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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. | Vote for SS! |
12-31-2004, 11:26 PM
| | |  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  | |
01-26-2005, 01:20 AM
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OK. XD this is my first tutorial, hope it makes sense!!
1. Type the text on top of the picture.
2. Go to the layers palatte and make a new layer between the text and picture.
3. Take a paintbrush and draw on the newly made layer
4. You can mess with the opacity and the color to make it match and look funky! Click to see what your layers palatte should look like when you finished these steps!
and voila! You get a background behind the text! Finished Product:  | 
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01-26-2005, 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by emmafreak OK. XD this is my first tutorial, hope it makes sense!!
1. Type the text on top of the picture.
2. Go to the layers palatte and make a new layer between the text and picture.
3. Take a paintbrush and draw on the newly made layer
4. You can mess with the opacity and the color to make it match and look funky! Click to see what your layers palatte should look like when you finished these steps!
and voila! You get a background behind the text! Finished Product: | Oh that's smart and easy. I have to play around with pens and it takes forever to get it right.
lolz, i feel stupid now =D
Does anyone know where to get random bases? Like, a chair on an ice cube or something, lolz. | |
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01-26-2005, 01:34 AM
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Location: Lakewood CAlifonria Join Date: Jun 2004
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Hey Guys, Mikaela is MotW. She gave a great Interview! | |
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01-26-2005, 01:58 AM
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Here you go HermyOneGranger! This is for the polaroid effect. (All of these are quite simple really)
1. Gather you pictures and make them as big as you want your photograph inside to be.
2. Make a new layer behind each picture.
3. In the new layer, use the rectangle tool to draw a white rectangle around the picture in the polaroid shape.
4. Merge each layer with it's corresponding rectangle.
5. Now you can apply bevels to the photographs to make them pop out of the background. STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4
Finished Product:  | |
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01-26-2005, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by HermyOneGranger Hey Guys, Mikaela is MotW. She gave a great Interview! | AH AWESOME! I'm going to go read it! Nicely done Mikaela! | |
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01-26-2005, 02:04 AM
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Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by Mikaela Hey all - I was wondering how to get this text effect where it looks like the words are on pieces of paper or tape? I dunno if you guys know what I mean...? I've tried with different effect, layer styles and filters, but nothing works!  Please and thanks! | Congrats on the MotW interview!! I replied!
http://www.livejournal.com/users/teh_indy/69885.html
^Tape brush for PS and PSP, credit Indy somewhere (I do it in the first post of YOAS and my LJ userinfo), and enjoy!
ETA: perfect tuts, Morgue! | |
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01-26-2005, 03:44 AM
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Location: Lakewood CAlifonria Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by emmafreak Here you go HermyOneGranger! This is for the polaroid effect. (All of these are quite simple really)
1. Gather you pictures and make them as big as you want your photograph inside to be.
2. Make a new layer behind each picture.
3. In the new layer, use the rectangle tool to draw a white rectangle around the picture in the polaroid shape.
4. Merge each layer with it's corresponding rectangle.
5. Now you can apply bevels to the photographs to make them pop out of the background. STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4
Finished Product: | Thanks. That is so easy. I don't know why I never thought of it.  | |
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01-26-2005, 03:46 AM
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Location: in a nutshell Join Date: May 2004
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XD, the simpleist things are the hardest to figure out! | |
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01-26-2005, 05:34 AM
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OWS/AD2FC/TLFC
Ravenclaw Reporter
Brain TwinInferius
Location: In your imagination Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 62,303
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Isabella {Issy} Cortella
Third Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Morzella {Mozzie} O'Niel
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Hm... do you guys have any good boarder brushes? | |
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01-26-2005, 05:52 AM
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Location: 33' 53 S 151' 13 E aka Sydney, Australia Join Date: Oct 2004
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Don't worry bout this...
Last edited by Merrick&Rosso : 01-26-2005 at 06:04 AM.
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01-26-2005, 01:34 PM
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I usually just make a border using a few brushes and the opacity level. Or I just fill a new layer on top and erase some parts out. | |
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01-26-2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by emmafreak Here you go HermyOneGranger! This is for the polaroid effect. (All of these are quite simple really)
1. Gather you pictures and make them as big as you want your photograph inside to be.
2. Make a new layer behind each picture.
3. In the new layer, use the rectangle tool to draw a white rectangle around the picture in the polaroid shape.
4. Merge each layer with it's corresponding rectangle.
5. Now you can apply bevels to the photographs to make them pop out of the background. STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4
Finished Product: | Cool! Thank a lot, I'll try to do it | |
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01-26-2005, 09:36 PM
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01-26-2005, 09:40 PM
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OWS/AD2FC/TLFC
Ravenclaw Reporter
Brain TwinInferius
Location: In your imagination Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 62,303
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Isabella {Issy} Cortella
Third Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Morzella {Mozzie} O'Niel
Diagon Alley |
Yay! Thankies! | |
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01-26-2005, 09:45 PM
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Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004
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No problem, Ash! | |
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01-26-2005, 11:01 PM
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|  In Love with Touz
*Pouf!*
Lil Mikky-MuCrup
Location: Huggling the moddys in mah siggy! XD Join Date: Jul 2004
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*Whew* I have been so busy lately!! So glad to come by Madame Malkin's for a little shop talk! Quote: |
Originally Posted by emmafreak OK. XD this is my first tutorial, hope it makes sense!!
1. Type the text on top of the picture.
2. Go to the layers palatte and make a new layer between the text and picture.
3. Take a paintbrush and draw on the newly made layer
4. You can mess with the opacity and the color to make it match and look funky! Click to see what your layers palatte should look like when you finished these steps!
and voila! You get a background behind the text! Finished Product: | *squee* Thankies, Morg! I'll try that out, looks good  And thanks Hermy (what's your real name, btw?) for telling everyone about MotW *blush* I read your comments - you guys are all so sweet!  | |
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01-27-2005, 01:25 AM
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Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004
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^Hermy is really Kat. | |
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01-27-2005, 03:25 AM
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WE LOVE YOU MIKAELA!! XD You're using my valentine avvy! hehehe they're all the rage! | |
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01-27-2005, 03:28 AM
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Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christian's leaving (sort of)! We'll miss you!!!
Congrats to Christian, Trisha, and Lauren for getting awards at LotA! Could I possibly ask you to advertise by using your banner in your signature for a little while? Pretty please, lol? OH and I'm making the banners for the next challenge...make sure you enter! The initial turnout was great, and we've got to keep it going. I also submitted a news story for LotA. Hopefully they'll put it up soon in the Daily Prophet.
Alright, that's all for now...I'm ubermad at Morgue.
-Lu | |
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01-27-2005, 03:34 AM
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Location: in a nutshell Join Date: May 2004
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*cowers in fear* Don't ruin it Mer. We love everyone. Besides your banner looks awesome, everyone's does. Hehe, I did a good job. | |
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01-27-2005, 04:14 AM
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Location: Australia Join Date: Aug 2004
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Trisha got one? isnt trisha merrick&rosso?
I put the banner in my sig, im waiting for it to be processed.
Am i allowed to enter in the next challenge? | |
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01-27-2005, 04:18 AM
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