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so, random stuff
Topic Started: Oct 7 2007, 04:40:11 AM (576 Views)
Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

Anyway... I thought I'd try my hand at making a sig. I looked at a tut to make tech sigs, and this is how it turned out.

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<_<

I think I need to add a border, and do some other stuff to the image, but I dunno what.

The first one doesn't have the gaussian blur, and the second one does, as the tut recommended blurring and soft light, lightening... etc. Is it me, or is the second one just way too blurry?

>_>
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Kratos
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Not bad for a beginner. The 2nd one doesn't look way too blurry, IMO, altough I find that sigs look better when you only blur the background. It gives a sense of depth.

The effects are alright. Work on your colors, tough. The red in the face especially bothers me. Try experimenting with Color balances, Gradient maps and Curves or just a layer filled with a color and changing the blending mode. Those little things really help to bring out the colors of a sig.
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AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
Jul 9 2008, 12:13:42 AM
Kratos is my sex slave

Oh wait, other way around


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Also, you guys may be Kratos's friends but I'll always be his kitchen whore.

Jealous, aren't you? I know.
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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

Thanks for the comment. Although, first, I'll have to figure out what all the stuff you said means.

<_<

I still pretty much have no idea what half of the things in gimp do.

So, I guess I should lighten the face up a bit? Or should I change the background colour?
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Phoenix_Kensai
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Those look pretty good, actually. Especially compared to what I can make, and I've been using Photoshop for a while. >_>
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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

Gimme a ninja and I'll add it in.

<_<
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Whale


Looks pretty good, but yeah, the red in the face is a bit annoying.

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Blade Myrmidon
Oct 8 2007, 04:16:30 AM
Gimme a ninja and I'll add it in.

<_<

Here's a ninja.


<_<;
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Phoenix_Kensai
Oct 8 2007, 05:12:30 PM
Blade Myrmidon
Oct 8 2007, 04:16:30 AM
Gimme a ninja and I'll add it in.

<_<

Here's a ninja.


<_<;

ugliest ninja ever.
just saying.
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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

... This is annoying. I've almost finished another sig, and I'm trying to install fonts, as I want to add text to my image. I've set my preferences for the folder to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, and C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\fonts, yet it won't install. I've pasted the fonts into the said folders, set preferences again, restarted gimp, and it still doesn't show up. : /

So, any suggestions?

Oh and if you're interested, here's the image...
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hmm, did you unzip the font? >_> Also, for me the folder was C:/gimp 2.2/fonts

by the way, that sig looks pretty good.

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AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
Jul 9 2008, 12:13:42 AM
Kratos is my sex slave

Oh wait, other way around


AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
 

Also, you guys may be Kratos's friends but I'll always be his kitchen whore.

Jealous, aren't you? I know.
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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

yeah, I already unzipped <_< I also added another path for the font thing, C:\Documents and Settings\USER\.gimp-2.2\fonts. I have to check them in preferences right? But it still doesn't work for whatever reason.

Anyway, thanks for the comment. ;>_>
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Whale


Whoa, that sig's pretty cool.

I'm experimenting with some gimp myself (with some drawings and doodles of mine too), but I'm too good for tutorials so I suck. >_>

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Oct 8 2007, 04:41:02 PM
Phoenix_Kensai
Oct 8 2007, 05:12:30 PM
Blade Myrmidon
Oct 8 2007, 04:16:30 AM
Gimme a ninja and I'll add it in.

<_<

Here's a ninja.


<_<;

ugliest ninja ever.

Ban him!
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Whale


At least it wasn't Lyre.

onoez he's going to post a lyre pic nao


LYRE DIE

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SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE D:
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Nov 12 2007, 01:43:06 PM
SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE D:

old


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Nov 12 2007, 04:12:59 PM
raak
Nov 12 2007, 01:43:06 PM
SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE  D:

old


*whacks you with ze elder wand*

*Stabs you to death*
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KevinAP
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raak
Nov 12 2007, 01:43:06 PM
SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE  D:

old


*whacks you with ze elder wand*

*Stabs you to death*

*presses Up + B to deflect the attack upon urself*


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Blade Myrmidon
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get chu outta me topix
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Whale


KevinAP
Nov 12 2007, 08:12:59 PM
raak
Nov 12 2007, 01:43:06 PM
SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE  D:

old


*whacks you with ze older wand*

fix'd



Blaed, was that sig with or without a tut?

