[Muddie Murda]

^ Um...you don't have to. lol I don't know. You were asking how to resize something.

But if it's 100x100 already, don't have to resize. If you just want to make the quality better (after resizing from something large to something smaller), I just recommend you to sharpen it a bit.

[nuwera]

^ Thank you so much
What I meant is how to reduce the avatar size from above 40kb to 40kb or less.


--angel

[elevatormusic]

^ Thank you so much
What I meant is how to reduce the avatar size from above 40kb to 40kb or less.
--angel

use save for web and save it as a gif file
that's what i do for all my icons/sigs

[Tailo]

I think enough has been said on this matter, so let's just move on. Tailo, if you need help updating the tutorials list, let me know.

Thanks for the offer, but I think Muddie Murda has a more pressing task. But later on, when I actually organize the list, maybe I'll need some help.




--> @Muddie Murda I suppose this is a FAQ-like question. One down.

^ Thank you so much
What I meant is how to reduce the avatar size from above 40kb to 40kb or less.
--angel

[love<3changmin]

Can you help me w/ the FAQ? I need to go through the whole thread and collect the data.
Well, what I always do is to resize it, and then sharpen it.
Effects > Sharpen > Sharpen
Make a new layer, then brush on the circle. Then right click on that layer on the layer panel, and go to blending options. Then on the left side, go to "Outter Glow" and select the color you'd like, then mess around with the slidings so you can know what each does.

Any confusion, ask away!

thank you Muddie Murdai'll ask again if i dont understand (;

[hseliz]

5. Oh yay, this is where the cool glowy lines come in. Make a new layer (Ctrl+N), and go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare. In your settings box, there should be something that says "Flare center", and a preview of your image. Drag the small plus sign so that it's somewhere in the upper middle part of the image. The brightness should be somewhere around 90%, and the Lens Type should be 105mm prime. Click "OK". You should get something like this:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s151/epiklove/twoo.jpg

thank you rainfall for the tutorial..
one q.. during this part ^[step 5].
i created a new layer and clicked on lens flare.. but this shows up:

how do i fix that?
im still a newbie in photoshop.. >.<

[Numz-softza]

How to retouch this style?
Please tell me a tutorial ><
Thank you so much !

It doesn't mean filter>blur>gaussian blur>copy layer>bleanding mode
I tried to do like that , but it didn't close =O="

[kpopchild]

use save for web and save it as a gif file
that's what i do for all my icons/sigs

.ningyo.: what orangebubbles meant in order for you to reduce the size of your icon is to save it as a GIF, but thru 'save for web', which is an option just below SAVE AS:



i tried it with one of my icons, and it went from 23.8kbs to 9.40kbs - quality wise, it's passable.

[mr. lovely]

thank you rainfall for the tutorial..
one q.. during this part ^[step 5].
i created a new layer and clicked on lens flare.. but this shows up:

how do i fix that?
im still a newbie in photoshop.. >.<

Oh dang I forgot to fill in a part XD My bad. You have to make a new layer, than fill it with black, and then do a lens flare. Sorry about the misunderstanding ><

[hseliz]

oh. lol! x) its okay! thanks again rainfall for the tut! you ROCK! (:

[love<3changmin]

How to retouch this style?
Please tell me a tutorial ><
Thank you so much !

It doesn't mean filter>blur>gaussian blur>copy layer>bleanding mode
I tried to do like that , but it didn't close =O="

i think u can try
pasting ur picture, duplicate your picture, set that duplicated layer on gaussian blur 3.5+? anything, > set the mode to screen. and u get the bright n sunny touch. too make it not so bright u can always change the opacity
for the blur background u can click the blur tool and blur just the background,
to make it look sharp, u can go back to the original layer>image>adjustments>brightness/contrast n increase the contrast..
to make the picture look grainy (or is it ur picture quality? idk><) go to filter>texture>grain> and adjust the intensity to how grainy u want it to look
thats my way..

