Legerdemain Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Hm, I hope it's alright that I started a new topic. This is sort of off-topic compared to the other posts. I'd definitely call it Plunder though. I got bored last night and sketched the Jolly Roger on a piece of aluminum. Today I bought some black paint and filled the background in. I left a one inch border on the sides. The border and Roger himself are unpainted. It will take the pictures a while to load. Even after extreme editing, they're still near 100kbs. ~_~ http://pyrell.port5.com/sign1.png - shows more detail http://pyrell.port5.com/sign2.png - shows more of the border -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. William T. Popples Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Very proud of ya! "...Aye, lets have a few glasses-O-rum...that'll put us in the mood..." -from Tresure Island ( Radio program with Orson Wells ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 Very proud of ya! Why thank you! Oh, oh! Look at my signature's bird! Isn't he handsome? I made him from a picture of my mom's parrotlet. And look how "treasure" shimmers! I'd say it's a job well done. >P) Capt. Will? Has anyone ever told you that you look like James Gandolfini? B'cause... you do. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stynky Tudor Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Wow Marie, great parrot sig! What did you use to make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 Wow Marie, great parrot sig! What did you use to make it? Thanks! I took a picture of my mom's parrotlet (Skeeter) with my $20 digital camera. Uploaded it. Probably tried to get it clearer-looking with Ultimate FX. Then I opened it in Pixia and started making layers. I made about three layers I think. The green of his body was one. The second were the things that go over the green, like the beak. The third layer was a black outline. After I got it the way I wanted it, I sent it back to Ultimate FX for a rescaling. That probably was a big mistake. After I rescaled it, I turned it into a GIF with a transparent background. There was white around the edges when I put it to the test on a webpage with a black background. After many groans and curses, I sent the rescaled PNG image back to Pixia where I thereby proceeded to clean up the edges. I realize you just probably needed the program names, but this has become a rant of sorts. After I got a decent image, I opened it in Ultimate FX and added a little more white space to the top and left of the bird. Still using Ultimate FX, I added the text. I'm not even going to mention how long it took for me to get the text adjusted to my liking. To get the text to shimmer, I had to use a lighter yellow. I colored in a letter or two, then saved the image (each time I saved it as a different number though, for example: 1.png, 2.png, etc). I repeated that till I had the whole word recolored. I opened those images in Ultimate FX and converted each one to GIF format. Pixia doesn't allow GIFs, so everything must be converted using UFX. When I had all the little GIFs, I went to another program I have, Microsoft GIF Animator. That's how it became animated. Yep, now that that's over, here are some URLs ya might find useful: Pixia (It's ugly, but it performs as well as that stupid Photoshop thing, in my opinion. And it's FREEware.) - http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/index.html Ultimate FX (This has a lot of nice effects in it. I think it's ADware, but you can move the ad to the lower left of your screen so it's out of the way.) - http://ultimatepaint.com/ufx/index.html -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stynky Tudor Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Arr, your answer be exactly what I be asking you for. With the quality of your image I thought you must have used a vector based drawing application, like Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. Instead, you ended up pushing pixels (digital painting) and using two programs that I've never heard of before. Good job! Very cool! Those are neat little applicatiopns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 Arr, your answer be exactly what I be asking you for. With the quality of your image I thought you must have used a vector based drawing application, like Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. Instead, you ended up pushing pixels (digital painting) and using two programs that I've never heard of before. Good job! Very cool! Those are neat little applicatiopns. I think that's the closest I've ever come to a vector-like image. I tried following someone's tutorial once, but it just drove me crazy. *grins at the praise* Thank you! Oh yes, I'm quite fond of Pixia. And UFX I like for it's preview features that way I don't have to keep going back and fixing things. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stynky Tudor Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 How did you stumble upon Pixia anyway? It looks to be a pretty obscure little anime art application... it looks like it does more than the trick though. Next you should try and animate the parrot's head a bit, have it look around. And maybe add a one pixel drop shadow to the treasure text... just to separate it from the background a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 How did you stumble upon Pixia anyway? It looks to be a pretty obscure little anime art application... it looks like it does more than the trick though. Next you should try and animate the parrot's head a bit, have it look around. And maybe add a one pixel drop shadow to the treasure text... just to separate it from the background a bit. It's been so long since I stumbled upon it, but I think I was looking in Yahoo!'s directory. Heh, I made static transparent parrotlet's also. One for each of the pictures I have of Skeeter. As I type this, my shoulders are crowded with birdy-types. Skeeter, my parakeet (Pirate), and this other parakeet (Parakeet or You With the Tail and Feather). Oh, okay, thanks for the advice. P) Hm... I think I might be able to make his head move. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stynky Tudor Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Doh! Marie, I didn't mean to be dispensing advice or imply that your image was lacking in some way. You’re obviously an accomplished artist and your image is more than perfect the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 Doh!Marie, I didn't mean to be dispensing advice or imply that your image was lacking in some way. You’re obviously an accomplished artist and your image is more than perfect the way it is. *laughs* No, seriously, I was thanking you for it! And I did try to make his head move. (Could that sound more perverted? Heh.) It looks small for his body now. Also, the edges of his body are a bit ragged-looking. I think I'll start over. Ack, not more compliments! :) What talent I have shows itself rarely. Since I already have the project saved, I think I go finish working on my two-headed parrotlet. 'Tis a beast so horrifying that it's sure to scare any rival pirate out of his or her boots or other choice footwear. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stynky Tudor Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I think I go finish working on my two-headed parrotlet. 'Tis a beast so horrifying that it's sure to scare any rival pirate out of his or her boots or other choice footwear. Cool, can't wait to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 I think I go finish working on my two-headed parrotlet. 'Tis a beast so horrifying that it's sure to scare any rival pirate out of his or her boots or other choice footwear. Cool, can't wait to see it Alright. If I ever finish it, you'll be the first to know. :) What messenger do you use most often? I noticed you have the same ones I do. ...Unless you'd rather not say. :\ -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kirk! Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Thats one tasty looking parrotlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Thats one tasty looking parrotlet. Actually, Capt. RAZOR!, Skeety would probably think you're tastier. He does have a tendency to nip. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kirk! Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Skeety? Now that bird is just asking to be eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Skeety? Now that bird is just asking to be eaten. *finally comprehends that there's a second page* D'oh! There's not much meat on his tiny little bones; he's like... palm-sized. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kirk! Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Mmm, what about the eggs your other birds just laid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legerdemain Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Mmm, what about the eggs your other birds just laid? No more omelets. They've all grown up. *sniffs* We're givin' 2 of the 5 away. -Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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