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sasha knows some stuff man oh and may i ask you how you do the two corners like that smooth andthen the white border inside the black border? If you can solve this mystery (i tried with feather and all that but it always resulted in a blurry graph) your God thx in advance

 

Man I feel stupid for not thinking of that. Thanks Sasha. :thumbsup:

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sasha:</div><div class="quote_post">Eraser, Pen, Polygonal Lasso Tool, anything that you can select with. I myself use the Polygonal Lasso Tool for sharp edges, and the Eraser tool for smoother edges or sides.


Don't quite understand, care to elaborate?</div>

When I try to scale my pic so it fits in my 80 x 80 avatar..it takes forever to scale. Is their any way that I can scale my pic to exactly 80x80 without using the scaling tool for a long time to fit it perfectly at 80x80?

Also how do I make a picture fade in the background? like on Flem's sig:

 

omg people to cut off the corners isnt that hard i do it with microsoft paint

 

i know, but you gotta do it smooth. and you gotta get that white stroke

 

How do you get that dotted screen like eginobli has in his backround in his sig or in TarHeel`s backround on his avatar? Tutorial?

 

Hey Sasha,I know this isnt really graphics but it is related to it,is there anyway you can get rid of the water marks on the images from Getty Images?If so how?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Hey Sasha,I know this isnt really graphics but it is related to it,is there anyway you can get rid of the water marks on the images from Getty Images?If so how?
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Same question ova here.

 

Sasha, I would also liek to know how to cut corners.

In reference to the Bone Collector pic you got from slam, I am pretty sure you can make a very similar effect(however I ton't look as good as you want it too) usign a variety of filters, try toying around with them.

Also, new question(probably pretty easy, but I have been doing some random stuff to make a fade type effect.(not like the one timflem used in Silky Smooth's sig; isn't that just playing with opacity and the lights?) I want to know How I can make an image on one layer look like it is fading in from left tor ight(ie, it is transparent on the left sied, but on the right side, it is opaque) So it is sort of like a gradient for a picture(do you understand?) Any tips?

Also, on your streetball legedn thing and alot of other design related pictures, many things are equal distances apart, is there any way to make it easy to seperate them equally apart?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AllenIverson3:</div><div class="quote_post">How do you get that dotted screen like eginobli has in his backround in his sig or in TarHeel`s backround on his avatar? Tutorial?</div>
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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Silky Smooth & Courtking031:</div><div class="quote_post">Hey Sasha,I know this isnt really graphics but it is related to it,is there anyway you can get rid of the water marks on the images from Getty Images?If so how?</div>
Sure. Zoom into the picture in Photoshop, and try to match the colors you think are right, pixel by pixel. This is a very hard process often taking up to many days of work, but at time is worth it.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting nkwu:</div><div class="quote_post">Also, new question(probably pretty easy, but I have been doing some random stuff to make a fade type effect.(not like the one timflem used in Silky Smooth's sig; isn't that just playing with opacity and the lights?) I want to know How I can make an image on one layer look like it is fading in from left tor ight(ie, it is transparent on the left sied, but on the right side, it is opaque) So it is sort of like a gradient for a picture(do you understand?) Any tips?</div>
Select the part of the image you want to make a fading effect to, and do the Motion Blur (Filter>Blur>Motion Blur) in the selected box. After that is done, take the eraser tool at around 200-300 pixels and take off a part of the motion blur at the ends.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting nkwu:</div><div class="quote_post">Also, on your streetball legedn thing and alot of other design related pictures, many things are equal distances apart, is there any way to make it easy to seperate them equally apart?</div>
You can try using the grid (View>Extra>Grid) to get it exact, but it might take a while, I usually try to do it by following the Golden Ratio or when I'm in a hurry I just do it by eye.

 

Any answers on my q's?

 

Sasha: What is your favorite kind of font for Sig's? Please Give me a couple names!

 

Hey Sasha... I seen you joined wall-caves a while back ... got some nice stuff over there... when you coming out with that KG wall.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">When I try to scale my pic so it fits in my 80 x 80 avatar..it takes forever to scale. Is their any way that I can scale my pic to exactly 80x80 without using the scaling tool for a long time to fit it perfectly at 80x80?</div>
Go to Image>Image Size and scale it down by typing in the dimensions in the provided boxes. Make sure that the Constrain Proportions box is checked.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">Also how do I make a picture fade in the background? like on Flem's sig:
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Just lower the opacity of it in your Layers Pallete.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Courtking031:</div><div class="quote_post">What is your favorite kind of font for Sig's? Please Give me a couple names!</div>
I vary my tastes all the time, and it has to do with a theme I am working on. Any font is good, just because I use a font that I like, doesn't mean you will like it. So go by your own instinct, and remember that designing is a way to release your creativeness, and not someone elses.

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting purehoops:</div><div class="quote_post">Hey Sasha... I seen you joined wall-caves a while back ... got some nice stuff over there... when you coming out with that KG wall.</div>
Well look who it is, what's up man?! Thanks for the comments, but I don't remember any certain KG wall, refresh my memory...

 

Also Sasha in a lot of Infante's sig's he has like an article blended in the background. How do you do that?

 

Infante creates the text himself

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">Infante creates the text himself</div>

no, like how does he blend it into the background so neatly...I don't think it's Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Courtking031:</div><div class="quote_post">no, like how does he blend it into the background so neatly...I don't think it's Layer>Layer Style>Blending Options</div>
If you mean the text in his some of the sigs that;s blended in the back? ALl he did was type it out and did an outer glow from what I see and maybe lowered the opacity.

 

Sasha, I saw you have a Deviant Art account. I love that place although I haven't updated mine in awhile.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sasha:</div><div class="quote_post">Well look who it is, what's up man?! Thanks for the comments, but I don't remember any certain KG wall, refresh my memory...</div>

Nah Im asking when you gunna get around to making one ... got some good stuff over there.