[Yuki]

So...I got photoshop :3 FINALLY

x3

Anyhoo, I've only been doing little edits for my myspace and stuff, but then today I decided to start using photoshop to make sigs and icons.

So, here's my first ever sig with photoshop. Be nice, please. Remember, I'm n00bish at photoshop & everyone refuses to help me learn how to use it [they're too "busy"].

So yah. Here ya go x]

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/AsianPersuasionL/Wonderrrr.png


:3~

Whatchya think?

[Eugine]

I like the font, what is it?

Nice picture btw, especially for an amateur.

[Folcon]

i agree. it is way better than my fist works. i would show them, but they were stored on a school computer and were erased at the end of the semester. and i had no jump drive at the time to save them on. plus no home edtion of photoshop. :angry:

[Split Infinity]

Plus colour = good!

[Lemontime]

Editted for your convenience.

[Yuki]

If I recall, the first post included the words

BE NICE, FIRST EVER SIG, and NOBODY WANTS TO HELP ME.

Here's my justifications for my signature

1. Nobody cares to help me cause they're all too busy to even give me a minute of their time to explain what a LAYER is for.
2. I don't have a photoshop class to even fall back on for information.
3. I'm a visual learner, so books do not help and neither do online tutorials
4. THATS ALL I KNOW HOW TO FRIKKIN DO
5. I don't even know what an effect in photoshop is.

:angry:

Besides, the colors are NOT wrong because it's a macabre picture with a dark theme.

>=( Hmpf.

Yeah, constructive criticism is good, but when you say "EW" at my VERY first signature, how am I supposed to feel?

[Folcon]

well i thought it was good. my class realy just taught how to do a colage. and a stupid mag cover of our own creation. mine did look kind of cool, but i lost the printed copy and never had it on my jump drive cause i didn't have one at the time. :angry:

at least you have photoshop.

[PDM]

Zimmy, on May 3 2007, 03:17 PM, said:

If I recall, the first post included the words

BE NICE, FIRST EVER SIG, and NOBODY WANTS TO HELP ME.

Here's my justifications for my signature

1. Nobody cares to help me cause they're all too busy to even give me a minute of their time to explain what a LAYER is for.
2. I don't have a photoshop class to even fall back on for information.
3. I'm a visual learner, so books do not help and neither do online tutorials
4. THATS ALL I KNOW HOW TO FRIKKIN DO
5. I don't even know what an effect in photoshop is.

:mellow:

Besides, the colors are NOT wrong because it's a macabre picture with a dark theme.

>=( Hmpf.

Yeah, constructive criticism is good, but when you say "EW" at my VERY first signature, how am I supposed to feel?

You should grind your photoshop skill by mass-purchasing mats from the auction house.

:)

[Crystal_Ryu]

What me have to say: IT BE GORGEOUS *Slaps Lemontime* That could be said in a much nicer way, mister.

If I tried to do one, well, huh... That comment would be appropiate, yessu.

[Yuki]

Thank you for all your nice words and criticism. ^ ^

[Somia]

AH.. not bad Courtney. =p
But a boarder of some sort would be nice! I'd help you, but I've been busy lately with stuff, (ACTULLY busy. mind you x.x) and next time you need help and I'm on, just gimme a poke.

[Caael]

Beeyatch. You're miles better than me, and on your first try.

I hate you. :D

Nice stuff.

[Kitz]

COURTNEYYY! Make my sig! Nao! D=

That's Ergo Proxy, right? o_o

[Toasty]

Bravo Yuki. Definately better than what I've done so far. :D

And to help you with layers and effects....
Layers: You can put different pictures on different "layers," and then blend them together or add effects to the pictures seperately. This way you can make much more dynamic pictures.
Effects: Effects are basically special filters that change the look of your picture in some way. One such effect is motion blur (not sure if this is in PS, though I think it is). What it does, is blur your picture in a direction of your choosing in such a way that it looks like the item in the picture was moving at the time. It's kinda like takeing a picture of a moving car. But there are many other, and better, effects to choose from.

Layers Tutorial: Note: This was done in Photo Studio 5, not Photoshop, but it should still apply.

Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4

In this first picture, I have taken a plain white image, added a black backround, and erased some of the white image to write "HI!".

In the second picture, I then reduced the eraser's effectiveness, and went over the pictures edges a few times to give it a border. I also erased the black backround with an effectiveness of 40%. By reducing the eraser's effectiveness, it takes more than one pass to fully erase the image, and by doing that you can blend one picture into another by erasing the top picture to reveal the bottom one.

In the third picture, I've added yet another layer, filled it with a blue color, and put it behind the black layer. By erasing some of the black layer, a slightly faded, darker shade of blue shines through the black layer, and the erased parts of the white layer to give it a blue tinge.

In the fourth picture, I've added yet another layer, painted it red, and then truned off the blue layer to allow the red layer to appear.

I know you said that tutorials don't help you much, but hopefully this one gave you an idea on how layers work. ;)

Effects Tutorial: Note: Again, done in Photo Studio 5

Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3

In the first picture, I've opened up the effects menu. As you can see, there are many different sub-categories, but I'll work with a simple on called "old photo".

In picture two, you can see the menu for the "old photo" effect. I've selected the "border" and "spots" checkboxes. These will add a faded border, and faded spots respectively. I didn't select the bluring function because I prefer crisper pictures. The effect, no matter what boxes you check in it's menu, will tint the picture to a goldish brown color.

By doing all of these things to a picture, you can make it look like it was taken in the 1800's (I think that's when they looked like this). Picture 3 shows the final result.

I don't know if photoshop has this effect, but most effects will have a menu where you can fine tune the effect to what you want, and it will usually show a preview of the picture like I pointed to in picture 2.

[Lemontime]

Hopefully this helps you find your way around photoshop a bit. I retract my first statement. If you want any help, feel free to PM me / MSN me.

(And in reply to your myspace message, feel free to ad me)

[Lightning Star]

I like the sig, personally, even though it's a bit wide. And yes, Kitz, I think that is Ergo Proxy. (finally I know one of these anime's XD) Keep up the good work Yooks.

[Wiflewood]

Download Wifle's Smexy Fractal Brush set!

http://www.deviantar...ation/55505778/

Satisfaction guaranteed. If you want help using it then send me a PM or something.

[Yuki]

Mr.T, on May 15 2007, 06:02 PM, said:

Bravo Yuki. Definately better than what I've done so far. ;)

Lemontime, on May 17 2007, 01:58 AM, said:

Hopefully this helps you find your way around photoshop a bit. I retract my first statement. If you want any help, feel free to PM me / MSN me.

(And in reply to your myspace message, feel free to ad me)

:3 Bless you both. THANK YOU!! n.n

-clicks-

EGAD! I loves the brushes *___*~

Thank you guys n.n; more new stuff comming up soons I promise! =3

[Yuki]

my newest piece of work:

http://i9.tinypic.com/6galtnl.png

=D

i made myself a zombie! I know the blood looks weird and so does the eye but I'm content with the rest of the picture. Let me know how it looks~

>>Yuki

[Linear]

o.o Heheh. Zombie. *goes into Resident Evil mode...*
Your improving. o.o Rawr. The blood at the mouth seems a bit out of place, but overall it looks good.

[Yuki]

I'm just curious as to if it looks realistic or not. :D;

[Xelina]

It can be pass for realistic if you shrink the picture about 50%. It is good never the least. The blood can be shaded where there is the natural shadow so it would look bend acorrding to the picture.

btw do you know of about Grouping layers?

Grouping layers enable you to draw on the spots where you drew on for the previous layer.

To enable that press Ctrl + G. An arrow should appear on that layer pointing downward to the previous layer. =D

Hope that was helpful.

[Yuki]

-hates layers because she doesnt understand them-

>>;;;


new ones!
:P

http://i16.tinypic.com/5xz6udj.png
http://i19.tinypic.com/5xsntrs

the last one is basically just a pretty picture. no real idea behind it.

[Split Infinity]

Bizarre to say the least, but well presented. The blood could be rendered more to follow the contours of its texture. And didn't I tell you to stop eating those candy canes? XD

[Xelina]

Well Layers are like sheets of paper except they are transparent when you first have them. You can first use one color on a sheet then create another layer and color another color over the first color and it would block the color under it. It is very useful when you are shading because you can first apply the base color and create more layers to add shading or lighting according to the base color.

Does that explain it? Or do you need a Visual?

[Folcon]

I used to be able to do that. I learned it in a digital design class in high school. But since I don't have a copy of Photoshop, I have forgotten how. You know 'the use it or loss it' senario.

[Toasty]

Yuki, if you use layers, then it's a LOT easier to fix your mistakes. Whenever I'm makeing/editing something in Photo Studio 5, I usually have many layers.

For instance, in a Brawl themed sig I made once, I used layers to make a fading effect from blue, to white, to red, and then put that behind the picture and erased the parts of the picture where I wanted the fading to shine through.
I made a lot of mistakes with the angle of the shading, and the layers made it easy to erase just that part of the picture and not have to start all over.

As for the pictures, they look very zombieish. Real blood is darker though.

Overall, if you ran up to some random person on the street, shoved this picture in his face, and yelled at the top of your lungs, they'd have a garunteed heart attack. :P

[Viridian Tiger]

Very nice, Yuki! I like your artwork! They're very good!^^

[Yuki]

Thanks very much!
^^

New stuff coming sooon. ;3

[Yuki]

SO I MADE THIS AWESOME SIG, RIGHT?

Here it is.

It won't upload. So poo to that.

xD

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/DelovelyYuki/4u98c9i.png

[Xelina]

It is pretty darn cute. :3

But personally, I think you need a 1 pix black border with a little more interesting design behind your letters. It looks kinda plain, but I <3 that character! >3<

Much love to that sig~<3

[Yuki]

Xelina, on Aug 24 2007, 08:54 PM, said:

It is pretty darn cute. :3

But personally, I think you need a 1 pix black border with a little more interesting design behind your letters. It looks kinda plain, but I <3 that character! >3<

Much love to that sig~<3

Honestly I TRIED to make a border, and I thought I did, but it didn't come out.

TRUST ME. Had I known, There would be a border. Grawr. <3

[Linear]

Do the border on Paint? o.o

[Lemontime]

Press Ctrl + A (select all) Then go Edit >> Stroke.
VIOLA!

[Yuki]

I FINALLY COLORED A MANGA SCAAAAN!

Well, I've been doing it for a while now.

>xD

BUT THIS ONE I'M PROUD OF :'3

http://i12.tinypic.com/6l338dh.png

=D

Yay for Rukia! -loves Rukia- x3

[Moonear]

Wait, you guys pay $649 for Photoshop????

[Laharl]

of course not, when you can torrent it for nothing.

nice colouring btw

Rukia <3333333333333

[Yuki]

laharl the slayer, on Dec 5 2007, 05:27 PM, said:

of course not, when you can torrent it for nothing.

nice colouring btw

Rukia <3333333333333

Thank you! =3

I'm better now >xD!!

[Yuki]

OH GOD I'M STILL ALIVE!

=D

Ain't that exciting?

Haha sooo I just colored this in photoshop (took me 3 hours)

http://i31.tinypic.com/2z3pf1t.png

Enjoy :3

[Split Infinity]

Reminds me of those receptionists who work at fashion corporations. XP

Nice work!

[Toasty]

Holy Crap. SHE'S ALIVE!

Why did you leave us? D;

[Yuki]

I LEFT FOR VERY SPECIFIC AND YET VERY BAD REASONS.


But I am back since Jack begged me.

x3~

[Toasty]

Split did something right? :lol:

Welcome back. So do you understand layers yet? <.<

[Split Infinity]

Yuki follows my every command, you know that. ;]

[Yuki]

Split Infinity, on Apr 4 2008, 08:35 PM, said:

Yuki follows my every command, you know that. ;]

STOP OPPRESSING ME
YOU THINK YOU CAN BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN
):<!!!


And YES
I love layers now.
>XD!!!

[Lightning Star]

Did...you...draw that!? ZOMG. You're amazing. AMAZING! :lol: And even if you didn't, the coloring is phenomenal. Just...wow!

