Zan's gfx noob tuts/tips thread.
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Posted 14 December 2005 - 01:35 AM
yup, but i dun think you need the lasso tool. Just Create a new layer and Press Ctrl+A(thats select all) on the top layer, then go to Edit>Stroke and do what zan suggested. Nice work though zan
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Posted 14 December 2005 - 05:50 AM
Thanks for that tutorial!
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Posted 03 January 2006 - 07:53 AM
May I request a tutorial on backrouds? I just started, and these tutorials have helped me alot, but with the first tutorial, Coloring, How would I get the starting image in the first place?And yes, I am extremly new at this, and refer to me as Noob if you want. I don't care.
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Posted 03 January 2006 - 04:48 PM
THANKS! it helped me a lot!
GJ! Verry good tips for noobs ...PS : Why the menu in PhotoShop is in spanish???
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Posted 04 January 2006 - 11:53 AM
First off great thread.I just started making my own sig yesterday and have really enjoyed.Becuase I use The Gimp and not photoshop I can't do what you said, but the concepts that are truly gonna be helping me out(opacity layering etc)I would like to second the motion for a bg tute as this is what I am having trouble making(finding a rain bg is rather hard too, lol)anyways good on ya for helping aspiring graphic designerscheerswarjunkie
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Posted 13 January 2006 - 09:10 AM
Nice tut zanYou should compile them in jpegs sometime.
Edited by ramp3, 13 January 2006 - 09:22 AM.
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Posted 13 January 2006 - 07:16 PM
Too long for me lazy self. I might do some others... one day
I might do some others... one day
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Posted 13 January 2006 - 08:23 PM
No problemI understand thatEvery digital artist I know is somewhat lazy (including myself)
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Posted 15 January 2006 - 04:37 AM
In my free times I will now be in DG's chatroom. If someone needs personal advice, just come there.link: http://www.dgemu.com...t/flashchat.php
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Posted 20 January 2006 - 01:06 AM
for the chat room is there some kind of time frame that you will be on?
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Posted 20 January 2006 - 01:07 AM
wow zan, tuts stil lcoming huh, great job with the tuts
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Posted 20 January 2006 - 01:30 AM
Woot this topic will never die! Now comes:Border ShadingOk first open some dark feel sig that would go along with shadows:
Then create a new layer atop everything else and select it with the lasso tool just like how I did borders in my previous tut:
Then through edit/stroke create a 1 pixel black border and filter it with a gaussian blur (filter/blur/gaussian blur). Choose your settings so you shade without hidding too much of your sig:
Then just move your layer in the row you want. (Make it under anything front-rowish)
And tada! You got some nice shade for your dark sigs. Also it blends a bit more your render into your sig.Comments are always appreciated.
Then create a new layer atop everything else and select it with the lasso tool just like how I did borders in my previous tut:Then through edit/stroke create a 1 pixel black border and filter it with a gaussian blur (filter/blur/gaussian blur). Choose your settings so you shade without hidding too much of your sig:Then just move your layer in the row you want. (Make it under anything front-rowish)And tada! You got some nice shade for your dark sigs. Also it blends a bit more your render into your sig.Comments are always appreciated.
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Posted 20 January 2006 - 06:05 PM
Liked your last Border Shading tut and the one for basic image manip.Keep up the good work!bw, MartyOT
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Posted 29 January 2006 - 06:14 PM
Excellent tuts, them help me alot. B)
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Posted 09 February 2006 - 10:52 AM
Hell YesNo Better Way To Say It...Been Working With These For A Day Or Two Now...I Have To Say, I'm Pleased With My Results...Keep Up The Good Work Zan
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 12:26 AM
Phew, i'm glad that's the end of for what i've been doing, yes boring things on the pc 
, great job zan
, great job zan
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Posted 14 April 2006 - 01:43 PM
Can someone explain that to me? I don't understand the part where he says now just click edit/clear.Now with still the polygon lasso on hand right click on your selection and select reverse selection.Then right click on it again and select feather, then make it to 20 pixels.now just click on edit/clear until you are satisfied. (with the render layer selected)5. After that if you chose to put the render layer under the color blance ones you can try and switch the layer type to luminosity.Here is my final result:
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Posted 14 April 2006 - 02:33 PM
It's the same as pressing delete, just do that.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 07:15 PM
I had a few tuts in the oven that I couldn't finish, now since I had a little time on my hand I finished both and here it comes: Planets(Now this tut isn't fully by me, I just wasn't entirely satisfied with all the planet tuts out there so I decided to make a more detailed tut.)First off make a large black canvas according to the planet's size, don't make it the size of your sig, you will be able to flatten and move your planet afterwards.On a new layer, grab the circular lasso and make a round selection by holding shift, then, grab a nice grunge brush or you can also use texture if you have a good one. If you use the brush, brush white on black and most importantly: do not overbrush! you want to see the texture in there. 
