Image Umbrella: Desktop Art

[Mendo]

really... :shock:

i find it quite simple..

and once again i did the work myself but i give credit to gigabytes splatter sig tut

[Bryan1998]

Check Out My New Wallpaper Pack Click To Download Now It May Be Slow So Be Patient

[aguba]

Forgive me for the small size, I started with a small canvas. Major credit to El3ment4l on deviantART, his work is the main inspiration for this.

@Bryan: Maybe post the images themselves, rather than a download link?

[Zieon Eslador]

Much better, aguba!

I still notice the Aliasing, but you must've blurred it, because now you can only see it if you look hard. When I get bored of my current desktop, that'll probably take it's place.

[aguba]

Thank you!

I used the Rotate/Zoom adjustment in the Layers menu to zoom out a bit, that's what deterred much of the aliasing.

[Hutton]

i love the power button

[Mr.Death]

Same. It's awsome.

[Bryan1998]

@Bryan: Maybe post the images themselves, rather than a download link?

There's Too Many Thanks Anyway

[Kemaru]

@Aguba: To get rid of the aliasing, try working on a canvas twice the size you want the finished version to be. After you're done with the image reduce the size (don't forget to save the big image).

[aguba]

I know, thanks for the tip. I'm not sure why I started with such a small size. Also, what I did to achieve the 3D effect was repeatedly duplicating the layers and moving them 1px down from the previous layer. All that antialiasing stacked on top of eachother might have contributed to the aliased edges as well.

[Kemaru]

You're welcome.

I really like it, the 3D effect is good and the lighting is realistic. The white outline looks sweet.

I made a PSP wallpaper, I'm posting it here and later on dA:

Centered logo:

Logo on bottom right:

[Zieon Eslador]

Kemaru, I'm not so much a fan of the colors, but I like the design a lot. My vote's on the centered logo version. Can we get a link to the desktop-size version?

Also, aguba, that's now my desktop. :wink:

(Click for DeviantArt link)

Took ~3 hours, made from scratch in Paint.NET. I don't suppose this fits the WOTW theme...

[easybe]

@dragon thanks, i implemented brushes a lot making it

[easybe]

also i forgot @mendo thanks so much

[aguba]

@Kemaru: Love it, especially that subtle shadow behind the logo. Had my PSP still been working, that would be my wallpaper.

@Eslador: I like the lighting and the concept itself. Also, again, forgive me for the small size of the wallpaper

[Zieon Eslador]

Also, again, forgive me for the small size of the wallpaper

It's fine, the black around it is filled in with desktop icons, so I can't even tell.

[Lance McKnight]

Just wanted to drop by and tell you how much I really like this work. I haven't seen 3D work on this forum in a long time, and it was refreshing to see this. Also glad to see you are still posting on the board. As for your method, I find that using drop shadow or pryochild's outline object will work. I got inspired to make a 3D project. Thanks for the inspiration! :idea:

[aguba]

No problem Lance

You should probably check out this guy's gallery. His work is where I got the idea.

[Lance McKnight]

Oh, I have. It is unbelievable. Perhaps we should show them how PDN can blow PS out of the water, eh? :twisted:

[aguba]

Exactly what I was thinking :wink:

[007 Nab]

Aguba that's beautiful -I love all the highlights you added

[aguba]

Thanks Nab, I really did like those highlights. Here's another. I really don't think I did as good as a job with this one. And there's some of that aliasing again

[Lance McKnight]

aguba, that is just beautiful! :shock: I like. I know there's aliasing, but it can be fixed if it was started at a big image, and resized before you saved it as a png file. I really need to get cracking with 3D...I keep getting sidetracked by all the glass work I had been making. :?

Edit: Quick question: are you using pyrochild's Outline Object set at 90 degree angle? I find that if you start with a small value and repeat (CTRL+F) several times, it might make the aliasing disappear. Thoughts?

[aguba]

Thank you very much

And no, I duplicate the original layer several times, moving each a pixel down from the last. What I used to do was motion blur the image at a 90 degree angle and then either repeatedly duplicate it or use the Transparency adjustment to make it opaque, but in my experience this just generally led to more aliasing.

I will try out that method however. If it works, I owe you one :wink:. And I can't wait to see some of that glass work you mentioned .

[Lance McKnight]

aguba, I just had a quick play with PDN to see if I could make a 3D object...I found that it is the Outline Object making it aliased. So, what I have always done is use Outline Object with the radius set at 1, and then CTRL+F as many times as needed; or, use Drop Shadow and set the x,y to 0,1. And repeat as many times. Personally, I like using Drop Shadow the best because it is not as aliased as the other one. As for my glass works, check out my gallery. :wink:

Edit: I had a quick play with PDN to see if I can see how to conquer the aliasing problem. I got to say no, I haven't. The only thing I can say is to work on 2x or 3x your size before resizing down to final size. I started mine at 1600x1200 canvas before resizing.