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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

*extremely late reply*

Anyway, both. I read the first few steps, then I was like "screw that" and just did whatever >_>

I never seem to be able to follow procedures properly, although, it looked alright, but I never really finished it. <_<



Well, now for some random pictures of my stuff. Some of it's old, and there's two that are fairly recent. Since I'm never bothered to make sigs/avatar/etc, I usually make random backgrounds because they're easy to make, take very little time, and look sorta good, or at least I think so.

You probably shouldn't ask me what they are, because I have no idea.

random bubble thing while messing around with brushes (months and months ago)
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The next one I just randomly decided to make a wallpaper, it's pretty plain. I was just messing with settings and everything. But then that's what I do for everything >_>

two different colours, second one has a slightly different background, and effect, it's very subtle <_< (it's big so I'll link it instead) I made this yesterday
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http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2320/rando2mq7.jpg

anyway, lastly, another one, I was bored and made it in the middle of the night (2 days ago if I remember >_>)
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Maybe I'll start making stuff again...

hmm <_<
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AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
Jul 9 2008, 12:13:42 AM
Kratos is my sex slave

Oh wait, other way around


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Also, you guys may be Kratos's friends but I'll always be his kitchen whore.

Jealous, aren't you? I know.
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They're cool. I like 'em a lot. Different from the usual stuff around here.
just saying.
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Blade Myrmidon
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thanks Kratos, stewy

%::%
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Amazing

I love this one
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Amazing

I love this one

Yeah, this one looks very good
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raak
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... Oh crap.

I wish I can be as awesome as you guys D:
Good work %:P%
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Whale


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Amazing

I love this one

Yeah, this one looks very good

Same.


I like http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2320/rando2mq7.jpg too.



That's the way I normally "follow" tutorials too. >_>

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raak
Jan 4 2008, 11:24:36 AM
I wish I can be as awesome as you guys  D:

Same here. >_>

You did do a very good job with those.




If you don't mind me asking, where would be a good place to find some Photoshop tutorials to try?
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Whale


dA? Dunno. >_>


Btw, Blaed, get a dA account nao? Unless you already have one but didn't tell me. ;_;

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raak
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... Oh crap.

I feel so deceived ;_;
On other news, this:

<Crappy ASCII was not found. You suck.>

Oh right, I'm in Orlando... I'll post my random ASCII on Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy this one panel comic:
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I'm too lazy to search for one. I'll just go and leave you people with the suspense while I go to Gamestop and try my luck in the $9.99 bin. Wish me luck %:)%
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Blade Myrmidon
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Nah, I don't have a DA account. I probably won't get one either. >_>

Anyway, thanks for your comments %::%

Feenix, you might want to google tutorials, since I forgot the sites >_>, and also, I don't use PS.

Although, if you just want to make random/abstract backgrounds, all you really need to know is basic effects, working with layers, and then messing around with brushes. Actually, you don't have to know that stuff, just experiment with it. It's really easy, and doesn't take very much time. I'd say it's much easy than sig/avatar/etc. at least. <_<

And what's there to feel deceived about, raak?

You probably won't see me post another pic, for around a few months, maybe. I'm lazy like that. >_>
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Blade Myrmidon
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Well, for some reason, my fonts work now, and I've been making a sig. Sorry I lied about the months thing >_>

Anyway, I thought I may as well show you guys...

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I dunno about this one... it feels like I should probably add a few things... Maybe I should make the text more readable. Any suggestions?


And no ninjas.
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Kratos
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Doesn't have good flow. Text is alright, IMO
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AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
Jul 9 2008, 12:13:42 AM
Kratos is my sex slave

Oh wait, other way around


AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
 

Also, you guys may be Kratos's friends but I'll always be his kitchen whore.

Jealous, aren't you? I know.
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Blade Myrmidon
there's never enough time

So... would I have to position the images differently, to get a better flow? or change the background?

<_<

srry imma nub
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Kratos
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Mostly the effects. They look kinda random. Make them go kinda in the same direction, but not so much it looks uniform.

If that made any sense >_>
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AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
Jul 9 2008, 12:13:42 AM
Kratos is my sex slave

Oh wait, other way around


AttackofOlgatheDisorientedWhale
 

Also, you guys may be Kratos's friends but I'll always be his kitchen whore.

Jealous, aren't you? I know.
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Whale


Text is okay... Background's not bad but it's kind of a greenish-yellow that clashes with the girl's hair IMO.

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Blade Myrmidon
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nah, I get what you mean kratos. Thanks. I sort of did random choose brushes/effects >_>


And nyck, yeah, I guess I should change it.

<_<

maybe later
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Whale


;>_>

Reminds me of someone...

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lol me too.
just saying.
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