Art? No, My New Avatar/s Yes. ;)

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:59 pm

So i need to download photoshop cs3 for making good avatar...

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:20 pm

CS4 is newer and the master suite comes with Photoshop and Fireworks

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:08 am

Playing with lighting (glare)

From none to most.

Also worked on the reflection, in the last 2

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:08 am

I prefer No.1

The text (specifically the red stuff) is a lot more pronounced, more readable when vivid - the sheen on the other two kinda take this away.

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:50 am

MrXile wrote:

I prefer No.1

The text (specifically the red stuff) is a lot more pronounced, more readable when vivid - the sheen on the other two kinda take this away.

I think I agree. The glare does fade the text.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:26 pm

Good point, I also changed the font for the red text I well change it back and remove the glare, thanks for the input/advice.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:09 pm

Just a thought - but with it being 120x120 limit - did you think about doing a CD cover instead of a DVD?

You might be able to make it bigger, more readable (not that it isn't now!)

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:24 pm

MrXile wrote:

Just a thought - but with it being 120x120 limit - did you think about doing a CD cover instead of a DVD?

You might be able to make it bigger, more readable (not that it isn't now!)

A_D sing..... Laughing

Hell no JK Laughing

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:59 pm

Sing,

yeah you don't want that.

I really like the DVD/Game case look more than the CD's.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:48 pm

No worries A_D, I just thought a square image might be easier to showcase, but if your loving the DVD look - so be it dude Wink

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:16 pm

Now just to learn how to make the reflection shine like a glass surface.

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:26 pm

Well, with the space you have, it'll be hard.

Basically, to make it look like a glass reflection, all you need to do is create a gradient blend on a mask on the layer with the reflection, so it tails off.
Colour should be white to transparent.

I assume fireworks has layers just like Photoshop?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:16 pm

Yes it does there are 50 + layers on it now, Laughing

I can't seem to get fireworks to do a color to transparent gradient, Color to color is easy.

but that's kinda what I did using the eraser set to a huge size and using the biggest edge setting (Not a very good job though) on a copy of the reflection painted white. I worked on it again and think it might be a little better.

Here are the samples:

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:19 pm

75% and overlay looks the best to me

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:55 am

Here is the last version (I think).