though i dont really know what u mean by the copy layer in ur filter>blur>gaussian blur>copy layer>blending mode is the same as mine or not (;


credits; wol

are wol's drawing done by photoshop? how do we draw using photoshop? i cant even draw well using paint ><

[Muddie Murda]

though i dont really know what u mean by the copy layer in ur filter>blur>gaussian blur>copy layer>blending mode is the same as mine or not (;

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2253/im...90395469kq5.jpg
credits; wol

are wol's drawing done by photoshop? how do we draw using photoshop? i cant even draw well using paint ><

It could have been photoshop or illustrator....or another program.
I'd recommend using illustrator, but I think more people like to use photoshop.

In photoshop, you just use the pen tool to do everything. After using the pen tool to make your shapes, I went into "blending option" and gave them the outline of the shapes. You can also use the shape tools to make the shapes like the perfect circles and stuff.

Here's some I did on photoshop a longgggg time ago. Not as good as wol, but it uses the same basics...sorta...



Here's my paint battle one. HAHAHA

[jasonyc]

are wol's drawing done by photoshop? how do we draw using photoshop? i cant even draw well using paint ><

Many people get 'stuck' with how they learn Photoshop. If someone is taught to use a tool a certain way, it's sometimes hard for them to think about using that tool in any other way other than the way they were taught. That's why 'drawing' doesn't seem natural in Photoshop. But you see work created in Photoshop that rivals ... well, even photographs.
This all depends on the person's level of skill and desire to create such pieces.

I can't draw for sh*t. It's just not something I was born with.
Without a mouse and keyboard, I can barely draw stick figures.

The Pen tool would not have been the first tool I would have thought of use to 'draw' in Photoshop.
But after getting used to what the Pen tool can do, it's a great way to layout solid outlines for your work (as well as other tasks).

Since I can't draw, I took a bunch of little doodles done by a friend of mine on little PostIt™ notes, scanned them in (this is where people who can actually draw would sketch out a rough reference drawing with the brush tool, or sketch something and either scan in or take a photo of), then used the Pen tool to outline the drawing (using the reference sketch), and finally coloring in the different areas.

As you can see in this short gif, each color element is on its own layer. With a simple drawing such as this one, it doesn't take many layers, but the more complex the coloring gets, the more layers you should end up with. Unless you're very very adventurous (or suicidal) enough to do everything on one layer.
Keeping the outline layer on top of all other layers keeps things simpler. it becomes a 'coloring book' where all the lines stay in front of the color.

Goodness, I really do like to hear myself 'talk', no?
Shhhh...

[Numz-softza]

i think u can try
pasting ur picture, duplicate your picture, set that duplicated layer on gaussian blur 3.5+? anything, > set the mode to screen. and u get the bright n sunny touch. too make it not so bright u can always change the opacity
for the blur background u can click the blur tool and blur just the background,
to make it look sharp, u can go back to the original layer>image>adjustments>brightness/contrast n increase the contrast..
to make the picture look grainy (or is it ur picture quality? idk><) go to filter>texture>grain> and adjust the intensity to how grainy u want it to look
thats my way..

though i dont really know what u mean by the copy layer in ur filter>blur>gaussian blur>copy layer>blending mode is the same as mine or not (;


credits; wol

are wol's drawing done by photoshop? how do we draw using photoshop? i cant even draw well using paint ><

I'll try it. Thanks a lot^^

[love<3changmin]

It could have been photoshop or illustrator....or another program.
I'd recommend using illustrator, but I think more people like to use photoshop.

In photoshop, you just use the pen tool to do everything. After using the pen tool to make your shapes, I went into "blending option" and gave them the outline of the shapes. You can also use the shape tools to make the shapes like the perfect circles and stuff.

Here's some I did on photoshop a longgggg time ago. Not as good as wol, but it uses the same basics...sorta...

