um....there's another method. I assume u r using PS 7?
If yes, then.....you can use "circular vignette" effect. Go to Blending-->Styles-->Image Effect.
Circular Vignette is on the first row, third column. After you pick that, you can adjust for the diameter of "white circular effect" by adjusting the "scale" under "gradient overlay" option.
Eh, I hope u get what I'm trying to say here
If not, lemme knw....

anyone here good with adobe illustrator pleaseeee help me create a mod city
http://tutorialoutpost.com/count/1643 there's a tutorial and everything but i couldnt follow it..so pleaseee help me!! i would really appreciate it!!

how do i make this color....
i know i have to use gradient tool...
but how can i change/set the gradient color...
cos the color there are all preset rite??
so how can i set my own color??
plus how do i make those circles??
thank u in advance for helping me out!!!
here's the pics..


i'm using PS7

go back maybe 10 pages or so?? i know that i've tried to explain gradients a good few times in this thread, and im sure a lot of other people have =P if i have time i'll make you another tut, but for now>< i have to sleep~

actually.. since you said you know that its a gradient, and it seem syou know how to use gradients, you know where you click the gradient bar, and the selection of gradients is shown, if you click it again a color pallet should pop up, then by change the colors on the little arrow thingys

the circles can either be a brush or a custom shape =P

^^okok...
thanks a lot...
so sorry for troubling!!!!

^no problem^^;;; i looked back through most of the pages, and i couldn't find it >_<'so if i have some time tommarrow i'll make you a tut!!

if not im sure someone else will <3

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um....there's another method. I assume u r using PS 7?
If yes, then.....you can use "circular vignette" effect. Go to Blending-->Styles-->Image Effect.
Circular Vignette is on the first row, third column. After you pick that, you can adjust for the diameter of "white circular effect" by adjusting the "scale" under "gradient overlay" option.
Eh, I hope u get what I'm trying to say here
If not, lemme knw....

Okay...I'm so sorry...but I'm like...really slow at all of this! Because...I can't seem to find the circular vignette... ! Where is "Blending" at? It's definitely not in the menu bar...uh gosh...I'm so bad at this!

thanks a lot!!!!!
that's so nice of you...

Tee-hee, I was in the process of making a tutorial for you until my mom decided to put medicine on my fingers. I can't type too well. I'll finish it up later today and post along with other questions+answers and more tutorials.

aw...that's ok. hm....I was planning to make a tutorial but since Muddie is volunteering.... - thanks Muddie!! Lookin forward to another one of your awesome tutes!

ah, for now, dorko...lemme juz give u an idea where the "blending option" is.
Go to the "layer box" and right click on the picture you want to do the effect on. The "blending option" will appear as one of the choices.

Also on that picture (nicely captured m1d0r1j4d3!) you see the tab title in bold named 'Layers'.
Right below that title, you can see a drop down menu with 'Normal' selected.
If you click the downward arrow next to the word 'Normal', you'll get a list of Blending Modes you can choose from. And each blending mode you select will give you a instant result that you can decide if you like or dislike.
The way the blending modes work is based on very complicated mathematical algorithyms too boring to even think about. So boring, in fact, that even the highest level Photoshop users use them with the 'trial and error' method in mind.
What's my point? Play with them a LOT. You'll start to get used to how each one effects an image, and the trial and error process will be shorter and shorter each time.
Keep in mind that each Layer has its own Blending Mode.
To give you a quick idea, do the following:
Open an image in Photoshop.
Duplicate that image by typing Ctrl+J.
Now, with the new layer active, click on the bleding mode drop down list, and choose Overlay.

That should have brightened the brights, and darkened the darks.
Now choose other Blending modes to see what they do.
If you only want part of that image to have the effect, just use the eraser tool to get rid of the parts you don't want on that layer.

Now I can't stop typing.
Mary had a little lamb...

MUDDiE MURDA thnkz so much for ur movie maker tutorial!




