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re: Teach a man to Fish (Fark Board Beginner Questions)
Posted on 12/13/10 at 1:06 pm to timdallinger
Posted on 12/13/10 at 1:06 pm to timdallinger
Signature Pics and Avatars
Sig pics are a great place to start. The TD legend, Stout, created a location for people to make their requests on the Help board.
Sig Pic Requests
Some individuals who like to change their sigs often might be better suited to learn how to make them themselves. Also, as the format is small, it is quite forgiving of mistakes. It's a great place to practice important techniques. When I began digital editing, I looked through the entire thread to see what was possible. It also gives you an appreciation for individual artists' style.
Sig and Avatar requirements from the TigerDroppings FAQ board:
Images should be approximately 30 Kbytes in size. Anything larger than that causes threads to load up slowly. Avatars should be no more than 150 pixels in height and 150 pixels in width. Signature images should be no more than 150 pixels in height and 400 pixels in width. To view an image's pixel size, right-click on the images and go to Properties. The dimensions are shown as width by height. Animated .gifs may be removed as well.
Let's begin.
Start a new design in your image editting software of choice. Be sure to note the size requirements. The final product can be no larger than 400 pixels wide by 150 high. This area is quite small with which to work. For sigs, I usually start with a 800x300 size (and resize by 50% when I am finished) so I have plenty of workspace.
Begin your creation. Use different tools to create your desired effect. Layers are a very important concept to learn. It is exactly how it sounds; different "layers" within an image. So you can edit one layer without affecting the rest of the image. Be sure to save the document in the required format to maintain these layers.
When you are finished creating, you need to save (or print) your image to JPEG or PNG format. This will flatten your layers and you will no longer be able to edit them individually. So be sure to save another copy in a format that can be edited or know that you are completely done.
Be sure that the file size is lower than 30k or it will likely be removed. You will lose some resolution by going with a smaller file size but it is the requirements.
Sig pics are a great place to start. The TD legend, Stout, created a location for people to make their requests on the Help board.
Sig Pic Requests
Some individuals who like to change their sigs often might be better suited to learn how to make them themselves. Also, as the format is small, it is quite forgiving of mistakes. It's a great place to practice important techniques. When I began digital editing, I looked through the entire thread to see what was possible. It also gives you an appreciation for individual artists' style.
Sig and Avatar requirements from the TigerDroppings FAQ board:
Images should be approximately 30 Kbytes in size. Anything larger than that causes threads to load up slowly. Avatars should be no more than 150 pixels in height and 150 pixels in width. Signature images should be no more than 150 pixels in height and 400 pixels in width. To view an image's pixel size, right-click on the images and go to Properties. The dimensions are shown as width by height. Animated .gifs may be removed as well.
Let's begin.
Start a new design in your image editting software of choice. Be sure to note the size requirements. The final product can be no larger than 400 pixels wide by 150 high. This area is quite small with which to work. For sigs, I usually start with a 800x300 size (and resize by 50% when I am finished) so I have plenty of workspace.
Begin your creation. Use different tools to create your desired effect. Layers are a very important concept to learn. It is exactly how it sounds; different "layers" within an image. So you can edit one layer without affecting the rest of the image. Be sure to save the document in the required format to maintain these layers.
When you are finished creating, you need to save (or print) your image to JPEG or PNG format. This will flatten your layers and you will no longer be able to edit them individually. So be sure to save another copy in a format that can be edited or know that you are completely done.
Be sure that the file size is lower than 30k or it will likely be removed. You will lose some resolution by going with a smaller file size but it is the requirements.
This post was edited on 12/13/10 at 1:41 pm
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Posted on 12/13/10 at 1:10 pm to timdallinger
Vectors Vs. Raster Images
I get this question often when I post my Vectors. How to create Vectors is a much longer post and I am still learning myself. I have previously written how I create them and will elaborate more on it later. My method is very labor-intesive.
Generally speaking, there are two types of digital images: raster and vector. Most images you see are raster. They are made of pixels. The more pixels, the higher resolution. Zoom into any raster image and you can see the individual pixels. When you change the size of the image, a computer just resizes those pixels. That is why most enlarged images appear fuzzy.
Vectors are different. They are "lossless." That means they are saved in smooth lines. If you zoom in very close to a vector, the line remains smooth. Vectors are characterized by clean, solid lines. They don't have gradients. For this reason, they are good choice for logos.
Here is where things get a little a complicated. The files I posted are raster images exported from vector files. I create a vector illustration but to post it, I have to export it as a bitmap. So you are truly seeing the vector.
The type of image I create is like a rotoscope (think Scanner Darkly). They are vector traces of photographs. Their complexity depends on the detail and the number of discreet colors used. There are filters that can create vector images. I use these to help. However, a design done by hand will look better than a filter. For example, there is a specific rotoscope filter that was used for A Scanner Darkley. It is not available for purchase though. Anyway, even with that incredible digital tool, it still took 50 artists over 500 hours to create that film.
I get this question often when I post my Vectors. How to create Vectors is a much longer post and I am still learning myself. I have previously written how I create them and will elaborate more on it later. My method is very labor-intesive.
Generally speaking, there are two types of digital images: raster and vector. Most images you see are raster. They are made of pixels. The more pixels, the higher resolution. Zoom into any raster image and you can see the individual pixels. When you change the size of the image, a computer just resizes those pixels. That is why most enlarged images appear fuzzy.
Vectors are different. They are "lossless." That means they are saved in smooth lines. If you zoom in very close to a vector, the line remains smooth. Vectors are characterized by clean, solid lines. They don't have gradients. For this reason, they are good choice for logos.
Here is where things get a little a complicated. The files I posted are raster images exported from vector files. I create a vector illustration but to post it, I have to export it as a bitmap. So you are truly seeing the vector.
The type of image I create is like a rotoscope (think Scanner Darkly). They are vector traces of photographs. Their complexity depends on the detail and the number of discreet colors used. There are filters that can create vector images. I use these to help. However, a design done by hand will look better than a filter. For example, there is a specific rotoscope filter that was used for A Scanner Darkley. It is not available for purchase though. Anyway, even with that incredible digital tool, it still took 50 artists over 500 hours to create that film.
This post was edited on 12/13/10 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/1/11 at 6:06 pm to timdallinger
awesome idea for a thread tim 
I use Photoshop and would be happy to answer any questions anyone has
but, i take exception to this
Stout didnt "create" that place, i did..he just took it over when i stopped
Im just teasing ya...and there were people doing them even before i started in 2005
I use Photoshop and would be happy to answer any questions anyone has but, i take exception to this
quote:
Sig pics are a great place to start. The TD legend, Stout, created a location for people to make their requests on the Help board.
Stout didnt "create" that place, i did..he just took it over when i stopped
Im just teasing ya...and there were people doing them even before i started in 2005
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