re: Teach a man to Fish (Fark Board Beginner Questions)

decided to be a gump

just messin, I'll save the hate for the OT where it gets put to good use.

That glass reflection is a 3D graphic generator and can make very, very cool images. However, it is not freeware.

As for the badmitten design, I would take down the transparency of the reflection V logo. That way it blends a little better with the rest of reflection.

Also, if you really wanted to jazz it up, you can apply a zoom change on the logo so you are looking at it more from the side to match the way the birdie is sitting. The next level would be to change the shape of the logo so it is on a half sphere. There is a PAINT.net plugin called 3D shape that does just that. However, it is not easy to create the perfect fit.

GIMP HELP!!!!

I recently made the CHEAPSHOT-O-METER and was trying to make template that I can just change the text on the background frame to change what the meter is for. I would like to have the meter dial on the background frame remain and then use either (combine) or (replace) to make the needle move across the meter face. When I try to do this I either get the back ground and every needle frame remaining on top or the each frame flashes once so i get a quick meter face and then needles moving in space. Any help would be appreciated for I have not had a lot of expierince with this.


TIA

Blender can do it. but it is a 3-D modeling program so you would have to make the face from scratch. You can rotate, spin, and animate your 3-D images. I have played with it. It is very complicated and makes GIMP look like a walk in the park.

Your coming along pretty good. When I take a head to put on another image there are a few different ways I may choose from to do it. First I always create an alpha layer. One way is to zoom in and use your buddy the eraser tool to wipe away the parts I don't want leaving only the head or face. This tends to leave the cleanest lines. The other is to trace around it with the tracer tool and copy the image. The tends to leave the selected image with sharp angles that I then remove with the eraser. The third and least used way is to to use the magic wand looking tool to select the back ground then cut away the selected area. This one only works if there are solid color back grounds that can be selected easily. Other than that once I paste it on to the selected image and anchor it down I will go over with the convolution(<- sp?) tool, looks like a rain drop in GIMP and it softens up the edges giving it a more natural look.

Keep up the good work. I learn most by from seeing other farkers do something, asking them how they did it and practicing.

Thanks Witch. I really admire all you guys work.

Yes. There are several ways to do this. As you are enjoying the eraser tool, I'll explain how to do using that tool. This might seem confusing so read it carefully.

1. You are going to change the color of an entire layer. You will need a plugin to do this easily:
Color Tint
ED HARVEY COLOR EFFECTS
Download and Install Plugin: Download the zip file. Unzip. Move the DLL file to the Effects directory in Paint.net.
It should be located:
My Computer -> Local Disk (C:\) -> Program Files -> Paint.net -> Effects
2. Now that you have that installed, open this image in Paint.net
3. Create a Copy of the layer. Layers -> Duplicate layer
You now have two layers of the same image (one on top of the other)
4. Be sure you have the top layer active (you should have a layers toolbar open- if not go to Windows -> layers)
5. Change the color of the top layer. Go to Effects -> Color Tint. You are going to have to play with the tint until you get the color you want.
6. Now the entire layer is a shade of blue. Not exactly what you want. Use the eraser tool to carefully erase the blue face. Underneath your blue layer, the original layer should remain unchanged. So when you erase the top layer, you can see the bottom layer. Just erase the face on the blue layer and you should have the effect you originally desired.

I know it seems complicated but it really isn't. Reading and trying to follow directions without actual instrcution make it seem difficult. Ask if I was unclear anywhere.

Tim D. I downloaded the Ed Harvey color thingy, and it installed in my Paintnet effects part, but it won't work. I keep getting a Plug-in Error message. I looked on the PN forum and I didn't see a fix for this problem, although there was some talk of it happening to other folks.

Great news thanks again Tim D.

I got this idea from the Saban fark and thought I'd make one of Frank Beamer. I can't get the sand look though. I tried the Hue/Saturation under adjustments but this is the best I could get with it. I'm guessing the guy that did the one on the Saban thread used PS. My question is can Paintnet do this for me?
Thanks for any help.