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Benchwarmer1

Image Manipulation Questions

first of all, i am wondering how to make people/things transparent? and how x.doublea has a different colored border on his letters than his font.
x.doublea

Re: Benchwarmer's Photoshop/Fireworks/Gimp 2 Questions

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
first of all, i am wondering how to make people/things transparent? and how x.doublea has a different colored border on his letters than his font.


If I remember correctly, you can right click the image and do a bunch of stuff, like trahsperency. It's been so long I can't remember exactly though. Crying or Very sad

I have no idea about the border thing on Photoshop. Crying or Very sad
Benchwarmer1

Re: Benchwarmer's Photoshop/Fireworks/Gimp 2 Questions

x.doublea wrote:
Benchwarmer1 wrote:
first of all, i am wondering how to make people/things transparent? and how x.doublea has a different colored border on his letters than his font.


If I remember correctly, you can right click the image and do a bunch of stuff, like trahsperency. It's been so long I can't remember exactly though. Crying or Very sad

I have no idea about the border thing on Photoshop. Crying or Very sad

i got this free software that can do it for me, i think its called Inkspace
x.doublea

You can definitely do it on Photoshop though... I remember there was this menu-thing where you can add shadows, burns, anything for images. But I can't remember. (I also did the border thing for the letters on Photoshop before... just forgot how).

I found this good website which can possibly help you out:

http://wwww.graphics-world.com/similar/tutorial/111-Splicing-Images/3
Benchwarmer1

i think there was an error Confused
x.doublea

Strange, the link works for me. Confused
Benchwarmer1

NVM it works now, i don't know what happened
PSALT

I find it really sad that there is a thread dedicated to this..... Wink
Benchwarmer1

PSALT wrote:
I find it really sad that there is a thread dedicated to this..... Wink

this might be the longest thread ever... Laughing
x.doublea

Benchwamer, have you figured it out yet? I wish I could tell you directly, but I just haven't used Photoshop in a long time....
Benchwarmer1

yeah, i figured it out
dav6789

PSALT wrote:
I find it really sad that there is a thread dedicated to this..... Wink


That is a use of this sub-forum, to have threads that wouldn't be put anywhere else.
Benchwarmer1

hehe, my first wallpaper i stole leftys style Embarassed

please don't bash me
x.doublea

It looks really good benchwarmer! Very Happy now... let me see a tennis one. Wink
Benchwarmer1

thanks, i just wanted to test it out on guitarists Very Happy
x.doublea

I'll post some of my first Agassi wallpapers created a few years ago on a program called Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9. Uploading the images now.
x.doublea

Ok, here are the wallpapers. All were made last year, except for the last one, which was made early this year.







These were really the only 'collage'-styled wallpapers I made.

Tell me what you guys think.
leftys_rock

I wish Gimp had those borders. I like it! The collage style gives a very different look to the wallpaper types.
Benchwarmer1

very nice, kicks the crap out of my wallpaper
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
I wish Gimp had those borders. I like it! The collage style gives a very different look to the wallpaper types.


By borders, do you mean the 'fade out' type in the last wallpaper?

Definitely, they are very different. These were really experimental ones I made for myself. You know, just played around the program.... certainly, I prefer my current ones (especially the Sharapova and the Kirilenko ones). but, looking back, some of those I just posted don't look bad. Rolling Eyes
leftys_rock

x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
I wish Gimp had those borders. I like it! The collage style gives a very different look to the wallpaper types.


By borders, do you mean the 'fade out' type in the last wallpaper?

Definitely, they are very different. These were really experimental ones I made for myself. You know, just played around the program.... certainly, I prefer my current ones (especially the Sharapova and the Kirilenko ones). but, looking back, some of those I just posted don't look bad. Rolling Eyes


Like the collage one I just made? I thought that one was my best one. But my friend keeps telling me that the Sharapova one I made earlier looked better. But I think both of those were much better than the earlier ones I made.

And borders, I mean like the last one and the grey ones in the first one.
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
I wish Gimp had those borders. I like it! The collage style gives a very different look to the wallpaper types.


By borders, do you mean the 'fade out' type in the last wallpaper?

Definitely, they are very different. These were really experimental ones I made for myself. You know, just played around the program.... certainly, I prefer my current ones (especially the Sharapova and the Kirilenko ones). but, looking back, some of those I just posted don't look bad. Rolling Eyes


Like the collage one I just made? I thought that one was my best one. But my friend keeps telling me that the Sharapova one I made earlier looked better. But I think both of those were much better than the earlier ones I made.

