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      Quote Originally Posted by Jorge View Post
      scared?? I have completely given up on the human race...
      Only those willing to make mistakes are capable of learning. I find it hilarious that people are SO terrified of making mistakes that they won't even try something new that has ZERO CONSEQUENCES.

      Oh noes, I've never done this before so I won't be good at it and I won't look cool




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      Quote Originally Posted by Serentripity View Post
      Only those willing to make mistakes are capable of learning. I find it hilarious that people are SO terrified of making mistakes that they won't even try something new that has ZERO CONSEQUENCES.

      Oh noes, I've never done this before so I won't be good at it and I won't look cool





      Seriously.

      I re did it, and I did a different method. I used the pent tool to cut myself out of the picture, then I applied the filter. My original picture was cut off that's why my first avatar image is cut off at the top. But I used the pen tool to finish off my hat. And you know what? I found the pen tool to be pretty easy? I mean maybe it was just a simple image to outline, but it really wasn't hard for me.

      Anyways, I am going to upload my new avatar now.

      thanks again.
      Last edited by Jorge; 04-02-2010 at 10:05 PM.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Jorge View Post
      Seriously.

      I re did it, and I did a different method. I used the pent tool to cut myself out of the picture, then I applied the filter. My original picture was cut off that's why my first avatar image is cut off at the top. But I used the pen tool to finish off my hat. And you know what? I found the pen tool to be pretty easy? I mean maybe it was just a simple image to outline, but it really wasn't hard for me.

      Anyways, I am going to upload my new avatar now.

      thanks again.
      I think what scares people about the pen tool is an expectation that it will behave similarly to the brush tool - then when it doesn't (at ALL), panic sets in and learning is set back. If you go into it knowing what to expect, it's simple to get the hang of!

      Well done Jorge!!

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      1) Have you used the 3D tools on CS4, and in your opinion, are they even useful? (I played around with them... put a few pix on cubes and bottles and stuff... never understood the purpose. Unless I guess if you're creating a bigger piece of art that needs a bottle...?
      2) Random, but what exactly is the name of the font in your signature? (the Serentripity part) I've seen it used a lot recently with the little swirly accents and such
      3) Is there any way to use the dodge tool for shadows and the burn tool for highlights, without turning the color gray? I don't run into this often, just wondering.
      4) How do you make something animated on Photoshop? I think I remember doing something like that before, but don't remember how.
      5) Also, if a picture is slightly blurry, is there any way to fix it? (I have a couple concert pictures which are sooo close to perfect, except they're a little blurry.)
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      Quote Originally Posted by Kara18 View Post
      1) Have you used the 3D tools on CS4, and in your opinion, are they even useful? (I played around with them... put a few pix on cubes and bottles and stuff... never understood the purpose. Unless I guess if you're creating a bigger piece of art that needs a bottle...?
      2) Random, but what exactly is the name of the font in your signature? (the Serentripity part) I've seen it used a lot recently with the little swirly accents and such
      3) Is there any way to use the dodge tool for shadows and the burn tool for highlights, without turning the color gray? I don't run into this often, just wondering.
      4) How do you make something animated on Photoshop? I think I remember doing something like that before, but don't remember how.
      5) Also, if a picture is slightly blurry, is there any way to fix it? (I have a couple concert pictures which are sooo close to perfect, except they're a little blurry.)
      CS4's 3D tools are intended for intense photo-manipulation/object-creation - I think. I know that you can "skin" them with photos or other images, but to be honest I haven't really had a use for them. This tutorial will probably be more helpful: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/cs4/3D.htm

      The font in my signature is called "Bleeding Cowboys" and is available here: http://www.dafont.com/bleeding-cowboys.font

      Rather than using the burn and dodge tools, create a new layer above the one you want to burn/dodge, select "Mode>Overlay", and select "Fill with Overlay Neutral (50% gray)" (make sure you click the "New Layer" icon or select "Layer>New" - cmd+shift+N doesn't bring up the dialog you need). Now on this new layer use your brush tool with varying shades of grey - 50% gray is neutral, closer to white makes it lighter, closer to black makes it darker... without the nasty greying effects of the burn/dodge tool!