(I used Funsize's 3rd grunge for this one)But now it still sucks, go to Filter/distort/Spherize to make it round, it blurs a bit so you don't need to blur later on.Then, if you want color, keep your selection open and perform an average color balance on your planet (in layer/new adjustment layer/color balance) One color is usually okay.
Now its still a puny little brushed circle and we'll fix that. Right click on your planet layer and go in your layer options. There, add a inside and outside glow with the same color. Here are my settings for the size of my sample: 
If you want to make glow with a color make it a very light one and make both glows the same color.Here is about what you should have by now: 
But its still not over yet! If you want to make it with a shadow it gets harder, it took me a while to find a way so the shadow doesn't freak up the glow but I found the way. Here goes: Make a new layer and grab the circular lasso once again. This time make a big circle on one side of your planet and fill it with black: 
Notice the selection size? It must be bigger or as big as the planet or else the shadow will seems like it glows and it will freak up.Now deselect your circle, select your circle layer and go to filter/blur/gaussian blur and select the blur strenght according to your planet size. After that, you might consider going into your shadow's layer options and add a drop shadow, it will make the border between glow and shadow smoother and you can use that to fix your shadow if you made your circle too small earlier. In the end you should come up with this: 
Note that the color, texture and shadow is all up to you. Hope you liked this tut. Now after someone bumps this, I will add another tut that was rotting in my workshop.
(I used Funsize's 3rd grunge for this one)But now it still sucks, go to Filter/distort/Spherize to make it round, it blurs a bit so you don't need to blur later on.Then, if you want color, keep your selection open and perform an average color balance on your planet (in layer/new adjustment layer/color balance) One color is usually okay.Now its still a puny little brushed circle and we'll fix that. Right click on your planet layer and go in your layer options. There, add a inside and outside glow with the same color. Here are my settings for the size of my sample: If you want to make glow with a color make it a very light one and make both glows the same color.Here is about what you should have by now: But its still not over yet! If you want to make it with a shadow it gets harder, it took me a while to find a way so the shadow doesn't freak up the glow but I found the way. Here goes: Make a new layer and grab the circular lasso once again. This time make a big circle on one side of your planet and fill it with black: Notice the selection size? It must be bigger or as big as the planet or else the shadow will seems like it glows and it will freak up.Now deselect your circle, select your circle layer and go to filter/blur/gaussian blur and select the blur strenght according to your planet size. After that, you might consider going into your shadow's layer options and add a drop shadow, it will make the border between glow and shadow smoother and you can use that to fix your shadow if you made your circle too small earlier. In the end you should come up with this: Note that the color, texture and shadow is all up to you. Hope you liked this tut. Now after someone bumps this, I will add another tut that was rotting in my workshop.
Edited by zanzoken, 04 June 2006 - 01:46 PM.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 09:54 PM
Bumped for the hope of more tut. Just got PS yesterday and without this I would be lost. Making sigs like the one on the first page/first post is still impossible to me. But Zan you are truly great.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 10:22 PM
Next one: Stain coloringOkay stain coloring is good for making rust/stain effect on your bg, its a good way to add texture to abstract brushes, here goes: When you have a sig with a black and white bg like this: 
You can start off doing some faint color balance so it isn't completely B&W. See color balance tut.
Then the sweet stuff comes in, make a color balance layer with the color you want your stains to be and then fill in the color balance layer with black using the paintbucket. Now it should look exactly as before you did the color balance. After this, select your color blalance layer and grab some good grunge brushes and start brushing in white in the location you want your stains to be, the shape of the brushes will make the stains so make sure it fits.As usual do not overbrush or you will end up with something bad. Do it with moderation and it should be okay. Here's my end sample: 
Edited by zanzoken, 03 June 2006 - 10:24 PM.
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Posted 03 June 2006 - 10:44 PM
Zanzorken ... is ... very sexy. <3I that planet thingy Zan, hosshum. Habsholutely hosshum. Cheers.
that planet thingy Zan, hosshum. Habsholutely hosshum. Cheers.
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Posted 04 June 2006 - 10:12 AM
i think the thing to sphearize or w/e is distort, frenchy, so filter-distort-sphearize. great tut for the moon, zanzoken!
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Posted 11 June 2006 - 12:37 AM
Wow, that planet tut is really good, I liked it a lot. Great job dude, keep it up
