Graphic Arts Tutorials, Textures, Resources Thread

[Sarai]

Thats gorgeous great job

All thanks to you! Thanks for sharing !

[Fainne]

*raises hand* Gimper

haha, YAY - so we got at least one

Ok, thanks for the heads up !

I just made this following Snowball's tut

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...icturecopy.jpg

I won't be asking many Gimp questions anymore methinks, I'm starting to get to grips with PS !

you're welcome

this is really cool. i love it!

[Rachel-Kree]

thanks for the tut Luci

[bandcat]

yes please *jumps* maybe i couldn't find it because i have a german version

hopefully attached


thanks for the tuts luci and snowball

[Fainne]

hopefully attached


thanks for the tuts luci and snowball

thank you. i installed it and it works perfectly! YAYAYAYAYAY

[DJgirl]

Oh I don't mind at all I'm glad you liked it.


oh and here are two Michael siggies I made from Cazz's tut:

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...el_kenmore.png

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u.../saving_me.png

Those turned out really great!

ok, here's my attempt on Luci's tut.

[http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7058/arwenlucitut.th.png

i don't have these paint daubs, as well as the outer glow thingy. but i think it turned out quite good.

Very nice, Fainne!

Thanks Stargate.....

Here's my take on Luci's tut....sort of different, though.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t110/Jeyla4ever/Teyla%20Walls/th_Teyla-2.jpg

I really like how that turned out.

New tut anyone? ;D

How to do something like that:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...enJaredFin.jpg

Spoiler:

The tut is very simple. But I show you one of my tricks to make backgrounds brighter without cutting the whole pic out.

Take THAT texture.
I changed the coloring.

Now it looks like THAT.

It's selective coloring. that's why I show you the texture instead of the coloring, so everyone can use it (hullo PSP user ).
But you can also use another coloring. Depends on what you like to have. ;D

Okay. Create a new document 500x200 (or whatever you prefer). Open your pic. Make sure there's a bright background.
Like promo pics with a white or grey background.
Or make sure there are some bright parts.

You can cut it out or you can use the smudge tool.

BASE

THAT'S the pic I used.
As you can see, there's that white square behind them and colorful parts left and right.



Now I used the smudge tool to drag that white background over the whole canvas.



You could also erase the parts and fill the base layer with the color of the white/grey part behind them.
But sometimes smudging is easier than erasing.

Tip of the day.

Spoiler:

Example:

THAT pic put on a base with 500x200 size.

Using the smudge tool to drag the bright part over the canvas (try to make it as bright as possible.)



Looks like that now.

My base looks like that now.



COLORING

Spoiler:

There's selective coloring. I'm sorry. It makes the dark and blue colors more colorful.
You can skip that step or try something else. I'm sorry.

Dublicate your base and set to screen.
If it's to bright play with the opacity.

New adjusmentlyer > Channelmixer

Red

+103
-10
+3

Blue

+3
+5
+89

New adjusmentlyer > Selective Coloring

Red

-80
+15
+28
+5

Yellow

-19
0
-40
+5

Cyan

+70
+20
+35
+40

White

+60
0
+10
-38

Neutrals

+10
0
0
+10

Black

black +10



Filllayer #3C0B0B soft light 30%.

Fillayer #82CDE9 multiply 20%.


New adjusmentlayer > Levels

RGB

14; 1.24; 250

Filllayer #6A6A6A soft light 100%.

Filllayer #C0C0C0 overlay 40%.

Don't merge.

Now put the texture on top and set to multiply 100%.
Looks a bit too dark. So I dublicated the first screenlayer.

I duplicated it again and put it almost on top. Underneath the texture set to soflight 50%.



TEXT

"We're truly like brothers!" in Felix Titling
and Jensen&Jared in Pea Amy*Rica Script.

Different sizes, different colors. As usual. ;D

As final step I took THAT scratch texture, set to color dodge. I erased some parts over their faces.
Merge and sharpen or whatever you like.
I used my beloved paint daubs again.

Done.



Another example (cause I prepared it already ):



I just changed the texture into THAT this time.

Thanks, Luci!

I just realized that half of my MQ's didn't work, but everyone had wonderful artwork in here the past couple of days.

[Fainne]

thank you DJ

[spork67]

New tut anyone? ;D

How to do something like that:

Spoiler:

The tut is very simple. But I show you one of my tricks to make backgrounds brighter without cutting the whole pic out.

Take THAT texture.
I changed the coloring.

Now it looks like THAT.

It's selective coloring. that's why I show you the texture instead of the coloring, so everyone can use it (hullo PSP user ).
But you can also use another coloring. Depends on what you like to have. ;D

Okay. Create a new document 500x200 (or whatever you prefer). Open your pic. Make sure there's a bright background.
Like promo pics with a white or grey background.
Or make sure there are some bright parts.

You can cut it out or you can use the smudge tool.

BASE

THAT'S the pic I used.
As you can see, there's that white square behind them and colorful parts left and right.



Now I used the smudge tool to drag that white background over the whole canvas.



You could also erase the parts and fill the base layer with the color of the white/grey part behind them.
But sometimes smudging is easier than erasing.

Tip of the day.

Spoiler:

Example:

THAT pic put on a base with 500x200 size.

Using the smudge tool to drag the bright part over the canvas (try to make it as bright as possible.)



Looks like that now.

My base looks like that now.



COLORING

Spoiler:

There's selective coloring. I'm sorry. It makes the dark and blue colors more colorful.
You can skip that step or try something else. I'm sorry.

