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At 8/24/08 01:12 AM, Bruute wrote:
Lol anyways, this is a very basic tech border tutorial, I use adobe photoshop 7.

Does anybody know if this is possible in GIMP? Ive been screwing around with the "bevel" Filter, but it doesn't seem to do anything >,>

Thanks for the comments.

I have an entry.

I'm not completely happy with this but then again, I wasn't completely happy with my last entry but I ended up winning :D

goddamn i had to lower the quality so much

At 8/31/08 09:36 PM, Marsupial wrote: I'm not completely happy with this but then again, I wasn't completely happy with my last entry but I ended up winning :D

LOL

goddamn i had to lower the quality so much

Yeah, I hate that file size thing...

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Here's my entry:

I took way too long on this to have it turn out like this, but after like 30 minutes, I realized that I couldn't find any short Lincoln Quotes, so I gave up on that. I used the American Gangster Poster to help me (the credits are just copy/pasted from that one :P)

I just hope that it's visible on NG.

At 9/1/08 01:02 AM, Fremen wrote: I just hope that it's visible on NG.

GODDDAMNIT!!!!!

Sorry for DP, but here's a touched up version...

(I now remember why I hate GIF)

At 8/31/08 06:58 PM, THEJamoke wrote: Lightning Tutorial #1

Thanks! I love this effect! Mine did not turn out as expected but I still got a cool effect from it.

Here is an idea I got from the Highlander when Connor Macloed gets the prize.

At 8/31/08 09:03 PM, rahvin-the-vampire wrote: I think TehSlapHappy should have been in Amos and Andy, personally.

Now that's some good ol' classic racism the whole family can enjoy.

At 8/31/08 09:33 PM, Allhaillaharl wrote:

At 8/24/08 01:12 AM, Bruute wrote:
Lol anyways, this is a very basic tech border tutorial, I use adobe photoshop 7.

Does anybody know if this is possible in GIMP? Ive been screwing around with the "bevel" Filter, but it doesn't seem to do anything >,>

I asked around but no one here is all that familiar with The Gimp, myself included, but I'll continue to search for someone who's adept with that program and see if they gave assist you. If I find anybody I'll send you a pm.

At 9/1/08 01:36 AM, Heinrich wrote:

At 8/31/08 06:58 PM, THEJamoke wrote: Lightning Tutorial #1

Thanks! I love this effect! Mine did not turn out as expected but I still got a cool effect from it.

Here is an idea I got from the Highlander when Connor Macloed gets the prize.

Ah, but I notice one fault though. The lightning is in two different tones and not that strong because of one tiny little mistake: in Step 2, I noted that in order for the technique to work properly you MUST make sure that the foreground color box is set to ABSOLUTE BLACK. I meant to put that in Step 1.
I apologize.

Next time open the Color Selector and drag the circle all the way to the bottom right corner until the color code # reads [000000]
(R-0 G-0 B-0). This one small step is imperative to the entire process. If it's of by even a small margin the whole thing gets thrown off.

If I'm not mistaken, when your lightning comes out light green and violet that way, that means the Color Selecor might have been set to the NG background color, 25272d. I've had that happen before as well. It's an easy little mistake to make.

At 9/1/08 01:36 AM, Heinrich wrote:

in Step 2, I noted that in order for the technique to work properly you MUST make sure that the foreground color box is set to ABSOLUTE BLACK. I meant to put that in Step 1.
I apologize.

Hold the phone, after double checking the math, it seems that the rule did in fact belong in Step 2.
When you use the Normal Gradient Tool, it always uses black, but if your Color Selector isn't set to absolute black when you use the Difference Cloud Filter in Step 2, your clouds will always be two different tones, so I retract my previous apology.

I'm not saying you fucked, up, I'm just saying I didn't fuck up.

At 9/1/08 02:22 AM, THEJamoke wrote:

Hold the phone, after double checking the math, it seems that the rule did in fact belong in Step 2.
When you use the Normal Gradient Tool, it always uses black, but if your Color Selector isn't set to absolute black when you use the Difference Cloud Filter in Step 2, your clouds will always be two different tones, so I retract my previous apology.