HELLO EVERYONE i HAVE A QUESTiON!
this is for the MOViE MAKiNG THiNG or GiF CLiPS all the stuff i dl is all in avi formats and are hq! whenever i import the videos this always comes up

"The file C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Videos\The.Imperial.Household.E14.KOR.HDTV.XViD-HODOLi.avi cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again."

then i thought i needed a codec bcuz the player i use u dont need a codec! so i dled the divx codec and it still didnt work! so i tried to import another thing, but it worked! the file i imported was in avi format but i think it worked bcuz it was short! it was onlee 10mins long!

so i was wondering how do u import avi files that are like 1 hr long?
because i have been wanting to make a gif frm this movie, but i its in HQ and a avi format!

you probably just need another codec, i had to dl 3 codecs before i could properly view and hear my HQ .avi files =)

^o yeah i knoe! i meant for WiNDOWS MEDiA MOViE MAKER! it wont allow me to import the avi files!

the player i use GOMi u dont need codecs to watch anything! but like how do i import the videos in WiNDOW MEDiA MOViE MAKER?

I wanted to answer the questions first so they wont' have to wait while I'm typing up the tutorials.


Since your file's AVi already, why dont you DL Virtualdub? It cuts movies too. That way is easier for you because you won't have to import and convert whatever. Just cut, and open in Image ready.



Uhh... Not sure how to cover your problem because I wouldn't know where to start. What step on the tutorial are you stuck on and I'll explain it in more details.
Btw, Are you a sarNie? If so, HI!



What program would you be using? Do you have one? If you don't, why don't you try a free one?

http://www.download.com/Brush-Strokes-Imag...tml?tag=lst-0-2



To the others: BRB!

m1d0r1j4d3: Thanks...hehe...I'll go and try it! !
jasonyc: Thanks for the tip!! I'll keep those blending modes in mind when I'm making gifs!
Muddie Murda: CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU POST UP THE TUTORIAL!!! Tutorials really help me...hehe...!

I feel special...m1d0r1j4d3 and Muddie were making tutorials for me! ! Hehe! THANKS A BUNCH!!! !

okay^^;; really simple!! if you don't get anything, feel free to ask =D


1) create a new layer
2) click and hold your fill bucket icon, until you see the list pop out
3) click the gradient fill option
4) click on the colored square, not the drop down arrow


5) see the little arrow pointing up? see the square in the middle? click on the square in the middle. You'll notice that near the bottom where it says color(step 6) that the color you just selected is now there
6) click the box beside color, and change the color to your liking =)
*if you want to add more colors, along the same path that the other arrows are, just click, and you'll see another arrow com up =)
*you can move the postion of the arrows by clicking and dragging

THIS IS PROBABLY really confusing, im confused! LOL so if you don't get something hmm... you could pm me, or maybe someone else will make a good tut =P

^^thanks a lot minwoo012
ok...i get it now.....
thanks a lot!!!

This is a nice thread, but what about those who uses Paint Shop Pro, like me?

There are plenty of Paint Shop Pro tutorials online.

can anyone help me with making animated gif with photoshop cs2 and/or imageready. i'm a beginner so i don't even know which i should use to make animated gif.

Be specific: animated gif with different pics.

Show an example (or examples) of what you're referring to: like the one in my sig. i can do with or without the letters...just pics is fine.

State your level of experience with Photoshop: a beginner. i can't even get a two pics in one layer...not even sure if i said that right.


any help...please.

thank you.


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ok, forget. i'm looking thru this whole thread and found some stuff. so i'll try it out maybe i'll figure it out. i'm still just having problems with the basics because i'm a freakin noob at this. if i need help i'll be back.

i want a tut on how to do vectors and line vectors!!! can someone help???

try reading through the thread first.. this question was asked a lot and jasonyc has already addressed it a couple of times =P

if you've already read through the thread, and you still can't find it i can help you =D

MUDDiE MUDRA: THANK YOU AGAiN! YOUR AWESOME!

|| Nai xPc. : i used paintshop to0! buh now i have Photoshop CS2 =P

minwoo012: I saw you help a soompier out with gradients.. Do you know a site where we can download them, or do we have to make them ourselves?