Dublicate your base and set to screen.
If it's to bright play with the opacity.

New adjusmentlyer > Channelmixer

Red

+103
-10
+3

Blue

+3
+5
+89

New adjusmentlyer > Selective Coloring

Red

-80
+15
+28
+5

Yellow

-19
0
-40
+5

Cyan

+70
+20
+35
+40

White

+60
0
+10
-38

Neutrals

+10
0
0
+10

Black

black +10



Filllayer #3C0B0B soft light 30%.

Fillayer #82CDE9 multiply 20%.


New adjusmentlayer > Levels

RGB

14; 1.24; 250

Filllayer #6A6A6A soft light 100%.

Filllayer #C0C0C0 overlay 40%.

Don't merge.

Now put the texture on top and set to multiply 100%.
Looks a bit too dark. So I dublicated the first screenlayer.

I duplicated it again and put it almost on top. Underneath the texture set to soflight 50%.



TEXT

"We're truly like brothers!" in Felix Titling
and Jensen&Jared in Pea Amy*Rica Script.

Different sizes, different colors. As usual. ;D

As final step I took THAT scratch texture, set to color dodge. I erased some parts over their faces.
Merge and sharpen or whatever you like.
I used my beloved paint daubs again.

Done.



Another example (cause I prepared it already ):



I just changed the texture into THAT this time.

okay, i'll post my results ASAP but I needs massive amounts of help.... I'm using the tut to make a siggy for my fic... my Supernatural/Atlantis crossover... so I have Dean and John on there... but I can't think of any text... any suggestions... song lyrics anything that would fit the both of them (or if you've read the little bit of my fic i have posted, any lines or anything?)

[DJgirl]

New tut anyone? ;D

How to do something like that:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...enJaredFin.jpg

Spoiler:

The tut is very simple. But I show you one of my tricks to make backgrounds brighter without cutting the whole pic out.

Take THAT texture.
I changed the coloring.

Now it looks like THAT.

It's selective coloring. that's why I show you the texture instead of the coloring, so everyone can use it (hullo PSP user ).
But you can also use another coloring. Depends on what you like to have. ;D

Okay. Create a new document 500x200 (or whatever you prefer). Open your pic. Make sure there's a bright background.
Like promo pics with a white or grey background.
Or make sure there are some bright parts.

You can cut it out or you can use the smudge tool.

BASE

THAT'S the pic I used.
As you can see, there's that white square behind them and colorful parts left and right.



Now I used the smudge tool to drag that white background over the whole canvas.



You could also erase the parts and fill the base layer with the color of the white/grey part behind them.
But sometimes smudging is easier than erasing.

Tip of the day.

Spoiler:

Example:

THAT pic put on a base with 500x200 size.

Using the smudge tool to drag the bright part over the canvas (try to make it as bright as possible.)



Looks like that now.

My base looks like that now.



COLORING

Spoiler:

There's selective coloring. I'm sorry. It makes the dark and blue colors more colorful.
You can skip that step or try something else. I'm sorry.

Dublicate your base and set to screen.
If it's to bright play with the opacity.

New adjusmentlyer > Channelmixer

Red

+103
-10
+3

Blue

+3
+5
+89

New adjusmentlyer > Selective Coloring

Red

-80
+15
+28
+5

Yellow

-19
0
-40
+5

Cyan

+70
+20
+35
+40

White

+60
0
+10
-38

Neutrals

+10
0
0
+10

Black

black +10



Filllayer #3C0B0B soft light 30%.

Fillayer #82CDE9 multiply 20%.


New adjusmentlayer > Levels

RGB

14; 1.24; 250

Filllayer #6A6A6A soft light 100%.

Filllayer #C0C0C0 overlay 40%.

Don't merge.

Now put the texture on top and set to multiply 100%.
Looks a bit too dark. So I dublicated the first screenlayer.

I duplicated it again and put it almost on top. Underneath the texture set to soflight 50%.



TEXT

"We're truly like brothers!" in Felix Titling
and Jensen&Jared in Pea Amy*Rica Script.

Different sizes, different colors. As usual. ;D

As final step I took THAT scratch texture, set to color dodge. I erased some parts over their faces.
Merge and sharpen or whatever you like.
I used my beloved paint daubs again.

Done.



Another example (cause I prepared it already ):



I just changed the texture into THAT this time.

Here's my take on this tut. I really like the colorings you used for this one, Luci!

[Fainne]

stunning DJ!

[DJgirl]

stunning DJ!

Thanks! I had a NCIS marathon yesterday and because of that a dream about Michael Weatherly, so I just had to use him for my next subject of a siggy.

[Fainne]

Thanks! I had a NCIS marathon yesterday and because of that a dream about Michael Weatherly, so I just had to use him for my next subject of a siggy.

hmm, NCIS marathon. I'm still on a high by the episode "heartland" *.*

[DJgirl]

hmm, NCIS marathon. I'm still on a high by the episode "heartland" *.*

That episode was amazing! I loved it.

[spork67]

all right... two versions... with different text

i used luci's tut.





thank you Faine for the text ideas

[Sarai]

Here's my take on this tut. I really like the colorings you used for this one, Luci!

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...herlyluci2.jpg

That's gorgeous, DJ ! Have no idea who he is but *t h u n k*

I've been wondering how to do this for ages, and I found the tut on the first page. It's a sig for our challenge of the week over on the S/J Art Thread: