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Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Yami-Dokuro on Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:04 pm
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Yami-Dokuro on Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:29 am
Question: How do you get a transparent edge around avatars and sigs?
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Viktor Lefte on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:22 pm
The file must be a .gif if you want any transparency in your pictures
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Ingrid on Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:47 am
You can easily work with transparencies in Photoshop if you have it; not sure how to do it in GIMP though. Then you just save it as a .gif or .png.
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Kasurin on Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:25 pm
I'm making a tutorial for this question! Reserve it for me, preez. ;o;
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Ingrid on Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:52 pm
Wurr's ur tutorial moderator-graphics-expert-boss lady!
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Remæus on Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:36 pm
GIF encoding supports 256 colors, one of which being transparent.
PNG encoding supports full 24-bit color (some 64 million colors), and alpha transparency (which means any pixel can have any level of transparency, and still have color value).
In short, create a layered image, with the background having no color at all (not white, no color.) Then build your image on top of that layer, using dissolve or cut where necessary to reveal the underlying background. Save the image as your chosen encoding, and voila.
Wait for a tutorial for a more in-depth process. I'm sure they'll do some up nicely for ya'.
PNG encoding supports full 24-bit color (some 64 million colors), and alpha transparency (which means any pixel can have any level of transparency, and still have color value).
In short, create a layered image, with the background having no color at all (not white, no color.) Then build your image on top of that layer, using dissolve or cut where necessary to reveal the underlying background. Save the image as your chosen encoding, and voila.
Wait for a tutorial for a more in-depth process. I'm sure they'll do some up nicely for ya'.
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Re: Artwork Academy: Digital Mediums ( )
by Vexar on Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:50 pm
Meh.. You see the member icons?.. My signature graphics and the likes.. All Png
Png for the web... all the way mate.. Photoshop has this as a type of file to save.. as to nearly all graphical editing programs.
Png for the web... all the way mate.. Photoshop has this as a type of file to save.. as to nearly all graphical editing programs.
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