^
i like to make my own, but this site :

--[here<3]^has a few.. but they look like the default ones to me =P

these are pretty nice<3
*http://noctuidae.livejournal.com/
*http://crumblingwalls.livejournal.com/50423.html
*http://www.fractured-simplicity.net/daydre...s.php?gradients
*http://community.livejournal.com/icongradients/

if you need more i can find more =) if you go through the thread a couple of other links were posted too! but that was at least a month ago =P

^^thanks alot minwoo...yay!!...now i got some gradients too

Wahh I feel so bad. haha I was late for a bday so I rushed to make a graphic. (Rushed = 2 days) Hahaha (T_T) Then stuff happened. :\

I'll come up with something right quick and I hope you get it. Since you get the basic of animation right?


credit to starlette*

Ok this style. It's simple. (I hope)

1) Make sure you're on the very last frame. When you click on your last frame, an eye should appear for that frame somewhere, MOST LIKELY the 2nd top layer, if you haven't moved anything around. Click that layer.

Now click "Duplicate current frame". The page fold looking thing under the frames.
And on your 2nd top layer, or the layer you clicked on, right click and duplicate.




2) Make sure the "copy" layer is selected. Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation to change color of the image/frame.



3) After that, you might noticed your frames looking funky. Move that "copy" layer to the very bottom of all layers.




4) If other frames still look weird, click on those frames and then hide the "copy" layer (click the eye for it to disappear). Go through all your frames to make sure they look normal.





5) Click on the 2nd last frame right b4 the "colored" frame. TWEEN! Click that button that looks like 4 circles. A box will appear and chose how many frames you want inbetween the original and colors. I did mines around 6.





That should do it! Preview and if you like, save!



Tips: Timing!

Here is where you control how long you want ONE certain frame to freeze for a while. To change the timing of all of them, highlite all the frames and click on any one of the timing. The bigger the number, the longer it'd freeze to that frame. Screencaps below!!





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credit to kiki

Okay, now this one!!! Note...this is the way I would do it, if I was to make a GIF such as that. Maybe Kiki has a much more simple way? If this tutorial start to confuse some people, I'm going to take it down, better to be lost than confused with this one.

1) Copy and paste the frame image you wanted to make fade circle-like, into photoshop. Using the circle marquee tool, make a circle where you'd like it to fade around.



2) Go to Select > Feather > Enter 5, or your liking.



Then go to Select > Inverse. Now, using a brush and color of your choice, color all over your image. Don't worry, it won't touch the inside of the circle.



3) Go to File > Edit in Image Ready. Click on the marquee tool, and go to Select > All (not "All Layers") then go to Edit > Copy. Minimize this.

4) Now click on your GIF project. This get more complicated a tad bit. Make sure you are on frame 1 and on the very top layer (as shown below). Paste in your image you just copied. If it looks messed up (not in right position, all wrong, blah blah) DON'T TOUCH! Look below. I hope that can help.







5) Omg, I hope you made it here. =\ *cough* Now you repeat steps 1-4, about 2 more times. hahaha (yes, I'm serious). But this time, you'd be doing smaller circles. Like the ones below. Place them from big to small.



6) All you have now, is tweening, as shown below! After that, just optimize it like I showed you in the GIF tutorial a few pages back and save!




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omg, that's the worst and most confusing tutorial ever. Dood, I don't think I'd be answer anyone's question concerning this tutorial. Like I said, imageready ticks me off.

So sorry these were such bad tutorials. Honestly, I feel so ashame to even post them up. hahahaha -sigh-






Hmmm...It's a brush, but it's more simple and yet time consuming.
You actually take a dot brush, one of photoshop's default brush, a small one, and just dot around the people. Yes ma'am, that's it. You can basically do this w/ any shape brush of your choice (square, line, another shape, etc)


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I was going to do 2-3 more tutorials, but I've all of a sudden got really busy. :\ Got me a job. But spring break is next week. I wanted to do that one with what innocentlove wanted because that's very similiar to the one up there...except I will be using paintshop/animationshop. Eff image ready.



Sorry guys. I feel really bad for not being able to complete some stuff.

I hope those two KINDA give you the idea of how animation/imageready/frames works.


-Muddie Murda-

MUDDIE i need help with the gif making clip thingo.
ok when i try to open it in image ready (the avi file)
this always comes up. >.< meh can you help me.

~THANKS MUDDIE!! *scurries off to try the tutorial*!! ! You're the greatest!

oh gosh.. Muddie is smart. ahha.. I didn't exactly do mine like that, but it does work..
add more layers of white erased stuff and that'll do it.

