thanks.
i'll take your advice.
8^)

peace,
tony

However, the idea behind these quilts is collaborative, and therefore you need to work with what you're given. It's not about just putting in what you think looks cool or whatever. It's about continuity, good blending, and respectable art.

As for the point system, that's there for a reason as well. When you gain enough points, you'll gain access to other quilts, which are generally higher in quality than others. It also lets you know how people feel about your tiles. Besides, there's no real subjectivity to just throwing a ripple filter on a tile.

enjoy

thanks for the feedback.

my first tile ever here.

Three things (according to me ;) ) make a good, high scoring tile and they are:

1. Blending - the idea here is when you look at a finished quilt or section of a quilt, you shouldn't be able to pick out where one tile ends and the next one starts. This isn't just about smudging in the colour - it's about continuing the shapes and lines as well.

2. Continuity - Sort of an extension of the above, but on a larger scale - try to work out what the edges you've been given are and work with that. Take your queues from the parts of the quilt that are already visible. Each tile is not an island unto itself, it's part of a larger whole.

3. Actually having a good drawing - well, this one just takes practice. Not everyone starts tiling with decent drawing skills (I certainly didn't... still working on that one)

So, you're doing ok with 3 but your blending isn't great (it's better than some though) and your continuity is virtually non-existant. OTOH, you're new to this, and you certainly aren't doing any worse than most newbies.

So, the rest of my advice is... don't take criticism personally - people will come out and tell you what they do and don't like about your tiles. Learn from their comments, ignore any perceived insults, don't rise to bait and do ask questions.

Oh, and finally... photoshop filters can be nice but they're difficult to blend and therefore tend to trash the quilt continuity. Sometimes they're ok, but use them wisely to create an effect not an image

ok, i see where you're coming from. thanks for the constructive criticism.

fun... this site is all about fitting in after all, so you have to learn the culture of the site.. and the best way to do that is to talk to the other people here.
...you said this was your first tile on a "quilt"... how can you do a tile not on a quilt? just curious.

maybe i'll get better at collaborating after a few quilts.

in answer to your question... a "tile" is a graphic used to fill space on a webpage. like the tiles here it should be seamless. the advantage it has over a repeated "strip" or full background is that it loads very fast.

thanks for the feedback.