Programs

[Kenzo]

Hey guys^-^,

I just got a question what a programs do you use to design your signature etc?

Well i am a beginer ._. .

Photoshop CS2

[Unknown Kaze]

photoshop CS2 as well

[Kenzo]

Only Photoshop CS2 (o_o')?

[Kitmitsu]

Yeah thats pretty much all anyones uses. Unless they use Cinema 4D stuff but thats pretty advance.

[Kenzo]

Hmm i see ^^. Well some useful links like fonts etc?


Let me start ;x

Fonts (http://www.dafont.com/)

About brushes, i have no clue .. Help! xd

[Enedok]

Most of the time i use mspaint, im quite good at it.

Just kidding. I had CS1, but im trying to get used to gimp now.

Please, dont go nuts and download fonts. It really slows your computer down if you have too many. I mean it.

[Yurian]

I use Photoshop 7.0.

For creating custom brushes, there's a "Custom Brush" tutorial under the "Resources" tag at this site: http://www.eeanee.com/. She uses it for painting, but I'ms sure it's equally as useful for signatures and graphics!
Hopefully that will help :)

I know Askyria and occassionaly Rikku use textures, and their results are awesome!

[Kenzo]

Most of the time i use mspaint, im quite good at it.

Just kidding. I had CS1, but im trying to get used to gimp now.

Please, dont go nuts and download fonts. It really slows your computer down if you have too many. I mean it.



lol'd D; .Ah i see cool thanks for the tip. Well if someone got some tips, please let me know ^_^

Ninja edit; I use Photoshop 7.0.

For creating custom brushes, there's a "Custom Brush" tutorial under the "Resources" tag at this site: http://www.eeanee.com/. She uses it for painting, but I'ms sure it's equally as useful for signatures and graphics!
Hopefully that will help :)

I know Askyria and occassionaly Rikku use textures, and their results are awesome!

Awesome arigatou!

[Yurian]

You're welcome :)

Ninja edit
^_^ I've never heard that before! Haha. *adds to repetoire of online chat terms*

[Rikku]

I use photoshop 7.0. I had CS2, but then decided to stick with 7 because I could basically do the exact same things, except CS2 was more resource heavy.

For fonts, I usually go to www.dafont.com. They have a huuuge selection of fonts. You can find basically any kind of font there. Lol.

As for textures, I think Cheryl/Askyria posted one of our sources somewhere: http://feel.hironeko.net/goodies_textures.php

However, you can also find textures, as well as brushes, as www.deviantart.com. A simple search can get you a lot of resources on that place. o_o; You have to keep in mind, though, that most brushes are compatible only with Photoshop 7.0 or CS2.

I've tried out Cinema 4D, but only as a test to see if I could make renders on my own. You can also use renders in your graphics, see. Usually though, I find all my renders on deviantart.com as well.

Yeah, so, I've basically listed out all my resources. Hahah, lol. If you have any questions about effects, feel free to ask. ;P

[Kenzo]

Thank you very much ;) . I'm going try make some avatars ^^




^_^ I've never heard that before! Haha. *adds to repetoire of online chat terms*

Ninja edit means like "in the last second edit my text". lol but whatever i'm not the only one write that xD alot more in japanese forums.

[Askyria]

I use Photoshop 7.0. It's fun. <3

Haha, we could have a resource post with all these; I have tons.

DeviantArt (http://www.deviantart.com/)- tons and tons and tons of stuff there, but like Karen said, it's usually only for 7.0 or CS2.

Hybrid Genesis (http://hybrid-genesis.net/main_freebies.html)- for a lot of brushes, textures and patterns.

Aethereality (http://aethereality.net/) - brushes, textures, tutorials, graphics, and a huuuuge anime/manga gallery.

...And though this has nothing to do with everything else, check out this crazy good graphic designer: http://www.hejz.com/main.html
<3.

Karen already posted my main resource for textures. >_> Rawr. Dafont rocks too.

[Kenzo]

Wow pretty nice thanks, but the 2nd link doesn't work o_o

Ninja edit; To bad we can't download these pictures from graphic pictures T_T!

[Askyria]

Lol, the first doesn't either--strange, it makes the bracket and hyphen part of the link too. It's http://hybrid-genesis.net/main_freebies.html .

[Kenzo]

Ah i see lol. Thanks !

[Lifrasthir]

MSPaint. Now you see why everything I've made sucks.

[Pixel]

Which one is better, Photoshop 7.0 or Photoshop CS2?

[Askyria]

I don't know, I had a trial version of CS2 but now I use 7.0 and I don't really see much of a difference.

[Pixel]

Well, My parents bought me the CS2 because it was a newer version, I really don't see what the difference is either.

[Slim__Cognito]

how much are these programs ..i want to learn how to use them ,would it be possible to teach myself if i got a program?

[Pixel]

You can teach yourself, just takes a lot of time. The Photoshop CS2 was like $300, but Photoshop 7.0, well you can find that for less than $150.

[Slim__Cognito]

sweet God i dont have that kind of fortune..my life is hopeless

[Pixel]

If you do not want to pay a fortune, try looking on limewire or ebay. You know, Photoshop is a PROFESSIONALLY USED photo editor.

[Askyria]

Yeah, I taught myself to use it. It does take awhile, and it helps to look for tutorials if you're really stuck.

[Rikku]

-sudden respawn from inactivity-

Yeah, tutorials are a big help. Or you could just ask somebody. I taught myself, and trust me, it's not impossible. =P Anyway, IMO, PS7 is better than CS2. It's less expensive and less resource-heavy, and you can basically get the same effects. And yeah, you could always go on limewire or eBay... or something.

[Kitmitsu]

Have any of you guys got any links to some tutorials? :P The site I used to go to (Sabregfx I think) went down a year ago and I've not really looked around much for tutorials other than deviantART. I wanna try doing some sigs again as I haven't for soo long.

[Askyria]

Lol, most tutorials I use are from deviantart. I don't use tutorials much anyways; I just kind of experiment to make my sigs.

[Enedok]

Video tutorials^^
Bertmonroy Pixelperfect. Iv learned a lot from him.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect

[Rikku]

www.good-tutorials.com/

Godly place. But even then I've only used tuts like once or twice. XD

Besides that, I haven't seen any tutorials except for the ones from devart that Cheryl sends me. (P.S. I've yet to try that chaotic distortion thing. I wish I could. Maybe I will for our Social Studies proj... And make it brightly colored... Oh god I might end up giving our teacher a seizure!)