Crazy Man Dan Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 To CrazyManDan: After cutting a player, I duplicate the layer, and either gaussian or radial blur the bottom layer 1-2 pixels, which give it a smoother look, and then flatten the image. And, if the picture is larger than needed, I find that when you re-size it, it actually seems to smooth the edges nicely as well. If you cut out a photo, duplicate what you have cut out underneath the original, blur the bottom one by about 2 units, and then duplicate the blurred version a load of times is gives a nice effect that makes it looks smooth. What? So both of you know the exact same method, and I don't!? When was this first suggested? Where was I? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!?!? <_< Well, I learned something today! Thanks! @Illnab: Heh. That stick guy makes me chuckle. I can't put my finger on just what it is, but there's just something about that picture that I find hilarious! Good work! I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatwo Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 lol the stick mans facial expression i think ^_^ Sorry Dan. Deviant Art Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Follow-up: 2 hours later... ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh10_10 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 My latest: I did this as a request for a guy at my site. What do you guys think? Interested in Sports? Visit Sportz Insomnia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Nice. I am going for Spain, though Italy definitely has a chance. ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flohrian Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 - My avatar - - A faked Vista-Logo (here you find the original one) - My updated signature - And last but not least, my homepage: http://www.florian-severin.de/ (I am sorry, it is in German but I would like it, if you will write a guestbook message like Dan has done ) Greets Flo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Hey well I thought I would contribute something so I whipped this up in about 20 mins. It was from scratch and it doesn't make much sense, but anywhoo. -Chris If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flohrian Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Heyho, its veryvery great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Heyho,its veryvery great! Thanks, and also I think you could do a little bit of tweaking with the vista logo to make it look a bit more smooth, but it looks great apart from that! If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Full Image (1280 x 800 px) I was just dinking around with Sonic images, and I came up with this wallpaper thing. I rather like it, so I figured I'd share it! I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flohrian Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Not bad, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Dan, you just made my new wallpaper. ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Dan, you just made my new wallpaper. Woot! Do you have a widescreen monitor, or would you like me to make you a custom size? Or did you already alter it yourself? :wink: I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Awesome Dan! It's my wallpaper too If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 If you're looking for Sonic and Friends wallpapers, I've put together a bunck of 'em! Check out the album here: http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/c ... allpapers/ Now, admittedly, most of those were made with The GIMP, but if you're looking for Sonic wallpapers... *ducks* I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I altered it...my cheap LCD screen doesn't support anything over 1024x768...:-( Why is everyone ducking? I won't throw my rotten tomatoes...although I do have a good bit. Funnily enough...Windows wount make text backgrounds (like icons) transparent unless it is jpeg. Edit: I feel immature in saying this...but: 4000th post in this forum! yay. ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I was ducking to avoid the Heavy Hand of Rick Brewster! I posted links to GIMP pictures on his forum! :o <_< Just messing around, of course. :wink: And yeah, I've noticed that transparency thing you mentioned before. I used the FireFox logo for my background once, but it was in .png format, and suddenly my icon text had background colors. I also get that when I set animated .gif files as my background. Of course, those never stay there more than a few moments, otherwise I end up going into convulsions and damaging my computer. I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Those are awesome wallpapers Dan! I really love them. My favourites: Knuckles, The first Shadow, The Second Tails. Here's a sketch I did of some girl. (Before & After Paint.Net Enhancement) Tell me what you think! -Chris If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Pretty nice. I finally get you username, also. Random. ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Windows won't make text backgrounds (like icons) transparent unless it is jpeg. BMP works too. No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Haha Illnab1024. Yeah I didn't actually think anyone would understand, but hey there you go. Now, explain to me what Illnab means.. I bet you felt ripped off when you finally cracked the code just to find it said "random"! (That was the intention) -Chris If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex G Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 My new signature: (AG's army) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aatwo Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 wow dan you're a machine. Thos pictures are great, my favourite probably being th first shadow the hedgehog one. CLICK ON THIS AMAZING SECRET BUTTON!!!!! 13_15_4_14_1_18 nice picture. The second effect is awesome. How do you get random from your name? EDIT!!! I GET IT!!! BACKWARDS!!! Deviant Art Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13_15_4_14_1_18 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 haha, thanks for the compliment & good job with that decryption. Not really that high level of a code but hey I dont want to destroy your moment of glory! -Chris If you're not into numbers, call me Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 13_15_4_14_1_18 (or should I call you Random? Or Chris? :o): I like that effect! It's all spooky and ethereal like. I'm glad you guys like those Sonic & Co. backgrounds! Sonic's my favorite VG character, has been for a while, so I like making wallpapers of He and friends. And now to Illnab: I never noticed that Apple logo in your avatar before! Are you a Mac guy? I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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