      You can make an animated GIF in Photoshop by going to "Window>Animation" and opening the animation tools workbar. I find it easiest to work in frame-by-frame mode, which you can enter by clicking the little filmstrip icon in the bottom right. Now, get your image where you want the first frame to be, and click the "New Frame" icon in the animation toolbar - get that frame where you want it to be, click "New Frame" etc. One of the most awesome things about making an animation in Photoshop is the "Tweens" option - try setting up where you want your animation to be in the first frame, and then in the last frame - now select both frames and click the icon with the four circles. Remember that the fewer frames you have, the smaller your image size/load time will be.*

      If an image is slightly blurry you can sometimes fix it using the "Unsharp Mask" filter - but not very often. I find that any of the sharpen tools have a tendency to overdo it and make your image look grainy and, well, Photoshopped. I would duplicate the layer, apply the "Unsharp Mask" filter (as low as possible to achieve the desired effect) and then experiment with various blending modes and opacities to make it look "right". I realize this is kind of vague, but it all depends on the image - so I leave it up to you to figure out from there Good luck!

      *I am kind of in a hurry right now, so that's kind of a crappy explanation! Sorry 'bout that - I will come back and give you a better one when I have time

      What happens next is the product of what is happening now, and how you choose to react.
      z(n+1) = z(n)^2 + c

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      Quote Originally Posted by Serentripity View Post
      CS4's 3D tools are intended for intense photo-manipulation/object-creation - I think. I know that you can "skin" them with photos or other images, but to be honest I haven't really had a use for them. This tutorial will probably be more helpful: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/cs4/3D.htm

      The font in my signature is called "Bleeding Cowboys" and is available here: http://www.dafont.com/bleeding-cowboys.font

      Rather than using the burn and dodge tools, create a new layer above the one you want to burn/dodge, select "Mode>Overlay", and select "Fill with Overlay Neutral (50% gray)" (make sure you click the "New Layer" icon or select "Layer>New" - cmd+shift+N doesn't bring up the dialog you need). Now on this new layer use your brush tool with varying shades of grey - 50% gray is neutral, closer to white makes it lighter, closer to black makes it darker... without the nasty greying effects of the burn/dodge tool!

      You can make an animated GIF in Photoshop by going to "Window>Animation" and opening the animation tools workbar. I find it easiest to work in frame-by-frame mode, which you can enter by clicking the little filmstrip icon in the bottom right. Now, get your image where you want the first frame to be, and click the "New Frame" icon in the animation toolbar - get that frame where you want it to be, click "New Frame" etc. One of the most awesome things about making an animation in Photoshop is the "Tweens" option - try setting up where you want your animation to be in the first frame, and then in the last frame - now select both frames and click the icon with the four circles. Remember that the fewer frames you have, the smaller your image size/load time will be.*

      If an image is slightly blurry you can sometimes fix it using the "Unsharp Mask" filter - but not very often. I find that any of the sharpen tools have a tendency to overdo it and make your image look grainy and, well, Photoshopped. I would duplicate the layer, apply the "Unsharp Mask" filter (as low as possible to achieve the desired effect) and then experiment with various blending modes and opacities to make it look "right". I realize this is kind of vague, but it all depends on the image - so I leave it up to you to figure out from there Good luck!

      *I am kind of in a hurry right now, so that's kind of a crappy explanation! Sorry 'bout that - I will come back and give you a better one when I have time
      Ok. I was just wondering. It seemed like a weird addition. Fun to play with though.

      Mkay cool. One of my favorite bands used that font recently for some stuff and I thought it looked cool.

      Ohhh cool! That makes sense.

      I'll have to play around with making animations now. Sounds awesome.

      Yeah sharpen masks do look weird at times. they create like rainbow pixels. o.0 I'll try with masks and stuff though.

      Thats fine
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      10/18/08: Dreams come true.<3

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