BTS : Avatar Creations 2014

reply to post by Zarniwoop


I think I may owe you a debt of gratitude Zarni

My thanks

If we're on a slow run for avatars and quoting stuff ""You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however."

Richard Bach

Cody

reply to post by Rainbowresidue


There are probably some ways around losing the sparkle depending on what effect you are going for.

I don't use PS, but if you post the original, full size sparkly images you want to use for frames, I can see if Animation Shop will handle it differently.

I typically create the frames in GIMP (as .png) then import them into Animation Shop.

reply to post by Zarniwoop


Oh, okay those two programs are new to me.
Thanks for the tip and the help.
I will go check them out now.

Zarniwoop

"What's the matter... did a reindeer pee on your corn flakes?"

Hey that´s from Finland lol.. i remember this when i was a little girl
"kusiko poro muroihisi ?" exact same phrase

These are not meant to be mean even they do have a "twist" its more like joke.. nobody takes me serious when i talk about reindeers haha

reply to post by Rainbowresidue

Oh, okay those two programs are new to me.
Thanks for the tip and the help.
I will go check them out now.

GIMP is a big investment in time, and if you already have PhotoShop... don't worry about it. It shouldn't matter what program you use to make your individual frames.

I just wanted to see the original picture you had before making the animation to see if there was a way to produce the effects you wanted without the lossiness... I'll do it for you and then tell you how I did it

reply to post by DontTreadOnMe


Obviously, I need ANY help with my avatar from years ago.

Open to any ideas, guys & gals



Thanks in advance!

reply to post by Zarniwoop


I was already downloading Gimp, but if it's the same as PS, then you are right, it's not worth it.

Here are the original images:




Thanks so much Zarni

I liked the original because it was gold and went well with the purple background, but after downsizing it , it turned yellow.

reply to post by BurningSpearess


Hello,
Would you like to keep your current image or have another one in mind?
Also would you like to keep this size or have it larger like mine?
Just curious

reply to post by dollukka

Hey that´s from Finland lol.
"kusiko poro muroihisi ?" exact same phrase

Haha! I'll be saving that one for future use

BurningSpearess
reply to post by DontTreadOnMe

 

Obviously, I need ANY help with my avatar from years ago.

Open to any ideas, guys & gals

Thanks in advance!

How's this ?



Cody

reply to post by Rainbowresidue


Here is a virtual copy/paste of the original animated gif onto the background, although I had to reduce the overall size from 600X70 to 550X64 to get it under 50k and not pixelate and/or lose color.



Basically, I saved the purple background as .png in GIMP, then I opened up the .gif in Animation Shop, saved each individual frame, then pasted each one into the background in GIMP to make the new combined frames... then import each one into Animation Shop to create the animation.

The trick with using Animation Shop is to always save the individual frame files as .png in PS or GIMP prior to importing them.

I'm not sure that helps much, since we use different tools, but...

reply to post by Zarniwoop


Wow, you are amazing!!!
Thank you so much.

And also thanks for the explanation.
It helps a lot.

reply to post by Rainbowresidue

Thank you so much.

You're welcome!

reply to post by Rainbowresidue


Hi,

Thanks for your swift response. .

I'm definitely wanting a complete overhaul & since the format has changed so much since I've been less active on here I am having difficulty finding past avatars to upload...if they even exist anymore?

Larger would be great.

Long Blonde hair, green/blue eyes & water, sun (my demise), nature, energy, & circles were my themes before...I shifted to my dog when he became my best friend, lol, he still is but I am looking for something different now. Sorry if TMI...if I find the past images I'll edit



I'm sure I'll appreciate whatever someone comes up

cody599

BurningSpearess
reply to post by DontTreadOnMe

 

Obviously, I need ANY help with my avatar from years ago.

Open to any ideas, guys & gals

Thanks in advance!

How's this ?

Cody

edit on 10/1/14 by cody599 because: (no reason given)

Oh my! Soooo much better.

Now just figuring out the new ATS on a @&$&)&$)&!? Tablet -- sigh--

Thank you Mr. Cody! (Bows) xo

One of my oldies so i sensored it.. it has blond hair, water
what are TOS for artistic nudity ?

reply to post by BurningSpearess


Hello BurningSpearess,
I came up with these for you:










and one of yours:






PS: If you don't like them, please let me know which one you feel closest to,and I will do my best to find another image. And no, it's not TMI, it's helping me, helping you.

reply to post by BurningSpearess




Complete overhaul

And with pooch


Cody

I'm tired of looking at my plain old google image avatar

Can anyone help me create something along the lines of a white fox [preferably with a few tails] in a shadow of some sort with red torii in the background??

I would do it myself but I am limited on this mac that was given to me by a friend and it is devoid of any editing software. My appreciation would show no bounds and I will provide you with answers to any questions you may have regarding any topic.

My activity on ATS is becoming more so lately and I'd like something awesome to represent as an avatar.


Update-I might have found some useful software

reply to post by BurningSpearess