Chris Deston

i love the way the grass looks against the tree ZizOiz, good job

Can you post the pic to see the image you're dealing with? If its like RedHereBlackHere then the area thats red, cut, paste in new layer, same again for the black area. If it's a more complex image with gradients it may be more complicated and the areas could need cutting (or seperating with a method i don't know ^^,) Post image and i'll have a gander, see if i can help

That would actually be really useful, i'd deffo want it

Personally i'd cut the two images by hand like in the Cutting Out Images the Easy Way tutorial, then paste them in separate layers where you can move them about and alter them later, changing their opacity if needed. I find that leaves bits of noise around the original stock and end up fiddling with the tolerance over and over This'd also be good practice for when cutting images on busier backgrounds in the future need transparent backgrounds.

That tree looks really good as it is, can't wait to see it completed Very well done

Sorry for posting in wrong topic Ash "General Discussion & Questions.. ...do you have suggestions, requests, or how-to questions? Post here!" seemed like the right place, i never thought of looking in the Pictorium, but it's found it's way home now What method might that be? I'm open to any suggestions.. And that bubble tut may actually help, although Step 12 will confuse me no doubts (http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2546&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=bubble) Seems like the best bet I used the Fur tut as my basic outline, Rectangles-Gaus Blur-Jitter-SinWaves-Rotate-Layer, and i tried to get the waves in a position where they looked like the pressure is spreading it in a circle That's exactly what i meant, but i was worried that through saying Windows i'd be flooded with more glass/bubble tuts I've gone through a few, so far Polar Inversion's the best bet it seems (if i set it right ) That's why i'm thinking the bubble tut may suit, with the whole design being cartoon-like? A realistic bubble'd look like cartoon glass, i think? Only a lot I'll be sure to give it all a shot when i get home tonight - the Mrs is on her way up, gotta babysit her sibs Thanks to you too, i'll make a version with that too Sorry again Ash, first post and all

Is what i'm hoping to make. This is my first post and i plan on posting my gallery soon but for the moment i was hoping anyone could give me help/advice/hints/tips Heres what i have so far: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=wireas&s=3 Heres a nice li'l list of things i'd appreciate advice on :Angel: The top bit of the ship, i want either rectangular sections with lighting? How would i go about this? The, what i'll describe as a "Cockpit" to be more, real? I will be putting an alien in there but i want it more Glass-like than Bubble-like The grass to be a bit better (I may rely on Photography [or stock image] which may be easier as i want the stickman to be Me when i get around to it ) And i was wondering with the outline, there is a slight white mark where the colour has been edited, and you can see nearer the bottom of the ship i've been touching it up, but is there not a quicker method? Currently it's literally :ZoomIn: :ColorPicker: haha.. Also, is there a kind of distortion similar to Bulge but with more options? For the tracterbeam I used Polar Inversion on a straight laser to make it spread wider towards the bottom, but it's only got me so far and i want to be able to stretch it with an unlimited capacity, or like (realistically) to a 1200px bottom line (in white) with the yellow blur being constant upwards. Any help there? And one final thing? Criticisms and Suggestions Please and Thank You Anything will be useful he says hopefully --------------- And My First Post Is Over