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    Beta expiry

    in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions

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    Well, why would you want to use a beta version of Paint.NET when there is an upgrade. I mean, beta versions are glitchy and such, and sometimes aren't compatible with some plug-ins. If you wouldn't want to upgrade, you probably don't even like/use Paint.NET, so it doesn't really matter. It's like saying, I'll use this glitchy prototype instead of this fully tested working product. It just doesn't make sense. Also, updates are most usually released well before the expiry date, so you have a little time.

    Mike Ryan's (Revamped) Gallery

    in The Pictorium

    Posted

    Ironically, I myself did use a Gaussian Blur to develop the highlights, but I then magic wand'd part of it out to create a nice crisp highlight. You should definitely work at a larger picture size when creating glass letters because you will come out with jaggy edges (like on your 'M'). Nice work!

    Mike Ryan's (Revamped) Gallery

    in The Pictorium

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    If its criticism you want, its criticism you'll get. :twisted:

    Okay, I'm glad you're venturing into this kind of thing (especially since I'm leading you :lol: ).

    It looks good, except the reflection/highlights look too blurry. IMO, they should be sharper, like the letters have nice sharp corners. Also, you should try playing with blending modes, like *cough*overlay**cough*.Other than that, nice job!

    *My favorite! :D

    On a side note, your sparkles are white in the center and black at the edges! :o

    expiredConcepts - Latest: Audio Jungle Wallpapers Released!

    in The Pictorium

    Posted

    Bubble in the new one much better :) :nod:

    Thank you Ash. :D

    Amazing... You are truly a pdn artist. great work.

    Thanks jerkfight! :)

    Do you happen to have any tips on how you did PI+/spring? I'm trying to see if I can make something new out of it; it looks awesome. Thanks.

    Well, PI+ was made using a transparent weave, with 6 polar inversions placed at one of the four corners with the coordinates (+/-0.90, +/-0.90). I just experimented to see what looked good.

    Spring was made with Random Dots set at full settings. Then I desaturated it, and ran a PI+ in the top right hand corner. Again with the coordinates (0.90,0.90). I think one of them is negative but I forgot. But it was in the top right hand corner. Then a simple radial gradient in the background, a translucent Light Ray, and some lens flare to top it off.

    All my polar inversions were set to Clamp to Edge, for both pieces.

    Great job on the new one! Did you set the overall bubble layer to color burn? That's what it looks like to me - anyways - great job on it - very well done 8)

    Actually, there were 2 layers of cloud set to varying transparencies. One was set to Overlay, the other was set to Reflect to get that shiny white spot on the upper left hand corner. Thanks for the praise. :P

    expiredConcepts - Latest: Audio Jungle Wallpapers Released!

    in The Pictorium

    Posted

    Thank you ZizOiz! :D

    The ripples were actually achieved through a different method this time than in my sig, it has much more "glow."

    EDIT: Nooooooooo! I just checked out the link, and Photobucket resized my "uncropped unresized" version. So its actually smaller. :x

    EDIT 2: Just switched over to a new image host (IMGSync. Up to 5 mb file size!). I'm re-uploading the full uncropped unresized version and adding in the link.

    Image Umbrella: Signatures, Avatars, Logos & Text

    in The Pictorium

    Posted

    oh - and Expiration - I wasn't going for a comment when I posted, but thanks anyways. I know that the one with the sun is WAAAY too dark on the left side, I should probably fix it. And the 200TH Post one doesn't make much sense, because ever since I posted it, I have been posting a lot more often (In the 260's now, I think). I'll be changing them in a while. I dunno if I should stay Spacey or move on to something else. I was thinking of doing something like yours - with the photomanip - it looks awesome! (But it wouldnt be very original)

    Actually, I wasn't talking about your sig. :oops:

    I was refering to ZizOiz's sig that you liked; the third one to be exact. :lol: Sorry about the mix-up. Although your sig is great too, I've never been really good at spacescapes and the like.

    And thanks for the compliment on my sig. (I just redid it at a larger size and am about to upload it to my gallery, it looks much better now IMO; possibly update my sig and avvy too :wink: )

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