Photoshoppers! show off here

[fcpchop]

and i did this


baby steps, baby steps

[Benfica4ever]

Ok im installing the fonts into the folder that is supposted to be in but i still cant use them in any programs...anyone know what the problem could be?

[fcpchop]

eh, im not doin so bad, considering this is the first day i have ever tried ne of this stuff

[Benfica4ever]

getting better :)


(dpb clan)

[fcpchop]

plz tell me some one is on, i need to know how to make a new layer, but put it under the first one

[Rather]

click the layer you want to move, hold the button down, then move it between the layers you want it to be between. Kinda like th way you organize the windows start menu.

[Rather]

Last one i want to share (recently worked on). Lemme' know what u think. Its not the high level photoshopping that everyone else is doing. Its more Fark type material. Enjoy.

Edited for monster size.

[AssassN]

Looks like cardboard people in a picture. Except they have no shadows and their lighting is different from everything else. Also the guy behind the support in the middle os goofy because his legs are behind the pillar and his gun is infront.

[Fixion]

Originally posted by fcpchop
hmmm...how do u guys get those cool lookin back rounds? liek this one in fixions sig, or just ne of them in general

Hehe, I actually forgot how I made that background. I'll get back to you on how I did it after I figure it out :). I have a ton of backgrounds that I have made, I save every good one just incase I'll need it for some thing (like my sig).

Here is the background I used (right above the middle, little to the left). Notice how some edges aren't very smooth, thats the side effect of some of the distortions/transformations I made to it. I left it like that on pupose (I may need it like that for something). But before I got my final version of my sig, I blured the edges to make a nice transition. I also added a pattern overlay (of scanlines, which I made earlier).


Sorry, the pic is kindof big (memory wise 200+K)

[Cryer]

Originally posted by Bluestrike_2
constructive criticism. I hope that you give me the same.

Ok, the light paths kind of clash together. here's an idea. The black lines show the light path based on the shadows. This should give ya an idea.

But in all fairness, most people would not notice the clash that much if they were not looking for it.

I see what you're saying, but thats not a shadow, thats a reflection... The light path is [supposed] to be more of an ambient source from above (light the sun/sky).
The reflection is where its supposed to be: deirectly between the reflected object and the center of the curved reflecting surface. If you look at one of M.C. Escher's drawings, it will help to illustrate better:

Think of the bird as the smaller orb in my pic. No matter which way the light is coming from, the bird's reflection will appear in the same spot on the orb.

I desaturated the larger orb and removed the icons so you can see the shadow better (the red shade on the grey orb):

[AssassN]

Originally posted by Cryer


I see what you're saying, but thats not a shadow, thats a reflection... The light path is [supposed] to be more of an ambient source from above (light the sun/sky).
The reflection is where its supposed to be: deirectly between the reflected object and the center of the curved reflecting surface. If you look at one of M.C. Escher's drawings, it will help to illustrate better:

Think of the bird as the smaller orb in my pic. No matter which way the light is coming from, the bird's reflection will appear in the same spot on the orb.

I desaturated the larger orb and removed the icons so you can see the shadow better (the red shade on the grey orb):

Bluestrike_2 he is right. I was saying the same thing you were for awhile but I see what he is talking about. Shadows don't affect reflections.

[Cryer]

Now that I look at it, the shadow does need to be a little more intense...

[fcpchop]

how do make an area brighter, like here is fixion's sig

[AssassN]

Eh? I used dodge tool here.

[Fixion]

Originally posted by fcpchop
how do make an area brighter, like here is fixion's sig

I made a white rectangle, gave it an inner stroke of 1 pixel, and set its opacity to about 40%. Now that I think of it, I should have just selected the rectangle (ctrl+click on layer), made a new layer and and added a 'stroke' to the selection. Then the 1 pixel black border would have been blacker... oh well..

Edit: I just did that, and now my new sig is uploaded.

Edit2: You could also just use the maraquee tool to select a rectangular area on the backround, adjust the levels (ctrl + l) or the hue (ctrl + u), and add an inner stroke of 1 pixel if you want. There are many ways to get an effect like that (or close to it).