Johnny

Okay guys, you've only really seen a bit of my work. Now I'm gonna post the stuff I like best, my 3d renders done in Cinema 4d. I'll just post links, because they're all huge. // Links Dead // Those're the first 28. Have fun. I'll be posting more as I make them. Oh, and please let me know your favorites. Feel free to post them in your sigs or whatnot. I'm not going to stop you, or require you to notify me first, but I do like to hear that my stuff is being used. *EDIT - Now that I can edit my posts, I've replaced these with the high-quality ones.

@ clagnol - Thank you very much. Those are my favorites as well. And the "checkmark" is supposed to be a V. Hehe.@ psyfish - I'm going to try to post some more tutorials as I have the time, but I'm a very busy person, what with all the sitting around being lazy and such. =P j/k I'll work on some.

Wow, I haven't done tech borders in a while, but you guys wanted tutorials, so here it comes. (BTW, this is my first graphics tutorial ever, so bear with me...) To get a tech border, like this one: Follow these steps. STEP 1 -- Make your outline Using the "Polygonal Lasso Tool" (you can find it by holding down the left click on the "Lasso Tool"), hold shift to make straight edges, and create a selection similar to this one: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Tip - You can also make it slightly more rounded by changing the feather level before you make your selection. 1-5 should be the limit though. STEP 2 -- Select outside and fill When you have your selection, inversely select by going to "Select" --> "Inverse". Then, use the "Paint Bucket Tool" to fill the selection with any color (doesn't matter, I usually use black.) You should end up with this: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ STEP 3 -- Add shadow Now, enter the "Layer Style" menu by double clicking the border layer. Go to the "Drop Shadow" tab and use something similar to this: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Tip - You can play around with these settings to get different looks or even a different shadow color. STEP 4 -- Add bevel Then click on the "Bevel and Emboss" tab and use similar settings: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Tip - You can't see much now, but this is a highly variable option, and you'll probably want to go back and change it later. STEP 5 -- Add contour Then you can click on the "Contour" subtab and use something like this: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Tip - Like bevel, this is also a highly variable option. You can get entirely different looks by changing this a bit. STEP 6 -- Add a pattern Last step is to add a "Pattern Overlay". Click that tab, and use whatever pattern you like. I chose these settings: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Tip - You can create your own patterns from images by opening the image and going to "Edit" --> "Define Pattern" to use whatever pattern you like. That's the end of the tutorial, but definitely not the end of possibilities. You can do tons more things to spice up whatever image you are adding this to (in this case, I'm using a sig size). After you make your border, you can add another sub-border underneath, an image, and maybe some text. After I did some simple stuff for about 5 minutes, I ended up with this, one of my new favorite sigs: Remember, steps can be added, dropped or replaced to get different styles entirely. Try experimenting to get one you like. I even learned a new trick while making this. If you use a circular or rectangular selection on the border, then right click and choose "Layer via Copy" you can get something like the bubbles on the right or the square on the left If you see any errors or have any suggestions to better the tutorial, I'll try and do so. *BTW, this tutorial is done in Photoshop CS. Things may vary in different versions, but you should be able to get the same result. Before anyone asks, for the final sig, the bottom border, I made that look by deleting selections of the border's outsides, to make it look "stringy" or whatever.

Oh, sorry, spent so much time replying that I forgot what I originally came for. Here's two more sigs I did (both Spawn) not my best, but I like 'em:

Wow, big response... @ moonwitch - Well, most of the stuff I do is spur-of-the-moment, but I guess I could try to do some tutorials... (The tank one was kinda complicated, but mebbe.) @ choetry - Actually, those are probably among my least favorite... >.< @ sparticuss - Well, I suppose I'd consider myself a graphic designer...but I'm not professional or anything... @ Ralphie - Yeh, many of them I don't really like all that much, but I figured I should post them all anyway. And the video -did- go at normal speed, but I have no idea why it doesn't anymore...it's weird... @ leiaah - Johnny is cowboyish? Since when? Anyways, I think I used a tutorial for that one, I believe I found it on http://www.pixel2life.com/ try searching for "video sig". @ mobius - I like abstracts a lot too! ^-^ Okay, I'll see if I -might- be able to start on a tutorial or two sometime today. But no guarantees. I still have some Bruce Lee movies I recently downloaded to watch. =P

Add to that list Pixel2life.comAlso, rendersdesign.com is run by a friend of mine (Daryl). It's a graphics community that started up not too long ago.

Actually, there was no warning, per se, but I and another admin were talking it over, and it generally looks like the owner's not going to be supporting it any longer...

Un - I agree, a lot of the mods here are useful (and appealing), but there's a point where it just gets to be too much, you know what I mean? Deux - That's um...actually what this topic was for...X.x Trois - I suppose so. Quatre - Well, I have a firewall, but I've set that to let pretty much everything in. It's very probable though that my independent ad-blocker was doing it.

1. I've been on many a webhost before. Bad looks can make or break a guest's first impression. I'm not a newb, I know what's up. Just because it's my first day, doesn't mean I don't know anything. (I actually run a host at http://www.sferahost.com//?gtnjs=1 X.x) 2. I fully understand that Xisto needs advertisements to keep it running, which I am glad for, because noone wants a webhost to die. I was simply asking if they might consider removing one or two, or maybe replacing -two- for a more profitable -one-. Again, I have plenty of experience. And, to repeat myself, these were just suggestions, nothing more.

And it was definitely not supposed to go that fast...I have no idea what I did to it...

I did it in imageready...just import a video like you import a render in photoshop.For that one I did a lot more, plus some stuff in photoshop, to give it transparency, and the dusty look, and stuff.

There's both an HP and a Dell in my house. Dell seems better.

