Ruck 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2007 i find step 2 particularly confusing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ruck 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2007 And hey presto, I finally got something half decent. still think the tutorial isn't very user friendly for newbies though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PineappleQc 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2007 Nice one RUck, maybe a little less blur? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paint_boy 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Mine looks horrible what am I doing wrong? Here is my second one: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tbird6 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Post what you got, and we might be able to see where it went wrong at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indapop 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Ok, so here is my problem. As soon as I do the curves operation, theree are unwanted luminous clouds in the background that get affected. I also have a pic. HOW DO I AVOID THIS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ruck 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 took another go at it, see my avatar. is it too big for avatars on this site? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paint_boy 2 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Yes it is too big. 100px wide is the max. Looks good though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadEye 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Damn, I hate this...just started using Paint.NET and...this tutorial really is hard to use. I can't even make the fire...and I don't understand most of the things there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jud@s 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 @ DeadEye Try doing some of the easier tut's first. Get used the difference of duplicates and layers, and what the layer properties will/can do. I know its hard in the beginning, especially if you've had no prior knowlage of such programs before this. But you will notice that its easy to learn how to do things once you start out on it... just dont give up at you first tries :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadEye 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2007 Well, you were right, I tried again a bit later, and here's what I got : Kinda weak compared to what I've seen here...but I like it. However, when I tried again, when I got to the flattening part, I couldn't see the text because of the clouds! Why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peachmunch 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 Not sure what I did wrong but eh.... the whole canvas was covered in flames rather than my text. what did I do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paint_boy 2 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 Not sure what I did wrong but eh....the whole canvas was covered in flames rather than my text. what did I do? I got the same problem. overall mine looks like bloody potato. My exploding planets look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paintzilla 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 i think i am having trouble understanding this tut tell me if this is right set all layers to negation and set clouds to difference?then for the text a black background and white text on a different layer?then clouds on another layer?is that right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Farley 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2007 I don't think I did it right haha. I'm going to have to try again. I forget to create a new layer when I made my clouds. Heres what I got. Not sure what I did wrong but eh....the whole canvas was covered in flames rather than my text. what did I do? I have the same problem I think It's because I forgot to add a layer for the clouds. Never mind I figured what my problem was I put black text on a white background, I have to do it the other way around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Farley 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2007 I got it, but it isn't as firey as I wanted, but now that I know how to do it I will mess with some of the steps to see if I can get it to look more firey. Nice tut, just some of the stuff is worded weird to make it harder, for instance you could say make your 1st layer all black, then add another layer for your text and use white font color, instead of "create the text layer, white on black" Nice tutorial though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diva42 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2007 I got it after a few tries and reading down a bit Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storm 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2007 Hey Guys, This is my first post. Yay! Great tutorial. Here is what I made: Keep up the good work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveabbott 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2007 AGHHH i can't get mine to turn out good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paint_boy 2 Report post Posted July 10, 2007 AGHHH i can't get mine to turn out good I know mine looks like shmisterflargen! :evil: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paint_boy 2 Report post Posted July 10, 2007 This is where I am: This is right before I merge. It looks like nothing. What am I doing wrong? I followed the directions exactly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magenta_Davies 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2007 wow you people are cool how do you all know how to make such good stuff? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verndewd 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2007 Wow what an incredible site. I am simply amazed at this program. I really never pictured myself a gfx tweaker until I started making siggy bars for the crew at xcpus.com. Now it just like *speechless* I honestly didnt think I would ever get into somethig like this till I tweaked a nebula and an intel wafer shot to look like a yin yang sphere, just by guessing my way though the interface. This stuff is awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BandGeek2791 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2007 Okay i took it a couple steps further than just the text! It is my signature Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 344 Report post Posted July 19, 2007 that's 50px too tall. Max sig size is 500x150. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
