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

[Blacky Kitten]

Awesome arties, Jas!

One of my fave sites with fonts http://fontriver.com/ to lazy to pm...

Off to bed

Nighty night

[starlover]

i'm kinda addicted to battleships i love that walli did i ever mention before that i have a poster with some of stargate ships in my room?

then you probably like the ship only version!

(like I said; I put S/J later on it...with the text)

[Rachel-Kree]

then you probably like the ship only version!

(like I said; I put S/J later on it...with the text)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1..._LCwpships.jpg

yay THANKS! *is snurching madly Jann's walli*

[jasminaGo]

Thanks for the link Kitty. I added it to the list.

Beautiful Jas, certainly the icons!

Can you tell me how to keep one color in the pic and to delete all the others!!! I want to try that as well...one day

I already answered this, but did you mean the Photoshoot icons?

I'm watching Farscape (half naked John) and got distracted.

I did those with layer masks. Make two stamps. Desaturate one. Put a layer mask on the top stamp. Take a black brush and paint on the mask, that will make the lower stamp show up.

p.s. Love the ship version of the wallie.

[josiane]

*is in awe of Jas... again*

[hbt123]

Hey ladies! Just dropping by for a few. I'm inMontreal right now checking out McGill (university) and doing some shopping! I'll be home on sunday morning, sso I'll see you all then.

Being here really makes me realize how dodgy my french is... :\

[TrueRomantic]

I'm loving all the art!!!

Here's my newest LotS sig...I started it last night when I couldn't sleep...Apparently insomnia (which is what I've decided I must have) is good for something...

[Padme18]

I'm loving all the art!!!

Here's my newest LotS sig...I started it last night when I couldn't sleep...Apparently insomnia (which is what I've decided I must have) is good for something...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g4...eSeeker131.jpg

Twin I love it!

[TrueRomantic]

Thanks twin!!!

And I just made this while talking on YIM...

[jasminaGo]

Lovely sigs Kim


Josi asked for few tuts yesterday. I hope they help, but they all have selective coloring in them. (you really need to get PS )

Spoiler:

1. I used this cap. Croped, resized, sharpened, blured out the skin. (it's what I do with all the icons)

The colors looked a bit pale so I added a new layer, filled it with #fadfb0 and set it Multiply.

2. Then I wanted to make a little difference between the background and Sam's uniform and increase the contrast.

New Adjustment Layer -> Selective color

reds: -47; 13; 0; -21
yellows: -34; -33; -59; 0
neautrals: 45; 12; 2; 0

3. New Adjustment Layer -> Selective color

reds: -33; 0; 0; 0
greens: 100; 0; 0; 0
neautrals: 23; -11; -9; 0

4. New Adjustment layer -> Levels

input levels: 29; 1; 255

5. set to Lighten 60%

6. On a new layer at the bottom of the icon I made a selection 7x100 and filled it with #fadfb0. I duplicated that layer, set the duplicate to Color Dodge and moved it few pixels up

Spoiler:

I didn't do much on this icon. The pic was quite good to work with. Just the standard sharpen and blur.

1. New Adjustment layer -> Selective color

reds: -21; 12; 15; 0
yellows: -35; -30; -35; 0
neutrals: 17; -21; -31; 0
blacks: 0; 0; 0; 13

2. Made a new layer, set it to Color, and painted the eyes with #adf0ee. Lowered the opacity to 80% cause the eyes were to bright

3. New Adjustment layer -> Selective color

reds: -20; 23; 0; 0
cyans: 100; 0; 0; 0
neutrals: 100; 0; 0; -8

Spoiler:

This is the original pic

1. Duplicate the base three times. Set the first duplicate to Screen 100%, the second to Screen 70%, and the third to SoftLight 70% (desaturate this layer).

2. The coloring

New Adjustment layer -> Selective color

reds: -66; 25; 11; 0
yellows: -10; -8; -5; 0
greens: 86; -100; -100; 0
neutrals: 39; -8; -16; 0

3. New Adjustment layer -> Selective color

reds: 0; 27; 35; 0
greens: 100; 100; -100; 0

4. New adjustment layer -> Brightness/Contrast

27/0

5. set to Lighten, and erased the parts covering Sam.

[josiane]

Great sigs Kim - I love how simple the second one is, in particular, very effective.

Jas thanks for the tuts I found out how to adjust colour levels in gimp, so I'll have to see if I can mimic the selective colouring too

[Rachel-Kree]

Hey ladies! Just dropping by for a few. I'm inMontreal right now checking out McGill (university) and doing some shopping! I'll be home on sunday morning, sso I'll see you all then.

Being here really makes me realize how dodgy my french is... :\

hey ! i hope you're having fun in there

Awesome sigs Kim
thanks for the tutorials Jasmina

[starlover]

Question: How late is the challenge going to be posted? Coz I have to go to work in an hour...and I wanna see

*pouts*

Thanks for the tuts Jas. Awesome artwork TR

[josiane]

Question: How late is the challenge going to be posted? Coz I have to go to work in an hour...and I wanna see

*pouts*

Thanks for the tuts Jas. Awesome artwork TR

I was going to do it in a couple of hours, but I can do it quicker if you guys want? Just need to get the post made because I haven't looked at my PMs for the last two days with being away on my course

[starlover]

I was going to do it in a couple of hours, but I can do it quicker if you guys want? Just need to get the post made because I haven't looked at my PMs for the last two days with being away on my course

Yes please*bats eyelashes*

*huggles for the course*

I have a tiny bit of patience...and otherwise if you can't make it I'll see it after work...no problem

I was just wondering