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Johnny
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Hi:
Well, I definately am in the minority here. And since I am happily married, my opinion may need to be taken with a grain of salt. But, that being said, I have made non-romantic friends from the internet.
The internet is just one more way of interacting with people. Relating to people comes in all dimensions. You can write (remember the lost art of penpals?), talk on the phone, chat in a chatroom, view webcams. and of course interact live face to face.
And being together live involves various dimensions as well. There is intimate heart to heart conversations as well as doing things together. Is playing an online game of blackjack, cards or scrabble so much different than playing the same game face to face? Both are still enjoying the others company and having fun together.
Just because the internet is not 100% being with the other person, does not mean that the internet is an invalid means of communication, or sharing. It also doees not invalidate that two people can develop feelings for each other on-line.
Sunkist
It wasn't about cyber friendship, it was about cyber dating. I already pointed out that internet friends are more than okay, they're great.
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Chef on South Park also talks/sings about chocolate salty balls just a BIT too much.im not saying kissing with the hands im saying using the hands for the sensual massage to get it really going and hot hot hot. its all in the art of love, sond like chef on southpark, but serious though hands can be your ally or your friend you just go to know when and how to use them.
SNLIL curious what did your teacher say about the siliva? cuz i don't remember filling buckets of it when i do it. its just a small amount from my experiance.
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Actions. You can open it up by going to the window menu. If you've used "macros" in Microsoft Office, it's basically the same concept.
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Nah, a color balance wouldn't make a render choppy. But there you go! You're learning! No Ctrl+U!
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Heh, well, I'd prefer to do them myself, because I'm probably a lot more familiar with the concepts, but hey, do what you like. I'll still be doing my own though.
I know. Quite a few other members are too, and it's obvious. It's okay though, you guys are all still learning, so don't worry about it. Just learn.
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Maybe it's just a lack of motivation, then.
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Alrighty. Sounds good. This makes me 2-0 (if a tie counts as a win for both sides, but he cheated anyway) then, counting that old battle with damann.And 4-0, if I also win against Kremit and Muksimp.Anyway, great battle. I'll move this to "Finished" now.
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Okay guys, to hold you over until I EVENTUALLY get off my lazy butt and...well, actually, I'd still be on my lazy butt, but whatever. Until I "get off" my lazy butt and do those tutorials I said I would, here's like a mini-tutorial as like a teaser or whatever. It's basically just general tips and resources...
Tips (In no particular order):
Don't use colored brushes.
Don't use Hue/Saturation.
Always add a brightness contrast layer and up the contrast.
Always use color balance layers to color.
Rarely leave text a flat color. Usually it's best to lower the text layer's fill opacity.
Always add text effects. Drop shadow, and a black stroke with lowered opacity is very effective.
Don't use bevels.
Don't mix styles (grunge sig with tech border, for example.)
An extra black brushing layer set on overlay is useful for toning down midtone colors.
Patterns are very effective.
Always use a border.
When resizing a render, make sure the chainlink icon is clicked, so it resizes with height-width in proportion.
Always use white or black text/brushing (white's usually better) for brushing, text, and similar details, and color later with color balance layers.
Avoid Photoshop default filters and brushes.
Resources:
Brushes:
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/(Grunge)*
http://destiny952.deviantart.com/(Everything)
http://metal-cx.deviantart.com/(Grunge) *
http://wurklash.deviantart.com/(Tech) *
http://sexyalice.deviantart.com/(Fractal)
http://nickmeister.deviantart.com/(Tech)
http://bash.deviantart.com/(Grunge)
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/(Grunge)
http://aleaja.deviantart.com/?rnrd=58429 (Lighting)
The () show what style brushes they make, but some of them aren't limited to just one category...that's just what they PRIMARILY make.
Renders:
http://www.gamefront.com/ (Packs of renders)*
http://www.gamerenders.com/forum/(Newly cut renders)
Fonts:
Tutorials:
http://www.good-tutorials.com/(Photoshop only)*
http://www.pixel2life.com/(Photoshop, but a bunch of other programs, along with scripting)
Now, remember, the tips have exceptions (quite a few, for some of them), so don't take it as "set in stone". You can break a rule or add to one...those are just IN GENERAL.
Also, some resources may be more useful than others, but I've found them all to be quite useful.
* -- Recommended resource.
Okay guys, that should give you a tiny bit of insight for now, I suppose. Keep an eye out for those tutorials of mine.
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Okay Mike, this is a close one, but I'm in the lead (5-4) and nobody's voting. Should I call it a win or let it go?
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Meh...well, scratch that. It's 4-1, with me up, and nobody else seems to be voting. Can I call it a win here, or should we keep going?
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Wel, it's 6-0, Johnny up, and nobody else is voting...can I just call it a win here Muksimp, or would you like to keep going?
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I think a lot of you guys are getting it a bit wrong...I believe the idea was to show your love for a girl to HER, but not to everyone ELSE. Either way, I still say it's better to show her and the rest of the world.
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That'd be one with the 2px part as white, on a overlay or hard light blending mode. I never really liked those kind though.
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True...I did get good fast, but I dunno about the genius part.This one? What about it?
Dark side...riiight. X.x
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1st (abstracts) -- 11.76MB2nd (games) -- 318.47MB3rd (anime) -- 65.81MB4th (comics) -- 47.55MB5th (dragons) -- 8.79MB6th (vehicles) -- 48.38MB7th (misc) -- 151.96MB8th (tv-movies) -- 41.8MB9th (ladies) -- 80.93MB10th (misc) -- 20.22MB11th (misc) -- 24.05MB12th (misc) -- 10.45MB13th (misc) -- 50.79MBIt lists them all and their sizes when you click the link, but I went ahead and wrote them all out for you.
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Bah...I know....I know. I just get so LAZY...
OH, GENIUS IDEA! I'll split it into parts...I can do the first parts of a tutorial...take a break, and do the rest later. Silly Johnny.
@SM -- The trick to using defaults/filters to make something really nice is to -explore-. You wouldn't believe the different stuff I've found just by fiddling and looking around in Photoshop.
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That's what I said...dirt, cracks, erosion. That kinda thing.
Edit: Fixed your bbcode
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No, not transparent space...like, a fully uncut render, with a big white background still on it.And no, it doesn't really matter if you put the srtokes on seperate layers or not...it might make it easier if you decide to edit them later...but I just stick them all on one layer to save time and space.
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Cat sig -- It's monotone color-wise, the borders not so great, and the grass background's kinda odd (because it's white grass on...pink ground?) and like Nguyen said, the text isn't the greatest. 6.5/10.Other sig -- That looks like a really great background, but the border doesn't fit it (color-wise and style-wise.) and the text, although it matches the border, doesn't really match the bg. Oh, and stay away from stencil text. 7/10.
Another Sig From Snlildude87? Its true.
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Bad render. Plain and simple.