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| | Madame Malkin's (Graphics & Art) Come on into to the mad workshop where SS's finest avvy and siggy makers are hard at work! Make requests here. Also includes SS's art work and portfolios. |  Have a very Harry day!! 
12-31-2004, 11:26 PM
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Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004
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|  Madam Malkin's Employees (AVVY MAKERS ONLY)
Due to popular request, I've decide to start a help thread for avatar makers so we can discuss issues that arise.
Rules:
1) To post in this thread, you must have your own thread in Madam Malkin's.
2) You can bring up topics like stealing work, stealing bandwith, people that request the same thing in multiple threads, etc.
3) Try to help each other out with problems so we won't have to bother the mods about everything.
I was thinking that we could also exchange ideas and sites, as well. It's interesting to know how other people work, and I have no problem with giving tips. 
RESOURCES
Our Livejournals (SS username - LJ username)
AndiC - _emotionavenger
Mikaela - _mikaela
~*HermioneGranger*~ - bekindi
HP_Gem54 - dreamergraphix
Hermione_Loves_Ron - ashlienl
HermyOneGranger - hermyonegranger
potterxfan04 - itmakesaspark
Kasia - kasia133
Evy - liquidslyth
Merrick&Rosso - lp_4_me
Kirstie_McGonagall - raspberryundies
scary8511 - scary8511
isawfred1st - shunemo711
emmafreak - willy__wonka
(PM me if you want yours added or deleted)
Our Graphics Journals
hpgraphixmakers: HP_Gem54, isawfred1st, & Hermione_Loves_Ron
(PM me if you want yours in here)
Helpful Livejournal Communities
100x100_brushes: PS/PSP brushes (image packs available)
cap_it: screencaps
everything_lj: layout overrides
fontaddicts: font help
icon_tutorial: tutorials
icongradients: PS/PSP gradients (image packs sometimes available)
iconsnobbery: post rants about trends that you hate
ljstyles: layout overrides
spiralbound_lj: free premade layouts
Tutorials by Us
Johnny Depp by emmafreak
Rita Skeeter by isawfred1st
The Beatle by emmafreak
The Beatles by emmafreak
Aragorn by Kasia
Raining by Mikaela
Statue by Rosanna
London by Merrick&Rosso
Beauty and the Beast by Mikaela
Kelly Clarkson by Merrick&Rosso
Hilary Duff by potterxfan04
Our Contests
gof_stills: HermyOneGranger & isawfred1st
hpactorstills: isawfred1st & emmafreak (inactive at the moment)
hpgraphixmakers: HP_Gem54, isawfred1st, & Hermione_Loves_Ron (icontest coming soon)
hp_hush: emmafreak
hp_ichallenge: TomFeltonLuver
LotA: emmafreak & isawfred1st
Last edited by isawfred1st : 07-13-2005 at 11:55 AM.
Reason: to add resources
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12-31-2004, 11:29 PM
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Sounds cool Mer! Speaking of certain issues..well, I don't have any at the moment, but this is really cool! | |
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01-01-2005, 12:30 AM
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Location: Lovely signature by athena from Pandorascloset! Join Date: Mar 2004
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I'd like to say that this is a good topic to start. One thing I find that is a problem, is finding avatars that support certain ships. I found Harry/Ginny pics were easy to find, but that's all. Are there any links I should know about for my topic? It's called Pictures for Everyone if there are any questions. | |
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01-01-2005, 12:47 AM
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i think this is really good, i dont have any questions now...^well i cna only say is that u can always tell them you cant find them or take seperate pictures and put them together | |
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01-01-2005, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by lovelyxluna7 I'd like to say that this is a good topic to start. One thing I find that is a problem, is finding avatars that support certain ships. I found Harry/Ginny pics were easy to find, but that's all. Are there any links I should know about for my topic? It's called Pictures for Everyone if there are any questions. | If I can not find pics to support certain ships, like D/H that someone recently requested in my thread. I just alter some pic myself. I am not sure what photo program you use, but with Photoshop Elements 2.0 you can cut certain images out and make new images with them. I hope this was somewhat helpful. | |
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01-01-2005, 01:16 AM
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I see problems with people not having their pictures. I know the person who makes it thinks its alright, but I think that if you want an avatar you should post a picture and tell them what you want it to be like. And I really hate when people aren't specific! That drives me off the edge. | |
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01-01-2005, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by lovelyxluna I'd like to say that this is a good topic to start. One thing I find that is a problem, is finding avatars that support certain ships. I found Harry/Ginny pics were easy to find, but that's all. Are there any links I should know about for my topic? It's called Pictures for Everyone if there are any questions. | I found good sites that have tons of ready-to-go avatars, but posting it here's really not fair for the avvy makers who do everything from scratch here in Madam Malkin's. Like HermyOneGranger said, you can do your own manipulations/blends with programs like Photoshop, PaintShop, PhotoStudio, and most other photo and graphics editing programs. Want some links to free trials?
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Originally Posted by Unidentified101 I see problems with people not having their pictures. I know the person who makes it thinks its alright, but I think that if you want an avatar you should post a picture and tell them what you want it to be like. And I really hate when people aren't specific! That drives me off the edge. | I feel your pain, Jamie, lol. Especially when they're like, "make something with a beach in it," and you're not sure if they want an avatar or signature, or what text to put on it if any at all, and what picture of a beach to use. There're thousands on the Internet, and some people can be picky about their pics. I usually ask them to clarify or warn them that they're giving me artistic liscence when they're being too vague.