And borders, I mean like the last one and the grey ones in the first one.


I think your WTA one is the best of the one you have done, better than the Sharapova one. And, about the border, the ones in the first wallpaper are just dropshadows created with a solid box placed underneath the picture.
Benchwarmer1

in the process of making a young guns wallpaper Very Happy
Benchwarmer1

my litle wallpaper, boviously i didn't put much effort into it Laughing
x.doublea

That's a nice start Benchwarmer!... my god, Baghdatis lost his foot! Wink
Benchwarmer1

i got lazy, i used magic wantd, i told you there was little effort w/ this one Laughing
leftys_rock

Laughing Try hiding it behind Gasquet. I remember in my old wallpaper, Sharapova had the net tape covering part of her leg, so I moved Henin over to cover the leg up. Laughing
x.doublea

Yes, magic wand isn't the best option for sure....
Benchwarmer1

cool, i should do that leftys

and to x. yes now i know magic wand is odd
i love the berdych pic Laughing its so cool Cool
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
cool, i should do that leftys

and to x. yes now i know magic wand is odd
i love the berdych pic Laughing its so cool Cool


Hey, you reflected the Berdych picture! Wink I'm sure a lot of people don't want to remember that moment. Laughing
Tennis fan

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
my litle wallpaper, boviously i didn't put much effort into it Laughing


Hey! Great effort. My only problem is that while you have the three best young stars on the right, you captured that idiotic moment of Berdych... I lost respect for him after that moment and he does not belong in the same picture with the other three
Benchwarmer1

yes, i know the idiot-ness is what made it so effortless

I Don't Know why i put it, i was bored i guess
Benchwarmer1

how's this guys, i got bored:
x.doublea

It's very good... how come centre court is so green though?
Benchwarmer1

i covered it w/ green Laughing
leftys_rock

Do you have a bigger version we could see?
Benchwarmer1

nope sorry Embarassed
leftys_rock

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
nope sorry Embarassed


So the wallpaper is that small? Shocked
Benchwarmer1

nope not a wall paper Laughing , its supposed to be an avatar, but i was too lazy to make it a square
Benchwarmer1

much more simple this time around:
x.doublea

Oh, that's very original, Benchwarmer! Wink The 'My Icons' box must be an original idea....
Benchwarmer1

nope, stole it for someone in WTAworld Wink, just thought i'd try it
PSALT

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
nope, stole it for someone in WTAworld Wink, just thought i'd try it


I like the Kirilenko picture. she looks nice in it.
Benchwarmer1


how's this avatar, i made it in like 10 minutes
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:

how's this avatar, i made it in like 10 minutes


It's very nice... It's very brave of you to dim the flag like that, and the end result is superb. Very Happy
Benchwarmer1

x.doublea wrote:
Benchwarmer1 wrote:

how's this avatar, i made it in like 10 minutes


It's very nice... It's very brave of you to dim the flag like that, and the end result is superb. Very Happy

wow, "superb" that's the best adjective i've received about anything in the whole stinkin week
Benchwarmer1

a very, wait, uber simple avater that took like 5 minutes to make


it's kinda obvious that i want to be a part of that avatar wallpaper thing isn't it Embarassed
leftys_rock

Benchie about that torrent, it gave me this folder with this RecordNow thing in it. What do I do now? Confused
Benchwarmer1

WTF, talk to me on gmail
leftys_rock

Just a photoshop question, does anybody know how to add the little star that's in a lot of avatars?
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
Just a photoshop question, does anybody know how to add the little star that's in a lot of avatars?


If I remember correctly, there's a stamp tool where you can 'stamp' figures onto the image....
leftys_rock

And so when you want to remove the background to a picture without erasing, i'm trying to turn a picture into black and white(no grey), but it doesn't work because what the player is wearing doesn't really accord with the black and white. Is there any other way to do it besides erasing?
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
And so when you want to remove the background to a picture without erasing, i'm trying to turn a picture into black and white(no grey), but it doesn't work because what the player is wearing doesn't really accord with the black and white. Is there any other way to do it besides erasing?