Courtney Elle, you're my idol *bows down*

[Yuki]

xD!
I love you too Icy baby<3


Haha Noo I wish I had :] But thanks!
I love blue now *__*;;

[Toasty]

Yuki, on Apr 4 2008, 09:27 PM, said:

And YES
I love layers now.
>XD!!!

*applause*

[Yuki]

Yesss they come into handy especially with manga coloring D:!!!

[Mallick]

You know, because you cropped the hands out in your sig, it looks like she's spitting out seeds.

[Yuki]

>_>
Mallickmahnutzzz.



NEW ONE!

http://i30.tinypic.com/auz0hw.png

=D!

[Split Infinity]

It's great, although you can still see the comic-book shading from the original print.

[Toasty]

Yeah, I think those black lines are supposed to be red. Other than that, it's pretty good. But what's with all the green and blue?

[Split Infinity]

I meant the dotted patterns under her neck, above the eyes, etc...

[Toasty]

They're supposed to be there. That's how it was shaded. It looks fine to me anyways.

[Mallick]

crop + avatar >O

[Eugine]

Wow Yuki. I never knew you were that good.

[Yuki]

.eugine, on Apr 11 2008, 08:37 PM, said:

Wow Yuki. I never knew you were that good.

Wow.
Good job on offending me.



New one.

Bad week.

Kinda don't care anymore.

http://i31.tinypic.com/t6xvcx.png

My second attempt at CGing.
Made for my friend Brandy.

[Folcon]

not bad. It's kinda cute.

[Toasty]

Yuki, on Apr 18 2008, 07:09 PM, said:

Wow.
Good job on offending me.

I don't think he meant it like that. <.< I think that he didn't know that they were manga colorings.

Besides, anyone who would criticize you hasn't been to GSSF in a long time.

[Mallick]

At the risk of sounding like a wapanese school-girl..

kawaii~

[Split Infinity]

The bloom around the edges is weird, but they're great drawings.

[Yuki]

http://i27.tinypic.com/2it26gy.png

Finished another one~

[Split Infinity]

=D That's adorable.

MOAR.

[Yuki]

http://i31.tinypic.com/v2tfdf.png

Blarghhh.

New one. Justtt for Split.

xD;

Enjoy~

Time it took: 10 minutes.

[Lightning Star]

cuuuuuuute! I like the one before, especially!

HEY HEY HEY!

If I give you some lineart, can you color it for meee? -_-

[Yuki]

Icy, on Jun 5 2008, 09:58 PM, said:

cuuuuuuute! I like the one before, especially!

HEY HEY HEY!

If I give you some lineart, can you color it for meee? -_-

Yeah sure o.o

[Split Infinity]

You made one just for me and I forgot to leave a comment. I'm an ass, aren't I?

So yeah... comment. :P

[Yuki]

http://i36.tinypic.com/9jg5ev.png


In honor of the Twilight movie coming out on November 21st here in the states;

I present to you.

Edward & Bella.

<_<

I like the texture but I dunno if I did it right.

So yeh.

[Split Infinity]

That's really good... I think. I haven't seen the original poster. >_<

[Yuki]

http://i34.tinypic.com/sowdpk.jpg

A real life picture, edited.

Since now I've begun to use textures and learn the color modes and everything.

Mhm hmm.

[Blue]

Awesome. =D

[The Sea King]

http://www.goldensun-syndicate.net/forum/public/style_images/gssv3/snapback.png' alt='View Post' />Yuki, on Jun 3 2008, 04:18 PM, said:

Finished another one~

Did you do all that?! o_o
Amazing...

[Yuki]

The Sea King, on Sep 28 2008, 10:38 AM, said:

Did you do all that?! o_o
Amazing...

Yeah.
I did.

[Split Infinity]

I think he meant the actual drawing, Yooks...

And good to see you're concerned about your health. You should always wear protection when having smokes. x3

[Yuki]

Split Infinity, on Sep 29 2008, 02:58 AM, said:

I think he meant the actual drawing, Yooks...

And good to see you're concerned about your health. You should always wear protection when having smokes. x3

True dat, homie. The smoke is a brush, however.

