Johnny

Frozen...oh my gee! It's big Fro!Hey. That's cool, glad to have you on. **Added over 200 more smileys to the chatroom to keep you guys occupied. **

I will have that game. I MUST have that game. PSO/U is like, my favorite game series, EVER.I'm gonna need to pick up a PS2 first though...

Brutally honest? I sure hope you can take tough criticism then, unlike some other people I know. :(K...the background's too flat. It doesn't have very much depth at all. The color is monotone, aside from the render. You read my multicolor tutorial, right? The blending isn't bad, but could be improved (but that's to be expected, so don't worry.) The render could lose that glow thing it has going on...it's kinda ugly. And last, but not least, that font. Kill that font and go visit dafont.com. :(So, sorry buddy, but this one just isn't that great. You're on the right track though...you've gotten half-decent pretty quickly.

Sounds good.

 

Whenever you need the script, tell me, and I'll code it.

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URGENT NEWS:

There's now a chatroom on my site for the gfx crew...right now it can be used for planning ideas, but later on maybe we can use it to organize projects and have those "study sessions" I was talking about.

Here's the link:

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

And I'll post a link on my site:

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

if you somehow magically forget.

So everybody go visit, and chat it up.

(If I don't respond, I'm probably still finishing these Street Fighter episodes...I should be back in every 20 minutes or so though, so just be patient. )

Brooks, since he hangs around this forum like...something that hangs...

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ZOMGSHURIKEN!

Yeah, so anyway, just wanted to point out to Luki that there IS a battle request section, so post a request there, and not in the middle of someone else's battle. X.x

I would post it in the staff forum, but it looks like the admins don't like looking there anymore. Maybe we should report it?

 

Oh, and I can prolly script the requesting thing. Just gimme the layout, and I'll do it.

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And about the requests stuffs...I'll work on something later today. ^-^

1st sig:

I like the circular-rectangular vortex thing in the center. Sorta looks like something you see on James Bond.

 

2nd sig:

You have to look really hard to see what's happening. Mayhaps making the red stuff a little bit more visible?

3rd sig:

Looks like a result of a silly-string party

4th sig:

The nova looks like a baby's head after you rub a balloon on it.

Overall, nice job on all of them. I'ma go download Aco...something just to see how easy it is to make these fractals.

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Hehehe, while I love the idea and would probably end up trying out, I don't think I am near good enough to give it a go.

 

But you got my vote for this project.

 

I suggest as first collaborate project to make a skin of IBP here It seems easy but there's a lot of graphics involved.

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But anyway, I take it most people are generally in agreement...how should we go about getting it off the ground?

Ah. I see. I don't really mind my pageviews anymore...I still don't have a lot, but meh...if people see my stuff, awesome, and if they don't, oh well.

First: Love it, can't say anything bad about it, very sexy sig indeed 

 

Second: Looks plain compared to others, yet somehow doesn't, meh I'd give it a 8/10.

 

Third: Stands out o.o kinda hurt my eyes a bit, but of course I haven't slept in ages, so its still nice, 7/10.

 

Last: Kind of simple, but I like it o.O you maybe could have done a little more but its cool the way it is, 9/10.

 

Overall I like em, good job 

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First: great!!! nice use of the color green thou!!

 

Second: it look plain and simple!!! but how did u make the swirling!!! nice!! very nice!!!

 

Third: this is what i like the most!!! let just say Im speachless

 

Last: looks cool but hot!!!!!

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Thanks.

Wow, talk about a comeback. The battle almost got forfeited, and now Phyre's leading.

Sounds good Johnny. I don't know if it even needs to be official though? Things like collabs/requests, SOTW, whatnot etc, don't *really* need to have an official team to do. I don't know whether an "elite" graphics crew is wanted, or just a general graphics community. As there are so many graphics teams already out there, I think a much more casual kind of team would be good. Rather, as long as you do some designing (and have been on Xisto for sufficient time/post count), you can join. Everyone in the team just helps each other out. Rather than being a position of priveledge, it just allows other designers to recognise one another on the forums and associate with each other accordingly.

