so...here's some of the stuff i've done with GIMP:

 

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8104/march30doneum8.jpg

 

you probably have no idea what the above picture is. it's a map for another game i used to play. i originally got GIMP in order to do stuff like this.

 

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9436/blackiceflagbq5.jpg

 

the next step up! everything beforehand had been fairly simple, basically adding text to images or following a step-by-step guide. this is the first project were i didn't have a specific guide to follow and had to do image editing.

 

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4162/tuxedopartyguysigqt2.jpg

 

nothing really flashy about this one...but it was my first attempt to make something from nothing so to speak. my first true creative piece of art.

 

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6089/dhalansiganime.jpg

 

now we're making progress! this one is actually fairly recent. i made it for another game i sorta play but not much. that is actually my char in the sig.

 

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8007/combosignarsis.jpg

 

now i'm getting better...took some sigs made by others for me and put them together.

 

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6115/combomilitarysig.jpg

 

the mil sig as promised. i even got a request for an Alpha one(which i may or may not have time to make today...)

 

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6337/newmentoredbybackground.jpg

 

i was asked to make a mentored by sig for some new mentors.

 

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/996/jobsiga.png

 

my first transparent piece and my first piece actually making use of masks.

 

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1801/baptizedinfire.gif

 

an avy. my first gif. it also uses a lot of my previously knowledge.

 

i have a few more projects in mind... let me know what you think. if you have any requests...let me know.

Edited July 13, 200917 yr by Narsis

The first one looks like tribal wars.

it is. and you are probably the only person in IRON that would know that.

I never really liked GIMP, was always a photoshop user myself, but nice, I would suggest looking into getting photoshop tho to expand your talents with a better program.

sorry but i prefer free programs.

lol Much to learn -cut-

 

Please avoid referencing warez or pirating. Cheers. -Mole

Edited May 28, 200917 yr by molestargazer

yeah used to use ps, now I use gimp, my sigs at the moment are the limit of my talent... how to you blend soo well, is it a blur tool?

depends. for my latest sig i used the smudge tool and smudged in and out. it gives the whispy effect to the edges. another trick you could do using the smudge tool is to make swirls to remove unwanted text. this is especially useful if the background isn't one colour around the text.

IRON briefly ran a TW outlet... but it only lasted a month or so. TW is a bit ****e tbh...

I prefer using masks in photoshop for blending. It's like a super quickie and easy.

GIMP has something similar I hope?

photoshop is a good thing to have, I couldnt really image myself using anything else. lol

Since it's free, I might try out GIMP; I need an image program. PS is way too expensive.

That's why a lot of people use the pirated one.

Quiet.. we'll have none of that talk here.

 

 

Free is good. GIMP will never be trumped in that regards.

In before orange text.

 

Do not talk about illegal things here. Googlebot may be watching...

be discreet... for example... I'm currently transfering a copy of sibelius 6 I "bought" from my "old" computer.

 

Blatantly hinting at it counts as well. -M

Edited May 31, 200917 yr by molestargazer

Yes, "don't" illegally download PS from the many websites available to you if you input the word torrent into google . Whatever you do, don't do that.

 

Blatantly hinting at it counts as well. -M

Edited May 31, 200917 yr by molestargazer

ok enough. stop hijacking my thread with pirating talk.

 

@ Spoor: not sure since i've never used PS. although you could probably find something that would work...

fireworks is better... and like most pieces of software you don't have to pay for it.

What world did you play for TW? I used to play TW1 until everyone kicked my ass lol

Ey, ey, woah.

I need to start paying more attention to this thread.

 

No more pirating talk. At all. Don't hint at it, don't suggest it.

End of.

I played on world 2 and then later on 25. I had 12 town at one point, then we went to war with someone we really shouldn't have xD

aaaaar matey!

 

i love doing that!!

 

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Edited May 31, 200917 yr by molestargazer

why is my thread being hijacked by pirating talk and TW?

 

i used to play a lot of the worlds. the best i ever did was like 5 or 6 villages...however i found running/helping to run alliances more fun the game itself.

I've never used PS or Gimp, The only one I even knew of was Fireworks. And I prefer that simply because I took a class for a semester on how to use it. Your work is very awesome looking! There's always more to learn as well