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xjeaniiex
post Jun 16 2006, 10:40 AM
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If you noticed the avatars with pictures such as these

have like a certain .. I don't know to them. Like, I make avatars and if I need a picture, I go to Google images or whatever and search for them .. but see, they look "different". I really don't know how to explain it but with some of the pictures I search for .. it's like I (myself) took a picture of something with my camera and made an avatar out of it. Which is pretty .. ehh, I don't think anyone would like to use one of my avatars if I did that.
Take a look


See, take a look at what I mean

Do you see how they're different? I wanna know how to do that


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Oh, and by the way .. I'm terribly sorry but where COULD I get really good pictures? Google images really doesn't help at all. I only get like camera pictures that people took.
 
technicolour
post Jun 16 2006, 10:41 AM
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It's coloring techniques.

This is your icon making bible:
http://community.livejournal.com/weapon_ic...940.html#cutid1

Give it awhile to load, and check out all the tutorials. They have good coloring and texture techniques that'll help with anything.
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 11:25 AM
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I actually just submitted a tutorial like this just a minute ago.If it gets accepted then check it out.But give it a day or so to let it be approved or not.
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You can find pictures on google and improve them with my tutorial.
http://www.createblog.com/tutorials/download.php?id=364

Or you can just go to http://www.elegancepixelfied.com/
That place is great.
 
xjeaniiex
post Jun 16 2006, 12:38 PM
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Oh, really? I'll check your tutorial out (: Thank you so much.
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 12:42 PM
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QUOTE(xbabyboo @ Jun 16 2006, 11:25 AM) *
I actually just submitted a tutorial like this just a minute ago.If it gets accepted then check it out.But give it a day or so to let it be approved or not.
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You can find pictures on google and improve them with my tutorial.
http://www.createblog.com/tutorials/download.php?id=364

Or you can just go to http://www.elegancepixelfied.com/
That place is great.



I'm a bit nosy but what was your tutorial about? I mean, obviously on coloring an icon but how did you do that? Like, through color layers on blending option settings, or curves, or something like that? There are so many ways and yeah..just wondering.
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE(xjeaniiex @ Jun 16 2006, 8:40 AM) *
See, take a look at what I mean

Do you see how they're different? I wanna know how to do that



^^Not nosey at all..well you see that? I made a tut on how to make it sort of vintagey.

It involves lots of layers,blending settings..
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 02:51 PM
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^wheres the tutorial then? 0_O

nvm approved.
http://www.createblog.com/tutorials/download.php?id=368
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 02:52 PM
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http://www.createblog.com/tutorials/download.php?id=368

there.thanks for acceptin` it btw.
 
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post Jun 16 2006, 02:53 PM
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hahahah i just wanted to know what it looked like and see if i did it the same way or if there was a new way.
 
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post Jun 17 2006, 12:55 AM
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yay for this topic.
I was looking for some tutorials on this _smile.gif
 
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post Jun 17 2006, 05:01 PM
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Ahhh I understand this now.


For whatever base you have, all you have to do is get a dark blue, such as #200E6C and set it to Exclusion and then you get the yellowish, bluish tint to it.


For this, take your base, duplicate it to screen. Make a new layer of an orange-y color, such as #F8E5BD, and set that to Multiply. Then, make a new layer on top of that and fill that with a light blue, such as, #D1ECFB and set that to Color Burn. Y, voila.


Take your base, and then add a layer of any grayish, maybe light purplish color, and then set it to Color Burn, or soft light.


For this one, do the light orange on multiply and then light blue on color burn. Should give a similar result. This one looks like maybe they used a darker orange and then a darker blue, but still with the same settings.


Most of these images were screencaps. Try http://community.livejournal.com/cap_it/

I was thinking about making a tutorial about this...maybe I will do that.
 
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post Jun 27 2006, 07:22 PM
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hey how do u get avatars.... yes i AM a noob wacko.gif
 
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post Jun 27 2006, 10:28 PM
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If you are looking for fashion-y pictures http://www.theseventh.com is the best around
 
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post Jun 30 2006, 07:31 PM
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I CANT figure out where to get avatars and if i could how do i put them up??? YES i am a NOOB lol : _smile.gif
 
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post Jun 30 2006, 09:55 PM
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What do you mean "get avatars" ? Save them?
http://www.createblog.com/graphics/index.php?tag=&type_id=8
 

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