Glad this is popular already!
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01-01-2005, 01:59 AM
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Is anyone else miffed that someone called roby has been putting the link to her Photobucket in our threads? She's done it in my and Morgana's thread, and in lovelyxluna's too. I think it's rather rude, since they're our threads, and we work so hard on making our graphics and then she comes in to show off. I want to tell her off, but how do I keep it from getting too mean?
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01-01-2005, 03:11 AM
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Quote: Is anyone else miffed that someone called roby has been putting the link to her Photobucket in our threads? She's done it in my and Morgana's thread, and in lovelyxluna's too. I think it's rather rude, since they're our threads, and we work so hard on making our graphics and then she comes in to show off. I want to tell her off, but how do I keep it from getting too mean?
-Lu | be firm but dont be rude. is she putting her images in your threads? well if i were you i would warn her and if she does it again then tell a moderator.
What i hate is when people request avatars and they never use it, i know they might not be using it in snitchseeker, but i would like to see people using my sigs and avatars on this site. do you get what i mean? | |
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01-01-2005, 03:17 AM
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Location: love shack baby Join Date: Jul 2004
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^YES I SAW THAT WHEN I WAS THERE<opps i meant lowercased. well i have photobucket and when i make like flipbook ones and stuff, they look weird. Where else can i get a good avie maker | |
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01-01-2005, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Homing Hippogriffs be firm but dont be rude. is she putting her images in your threads? well if i were you i would warn her and if she does it again then tell a moderator.
What i hate is when people request avatars and they never use it, i know they might not be using it in snitchseeker, but i would like to see people using my sigs and avatars on this site. do you get what i mean? | Firm but not rude, gotcha. She put a link to her PB and told people to take whatever they like.
And yeah, I hate it when people request tons of stuff to keep you busy and never end up using them...I put up a notice in my and Morgana's thread saying that we weren't going to continue making things for people who don't use them, and I put it in my rules on the first page of our thread..though no one ever reads them. It's awesome when people do use your stuff, though. It advertises for you! And there are people who use your stuff and keep coming back, and I love those people forever.
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01-01-2005, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Hp Princess ^YES I SAW THAT WHEN I WAS THERE<opps i meant lowercased. well i have photobucket and when i make like flipbook ones and stuff, they look weird. Where else can i get a good avie maker | A flipbook animated avatar? I know PSP9 has that capability, and Ulead GIF Animator 5 does too. | |
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01-01-2005, 03:50 AM
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i have a query about animated avvies, do you use 'macro' tools on your program or do you use a special program? | |
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01-01-2005, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Homing Hippogriffs i have a query about animated avvies, do you use 'macro' tools on your program or do you use a special program? | I have no clue what a macro is, lol. I use Adobe Photoshop, and it has a .gif animator, as does PaintShop, etc. You could check your manual to see if your program can animate. What program is it? | |
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01-01-2005, 03:59 AM
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my program is arcsoft Photostudio, i dont know which version, and it came with a printer so i dont have a manual. lol | |
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01-01-2005, 04:06 AM
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I used to use PhotoStudio! Ah, Morgana knows how deeply in love I was with it! Sadly enough, I know for certain that it doesn't have animation capabilities. You could always download a trial version of PSP or Ulead. Want the link? | |
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01-01-2005, 04:23 AM
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I make avatars, I always delete my creations, lol, after one week of posting them, but sometimes I am not sure if the people who have requested it have uploaded it to their own account. Lol. | |
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01-01-2005, 04:38 AM
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Lol, it's their loss if they don't check as often as they should. Good way to keep your Photobucket account clean, though. | |
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01-01-2005, 05:20 AM
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That is a nice way to keep it clean, but it's weird when I enter an old avvie maker's site and see all the pics but they have the x. There's responses like "Wow good job" or "That's gorgeous" but then I feel kind of awkward since I can't see any of them. And for finding pictures, I just type it up in Google (gotta love that). But I don't like it when the person doesn't know what they want it to say because I'm horrible at catch phrases and what not. | |
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01-01-2005, 05:21 AM
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Google is my god. | |
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01-01-2005, 05:22 AM
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I also find it hilarious when I'm asked to make a avvy with pictures and whatnot, but the words are lyrics to a song and I have no idea what the song is. Hehehe, I made this one for someone (can't remember, it was a long time ago) and she wanted it to say "My Boo" a lot and some other stuff and a few days ago I heard the song and it was scary. I didn't know it was a song, but I knew half the words.... | |
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01-01-2005, 05:59 AM
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I remember that...but I don't do lyrics avvies very often. Oy, HpPrincess, where'd you find that pic for your avatar? I'm in love with it! | |
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01-01-2005, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by isawfred1st I remember that...but I don't do lyrics avvies very often. Oy, HpPrincess, where'd you find that pic for your avatar? I'm in love with it! | Yes. me too. Do tell, where did you get that pic? Anyways, it is harder for me to make an avvie or a sig when I am unfamiilar with what I am really trying to find pics for. Frustrates me to no end. | |
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