Buzz learns art

[BugCatcher6]

O.K. I download Gimp the other day and was not liking it. So I got a cheap copy of Photoshop. I have been playing around some and I am atleast understanding some of it.

Plus my help for Gimp was from belnumcree which was through Pms and that meant I had to read and then put it to the program. Not ideal teachings, but I did learn a few things. Now with Photoshop I have Taterbud helping me through IM, which is real time help and we can go step by step. So much nicer then trying to read and react.

belnumcree you helped me a lot with Gimp, but I believe Photoshop is where I will stay for awhile. So with Taterbud's help and a few trial an errors, here is my first animation.

Please don't laugh, wait go ahead I was laughing at it the entire time he-he.


http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/images/electiviretoss.gif


Sorry the canvas size was set up to be 684 pixels wide and 240 pixels high for a banner.

[pokemasterSD]

Nice work Buzz,I can give you step by step instructions just in case you are stuck.:)

[BugCatcher6]

Nice work Buzz,I can give you step by step instructions just in case you are stuck.:)

That would be awesome. I was having trouble saving the animation and Kate was not sure on how to save it. She said ask pokemasterSD. I said is he online and she said yes. So she was in the process of asking you when I found how to save it right.

I was saving it as a straight GIF instead of save for web.

With Gimp I could not play around and figure out stuff like I am with Photoshop. Also Gimp does not have a help file included like Photoshop does he-he.

[pokemasterSD]

She told me,did she told you my reply.:)

[tonato]

nice work buzz!:D i like the streak behind the pokeball.(a man of simple pleasures i am)

[BugCatcher6]

She told me,did she told you my reply.:)

Yes she did, I believe I just saved it for the web right as you were replying he-he.



nice work buzz!:D i like the streak behind the pokeball.(a man of simple pleasures i am)

As I work on trying new things, I believe the line will be a bit smaller, but just enough to show the ball trail.

I agree though, I could have done it with just the ball, but I like seeing a trail, maybe once I get a bit better I can make the tail fade towards the tip.

[Gamegeezer]

Wait till you learn flash, it's going to be a blast. With flash you can do so much, it's crazy. Definitely a kool program to learn. Another one i fell in love with, is after effects, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, that program has got some serious koolness! You can make movies, and edit film with it. ANd you can even make 3d out of 2d images. Pretty amazing, just like in the movies. :) Photoshop is a wonderful program, and once you get to CS3 you'll have fun discover all sorts of powerful uses with it. Definitely recommend buying it, despite the steep cost if you ever decide to do something with photoshop. I'm eventually getting to buying it.

[pokemasterSD]

Wait till you learn flash, it's going to be a blast. With flash you can do so much, it's crazy. Definitely a kool program to learn. Another one i fell in love with, is after effects, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, that program has got some serious koolness! You can make movies, and edit film with it. ANd you can even make 3d out of 2d images. Pretty amazing, just like in the movies. :) Photoshop is a wonderful program, and once you get to CS3 you'll have fun discover all sorts of powerful uses with it. Definitely recommend buying it, despite the steep cost if you ever decide to do something with photoshop. I'm eventually getting to buying it.

I am thinking of getting CS3 to but its always comes to the same story...I'm short on cash.-_- lol

[BugCatcher6]

Wait till you learn flash, it's going to be a blast. With flash you can do so much, it's crazy. Definitely a kool program to learn. Another one i fell in love with, is after effects, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, that program has got some serious koolness! You can make movies, and edit film with it. ANd you can even make 3d out of 2d images. Pretty amazing, just like in the movies. :) Photoshop is a wonderful program, and once you get to CS3 you'll have fun discover all sorts of powerful uses with it. Definitely recommend buying it, despite the steep cost if you ever decide to do something with photoshop. I'm eventually getting to buying it.

I have CS3. Anyone ever hear of µTorrent?

[pokemasterSD]

I have Bittorrent.:)

[revelp8]

i use Utorrent.

great for finding stuff and downloading.

