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[m&mnm317]

Sarai - I love your sig/avi! Loved the flashbacks

[Jumble]

amazing!

It is, but you need to remove the img tags

Wonderful new artsies and tutorials.

Nice to see you, Luci, even for a quick visit.

Haven't had any time or motivation to make artsies.

*hugs* for lack of motivation - I seem to be suffering the same problem

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

nice work Sarai got a tut?

[Madness reigns]

This is the same file with a background layer that is the same color as GW's background color in hopes that it will give the illusion of being transparent...

That might just be the answer to my problem with the .png files. What colour is it that you used??


Lovely work everyone

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

i like your sig mr is it Law & Order?

[bailey1ak]

That might just be the answer to my problem with the .png files. What colour is it that you used??


Lovely work everyone

It is #f1f1f1

Just took a screencap of GW and then pasted it into Gimp as a layer and used the Color Picker tool to grab it's color. I assume it is the same for everyone... but if it doesn't match perfectly you can always do what I did to get the color.

[Sarai]

nice work Sarai got a tut?

Not at the moment but I can knock one up, will post it later

Sarai - I love your sig/avi! Loved the flashbacks

Thanks - it was an awesome ep!!

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

thanks!

[Madness reigns]

i like your sig mr is it Law & Order?

Thanks Yes its Law and Order:Criminal intent

It is #f1f1f1

Just took a screencap of GW and then pasted it into Gimp as a layer and used the Color Picker tool to grab it's color. I assume it is the same for everyone... but if it doesn't match perfectly you can always do what I did to get the color.

Thanks

Lets see if this works

Here are the 2 full size 'pop-out' sigs I've done using Bay's idea of colouring the background

[bailey1ak]

Mr, I think the edges are perfect... cant tell the background from the sig.

[Sarai]

Tut for this sig...

Spoiler:

1.Get your screencap and place in a 600 x 180 pixel (or whatever size you use!) document. I’ve used some Castle screencaps from here

2.Sharpen your background image

3.Add a new Curves layer with 2 points. Top point Output=211 Input=170 and bottom point Output=78 Input=71

4.Add a Selective Colouring layer:
Reds C= -31, M=0, Y=0, K=0
Yellows C= -100, M=0, Y= -27, K=0
Neutrals C= -15, M=0, Y=0, K=6
Blacks C=21, M=0, Y= -24, K=0

5.Add a Colour Balance layer:
Shadows C=7, M=0, Y=10
Highlights C=12, M=0, Y=16

6.Add a Colour Fill Layer #e6a9a9 and set to Soft Light

7.Add your text, the font I've used is called Pea Alexis. I just picked colours from the background using the Eyedropper tool (Shortcut 'I' in PS) - contrasting colours for the 'always' and the 'x'

8.Then add this texture and set to Lighten – done!

[josiane]

Very pretty! I know - how on earth did we ever cope without HD?

I don't know, but I sure do appreciate it now

Gorgeous work everyone! Loving all the entries this week

[m&mnm317]

Lovely art LT and MR

[m&mnm317]

Thanks for the tut Sarai! I might have to use it sometime.

[Madness reigns]

I gave this tut by Snowball a go, think it came out ok