Ah! That must be my mistake! How exactly do I make the foreground color black?

At 9/1/08 02:08 AM, THEJamoke wrote:
I asked around but no one here is all that familiar with The Gimp, myself included, but I'll continue to search for someone who's adept with that program and see if they gave assist you. If I find anybody I'll send you a pm.

<3

Okay, I got the eye thing and the lightning down, so I've decided to move out to cropping.
Comments?

At 9/1/08 02:44 PM, Sk8erGirl14 wrote: Okay, I got the eye thing and the lightning down, so I've decided to move out to cropping.
Comments?

lol looks clean

At 9/1/08 01:40 PM, Heinrich wrote:

At 9/1/08 02:22 AM, THEJamoke wrote:

Hold the phone, after double checking the math, it seems that the rule did in fact belong in Step 2.
When you use the Normal Gradient Tool, it always uses black, but if your Color Selector isn't set to absolute black when you use the Difference Cloud Filter in Step 2, your clouds will always be two different tones, so I retract my previous apology.

Ah! That must be my mistake! How exactly do I make the foreground color black?

...and after much pm'ing, all was right in the land of Heinrich once again.

At 9/1/08 02:44 PM, Sk8erGirl14 wrote: Okay, I got the eye thing and the lightning down, so I've decided to move out to cropping.
Comments?

Other than "that is funny" and "I hope you also posted that in the Photoshop Luis thread," I have little left to say. You did a fine job resizing and scaling the subject to match.

Looks like you used BBM's .png to crop that. He's always reliable for a nicely clipped subject. Here's a little tip for getting a smooth crop like he does on you own:

- After you've cut and pasted your image as a new layer, before you flatten it go to
Layer > Matting > Defringe to remove all the nasty little excess pixels around the edges and give the layer a nice smooth look. You can choose how many pixels to defringe, although 1 will usually do nicely depending on the size of the layer. This will make the element blend with the rest of the pic smoothly.

I find this to be a very useful, very important step that is overlooked too often by others. Whenever you see a photoshop where an element is surrounded by ugly white pixels or a fringe of color that just makes it stand out as not an original part of the picture, it's because the individual did not make use of the definge feature. It is a quick and easy step that can mean the difference between horrible and perfection.

And now I give you Steve Buscemi as the magical Willie Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

At 9/1/08 03:51 PM, THEJamoke wrote: And now I give you Steve Buscemi as the magical Willie Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Thats juts creepy...

Thinks back to his role in con air

Here's a better version. I'm proud of this one!

Jamoke, your movie photoshops rock hahaha.
I have a few ideas for my entry, but I'm still thinking it out.

At 9/1/08 02:22 AM, THEJamoke wrote: I'm not saying you fucked, up, I'm just saying I didn't fuck up.

Is that a picture of you?

At 9/1/08 02:44 PM, Sk8erGirl14 wrote: Okay, I got the eye thing and the lightning down, so I've decided to move out to cropping.
Comments?

You missed something (see my image).

If you are going to go from the Pedo angle, you can't forget the sleazy moustache and glasses.

Rookie Mistake

j/k of course... you pic is mad funny. I think you missed a couple of pixels on him arm, but it's so small, I could be mistaken.

Does anyone know how to achieve this effect?
I've been looking for a to do that.

Also here's a Butterfree I did earlier today :P

At 9/1/08 07:12 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Does anyone know how to achieve this effect?
I've been looking for a to do that.

Damn. That looks really cool. It might just be the camera he used though...

Also here's a Butterfree I did earlier today :P

That looks sick. You did that by hand?

At 9/1/08 03:55 PM, Bruute wrote:

At 9/1/08 03:51 PM, THEJamoke wrote: And now I give you Steve Buscemi as the magical Willie Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Thats juts creepy...

Thinks back to his role in con air

I had Fargo in mind while doing that. The woodchipper.....

At 9/1/08 04:23 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Jamoke, your movie photoshops rock hahaha.

Thanks. They're nothing special, I usually whip them up in about 10 to 15 min, not including the time it takes to find the pic.

I have a few ideas for my entry, but I'm still thinking it out.