Here's my paint battle one. HAHAHA

OMGOSH! ic, thanks! your drawing was reaalllly awesome n cute, really! im amazed! the pink one was really cute!

Many people get 'stuck' with how they learn Photoshop. If someone is taught to use a tool a certain way, it's sometimes hard for them to think about using that tool in any other way other than the way they were taught. That's why 'drawing' doesn't seem natural in Photoshop. But you see work created in Photoshop that rivals ... well, even photographs.
This all depends on the person's level of skill and desire to create such pieces.

wow that doodle is so comic-ish, amazing..
thanks for ur explanation, its helpful

its very hard to draw using a mouse..
i can sketch using pencil and paper,and prolly scan them in, but how do we outline using pen tool?
for a start i dont know how to use the pen tool
when i use it comes out like this


is the pen tool suppose to work like this or my settings are wrong?

[Yin]

^ You could draw using the settings as you have in the example, but I find it easier to have it on these settings:



Make your path using the pen tool, remembering to close the path, you close the path by clicking on the first point you made with the pen tool, you should then end up with something like below:


Mine's just a random shape, make yours according to how you want it.

Then, with the pen tool still selected, right click>fill path:



And fill in with the color you want, chose the color you want on you palette before filling the path.

When you have filled the path then hit delete on the keyboard to delete the path. Or you could just right-click>delete path.

Here's a tutorial on how to use the pentool:

http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-pentool.html

[jirappo.]

okay, i have a question.
is it just me, or does sometimes colors seem more vibrant and bright while you're working in photoshop, but after you save your graphic, the colors seem a bit duller and less enthusiastic? or maybe my eyesight really is going bad. hah.

[stardaisy212]

can someone plz answer my question plz?????????


no one answer my question. my photoshop doesnt like me like save as in other words i try to save the picture by using save as but the whole photoshop freezes the only reason i want to save it in psd. file so i can edit it and the only way i can save it is save for web and devices. i tryed to control panel > programs > find it > uninstall and it diddnt work neiter does ctrl + s or shift+ctrl+s (save as) the window flash like in one sec and it gone or maybe i dont have engouh ram and it happens like a lot of times again is there any way to reset the settings on photoshop maybe i miss up the settings ?anyone go any idea why is it acting like that?

i dont no how to uninstall it i try to go to add/remove programs but i dont have the admistrator account on the computer i dont have the cd cuz i downloaded online
thanks for helping me if anything pm me thanks

[trashstar]

hi, i'm not sure if this question belongs here, but i accidentally pressed something on my keyboard or clicked on something in photoshop and now whenever i maximize an image, the background around the image that is normally gray is now black. how do i switch it back to gray? here's how it looks:



thanks in advance

[mr. lovely]

^ I think you can go to Preferences (I'm on another computer so I don't have Photoshop open as a reference, but I think it's in the File menu?), and look around that.

no one answer my question. my photoshop doesnt like me like save as in other words i try to save the picture by using save as but the whole photoshop freezes the only reason i want to save it in psd. file so i can edit it and the only way i can save it is save for web and devices. i tryed to control panel > programs > find it > uninstall and it diddnt work neiter does ctrl + s or shift+ctrl+s (save as) the window flash like in one sec and it gone or maybe i dont have engouh ram and it happens like a lot of times again is there any way to reset the settings on photoshop maybe i miss up the settings ?anyone go any idea why is it acting like that?

i dont no how to uninstall it i try to go to add/remove programs but i dont have the admistrator account on the computer i dont have the cd cuz i downloaded online
thanks for helping me if anything pm me thanks

Err, so are you trying to uninstall Photoshop or save things as PSD's? If you can't save PSD's, that means your computer doesn't have enough ram, and I don't think that can be changed. @__@; Btw, uninstalling Photoshop doesn't help you save PSD's, if that's what you mean...I could barely understand you *__* I think it's time to work on the punctuation rofl. I would like to help though, so don't get the wrong message.