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Anyway, it's not really an "elite" team, as you put it...it's more of an honorary thing...I mean, we're just as much members of the general community, and they're as much a part of us, it's just that the crew gives an added sense of responsibility, and would probably give some of these other guys incentive to get better. And the official thing's sort of an honorary thing too...just like a public...thing.

I dunno. Basically, the crew will just be a set of good designers helping out the newer guys. At least, that's what I'm hoping for.

Last two are the best, in my opinion, as the fractal stands out the most from the background - it's crisp and well defined. Anyway well done Johnny, they look great

 

Did you use Apophysis?

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No. None of us can edit the member's title (the one just below the avatar) even our own. We, mods, were able to in the past but I think OpaQue did not install for the new forum version. It was an idea since anyone can just swipe the logo or logo link and place it in the signature.

 

Any time. Any discussion is a healthy one and there should be one who directs the discussion to the final goal. Otherwise it'll just be a random thoughts posting, ya know? You're not bossy....yet. HA~!

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DOS! -- Hm...you do have a point.

ACK! I didn't realize you gave titles to each sigs. I'm getting old...small fonts are my adversaries!

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Well, actually, I don't. but it's okay.

Thanks guys, erm, snxter, I like the font, and....uhh, how to say this, nevermind.

 

I'm ganna make a super special sig once I reach 1337 posts. And to prove that I truley am, leet, I'm going to post the barcode on my computer mouse. The first 4 numbers are"1337", no joke.

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[1] Excellent suggestion!

 

[2] A while ago someone made a post to volunteer to create a logo to be tailored for a user. Why not make the first collaborated project to be creating user tailored avatar? I see some members were creative on their avatars but some were using default ones. While there's nothing wrong with using what you'd like, I think the easiest request and project to start would be a simple 64x64 avatar (either animated or non-animated).

 

[3] Getting back to the topic, will you (Johnny) create a similar requesting form to Free Web Hosting Form? An automated form generator would certainly make your life easier.

 

[4] Edit: Ohhh, just had an epiphany. I wonder if OpaQue will ever install a module to edit member's title. Then, you wouldn't need to police TRAP 17 GraFX Crew logo as part of the signature since only high members and moderators can edit them. Or perhaps request to OpaQue (if he's not going to install the module) to edit a particular member's title. That way only admins have the control over who is a genuine GraFX Crew. [5] I'm trying to coin that phrase, "TRAP 17 GraFX Crew"

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[2] Nah, if the gfx crew is as good as it should be, avatars should be easy stuff, and therefore we wouldn't need to collab. But you just gave me another idea. Maybe when we get the crew assembled, we can have everybody pitch in for a "GraFX Crew" sig. Then maybe one of us could do an avatar to match. Of course, it wouldn't be a required type thing...I'm not sure if all the crew members would want to wear it.

[3] I was thinking of setting up a request guideline form thingy, but I wouldn't know how to start on an automated one. Any of you scripter types wanna try?

[4] We can already edit member title's, can't we? And I don't really wanna bother the admins too much...I think I can edit user's titles, if we decide to go with that. And policing people's sigs wouldn't be that hard, really. I doubt anyone would even try.

[5] Not a bad phrase, but I'll still use GFX.

Thanks for the input BH. I would like to keep this a pretty open discussion, so let me know if I'm sounding too bossy.

I remember trying to do this in an old forum, but that forum went down. But, this would be awesome if it were to happen here.

[1], I've always wanted to do that.

[2]I was planning on making my own brush sets.

[3]In the old forum i was in, they had a section in the forums for that.

[4]My website is all about that. I was planning on making flash movies about the tutorials on my site. Showing where to go, and what to use.

[5]In my old forums, they didnt just have it on their sigs. They also had it on the "group" part of the avatar area, or description area, whatever it's called... 

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[2] You should do that too. I was as well...have a few already, just haven't released them.

[3] *nod* I already have a topic in the staff section about adding a "Requests" section.

[4] Do it here.

