Old About Avatar's and How to get one!

[betazed]

@Raijer: I really appreciate your effort.

Unfortunately I do not have the original pic anymore. I made it a year ago and have lost it.

 

[Raijer]

You're weldcome betazed!

Hmmm... bummer about the original... it really is a good pic of Darth Maul... oh well...

I found one that was close to it, and added a "light saber." Let me know if I'm starting to get warm.

 

[Kdar]

 

[betazed]

Yes. It is starting to get warm!

 

[Raijer]

Or kinda the same deal, but using your current av...

 

[betazed]

@Raijer: Thanks. This is far better than what I have. Just one last modification please.

Is it possible to give iit a hazy defocussed outline (where the image merges with the background) instead of the sharp edge? Currently ones vision is partly attracted to the sharp edge instead of the image of Darth Maul. What do you think?

 

[Raijer]

No prob! Just FYI, one problem with the transparent GIF image is its tendency to favor sharp, distinct images. So to try and match what you're looking for, I'm ditching the transparency. Here's three different approaches...

 

[Lyonesse]

oooooooooh I like the first one! Should be getting my photoshop back up sometime tonight...early morning....can't wait to get back to "working"

 

[betazed]

yea, I like the first one too. I can go with it, unless Lyonesse also wants to take a crack at it too.

 

[Raijer]

Yay Lyonesse! Glad to hear it! Oh, BTW... could you please tell me how you opened that .pnp file (or how you even KNEW it was a .pnp file - you clever girl!)?? It seems about a third of the attachment files I pull off CFC are files that my Photoshop won't recognize. Any hints?

 

[betazed]

Raijer,

As you can see I have incorporated the avatar. Once again a very big thank you.

 

[Lyonesse]

ummm the png file? Well I just saved the file to my computer...and since I don't have photoshop up yet I tried opening it with MSPaint (was kinda surprised it opened it, since your photoshop hadn't) Then just saved it as a jpg file. Guess it was more luck than anything.

BTW....what version of photoshop are you using?? just curious.

 

[Raijer]

@betazed: you're welcome... anytime!

@Lyonesse: oh yeah.. png anyway, it's Photoshop 7 for Mac.

 

[Kdar]

@Lyonesse use icon cooleditor, while you dont have photoshop

 

[Lyonesse]

oooooooooohhh, now I have photoshop envy!

 

[Raijer]

With your skills? pffft....

Are you using 6? There's almost NO difference! And I don't really bother with plug-ins... do you use 'em?

 

[Plexus]

Here ya go, Betazed:

@Raijer- Tengo Photoshop CS.

 

[Goober]

Thank you Raijer. I think it looks much better now. Decided to change avatars, time to display more examples of the beauty of the Maple Leaf.

 

[Gogf]

darn, you never used mine...

 

[Raijer]

No prob RG!

Que excelente Plexus! Do you use it for video production too?

Here are a couple of other DM images...