I've been playing with graphics
Jan. 3rd, 2009 01:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thismazI've never really done that before, although I've had Paintshop Pro 5 on my machine, for years. I don't count my banner, because that is just a load of thumbnails, pasted on top of a filler-in background.
Why? Well, Maggie mentioned wanting a banner that included both of her major fandom obsessions, so I decided to have a go.
So, even if you think the result is okay, please don't take it, because she might want it.
Oh, and Maggie? You can say 'no thanks' with no fear that I'll take offense. *g* Your desire to have a banner was simply an excuse, to encourage me to play. And I liked the image of the Heavy Ion collision in the middle and wanted to use it for something.
I did two versions, one with the stargate
and one without
I know it's a bit rough by the standards of most of the graphics out there, but I am rediculously proud of the result. 19 layers to build one image. Plus, deleting the backgrounds behind the characters, virtually one pixel at a time, has given me a whole new appreciation for the work that goes into the most simple seeming manip.
Back to work next week. *sighs* But I've had a successful holiday. I have caught up on a huge backlog of posts on my flist, although not on all the WIPs I'm reading. I have also done a complete reinstall of Windows and that seems to have fixed my freezing problems. *crosses fingers and reminds self that it's early days yet* I didn't even lose all my files, which I thought I would. Of course, I'm going to have to spend the next few weeks gradually re-customising my toolbars to the way I had them before. *g* But I've already reinstalled YIM, VLC player, Firefox and qlock. Dragon can wait. Then I'll take an image, so it will be easier next time.
The one thing I haven't done, is any writing. But I refuse to feel bad about that. I've been busy. And that's what commuting time is for, isn't it?
I hope you all had a fun and happy New Year. All the best to you, for 2009.
Why? Well, Maggie mentioned wanting a banner that included both of her major fandom obsessions, so I decided to have a go.
So, even if you think the result is okay, please don't take it, because she might want it.
Oh, and Maggie? You can say 'no thanks' with no fear that I'll take offense. *g* Your desire to have a banner was simply an excuse, to encourage me to play. And I liked the image of the Heavy Ion collision in the middle and wanted to use it for something.
I did two versions, one with the stargate
and one without
I know it's a bit rough by the standards of most of the graphics out there, but I am rediculously proud of the result. 19 layers to build one image. Plus, deleting the backgrounds behind the characters, virtually one pixel at a time, has given me a whole new appreciation for the work that goes into the most simple seeming manip.
Back to work next week. *sighs* But I've had a successful holiday. I have caught up on a huge backlog of posts on my flist, although not on all the WIPs I'm reading. I have also done a complete reinstall of Windows and that seems to have fixed my freezing problems. *crosses fingers and reminds self that it's early days yet* I didn't even lose all my files, which I thought I would. Of course, I'm going to have to spend the next few weeks gradually re-customising my toolbars to the way I had them before. *g* But I've already reinstalled YIM, VLC player, Firefox and qlock. Dragon can wait. Then I'll take an image, so it will be easier next time.
The one thing I haven't done, is any writing. But I refuse to feel bad about that. I've been busy. And that's what commuting time is for, isn't it?
I hope you all had a fun and happy New Year. All the best to you, for 2009.
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Date: 2009-01-03 05:37 pm (UTC)And sometimes it's not only okay, but good to take a break from the writing. Especially when you know you'll get back to it. ;)
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Date: 2009-01-03 05:58 pm (UTC)I did have big plans to finish my current story while I was on holiday, but... *sighs* You can't do everything, eh. *g* I'll get there.