[5] Yeah, Mike suggested that as well, but I dunno how well that'd work out...I guess we could add it to custom titles, but not all members can do that. I suppose as a mod, I could do it for them though.

Okay guys, I just had this crazy idea, that I think just might work.So, I was thinking...what if Xisto had it's own graphics crew? Unofficial of course, unless the admins would want to make it official. Making graphics a bigger part of the forum might bring in some new members and more activity, maybe.Anyway, I doubt most of you know what a graphics crew does, so here's some examples:-- Collaboration projects.-- Releasing downloadable resources. (Free sig PSDs, renders, brushes, or whatever.)-- Accepting graphics requests.-- Teach graphics through tutorials, or "study sessions", to help the other members advance in graphics.And I'm sure other stuff will come later on.So anyway, this is just something I was jumbling around in my head and discussing with Saint Mike, so it's still all a rough sketch, but here's some ideas I/we had.-- To get in the graphics crew, a member posts an application (the details for which will come later) that includes basic info, how they can contribute the the crew, and some examples of their work. And EVERYONE has to submit an application if they plan on getting in. Even me. There's no free rides.-- Then I take the application, and make a new topic with all your information, plus a poll asking members if they think that person should be on the crew. Maybe like 5 votes will get you in, but if your voting topic is open for more than a week or two, it'll be denied. Now remember, the graphics crew will represent the top designers on T17, so don't just vote for someone because you like one or two of their pieces of art. They should get a "yes" only if you believe that they can really take on the challenges.-- Then, when a member gets accepted, maybe we can have a new forum for the graphics crew for portfolios, where they can post up whatever artwork they like.-- Then there would be a list for all the current gfx crew designers, and their areas of expertise (sigs, templates, flash, vector, 3d, etc.)-- The accepted crew members would then take on requests and release resources for download, and do collaboration projects with other crew members, or maybe just members in general.-- The crew members could maybe have a minibanner in their sig to show that they are part of the crew, so members know who to talk to about different stuff. Of course, I'd have to ask any non-crew members wearing the tag to remove it and such. And I do have mod powers, so don't test me. Mods can just remove it. -- And maybe if the admins approve it, we could have a download section for the gfx crew members to post their resources.So, those are the basic ideas we've outlined so far...if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please post them up. This is just very tentative at the moment, but I'd like to see it come through.If we get some solid plans, I'm sure we could get this thing going nicely.EDIT: Forgot to add one thing. We also might host a sig of the week (SOTW) contest and various tournaments.

[1] How did you do that little swirly thnig on the second one, [2] its the same kind of thing nguyen has on his sig

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[2] That's because I made Nguyen's sig.

[1] The first one reminds me of electronic microscope looking at 1000x magnification of something organic. Perhaps something like a virus. And the electronic microscope is zeroing on a target... I've spent too many hours in a lab.

 

[2] The third one reminds me of neurons chemically interacting with one another. In fact, it resembles brain cells lighting up to communicate with one another. Very cool!

 

[3] The last one may look as some kind of a virus invading but I think it resembles a solar flare.

 

[4] But the second one is bit bland.

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[2] Hence the name psynapse.

[3] Hence the name supernova

[4] Hence the---Aw...

Heh, thankies guys. I love your comments.

Okay guys, I grabbed a bunch of my newest fractal renders and made them into sigs. These are the results:

I know, they're awesome, aren't they?

Rate/comment/criticize.

(I can already tell what Nguyen's gonna say about one of them. )

Well then maybe you should convince the admins to make a Paint forum.

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No seriously. I've seen some awesome pixel arts from some of the members who made them all with Paint.

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I think he was talking about the Spawn renders.

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*sprint*

*frown*. No seriously.

 

I was getting worried about your disappearance, but now I know. Good luck trying to patch things up.

 

By the way, I reduced your warning.

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You hear penultimate a lot in Latin. Stress is always on the penultimate. Since pen means almost, and ultima/ultimate is the end, it's almost at the end. Same for peninsula. Pen = almost, insula = island.

 

Yay, I taught you guys Latin!

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And that was liek, omgofftopic.