The secrets on how to make artwork of the Sam/Jack ship family thread

[JackandSamAddict]

OMGoodness! You can do all this with Gimp? Oh, geez...yea everyone! I will never be able to use this program in a million years...I tried to use layers...yeah, like that worked. And yeah...I have no idea what I'm doing...and there is no help under the help button. I hate gimp right now...it is dumb.

But you guys...have fun!

[Krissie678]

OMGoodness! You can do all this with Gimp? Oh, geez...yea everyone! I will never be able to use this program in a million years...I tried to use layers...yeah, like that worked. And yeah...I have no idea what I'm doing...and there is no help under the help button. I hate gimp right now...it is dumb.

But you guys...have fun!

I tried gimp too, didn't like it. So I downloaded a free trial of Photoshop to make sure I could understand it, before I spent money on it. I love it. If you're interested here's the link to the different Adobe downloads including PS elements 6 which I have and PS CS3.

[JackandSamAddict]

Thanks for the PS tip...but I think I'm going to stick with Gimp for now...since it's free...:s MAY change my mind very quickly. Umm...I was wondering how do I make my top layer transparent so I can see my bottom layer through it...seriously...it shouldn't be this hard!

[Luvnjoe]

Thanks for the PS tip...but I think I'm going to stick with Gimp for now...since it's free...:s MAY change my mind very quickly. Umm...I was wondering how do I make my top layer transparent so I can see my bottom layer through it...seriously...it shouldn't be this hard!

Yes, Gimp isn't very intuitive. For transparency: (at the top of your image window) Go to Layer, then click on transparency, then click on "color to alpha". And that should do it!

[Jumble]

I'm having a problem. If you look at the penguin on this

you can see I've lost the top of her head, and no matter what I did, I still lost it
Anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong

[Fainne]

YAYY, really good idea making this thread. I use PSP XI (Paint Shop Pro Photo) and am lookind desperately fr tutorials to learn new styles. Can anyone help me pleeeaaase???

[josiane]

Hmmm, I'm not sure... however I have found a couple of times when I've tried to add the penguin that it hasn't worked, no idea why. In those instances I've saved the picture, exported & flattened etc (so make sure you've done everything you want to with the layers!), then reopened it and tried again and it's worked fine then. Not a very technical answer (more along the lines of switch it off and back on again!) but it's worked for me

[Jumble]

YAYY, really good idea making this thread. I use PSP XI (Paint Shop Pro Photo) and am lookind desperately fr tutorials to learn new styles. Can anyone help me pleeeaaase???

If you go back to Page 1, there's a whole list of them. If you don't find what you need, ask and ye shall (no doubt) be given

[Jumble]

Hmmm, I'm not sure... however I have found a couple of times when I've tried to add the penguin that it hasn't worked, no idea why. In those instances I've saved the picture, exported & flattened etc (so make sure you've done everything you want to with the layers!), then reopened it and tried again and it's worked fine then. Not a very technical answer (more along the lines of switch it off and back on again!) but it's worked for me

Thanks, I'll try that. I spent forever trying to get it right, got so that I gave up and just posted it!

Seems to me Gimp suffers from PMT now and again, try something a dozen time, it won't work, come back later and try again, and *pff* it works

Edit: Umm... Flattened? What's that?

[josiane]

Thanks, I'll try that. I spent forever trying to get it right, got so that I gave up and just posted it!

Seems to me Gimp suffers from PMT now and again, try something a dozen time, it won't work, come back later and try again, and *pff* it works

yep, I think it does!

[josiane]

Thanks, I'll try that. I spent forever trying to get it right, got so that I gave up and just posted it!

Seems to me Gimp suffers from PMT now and again, try something a dozen time, it won't work, come back later and try again, and *pff* it works

Edit: Umm... Flattened? What's that?

Oh and flattened - that's what gimp does when it converts to things like .jpg, means it puts everything all on one layer rather than keeping it layered like you make it

[Jumble]

Oh and flattened - that's what gimp does when it converts to things like .jpg, means it puts everything all on one layer rather than keeping it layered like you make it

Riiiiight! When it 'exports' it. See, you're getting waaaay ahead of me

[josiane]

Riiiiight! When it 'exports' it. See, you're getting waaaay ahead of me

Evidence I am spending way too much time on gimp lately I think

[Jumble]

Evidence I am spending way too much time on gimp lately I think

Aren't we all? Lol!

[Fainne]

If you go back to Page 1, there's a whole list of them. If you don't find what you need, ask and ye shall (no doubt) be given

I browsed through the first pages but it's all about Photoshop and GIMP (or I just didn't see the PSP tutorial)