Chowie

My latest creation is really just two pictures mashed together(The sunset is a stock photo from google). I've been using PDN for a lot of photo editing lately- I do have another program for editing RAWs, but I use PDN for most of the JPGs that my camera spits out.

This was an experiment mashing together a picture I took of a couple models in front of a blank monitor, then I added in the background after I got rid of the weird pixelization caused by the monitor. Figuring it out was not really difficult, but required a lot of trial and error.

I replicated the line layer, it works for me, but if doing something different works for you, that's good, as long as you like the results.

I love this! I ran a light round of Dents on the highlight layer, I didn't like the way the perfectly straight lines looked. I also ran Bulge on the reflection layer to give it a curve.

I've been working this process for a few weeks now, and i think I have been getting some pretty decent results, so I figure a tutorial is in order. This can be used for more than just text, it works well with other things, however it is easiest with text. It also works with minimal additional plugins. Required plugins- Gaussian Blur (built in) AA's Assistant (Part of DPY's plugin pack) Align Object (Optional) Everything else should be default in the Adjustments menu. 1. Start with an adequately sized blank canvas, and fill it in black. 2. On a new layer, add text in any font, ensuring you use a decent size and nothing too complicated. 3. Lower the opacity on your text layer. I haven't found any particular opacity to set it to, it depends on your font and colors used. 4. Using the line tool, trace out the lettering however suits the idea you have. Try to avoid making sharp corners and closed loops (forgive the closed loop on the D here). 5. Duplicate the line tool layer three times, leaving one layer as is. For the other two, make one white, and one black using the brightness/contrast adjustment. 6. Duplicate the white layer again, and toggle off visibility. On the layer that's still visible, run AA's assistant as shown a few times until you can just see the edges of the black layer poking through. 7. Merger the white layer you just modified onto the black layer, and set your blend mode to multiply. 8. Repeat AA's assistant a few times on the other white layer. 9. Run AA's assistant as shown once on the white layer to sharpen up the edges. 10. Go back to your line tool layer, and duplicate it. On one of the layer, run Gaussian blur. Settings are dependent on the size of the image. 11. Duplicate the gaussian blue layer a few times to thicken the color, then merge those layers together. 12. Duplicate the Gaussian blue layer again, and run the blur at a higher setting. Again, duplicate the layer a couple times to make it more visible. 13. Adjust the opacity and blend modes of your two Gaussian Blur layers until the original lettering is just visible. You can also play with the Hue/Saturation to make the colors pop a little. 14. Adjust the layer setting of the very top white layer until it's bright, but not perfectly white. Blend mode and opacity depends on color. 15. Flatten the image and you're done. Just be aware that because of all the blend modes and how colors work, you can't simply just change the hue/saturation of the final image and hope it turns out ok. You'll have to adjust the colors of each colored layer individually, but the results look good. You can also use Midora's Animated PNG Filetype Plugin to add some life to your Neon Sign, just play with opacity setting on various layers and animate it all together:

I have tried her stained glass tutorial, and I do like the results. I use them sparingly to embellish other parts of some stained glass from time to time. I have a lot of stuff I need to finish and upload, I just haven't gotten around to it.

Here's a full size image of the one I posted in the SOTW thread. Took me quite a while, 100% made in PDN, no outside textures or stock images used.

Created this Neon Sign logo for a band idea a couple coworkers and I are dabbling with.

Ok, I will fix it today

I tried uploading the original image, but the file size was too big for the uploader to handle. Clicking on the image should link directly to the full size image, but I will try to fix the issue when I have a chance.

This is a tough one. I don't know how to make a nebula on a transparent background, but here's this

I've been using PDN for a while and I finally have a computer again to use it. I've always loved the look of stained glass, and I've also loved playing MtG. A lot of people have made altered cards in the Stained Glass style, so I decided to give it a shot. Here's a few of my recent creations. Stained Glass Forest: I made a bunch of glass textures and just went wild. Everything has its own texture. This was mostly an experiment in texture, colors, and layers. Black Lotus: This one was testing Opalescent glass, frame/ caming, and brickwork. Glass of the Guildpact: This one was way more in depth than the other two. This one I based directly off the card art but added in some more color. I was trying mimic the perception of light coming through the glass and shining on the bricks around the glass. Imgur is being funky and not linking directly to the image, so here's a direct link for the fullsize: https://i.imgur.com/Uihzv8q.jpg

Thank you. I've been using PDN for quite a few years, but I haven had a computer to use it on for the last 4 or 5 years and just got back into it. Other than microsoft paint it's the only graphic software I've used.

I just joined the forum, and have been playing with PDN for a while. This was an all day project for me, experimenting with wood grains, chrome reflections, lighting, and textures. Let me know what you guys think. This image has been resized, for the full size, here's a link: Eb6Zq8H.jpg (2026×2048) (imgur.com)