Header advice - is this good?

[tilight]

Hello, just looking on some advice on how to improve this header, it's a little lame. I am o.k. at photoshop but not good at ideas, just asking for a little advice.

[sabret00the]

too bright for me, but that could be coz i'm on dark blue?

also to really judge i'd need to see a bit more of the skin.

[Dean C]

I'd lower the height of the image as you have little content above or below the text. Also lower the opacity of the inverted text (which is meant to look like a reflection) and a very smooth layer mask edging the reflection out IMO

[filburt1]

Originally Posted by Dean C

I'd lower the height of the image as you have little content above or below the text. Also lower the opacity of the inverted text (which is meant to look like a reflection) and a very smooth layer mask edging the reflection out IMO

100% agree.

Not a plug: look at the reflection of the title at http://www.webdesignforums.net/vbms/ : it slowly fades out and also starts at a very low opacity. It gives it more of a glass-like look.

[tilight]

WOW you guys are genious. It looks a lot better now. What do ya think?? It took me a while because I was trying to create little dice beside volvinet but that didnt work out dice are hard to draw >_<

[sabret00the]

the subtext/description should be aligned to the right in my opinion, also i would opt for a font like Century Gothic personally.

[tilight]

Ok I changed the font, made the line larger and fade out and added an outer glow from the description text, whadya think?

I like it but I am trying to make htose dice still, I know it will look alot better once I do, I have the dice image in my mind but I can't draw it right

[Dean C]

Yea it's looking a lot better - I still think your main logo text needs some work though - tis a bit plain

[sabret00the]

i agree, maybe even something like enlarging it a bit.

[tilight]

GRRR i've been trying to make a small dice for like 3 hours, I JUST CAN'T DO IT!

I wanna make one like 15x15 pixels to the left of the volvi, i've tried tried tracing a real dice, I want it to look pixely. Does anyone know where I can go to get pixel art or how to make pixel art?

I have recently bought a Graphics pad, Intuos 2 by Wacom, but I can't seem to draw with it, there goes 1.5k down the drain...