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

[madaline_7]

Yesterday I started playing with new series of banners. They're silly and aren't any good for using over S/J thread, but I got to test my new brushes plus I love this font to pieces. Got 2 of them finished, other banners are saved only as projects.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i.../notthere1.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...rk/looking.jpg

I love the coloring in the txt on the first one! How did you do that?

[Egle01]

I love the coloring in the txt on the first one! How did you do that?

I selected the text layer, went to Layers > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay.

Plus Drop Shadow and Stroke with size 2.

[madaline_7]

I selected the text layer, went to Layers > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...814-105208.png

Plus Drop Shadow and Stroke with size 2.

Sweet! Gives me something new to play with.

Thanks!

[Egle01]

You're welcome. This effect gives some very nice variations, IMO. But I never used Gradient like that with entire picture, until jas's tut.

[madaline_7]

You're welcome. This effect gives some very nice variations, IMO. But I never used Gradient like that with entire picture, until jas's tut.

There have been so many tuts lately, that I am just taking one at a time and playing with it.

Granted it takes me a while to put it in Mada understand speak... but I can usually get it within the day.

[Blacky Kitten]

Gimp really is addictive

I was gonna leave it till after my holiday but I caved and tried to make another. It seems to blur slightly and I have no idea why

It's not blurry in the programme or anything- it just seems to happen when I upload it.

Spoiler:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f221/mtwendyr/shippyhippysig.jpg

Yay for Mada!!

You like purple, don't you???

Jann is in love with those pics! Looks good!

tru to find someone who won't be... It looks wonderfull, Jann!

Woo! Random sig time!

Photoshop is fast becoming an obsession... why didn't I know years agothat it was so much fun?

Snurchable
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/hbt123/ATsig.jpg

Awesome coloring!

Yesterday I started playing with new series of banners. They're silly and aren't any good for using over S/J thread, but I got to test my new brushes plus I love this font to pieces. Got 2 of them finished, other banners are saved only as projects.

[IMG]http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/Egle01/Artwork/notthere1.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...rk/looking.jpg[/CENTER]

Egle, love new banners! Especially the first one, it's so funny!

[jasminaGo]

Great new artwork folks.

You're welcome. This effect gives some very nice variations, IMO. But I never used Gradient like that with entire picture, until jas's tut.

I didn't even know gradient layers existed until Lies did a tut. I love this thread.

Speaking of which. *pokes at Jann* I want a tut for this *points down* Pretty please.

okidoki...Jann made a poster for the first time in....a while(she did got some help of her brother )

Tada

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ackposter1.jpg
(clickie for larger view)

Is it alright? nothing changing? ...

[Blacky Kitten]

Art Thread, help!

I need some touch pick, it maybe not only hands touch, maybe like Jacks lays Sam's tummy his head in 'Serpent's Venom'. Something fluffy and good visible. Please?

[starlover]

Jann is in love with those pics! Looks good!

Yup...I asked those pictures for a reason

Yesterday I started playing with new series of banners. They're silly and aren't any good for using over S/J thread, but I got to test my new brushes plus I love this font to pieces. Got 2 of them finished, other banners are saved only as projects.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i.../notthere1.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...rk/looking.jpg

I like them...funny and good

Woo! Random sig time!

Photoshop is fast becoming an obsession... why didn't I know years agothat it was so much fun?

Snurchable
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/hbt123/ATsig.jpg

Sweet! I really like it...and your style!

Speaking of which. *pokes at Jann* I want a tut for this *points down* Pretty please.

*sticks tongue out*

You sure? Really sure? I'll make one... But it has many, many layers...he he...

[Fainne]

I made a Sam/Ba'al signature but i'm not really satisfied with the font. I am open for suggestions

[Jumble]

Art Thread, help!

I need some touch pick, it maybe not only hands touch, maybe like Jacks lays Sam's tummy his head in 'Serpent's Venom'. Something fluffy and good visible. Please?

[SamJackShipLover]

Fainne, you could try giving the text drop shadow or inner or outer glow, that sometimes makes it more clear. I think on the 2nd one, the clearly you work well together font is too girly ... But on the first one I really like the Sam & Baal font!

And yay for gradient layers!! I love them. I´m planning on making a geeky Sam sig, and someone asked for a RDA wallpaper ... but I don´t do wallpapers very often, they´re so big.

Jann, I love your wallpaper. The things I would have done differently:
Blur the texture on Amanda's face on the left
Loose the little Amanda on the right

But I love it, really. A stroke with little pics like that works very well with wallpapers eh.

[Jumble]

More touching pics

[Blacky Kitten]

Jumble, thank you! How would i chose among all of them... Need to go

Edit: have you got hands-touching?

[Fainne]

Fainne, you could try giving the text drop shadow or inner or outer glow, that sometimes makes it more clear. I think on the 2nd one, the clearly you work well together font is too girly ... But on the first one I really like the Sam & Baal font!

thx... I had a break and now feel inspired enough to work that out

Blacky what about this? spoiler for size

Spoiler:

and THE picture also has a very nice hand-touching