Just going back to the backgrounds for a minute, another thing I like to do is use premades, such as these ones. I like to blend them, play around with the colour etc. you can get some nice outcomes.
Quick question, with those premade's how would you blend in a team logo into the background? I have PaintShop Pro.
<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Have any examples that i could check out? Whats the best way to save something? JPEG or GIF? For avys? For sigs? On Jpeg, at what quality?</div> Can anyone answer these?
avys. Gifs are fine because they are small. I would suggest JPG's at around 60% for good quality sigs. PNG's are good too, but larger file. It keeps more of the details and color intact.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Ask Mel.</div> Oh, i thought Trench had made it.
Does anyone have Corel Paint Shop Pro? Or is anyone familiar with using it because I have a problem with one of the effects I'm using. I used this one effect called 'seemless tiles' and now whenever i try to select a portion of the picture it does the seamless tiles effect. I don't even need the effect and it still does it when im cropping. EDIT: Nevermind, I just figured out my feathering was set to 100.
How do you underline text? Like a kind of fancy thing? How do you make a pattern in the background? I know how to set it, but how do you make it in the first place?
<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">How do you underline text? Like a kind of fancy thing?</div> Draw a line? Just play around and see what looks best. <div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">How do you make a pattern in the background? I know how to set it, but how do you make it in the first place?</div> Find what you want to make a pattern, then go to Edit > Define Pattern.
(Trench)How did you make the pattern used in all the new banners? Like the ASG ones and the new team forum ones.
You just create a small canvas, say 5x5 pixels or somthing, then just experiment with the Pencil Tool, making different patterns like lines and such, then go to Edit > Define Pattern to save it to the pattern sections. Or you can just go to www.deviantart.com and download Patterns.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">You just create a small canvas, say 5x5 pixels or somthing, then just experiment with the Pencil Tool, making different patterns like lines and such, then go to Edit > Define Pattern to save it to the pattern sections. Or you can just go to www.deviantart.com and download Patterns.</div> That helps, but i should have phrased my question diferently. What was the pattern that you used? Like how could i make one similar? EDIT: Something is jacked up on my text. Like the size that used to be 18, is now almost the size that is 3. Has this ever happened to you? And how do i change it back? EDIT:What should i save a wallpaper as?
<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">(Trench)How did you make the pattern used in all the new banners? Like the ASG ones and the new team forum ones.</div> I find patterns from everywhere. Other designs, images, scans, etc.. I find the patterns I like then follow NT's steps to define a pattern. I've saved quite a few patterns for my personal use just by collecting what I like over the web.
<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">EDIT: Something is jacked up on my text. Like the size that used to be 18, is now almost the size that is 3. Has this ever happened to you? And how do i change it back? EDIT:What should i save a wallpaper as?</div> My text does that occasionally too, I'm not sure what causes this, but I think it might have somthing to do with the dimensions of the canvas, or its possibly a glitch relating to that. Just close the program down to get it back to normal (although it wont change on your saved .psd's) I (and most designers) save wallpapers as .jpeg
Trench, can you send me a psd to one of the newer banners? Any of the team banners or an allstar banner is fine, i just want to see what you did with the pattern. Either PM or here is fine. What is the highest quality i can save a signature as, while still being ok for use?
Wow Notorious, you're really getting into making graphics aren't ya. Keep at it, you're improving like crazy.
<div class="quote_poster">Epidemik Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wow Notorious, you're really getting into making graphics aren't ya.</div> Whad do you mean?
