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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.

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Old 12-31-2004, 11:26 PM
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Due to popular request, I've decide to start a help thread for avatar makers so we can discuss issues that arise.

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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.



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Our Livejournals (SS username - LJ username)
AndiC - _emotionavenger
Mikaela - _mikaela
~*HermioneGranger*~ - bekindi
HP_Gem54 - dreamergraphix
Hermione_Loves_Ron - ashlienl
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Evy - liquidslyth
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Kirstie_McGonagall - raspberryundies
scary8511 - scary8511
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hpgraphixmakers: HP_Gem54, isawfred1st, & Hermione_Loves_Ron
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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

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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

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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

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Edit: Hang on - it just fixed itself! Waah! Comp is trying to drive me mad lol
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Well, as i state in a previous post, i had a thread in madame malkins, i changed my username from myscene&bratz, to my current one, does that mean that avvie makers who are currently inactive disallowed to be in this thread? I find it quite rude how you labelled my post as 'complaining', i was looking for advice as how to deal with the circumstance, just as you did afew posts ago when roby posted her photobucket account into your thread. I was going to start a new avvie thread, but after what has happened, i am feeling discouraged to become part of this thread, and madame malkins thread. Are you only being so mean to me because of my earlier post where i mentioned that i found a way to change a sig? It wasn't as if i was announcing to the whole thread of the way to do so, i was only informing ppl who may not have known.
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We were just discussing this a bit earlier, and frankly, none of us still know how to. I know that I can screencap from Quicktime, but that's about it.
Actually it is possible and I have done it, it's just a waste of time lol you have to get screencaps *hold down "c"* for that scene and add them as an animation frame by frame, tired work methinks :/
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Well, as i state in a previous post, i had a thread in madame malkins, i changed my username from myscene&bratz, to my current one, does that mean that avvie makers who are currently inactive disallowed to be in this thread? I find it quite rude how you labelled my post as 'complaining', i was looking for advice as how to deal with the circumstance, just as you did afew posts ago when roby posted her photobucket account into your thread. I was going to start a new avvie thread, but after what has happened, i am feeling discouraged to become part of this thread, and madame malkins thread. Are you only being so mean to me because of my earlier post where i mentioned that i found a way to change a sig? It wasn't as if i was announcing to the whole thread of the way to do so, i was only informing ppl who may not have known.
I don't have anything against you, honestly. It's just that the rules state that you have to have a thread now. Also, I wasn't singling you out as 'complaining.' We all complain in here, but the difference is that we're still in business and we have a right to complain.

Roby violated rules by posting her PB account in our threads. More than one of us found it insulting, and frankly, it's none of your business how we deal with it.

Please don't fight with me here. You can send me a PM next time.

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Actually it is possible and I have done it, it's just a waste of time lol you have to get screencaps *hold down "c"* for that scene and add them as an animation frame by frame, tired work methinks :/
It is tiring, which is why I've never done it before...too lazy, haha.

PB's been giving me and a lot of other people a whole lotta trouble lately. For instance, it'll say in my account that an image is under 20K, but when someone else saves it to their own account, it'll jump to 29K or something. WTH?
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Good because I already have a question lol. I've made a few 100x100 avvies, but when I check their properties in PB, it says they're 116x116! Weird... anyone know why?

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I f you are making these avvies in Elements and you choose the add a frame option then it automatically adds the size of the frame tothe size of the image making it a larger image. All you need to do is just re-size them after you add the frame. IT does that too me when Imake wallpapers. IF you aren't choosing the add a frame option it may be some other effect you are using around the edges that makes it bigger. I hope this helps some.

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EDIT: If we as avvie makers upload an image to photobucket as a gif and the person that is saving it to their own PC/or account saves that same GIF image as a JPEG the image size will increase because JPEG's save as larger files than GIFS.

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If we as avvie makers upload an image to photobucket as a gif and the person that is saving it to their own PC/or account saves that same GIF image as a JPEG the image size will increase because JPEG's save as larger files than GIFS.
Hadn't thought of that. I always save mine as .jpeg's because .gif's turn out weird when they're not animated.
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Hey guys I was in Zonkos earlier and I saw a post by Chriss (Christhiane) one of our forums moderators that said that she would be leaving the site. Maybe we should do something for her to show her appreciation for everything she has done for this site and this forum. What do you guys think? I was thinking that we could each post a goodbye message or something. Any other ideas?
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We should all contribute something, so it isn't just a few people making it. Someone can do text, borders, background and someone can choose the color and whatnot, so all the avvy makers have a job! (Sound alright?)
Ok, well we should get this started since it'll take a while. Does anyone have any ideas for the color scheme or pictures to use?