Hmm...how big is your avi file? Mind uploading it for me to test out?


yeah, now you tell me jk haha

WOW... Muddie Murda is soo COOL ! Thanks for sharing all the tutorials <3

I have stupid question...can you batch-load the brushes? I have to load one by one..it sucks..

umm i wanted to make the gif like muddie mura posted but i dont have window video make and i cant d/l it cause i have a older version of windows is there any other way?
and what do you have to convert a video into in order to get it to open in image ready and whar program do you use to convert the video? >_< thankss

thank you!!

i try to make my own gradients.. but they always turn out to be my favorite shades of blue. haha x)
wondering if you can provide more links

~credit to thag00fiest

I was wondering how do u get the glow from the bottom righthand corner.

^ Over the picture, use a brush (or blend in a picture) of stars and erase over his face. Make sure the brush is white/the stars in the picture are bright. You can use an outer glow on it if you want (Layer>>Layer Style>>Outer Glow).

Then you make a new layer and put a blue (or whatever color) to white gradient over it. Set it on softlight (or screen) and change the opacity around to whatever suits you.



Hope that helped >o< I suck at explaining when I don't actually do the process x.x

I'm back!! MWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAA
*ahem*
I just need to know how to make the face in this pic.

It looks like it's been painted/blurred/smudged.
<3

^That's a filter.
I think it might be PaintDaubs. It's under Filter > Artistic > Paint Daubs.


Are there any tuts for illustrator? I just downloaded it today to make a logo for this company and it looks so hard T__T;;
I just need basic tuts on lines, CGing, coloring.. etc. o___o I'mma BIG beginner.

thank you Muddie! DOn't you dare take that down! >D

thanks alicee!!! it worked. kinda. =)

i would love to know how to get the following effect/color of this graphic

made by: <3junjin<3@shinhwachangjo

i know how to do dark blue exclusion layers...but i've seen a lot of graphics like this one that look really soft. they're light (but not too light) and have a really soft touch. and also, it looks like the colors have been worked on. can anyone help?

I'm not sure what he/she did there so I'm just guessing here.

That graphic looks very clean and simple. I guess blend and then use textures/gradient overlay? Maybe he/she duplicated his pics and then set it to softlight. It's kinda dreamy somehow too...maybe dupliacte the whole graphic- blur-gaussian blur - softlight.

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I think almost everyone works on the colors when they are about to finish the graphic, Colorbalance thingy and contrast/brightness.

You can do many things to get a soft touch. and the blue-exlusion thingy is to get the dreamy colors (it depends on how you do it too..not just for dreamy colors.)

Here is some example on the soft touch thingy: First one is the original - Motion blur - Gaussian blur



I also did the blue-exlusion thing. You can sharpen it too...just a little bit..and the result would look nice.

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make this effect? I was hoping to use it for a little letterhead thing in which it goes from a solidly filled rectangle that breaks off with this kind of like pixelated trail

Edit: Figured it out.

thanks for the advice. can i ask one more thing though? for the colors...see how it almost looks desaturated and almost has none of its original color? but it still has some a little? how do you get that effect? because whenever i try the blue exclusion layer, it just leaves me with a sorta yellowish color...and i still have a lot of color left. is there a certain way to do this? because ive seen this in a lot of graphics.

^you can set the opacity lower

^^ yup. If you want the kinda desturated colors - new layer - fill with black - set blending option to color - lower the opacity (maybe 25 % or something)

I do with almost with all of my graphics...so it looks nicer and easier to get the colors you want...(color balance)

Ctrl+U (Windows) or Cmd+U (Mac) to bring up the Hue/Saturation options.
Use the Saturation slider to partially desaturate the layer.

i have question about how you guys come out with the right color for your graphics. i have a hard time making the colors come out right. i use gradients and textures and i mess around with the filters but it never comes out right. so i was wondering how do you guys make your graphics come out with the right color?

i have three requests :]



how do you get the rough look over wonbin like that?
what brush is being used?

what brush has that apple looking thing.
ive seen it everywhere ~

and! what brush has those flowers.
i really like ittt ~

THANKS!