catron44 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Hi, im catron44 and all though i have been following quite a few tutorials I am new to the forums. Im actually only 12, and the jewel was the first proper tutorial I tried to follow, (as you may notice) so I decided this would be the first place I would post I pretty much crawled through these steps and just managed to muster up this.... Anyway, these are the results: Oh btw, just a question, what is a wire frame, and how do I remove it? Edited October 21, 2011 by catron44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keebler9061 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293565_10150325991835978_520450977_8001958_786976475_n.jpg I have had pdn for years actually, but I finally decided to make an account and start posting the things from the tutorials. This one took me a while because I hadn't messed with pdn in a while, but I'm glad I found this tutorial. It turned out much better than I thought it would! Edited October 23, 2011 by Ego Eram Reputo Replaced overlarge image with link (Rule #29). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 catron, the wireframe that I am talking about is what hold the jewel in. The gold around the jewel. Keebler & catron, both are great outcomes. Pleased to see you posting. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeebie Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Thought I'd give it another try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aislin Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 looks like a goldlooking bracelet with jewel nice Quote Websites Flickr Gallery Second Life Arts Ais Digi Paintings Tutorials Digital hand painting Digital portrait paitning Second Life Picture editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 A very nice outcome! Totally agree with Welshy & Aislin. Well done! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeebie Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thanks, Welshblue, Aislin and Barbieq! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burngirl Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) I don't like resurrecting an old topic. However, I liked the tut and here's the result I got. I used the Gnommish "A" and got a different frame. When the frame was finished, I had to delete some white spots, and I think it turned out pretty cool. I used a wallpaper from Wallpaper Abyss for the jewel, and a rose in the background. However, I kind of messed around and got a background that I wasn't really pleased with so I'll give the jewel another go sometime. I hope you like it: http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt53/Burngirl2008/Jewel.png Edited January 17, 2012 by Ego Eram Reputo Replaced overlarge image with link (Rule #29). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delpart Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I don't like resurrecting an old topic. However, I liked the tut and here's the result I got. Actually, I sincerely appreciate this on the tuts as most people never post results to see what can be done to gain inspiration. And of course to bump them up to the top of the list for a second look by those who may have dismissed them in the past. (And yes I'm guilty of 1/2 finishing some tutorial work and what not and hence not posting any results myself ... so easily distracted am I ...) Thanks for sharing this and the source link. Some nifty stuff there. Quote *** Gallery at PDN-Fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burngirl Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thanks. I'll post the second try here too. I like to do tuts because I get to learn how to use the extra effects that other people have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughty Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Burngirl, welcome to the forum Your try is nicer than mine that I never posted. I will have to try this again as I have not mastered shiny metal or highlighting. Have fun, Doughty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Burngirl, tute topics are not considered as resurrecting or necroposting. I think you have made a really good jewel. I like the outcome a lot. Good on you for trying it out & putting in your own variation. You could use radial transparent gradient to keep just the more solid part of the background red with a plain black layer underneath & maybe experiment with using colour flip/rotate on the red. A fine effort & I am the same - some efforts never see the light of the forums but I learnt a lot along the way Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I got lost completely after step 16 and decided to improvise, here is what I ended up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Ah, I see where after step 16 gets tricky. I may need to explain it a bit more. Ctrl + A selects the entire image, Ctrl + C copies it & Ctrl + V pastes it. I should have mention this needs to be on its own layer below the gold wire. & you get rid of the excess after the Blur bit. The highlight layer goes above the gold wire layer. The most important part of the tute was the gold wire, which you did beautifully! Edited January 18, 2012 by Ego Eram Reputo Ctrl + C copies it.... Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 How about using Layers | Import from File? (or at least giving it as an alternative) It seems that opening, selecting, copying then pasting is just what Layers | Import from File was designed to do. 1 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 EER, to be honest, I've never used Layers | Import from File but I will give it a go. See all the new things an old dog can still learn?! Thanks EER!! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ah, I see where after step 16 gets tricky. I may need to explain it a bit more. Ctrl + A selects the entire image, Ctrl + C copies it & Ctrl + V pastes it. I should have mention this needs to be on its own layer below the gold wire. & you get rid of the excess after the Blur bit. The highlight layer goes above the gold wire layer. The most important part of the tute was the gold wire, which you did beautifully! Where I got lost the most was the rotate/zoom part mostly, I could not figure out what layer to do this on (the dupe layer or the imported one) and then when I made the dupe layer active and ran zoom on it everything went out of shape, that was before I tried the shape 3D part Again I didn't know what layer to do this on. I will try it again I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 After you get the flag image on its own layer, Rotate/Zoom to 2.00. Then copy it & then hide the layer. Now go back to the layer you zoomed to 2.00, & this is where you Radial Blur Deluxe @ 0 Steps and maximum amount or whatever you like. Then you work on the layer that you hid. So after unhiding the layer you use the Radial Blur Deluxe as shown in Step 21. Stay on this layer & work the rest of the steps for S3D. The Rotate/Zoom is mostly so that you can select the part of the image for the gem that you want to have. The rest is then deleted. The black fill is so that the background Radial blur doesn't show through the gem. It will go out of shape using the zoom but be sure that you have it centred first. Please so keep trying & ask if you get stuck. That is what I am here for...I am a teacher & there may be others who have the same questions. You did well, I thought. Just would be good to have the highlight on the gem. There are a few great tutes that you can use. Helen's Galaxy Ball is a fabulous one & there are a couple of great glass ball tutes that are well worth a look. Kiosk Ball is aother that will help you understand how to do the highlights better. I am still strying to get it perfect Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the info barbieq25 I will try this again, it is a great tut and a few of the steps will also be useful for future creations Edited January 20, 2012 by nitenurse79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughty Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Hi barbieq25 I think I did well enough to post. The first time I tried doing this the wires looked all burnt and the highlight was too heavy and all my layers were out alignment. I had trouble with the swoosh too. I'll just copy what you wrote for nitenurse79 above. This is my first posted image for a tut. Yeah...it worked Edited January 21, 2012 by doughty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Doughty, that is a wonderful outcome! Love the gem & all the wonderful colours! Glad my notes to Nitenurse helped. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadedLemon Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well here it is. I am new to Paint.NET and this is my first serious bit of artwork that I have ever done, period. I don't think I have an artistic bone in my body. I did have a bit of an issue with certain parts of the tutorial at first. I couldn't get the inner yellow circle to show, for some reason it would only show the parts of the circle that overlapped the lettered circle, so I had to cheat and do it earlier and work between the layers, and it seems to have worked. Thanks for the tutorial, I could not have done it without your expert help. Wish I fully understood exactly which bits did what (I have no idea what drop shadow does!) as half the time I just had to assume that you know what you were doing and that it would look okay in the end. I'd like to know how Sarkut got the reflection in the gem too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Drop shadow put a shadow around things & by adjusting the sliders you can choose how much shadow & where the light is coming from. A very nice outcome from you. Pleased to see you here & hope there will be much more Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delpart Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well here it is. I am new to Paint.NET and this is my first serious bit of artwork that I have ever done, period. I don't think I have an artistic bone in my body. I did have a bit of an issue with certain parts of the tutorial at first. I couldn't get the inner yellow circle to show, for some reason it would only show the parts of the circle that overlapped the lettered circle, so I had to cheat and do it earlier and work between the layers, and it seems to have worked. Thanks for the tutorial, I could not have done it without your expert help. Wish I fully understood exactly which bits did what (I have no idea what drop shadow does!) as half the time I just had to assume that you know what you were doing and that it would look okay in the end. I'd like to know how Sarkut got the reflection in the gem too. You might be amazed at how much artistry can be found in those who make the claim of being boneless. ... Given just a moment of disbelief and the right medium, people usually surprise themselves. Keep at it and hopefully you'll probably find these effects and other methods of image creation will open up some ideas for you. Nice outcome as well. And of course, welcome to PDN and the forums mate. Quote *** Gallery at PDN-Fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaManDan21 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Here's my go at it! Quote Sig Battle Wins: 5My Gallery | Smoke>Flames Tutorial~96% of teens won't stand up for God. Put this in your sig if you're one of the 4% who will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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