Can't wait to see it.

At 9/1/08 03:58 PM, Heinrich wrote: Here's a better version. I'm proud of this one!

Now you're cooking with gas. See how one or two little oversights can make a world of difference?
Looks much cleaner this time. Don't forget to use the Eraser tool to get rid of excess haze and the Blur tool to re-fade the edges on the lightning layer before flattening.

At 9/1/08 07:12 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Also here's a Butterfree I did earlier today :P

I'm not into Pokemans, but that still pretty ill. You're going to have to fill everyone in on your technique and teach us a thing or two.

Speaking of teaching, now, as promised to Heinrich and Sk8ergirl, Part 2 of the lightning tutorial. This one involves a bit of drawing and is more useful for a less realistic lightning effect that looks better in animations or graphic art, but is still useful in many other ways as well. It's also way simpler.

Photoshop Lightning Tutorial #2 part 1

Open a new document with the same dimensions and settings as in Part 1 (400x200, 72pix res)
With the Paint Bucket, fill the background with black, then create a new layer to work on.

Step 1: select a slightly darker shade of the color that you want the lightning to be, Select the Brush tool, make the brush a little thick, about 13 pixels wide so that it will be easier to work with in the coming steps, and set to 100% hardness. Draw a random squiggly line across the center of the image.

***Keep in mind that you are purposely drawing the lightning very big at this point so that it is easier to see. Later, it will be adjusted to look more appropriate.

Step 2: cut and paste this first line into a new layer and superimpose it directly on top of the old one.
Re-select the first layer and go to Filter > Blur > Box Blur. Blur the layer about 10 pixels.

Step 3: Re-select the second layer you previously pasted on top of the now blurred layer. Select Blending Options. Click Inner Glow. Set the glow to "Center," and choose the color as white or a very light near-white shade of your lightning color. Set the Opacity to between 50% and 100% depending on how bright you want it, and the Choke to 30%.

Select Blending Mode and play with the different settings to get an effect that you like.
Try one of the options for starters:
- Color Dodge
- Linear Dodge
- Screen
- Vivid Light
or try them all until you find what you are looking for, it's all up to you.

***OPTIONAL STEP : paste one more of the original squiggle line on top and set the Blend Mode to Soft Light. Select Outer Glow in the Mode Options and set the Opacity to 100% and the Spread to 50%. This will give the lightning just little more luminosity and smoothness.

At this point. You pretty much have your lightning, it now just a matter of refining it.

continued...

Lightning Tutorial #2 part 2

Step 4: surround the lightning with the Rectangular Marquee tool, cut and paste the image into a new pic that you wish to add lightning to. Switch to the Move Tool and resize it to a thin bolt that more closely resembles lightning. Move and rotate it into the position that you want.

Step 5: Select Blending Options and switch the lightning layer's Blend Mode to one of the following, depending on how you want it to look:
- Lighten
- Screen
- Color Dodge
- Linear Dodge
- Lighter Color

alternately, you could use one of theses Modes and use the Magic Eraser tool to remove the black:
- Overlay
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
- Linear Light
- Vivid Light
- Pin Light
- Hard Mix

Step 6: this final step is the most crucial, yet the most easy, for making your lightning look real.
Go to Filter > Liquify. Set the Liquify Brush to Foward Warp tool (top left corner), set the Brush Size to between 13 and 25, the Brush Density to 70 and the Brush Pressure to 80.

Now play with the Liquify Brush and start randomly skewing the lightning until you've achieved some sharp, bolt-like movement. You can go back and set a larger Brush Size and reset the Brush Density and Brush Pressure higher (100 for both) to bend and arch the bolt to the desired shape. If you want to add a little more flare, got to Filter > Sharpen and make the lightning a more crisp.

You're finished. As with the last technique, you can make a many as you want and cluster them together for kind of a "shockwave" or multi-spark looking effect. As previously mentioned, this type of lightning looks better in illustrations or graphic art than it does in photos of real objects and people, but can still be used for either.

At 9/1/08 07:12 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Does anyone know how to achieve this effect?
I've been looking for a to do that.

Looks like he just used the Photocopy filter on it.