Well, no grey is a bit difficult (I think you can adjust the grey scale though).... perhaps you can fill various parts of the picture with solid colours and then turn it into pure black and white.
leftys_rock

Would you suggest this or erasing?
Benchwarmer1

hey, do you want me to change the thread name to something else, cuz it's not just my questions now Embarassed ?
leftys_rock

Doesn't matter, probably just image manipulation questions then. Razz
Benchwarmer1

leftys_rock wrote:
Doesn't matter, probably just image manipulation questions then. Razz

or photoshop questions?
leftys_rock

x.doublea, do you know how to make your type backwards on photoshop?
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea, do you know how to make your type backwards on photoshop?


You mean the text? Convert the text into a graphic, and then use some tool which generates the mirror image of pictures (forgot what the tool is called).
leftys_rock

x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea, do you know how to make your type backwards on photoshop?


You mean the text? Convert the text into a graphic, and then use some tool which generates the mirror image of pictures (forgot what the tool is called).


I found that you could type the text in another file, flip the canvas and drag the flipped text into your project.
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea, do you know how to make your type backwards on photoshop?


You mean the text? Convert the text into a graphic, and then use some tool which generates the mirror image of pictures (forgot what the tool is called).


I found that you could type the text in another file, flip the canvas and drag the flipped text into your project.


Power of Photoshop.... Wink
leftys_rock

x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea, do you know how to make your type backwards on photoshop?


You mean the text? Convert the text into a graphic, and then use some tool which generates the mirror image of pictures (forgot what the tool is called).


I found that you could type the text in another file, flip the canvas and drag the flipped text into your project.


Power of Photoshop.... Wink


Yeah, I love the textures you can use in it. Smile Really adds a dimension to your wallpaper. Very Happy
Benchwarmer1

here's a little avatar that i conjured up in like 10-15 minutes:

it's on of my favorite guitarists Alexi Laiho







....so what did ya think? Wink Embarassed
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
here's a little avatar that i conjured up in like 10-15 minutes:

it's on of my favorite guitarists Alexi Laiho







....so what did ya think? Wink Embarassed


It looks very nice, benchwarmer. Very Happy Very clean cuts for the images... it's technically very good.
leftys_rock

Benchie, Photoshop won't open for me anymore.
x.doublea

leftys_rock wrote:
Benchie, Photoshop won't open for me anymore.


Huh? Why won't it open? Confused
leftys_rock

x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
Benchie, Photoshop won't open for me anymore.


Huh? Why won't it open? Confused


I downloaded it illegally, so it might be because of that.
Benchwarmer1

how do you reduce the size of a pic? (file size, not the canvas size) b/c that avatar is about 52 and a want to bring it down to 9.8 darn WTAworld
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
how do you reduce the size of a pic? (file size, not the canvas size) b/c that avatar is about 52 and a want to bring it down to 9.8 darn WTAworld


You can do that on Microsoft Picture Manager. Right click the image (as in, where you have it stored), select 'Open With', and click Microsoft Picture Manger. Then, go to Picture --> resize.
PSALT

leftys_rock wrote:
x.doublea wrote:
leftys_rock wrote:
Benchie, Photoshop won't open for me anymore.


Huh? Why won't it open? Confused


I downloaded it illegally, so it might be because of that.


Surprised Leftys!

Wink
Benchwarmer1

i don't have picture manager
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
i don't have picture manager


You should have it though... it comes with Microsoft Office....
Benchwarmer1

i must have a weird version of microsoft office, i dont have it
x.doublea

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
i must have a weird version of microsoft office, i dont have it


Ok... you should be able to resize it on PhotoShop though... you can also use PhotoBucket, I think....
PSALT

I was looking around on my computer, on it is Corel Paint Shop Pro. Is that an image manipulation program?
PSALT

I checked, yes it is. I have have earlier version, but I don't plan on doing much with it anyway. I can resize, crop, and more. It's good for now. Cool
x.doublea

PSALT wrote:
I was looking around on my computer, on it is Corel Paint Shop Pro. Is that an image manipulation program?


Corel is a very good program. I used it once, and I felt it was excellent. It's actually, in some ways, more straight forwards than PhotoShop.
Benchwarmer1

this is probably my worst avatar in a while, but hey flame away


i just like the text
leftys_rock

Is there another way of making a file size of an image smaller other than reducing the quality?
Benchwarmer1

yeah, craig told me how to, you save for web
leftys_rock

Benchwarmer1 wrote:
yeah, craig told me how to, you save for web


How? Through Save As? Because there's nothing else besides Save and Save As. Confused
Benchwarmer1

save for web or device or something like that
leftys_rock

Thanks! Very Happy
Benchwarmer1

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