[Gamegeezer]

Well, yeah, lol, i got CS3 but i thought we were talking about legal means, (which case, i don't) lol. :lol:

[pokemasterSD]

Well, yeah, lol, i got CS3 but i thought we were talking about legal means, (which case, i don't) lol. :lol:

How much did it cost?I'm thinking of getting it soon.:)

[Gamegeezer]

Oh, about $649...............:lol:

[pokemasterSD]

Oh, about $649...............:lol:

:eek::eek::eek:.......Cry,I only have a 100,maybe i should sell my left kidney.:rolleyes: j/k

[Gamegeezer]

Yeah, CS3 is no joke. Although, i have been using photoshop 9 for some time and it's pretty good even if it's not CS3. It's cheaper and still functions to the same extent, minus a few kool new features with CS3. :)

[BugCatcher6]

I updated the animation I had. Trying now to get the speed right and maybe clean it up a bit.

http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/images/electiviretoss.gif

[nana nettie]

Buzz, I think you did a great job :)

Man of many talents ;)

[Gamegeezer]

Yeah, that's pretty darn good, the only suggestion i got is to increase the frame rate maybe. Other than that, very neat indeed. :-D

[BugCatcher6]

Yeah, that's pretty darn good, the only suggestion i got is to increase the frame rate maybe. Other than that, very neat indeed. :-D

You mean faster or slower?
I have the first half of the animation at 0.2 sec. The ball burst is 0.1. And the Electivire himself is 1.0 sec.



Buzz, I think you did a great job :)

Man of many talents ;)

Thanks nettie. I have never been that great with art on a computer. This makes it easier, but I still don't know what I am doing he-he. Trial and error.

[Taterbud]

Yeah, that's pretty darn good, the only suggestion i got is to increase the frame rate maybe. Other than that, very neat indeed. :-D
I like the timing, it gives it that "panning" feeling to it that the anime show has, you know, where the camera just moves and nothing else really does, I like it.:D

[tonato]

I like the timing, it gives it that "panning" feeling to it that the anime show has, you know, where the camera just moves and nothing else really does, I like it.:D

:confused: whaaaa?

[Taterbud]

:confused: whaaaa?
Heh heh, panning, it's when there's an image and the camera will pan over it or slide across the image to give it the effect of moving, but nothing really is, it's a bit of a cheap way to make an animation effect.:D

[BugCatcher6]

Anyone know of a site that shows images for the Poke Seals or ball capsule seals?

[Gamegeezer]

@Taterbud: Yeah, but, if he increased the frame rate by a tad bit it'd be accurate to the game, kinda like he took the animation from the game, which was what i was getting at. But if it's kool slowed down, then that's all gravy. I just thought he was going for the in-game look and accuracy.

@Buzz: I've no clue dude, lol. Meybe photobucket or google images? :confused:

[BugCatcher6]

I cannot find anything online with images of the seal letters.

Taterbud is helping me find a font style similar to the ones ingame, but nothing has looked identical to me, but then again I don't have my DS to look.

Anyone have any suggestion on font styles that look like the ingame seal letter art?

[Viscosity]

Sprites are incredibly difficult to rip off from DS games. The coding and the file size just keeps getting in the way. I'll look around and see what I can find. :(

[BugCatcher6]

Buzz, I think you did a great job :)

Man of many talents ;)

Just wanted to add something to this he-he.

Man of many talents, but master of none. I am kinda the Smeargle of the real world he-he.

[Nak]

Jack of all trades, you say? :)

[pokemasterSD]

Just wanted to add something to this he-he.

Man of many talents, but master of none. I am kinda the Smeargle of the real world he-he.

You still have a long ways to go until you turn into an art master,take it from vis. and me.:lol: j/k You have many talents buzz.Some day you will master them all.:)

[NikolaTesla]

Photoshop is for real men!

The gimp is what happens when you get a bunch of nerds designing user interfaces.

I really dislike the gimp. But I am not sure what you spent on photoshop, but I have found the perfect clone. I used to use it when I ran Ubuntu. It's called PIXEL (http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=12) and it is still on sale for Christmas!

[belnumcree]

Photoshop is for real men!

The gimp is what happens when you get a bunch of nerds designing user interfaces.

I really dislike the gimp. But I am not sure what you spent on photoshop, but I have found the perfect clone. I used to use it when I ran Ubuntu. It's called PIXEL (http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=12) and it is still on sale for Christmas!

*is a nerd*...... *cries*

PS still fails to beat Gimp in price. :D lol

[NikolaTesla]

*is a nerd*...... *cries*

PS still fails to beat Gimp in price. :D lol

You just made me laugh so hard my sides hurt!!!

[pokemasterSD]

You just made me laugh so hard my sides hurt!!!

Now you made me laugh so hard you made me have a nose bleed.:D

[belnumcree]

You just made me laugh so hard my sides hurt!!!

Your welcome. :-D Glad I could help. :D

[BugCatcher6]

Actually I paid the ideal amount, $0. Although my copy updated itself and I don't have the activation code to apply the updates.

