but otherwise, i like the concept..

[WebFreedom]

Thanks very much! A couple of quick questions:

1. I picked a gothic font because I've seen it used on a lot of biker-related items (jackets, usually) - are you saying that a different gothic font would look better, or do you think a different style of font altogether would look better?

2. Could you be more specific about the "filters" you're referring to? Sorry if that's a dumb question, but I want to make sure I have a clear understanding before editing the images.

Thanks again, and once I hear back, I'll implement the changes you've suggested and post updated images.

Sam

[rAyVoLvEz]

1. yes the font itself is nice.. it is just after u applied bevels to it, it looks bad.

2. filters used in generating the background..

belt buckles are usually way simpler and FLAT.

[WebFreedom]

Hi All,

Thanks again for all your input, and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond - I've just been swamped over the last couple of days. I think I understand what you're saying now, but I want to explain my understanding to make sure I've got it right.

To begin, I wasn't given any really specific input from my potential client, so I did some searches to determine popular subjects and "looks" for belt buckles. I found a photograph of a motorcycle buckle and used it as a model - here's the photograph (for the record, this is not my work, and I am not claiming credit for it):



I then created my original design, and tried to give it the same look and feel as the sample above:



If I'm understanding you all correctly, it would be better for me to submit my design in "raw" form, with no stylizing, which would look something like this:



Please let me know your thoughts, and thanks again for all your help.

Sam