So when I posted it, people asked me if I did drugs.
LOL.

[Yuki]

D00DZZZ.

My second attempt at a CG.

http://i33.tinypic.com/2639dh5.png

I MADE HER UNPROPORTIONAL ON PURPOSE.

LALALALA.

Enjoy.

[Split Infinity]

Pixar owns your CG ass.

You're pretty good too though.

[Yuki]

Split Infinity, on Oct 3 2008, 09:10 PM, said:

Pixar owns your CG ass.

You're pretty good too though.

It owns my like, knee.

[Split Infinity]

...huh.

And damnit, now I can't tell you and GL apart any more. D:

[Yuki]

Awesome. That was the plan. 8]

[Caael]

http://www.goldensun-syndicate.net/forum/public/style_images/gssv3/snapback.png' alt='View Post' />Yuki, on Sep 27 2008, 02:39 AM, said:

A real life picture, edited.

Since now I've begun to use textures and learn the color modes and everything.

Mhm hmm.

...


why the **** are you wearing a surgical mask?

[Yuki]

Caael, on Oct 4 2008, 06:20 PM, said:

...
why the **** are you wearing a surgical mask?

Because my entire family is in the medicine field.
<3

[Caael]

that explains nothing. Surely if you're going to wear a surgical mask, wear scrubs as well otehrwise it just looks strange.

[Yuki]

Caael, on Oct 4 2008, 06:30 PM, said:

that explains nothing. Surely if you're going to wear a surgical mask, wear scrubs as well otehrwise it just looks strange.

Hm.
I guess.
Maybe that'll be my next photo.
o.o;
Thanks for the suggestion.
=D

As for the previous picture, well...
I had one lying around.
>_>
GOOD ENOUGH?!

[Toasty]

I really don't see what's so strange.

[Yuki]

http://i34.tinypic.com/16acl6o.png

I made this for GL.
:3

[Toasty]

wut

It's a little.....gory, don't you think? And ZOMG, YUKI'S PROMOTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

[Split Infinity]

Yuki loves gore, remember that zombie shoot she did a while back?

Also, Caael doesn't get abstract art.

[Yuki]

Toasty, on Oct 4 2008, 09:43 PM, said:

wut

It's a little.....gory, don't you think? And ZOMG, YUKI'S PROMOTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

EHHHH.
I do that alot.
Sorry.
XDD!

Split Infinity, on Oct 5 2008, 12:36 AM, said:

Yuki loves gore, remember that zombie shoot she did a while back?

Also, Caael doesn't get abstract art.

I KNOW RIGHT?
Damn.
xDDD

[Yuki]

HAHAHA OH MY GOD.
THIS TOPIC
ROFL


anyway.

latest photoshop work = my sig


i <3 photoshop
a lot
it's always open on my mac.
x3

i've gotten way better than what i was 2 years ago.

[Toasty]

Your sig is sexy.

Now go make me one with pics from Veritas plz.

[Yuki]

Toasty, on Nov 5 2009, 11:23 PM, said:

Your sig is sexy.

Now go make me one with pics from Veritas plz.

I'll try.
Ahaha.
<--doesn't know Veritas

Want a matching icon? xD

[Toasty]

Sure.
http://www.onemanga.com/Veritas

[Mallick]

Yuki, on Nov 5 2009, 01:51 PM, said:

latest photoshop work = my sig

It doesn't have a border.

[Split Infinity]

I don't think it needs one. You could probably throw some text on that and use it as a fashion advert, the colours work like a charm.

Though Stewie's edges could be a touch more feathered, if you like critique.

[Yuki]

Here you go Gs:

http://i36.tinypic.com/9gk3yp.png

http://i37.tinypic.com/514w35.png

[Toasty]

Wrong person yuki. =(

Looks good though.

[gsninja]

^ What he said LOL

D'you mind if I request something when you're done, though?

[Mallick]

gsninja, on Nov 14 2009, 10:19 PM, said:

^ What he said LOL

D'you mind if I request something when you're done, though?

She already made you a set, ho!


I want one after GS' is done ploxox.