[FatherGoblin]

Photoshop is for real men!

The gimp is what happens when you get a bunch of nerds designing user interfaces.


gimp is what you get when a group of people want to create an imaging software without getting copyright sued by Adobe.

Trust me, anything too close to Photoshop gets sued out of business.

[NikolaTesla]

gimp is what you get when a group of people want to create an imaging software without getting copyright sued by Adobe.

Trust me, anything too close to Photoshop gets sued out of business.

Gimp is a poor photoshop clone. It has poor CMYK support and if you actually need to do any professional development it really is a joke. One is better off using XARA.

The gimp also has a much higher learning curve than photoshop. Sure free is a nice price tag but it is not as great as people make it out to be. For the idle sue or playing around the gimp is great don't get me wrong. If you need to do anything serious it's not worth the headache.

But if you are looking for a free illustrator I found Inkscape to be a fantastic tool.

</rant>

[BugCatcher6]

Some of my best friends are gimps. he-he :lol:

Don't make me name names he-he.

[BugCatcher6]

To the artist out there, how do you make the trainers look like yourself or someone else? Every time I try to make myself into a trainer I end up looking like Snorlax droppings.

[tonato]

oh,summon jay or sd then,they know things like that.and snorlax droppings is a wierd way for one to describe themselve,i doubt it looks that bad.:D

[NikolaTesla]

Actually pixel art is incredibly difficult. Yes I have some experience with it.

It depends upon what type of portrait you are doing as well. Typically it helps to first have a sketch of yourself to work from or find an anime character that looks remarkably similar to you. For me thats easy. I think some japanese people have been following me for years making me into anime. Anyway. If you wan an assist post what you have and we will see if we can help you out. Remember art is a process.

[Viscosity]

I think some japanese people have been following me for years making me into anime.

Do you have tall spikey hair that turns blonde when you enter Super NikolaTesla mode?

[BugCatcher6]

I have been working on some buttons for the links on my website.

http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/icons/evc.png

http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/icons/hp.png

This is how the menu is shaping up. I still have to figure out a color scheme.
http://user.pa.net/~rcade/pokemon/evhp.htm (http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/pokemon/evhp.htm)

[Bobreeder]

Looks very nice, Buzz! You are a quick learner ;)

[pokemasterSD]

I have been working on some buttons for the links on my website.

http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/icons/evc.png

http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/icons/hp.png

This is how the menu is shaping up. I still have to figure out a color scheme.
http://user.pa.net/~rcade/pokemon/evhp.htm (http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/pokemon/evhp.htm)

It looks like you fallowed my instructions hu Buzz.:)I can also teach you how to make a water drop effect but it will take a while to explain.:)

[BugCatcher6]

It looks like you fallowed my instructions hu Buzz.:)I can also teach you how to make a water drop effect but it will take a while to explain.:)

Yeah it helped bit time. My first buttons were kinda big and bulky. Next thing I want to work on is maybe the mouseover effect, but I am thinking of maybe making a second set of buttons and using HTML to do an onclick effect.

Water Drop effect sounds odd, but I am trying to learn as much as possible.

With you and Kate helping me, I am sure I will. Or you 2 will hide anytime I come online and be like, man does this guy ever shut up.

Na you 2 are awesome, helping me when things are going or bad.

[BugCatcher6]

I had to post this for pokemasterSD. He sent me a guide on how to make bubbles. This is my first attempt, not sure if the shadowing is right. The one part you talk about the shadowing be on the right and not the left menu, I saw nothing on the right. May be a darker shadow since I put the entire image into a bubble.



http://user.pa.net/%7Ercade/images/lanturninabubble.png

[BugCatcher6]

Sorry to post again, but I just had to say it. Is my banner not bangin'?

[Taterbud]

Sorry to post again, but I just had to say it. Is my banner not bangin'?
It is indeed.."bangin'":rolleyes::lol:... ha ha, it's very awesome Buzz.

[BugCatcher6]

It is indeed.."bangin'":rolleyes::lol:... ha ha, it's very awesome Buzz.

He-he I am excited. I makin pictures on that there puter monitor.

[Cherkat]

Hey Buzz - Love your new banner:D It is very tribal! It actually looks like a tattoo.

[BugCatcher6]

Hey Buzz - Love your new banner:D It is very tribal! It actually looks like a tattoo.

It is very similar to my tattoo. If I can get use to the magic lasso, I will eventually have my tribal tattoo as my banner he-he.