Uno - Actually, that's entirely not what I was talking about. I meant mods as in modifications, not moderators. X.x Dos - Couldn't the site then have a "Quick questions - No points" forum? Tres - Well, in that case, I ask, would it be okay if I personally blocked them out? Cuatro - Very probable... Anyways, thanks for clearing some of that up.

I honestly would not trade a potentially useful and valuable item for a "pat on the back" and maybe a small reward.Bad morales, yes, but hey, nobody's perfect.

Yeah, I know, I personally like them myself as well, but like I said, it's really unnecessary for a web host. Trap 17 can just as easily make a second forum for other activities, right? And another thing I noticed...theres a bar that sticks way out to the right of the forum...can someone fix that?

Here's the rest: Please, give me some feedback. I love to hear what people think. *EDIT - removed some of the ones I don't like.

K, I'm going to try to beef up the photoshop forum with a few of my graphics projects. Here's a few of my sigs: There, that's all of them (I just got back into graphics design a few weeks ago.) EDIT: Glad I hit preview, I have to post some more in a second post... EDIT 2: Removed some of the ones I don't like...

Well, let's see... I joined the site about 20 minutes ago, and I noticed how cool and professional the front page looked, but then I saw the forums. The forums are extremely ugly due to overcrowding. This forum looks like it takes mod steroids, seriously.There are WAY too many mods on this forum, and a lot are relatively useless. Overcrowding makes the forum look ugly and unprofessional...My suggestions:Lose the shoutbox. Now.Can some of those ads be removed?The last posts/topics at the bottom can be removed.Those three are the main things that bring the ugly feel to the forums. There are a few other things though, like the portal. That portal is unbelievably loaded with information, which, again, doesn't look professional.Those are just a few suggestions though. And please, don't flame me for "hating", I'm just trying to put up a few ideas on how to make the site look a little better.Oh, also, the arcade mod, army system, and kenka can go. They may be fun, but unecessary for a hosting forum. I'd suggest adding a new forum for that.And why the heck is that big blank white box always there between posts!? X.x

Indeed. I am totally with you on that one. I cannot stand either shortenings (u, ppl, kno), mispellings (teh winenrs wil recieve 5 pionts!) or "aZn" (Yo I'm sO KrZy N StUfF!).It irritates me to no end. I mean, you don't speak, or write like that, do you? What makes it so hard to do the same on the computer? Is it just because you're lazy?

Okay, here it is(sorry for double-post, but I can't edit):Anyways, I've posted this on a bajillion different forums, including my own, but I nevr get tired of sharing. So here's my thoughts on Nintendo.Nintendo is THE absolute best game software company there is. The problem is, they suck with hardware. Well, that's one of the problems. The other problem is that they're starting to get lazy (or maybe not lazy, just tired maybe?)Anyways, I honestly do not think that a single piece of hardware Nintendo has made since the SNES is very good. Now, I know what you're saying, the Gamecube rocks, and I have one, and I really do like it, but it, and half of Nintendo's other systems, are just not as good as they could be. It seems like Nintendo is always a step behind, DVD compatibility, handheld backlight, system hard drive, that kinda thing. Oh, and the DS is crap.That said, let's move on to some of the newer software. I must say that Nintendo has absolutely killed Mario sterb026.gif 1232.gif , their mascot, in his 3d games. Paper Mario was good, and the GBA games were good. Zelda: Wind Waker was also a disappointment. While a good game, it was definitely not as good as other Zelda games, and they tried to take a leap with the cel-shading, which resulted in Link not looking as awesome as he should.Nintendo and other companies making games for Nintendo have come out with some pretty great things though too. The Mario games on GBA have been really good lately. Metroid Prime 2, while having a terribly sad multiplayer, was REALLY good in single player. I also just beat Resident Evil 4. That, so far, is my favorite Resident Evil game ever.Basically, what it comes down to, is, Nintendo, every now and then, whips out an amazing game (can't wait for the new Zelda, Metroid Prime, and MegaMan Battle Network.), but they just can't keep it steady. I bought a gamecube for 200 bucks when they first came out (which, by the way, can get you a ps2 and a gc today) and I've gotten some pretty good times out of it, but overall I'd say it was a waste of my money. Not only did I simply pay too much, but I bought the wrong system. I have about 30-40 GC games, and they're all good, but that's about as many as you'll get, compared to the PS2 (Xbox is worse than GC though). That's about the number of good games there are for GBA as well.I personally think that Nintendo should quit making game systems (they're already in the hol) with the fall of GC and DS coming up), and just sit on the side and make games for the competition, like Sega did. Then not only would we only have the good Sega games (Phantasy Star Online, Sonic, etc.), but we'd also have the good Nintendo games (Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, etc.) on only good systems. And then Xbox should die too, but only because it's not getting any good games whatsoever. (Xbox is a really good system, totally underrated)The only problem then, would be for Sony to make that freaking playstation controller a little more visually pleasing. As a matter of fact, the whole system.Those are my thoughts on Nintendo now.*And here I was just gonna post a short little fling about 2 sentences long...

PSP will definitely be better, if Sony can shape up and make a more durable system this time.C'mon Sony, stop making stuff that falls apart easily!

I want it, but I can't get it. No PS2. I beat DMC2...fun game...I also read the comics...I have a big awesome poster in my room...

Oh dear, don't get me started...a friend of mine has a gaming forum, where I ranted for the longest time about how Nintendo's dying...maybe I'll post it later...

Lessee...I own a GBA, a Dreamcast (that's not on the list), a Gamecube, and a PC. I have had just about every other (popular) gaming system, other than Xbox and PS2, but I've either lost them, sold them, or they were stolen.

I happen to be the admin there. I'm new here too. Hi people.Hey nate.