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Oh no! She's leaving?? We should make a banner! (Me and Mer always make banners for any important occasion!) We should all contribute something, so it isn't just a few people making it. Someone can do text, borders, background and someone can choose the color and whatnot, so all the avvy makers have a job! (Sound alright?)
Good idea
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Ohh that breaks my heart....but yeah, I'll chip in. Btw, I got Photoshop 7.0, so I'll check it out and do an animation tutorial based on that.
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Oh no! She's leaving?? We should make a banner! (Me and Mer always make banners for any important occasion!) We should all contribute something, so it isn't just a few people making it. Someone can do text, borders, background and someone can choose the color and whatnot, so all the avvy makers have a job! (Sound alright?)
Absolutely. I'm in!
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Hey has anyone else noticed that the threads seem to be getting downrated alot? It could just be me being paranoid but everyone is like on either 4, 3 or 2...It's just a bit weird, it could even just be one person. I dunno it just occured to me as I was looking at the page :/ But hey it could be nothing....I'm a curious person lol
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Hey has anyone else noticed that the threads seem to be getting downrated alot? It could just be me being paranoid but everyone is like on either 4, 3 or 2...It's just a bit weird, it could even just be one person. I dunno it just occured to me as I was looking at the page :/ But hey it could be nothing....I'm a curious person lol
Yes!! Ye Olde Avvie shop is on 4 stars! ARG!! It was on five earlier (well...I made it that way) but now its on 4..someone downrated it..it makes me sad. Everyone's should be on five. It raises self esteem.
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Yes!! Ye Olde Avvie shop is on 4 stars! ARG!! It was on five earlier (well...I made it that way) but now its on 4..someone downrated it..it makes me sad. Everyone's should be on five. It raises self esteem.
You're not supposed to rate your own shop, silly. But I am kind of sad that's it's low too...these ratings suck. Not many people rate threads, except for news and mean people who hold grudges. I have a pretty good idea who downrated most of our threads; it's people who think they're better than us at graphic design.

Oooh got Photoshop 7.0, and it's way more complicated than the newer version, so it'll take some figuring out...tutorial time approaches...
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Yes and thank you to whoever recently rated my thread. It is back up to a 4.5 rating now. Lu. I went and rated your thread a 5. I'm off to rate everyone else's a 5 as well....
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My avatar thread is now on 4 stars, it used to be 3, if it was you Hermyonegranger who put it to 4 thankyou!!!!!!!!!! I rated everyones as 5, you are all so talented!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks guys for uprating my thread also I donk like this rating system at all, If you do one bad avie or take a while they can put it to like 1 :/

isawfred1st, I really appreciate your effort with the tutorial, sorry I cant get you ulead gif animator at the moment hes on holiday for 7 more days..yes I'm counting down lol
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Thanks guys for uprating my thread also I donk like this rating system at all, If you do one bad avie or take a while they can put it to like 1 :/

isawfred1st, I really appreciate your effort with the tutorial, sorry I cant get you ulead gif animator at the moment hes on holiday for 7 more days..yes I'm counting down lol
Ok, I'm done with uprating my friend's threads and stuff, so no more for me. I'm still against the system, but I wanted to help you guys out anyway. Can't wait for Ulead!!! In the meantime, I shall work on a basic animation tutorial for Photoshop in general, since v7.0 doesn't differ much from W.E. v2.0. Ew that was a lot of weird letters and numbers, sorry.
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Cna anyone tell me what is the name of the font on the Snitchseeker banner. I need ot know ASAP. But no pressure. Just hoping that someone may know. Thanks guys.
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Does anyone use or know someone that uses PSP8? I don't have my booklet anymore(stupid me, got a bit excited and threw it out!) I have no idea how to use it, and every time I open the program more and more of the little thingys(can't remember the right name) keep dissappearing!! ARGH I miss my photoshop!

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Cna anyone tell me what is the name of the font on the Snitchseeker banner. I need ot know ASAP. But no pressure. Just hoping that someone may know. Thanks guys.
I was looking through my list of fonts in Word and I'm pretty sure it's Monotype Corvisa. I came with my computer, so hopefully you have it. Hope that helps!
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