here it is. I tried my best
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/jxysss
here it is. I tried my best
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/jxysss
Pen tool is a bit of a hard tool to learn, but once you have it, it's really easy. Here a quick and dirty guide :
Click on a spot with your pen tool. Then click somewhere else (where you want to click ofcourse )Now hold left-mouse when you click on the new spot, and move it to bend the line connecting your beginning spot, and the spot you just clicked on. After you've bent it, you'll see 2 lines coming from the spot where you clicked on. One of them defines the bow of the line, the other one defines in which direction your next line will go.Just left-click on the box at the end of one of the lines, and move it to where your next line shall be. And that process over and over. If you've made your selection , just click 'Path to Selection' (or something like that), and then it will take the path you created with pen tool
Hmm.. Would be easier to explain with images
I do believe lolgast will be making you render your own image in a later lesson the most tedious part of gfx arts..
... your right Xavier it be my error.. I forgot a key step in my post #3 instructions.. But it is in the original Step #8.. (Part 1 B) 4th line above the image starting with Duplicate rusty text layer... Once I did that to your text and then applied the blurs it came out fine..
@ Eol D'ling now mate, EDIT: you have made the same error as Xavier mate.
Guys, it it quite a simple effect, once you get the steps down.. really you will smack your head once you get it.. but don't stress over it. let me know if you need help I am avail via MSN or we can arrange a remote session or I can share my desktop and show you that way.
As a remiinder this lesson is still active till Thursday AM.
Last edited by Subuatai de Bodemloze; December 14, 2009 at 01:12 PM.
Ok, I've done all parts up until the text-effects. I can't make sense of it even if my life depended on it I can see that the blur will make a nice glowing effect and all but when I turn the layer mode to overlay everything just turns grey! I have no idea where to go from here because I've tried every possible order I can think of but still no dice! If anyone can clarify the order of the different layers then I would be grateful.
Besides that I'm fairly satisfied with the picture. I made one blunder but when I noticed it I was so far in the process that I decided not to start all over again. Not that hard to spot ^^ Mental note: Learn to fear those damned indicators.
Image:
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The standalone xcf file of the failed text:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ool3a6
Last edited by Sevasti; December 14, 2009 at 04:10 PM.
Et sekund er som et minutt her inne
Minutt som en time. Time som et døgn
Og du trur du ser ting å så klart
Eg seier ikkje ett ord til før eg får en advokat
have you refered to post #3 Sevasti?
FOR ALL THOSE THAT NEED HELP WITH THE SOFTLIGHT TEXT EFFECT PM ME WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE. I have made a short video to help you.
Last edited by Subuatai de Bodemloze; December 14, 2009 at 09:59 PM.
did you get a look at my .xcf file?
Et sekund er som et minutt her inne
Minutt som en time. Time som et døgn
Og du trur du ser ting å så klart
Eg seier ikkje ett ord til før eg får en advokat
Just finished it, now on to lesson 2 right?
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.xcf:
http://www.filefront.com/15140067/Le...20Ascarona.xcf
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
I will post the video to youtube tonight as my email doesnt want to attach the 25mb file.. I will post the video in this post.
@ huene I believe I did check back a few posts.
I have posted the youtube video, but I cant give you the direct url from work, sorry guys. if you want please try andsearch via my username "cwb998"
Thanks Sübü'ätäi, I was finally able to make sense of the different steps thanks to your video. Not as pretty as I had hoped (I'm pretty sure what's causing it though) but I understand the general process and what influences what etc. My poor computer had to chew for quite some time to add the gaussian effects.
Morti v2:
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For some reason imageshack insists on rescaling my picture to 800x600 even when I specifically ask it to keep the original scale (1600x1200). Well, I feel like I'm done here if Sübü'ätäi doesn't has some remarks.
EDIT: Regarding the youtube link, just type "gimp twc".
Last edited by Sevasti; December 16, 2009 at 11:38 AM.
Et sekund er som et minutt her inne
Minutt som en time. Time som et døgn
Og du trur du ser ting å så klart
Eg seier ikkje ett ord til før eg får en advokat
Sevasti just do the same to your symbol and your good. I will add your name to the completed list, but prior to graduating I will need to see it done to the symbol.. GJ glad that helped!
Et sekund er som et minutt her inne
Minutt som en time. Time som et døgn
Og du trur du ser ting å så klart
Eg seier ikkje ett ord til før eg får en advokat
Is my entry satisfactory... it was in Post #99, but I just noticed it had gone, so I've put it back.
(Very odd, the TWC attachment it pointed had also disappeared, shades of the Twilight Zone here.)
Anyway here it is again
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I removed the despeckle layer from the text because the text looked nicer without it (I was trying to get a blowing-off steam effect), but I can put it back in if you like.
My XCF file
Last edited by Juvenal; December 16, 2009 at 01:57 PM.
Have you done the effect to the symbol as well?
Sorry i dont really have time for this course now so i will have to drop out. Hopefully i will have more time after Christmas but that will be too late to start then.
I hope everybody has fun it looks a great course.
good good ok go to lesson 2 my friend
I apologise for not being able to do this on time, I have been ill for a while.
If you mind, would I be able to pull out, I am absoluteluy exhausted.
Rest in peace, Calvin.
(28th April, 1975 - 28th October, 2009)