1) Paste a picture into Photoshop.
2) Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + J. The duplicate should be on top of the original.
3) Go to Filter > Sketch > Photocopy
4) Set the Detail to around 5-7, and Darkness to around 5-8 (depending on how dark the image is).
5) If the lines on the resulting image are too dark or too light, bring up the Levels panel (Ctrl + L) and drag either the black or white slider more towards the middle.
6) When finished, set the blending mode of the photocopied layer to Soft Light. If necessary, click the original picture layer below it and change its Levels.

Also here's a Butterfree I did earlier today :P

Looks delicious!

...At least, I think the body is some sort of gummy. Regardless of its edibility, great work!

Oh yeah, I forgot to post an example of the movie poster contest.

"Now you listen to me. I'll only say this once. We chemists are not sick!"

At 9/1/08 11:18 PM, Kart-Man wrote: Oh yeah, I forgot to post an example of the movie poster contest.

"Now you listen to me. I'll only say this once. We chemists are not sick!"

LOL

That is pretty sick. You must've spent a bunch of time on that.

I just tried making mine really simple, like those biopics...

Hahaha, I don't think the butterfree photoshop took that much skill to make at all. You'll find a little more info about it in the thread I originally posted it.

At 9/1/08 12:48 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Probably the most challenging photoshop I did so far.
Made from:
- Butterfly Wings
- An Aubergine
- Fly Eyes
- Rat Claws
- Cat mouth + fangs
- Bunny Feet
- Butterfly Feelers

I was practicly just looking for parts, edited them, and stuck them together.
So Kart-Man, it doesn't surprise me much that you think it looks edible, it's body was shaped out of an aubergine hahaha.

Here's my horror movie poster about a zombie and turtles.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.

One region I've yet to dabble much in is making fictional characters look realistic, so taking a cue from Whirlguy I decided to try my hand at a Pokemon.

As expected it was a little more difficult and time consuming than I thought it would be, I had to play with many different filters to get the effects right and properly shading it was like 8 bitches in a bitch boat. But I suppose I could have attempted a slightly easier subject than what I had selected. At the time I thought I had chosen a fairly simple one to shop, and I was sorely mistaken.

I can assure you this will be the LAST TIME I ever try one of these damn Pokiemans again >:P

If anyone is interested in seeing some other great examples of fictional characters realistically photoshoped, head over to the Worth1000.com's Photoshop Contest for a peek at some phenomenal talent.

rawr...

Wow.. That's very freakin' awesome Jamoke! o.o

Oh and Kart-Man, thanks for answering my question. Sadly it does not give the exact wished results for me. I was hoping for it to look cartoon-realistic.

Also I made a silly spelling mistake in my contest enty which I will edit, and I'm thinking of adding more to it while I'm at it.

Contest entry:

George- "I don't know guys, counting is pretty hard."

O wow, this is late, but
THIRD PLACE?
I honestly didn't expect any places in the competition, seriously, thanks. I haven't been active because I'm quite busy, but I will do some kind of shop tomorrow.

Anyways, its late, I'd best be get going to bed.

Here is a really old and quick shop of Kuriboh.

filters used:

accented edges
--edge width: 1; edge brightness: 30-45; smoothness: 1;
patchwork
--square size: 0; releif: 0;
lense flare
--brightness: 115%; lense type: 50-300mm zoom;

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step-by-step...kinda:

5 main layers--border, top pic, bottom pic, top text, and bottom text.
top pic left un-edited.
bottom pic made up of a few different layers merged.
bottom pic copied into new layer.
--filter > brush strokes > accented edges; blend: soft light; opacity: 65%-100%.
the two layers are then merged, then another copied layer is made.
--filter > texture > patchwork; blend: normal; opacity: 45%-75%;
center is erased with 450-500 px eraser, 0% hardness.
the two layers are merged again.
a new gradient map layer is created.
--yellow to orange to red to dark red/dark brown; blend: hue; opacity: 10%-35%;
the two layers are merged one last time.
--filter > render > lense flare;

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just messing around in photoshop cs2. thought it looked kinda cool. pic taken and edited[of course] by me.