random guild art

[dying_inside]

ok so i thought i would do somthing along the lines of my guild.  
into photoshop  jiggle jiggle work work mess mess  and about 30 mins later came up with

http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tboalogo7xo.jpg

whatcha think ?

[rosmerelmer]

i think: wauw, nice!
but i should pick another font and another background.
put him standing on a hilltop with the moon in the back or some, but not that big..

[Kim]

Isn\'t that Manji from Blade of the Immortal?

It\'s very blurry. If you\'re going to use found images , try to at least find some of better quality if you want to make such a large picture. What\'s this going to be used for?

[dying_inside]

Originally posted by Kim
Isn\'t that Manji from Blade of the Immortal?

It\'s very blurry. If you\'re going to use found images , try to at least find some of better quality if you want to make such a large picture. What\'s this going to be used for?

yup it is....  without his hair ...
i know i know... XP
but its not going to  be used for anything. i was just messing around.
it looks better smaller. i  had to enlarge it becuase if i put it as normal size
and screened it it would be hard to see.
its a pretty small picture.  

if i can bebothered ill go and do somthing without jacking someone elses character ....
but i love manji. he ish cool.

ack  i think im on a smiley trip.... :|

[dying_inside]

ok  so  i did somthing  thats  not copied  
i think im just gonna do a bunch of random stuff tonight. im pretty bored as it is. so i have nothing better to do.

http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tboa29wz.jpg
http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tboa0dq.jpg

[Kim]

Don\'t worry, I just mentioned it because I\'m a big fan of the comic. Manji is definately cool!

Your stuff really works much better at a smaller size. There\'s no major pixeling  then.

[Sikarda]

Hi,

I like what you are doing dying_inside, perhaps (if your using Photoshop) do a google search on making selections, look at feathering and selection techniques.
Try not to save and resave your jpegs, it is a \'lossy\' format, and although probably unnoticable on screen, they do deteriorate in quality with each save.

[dying_inside]

Originally posted by Kim
Don\'t worry, I just mentioned it because I\'m a big fan of the comic. Manji is definately cool!

Your stuff really works much better at a smaller size. There\'s no major pixeling  then.

yeah i know hehe.  i only took that so it was easier to make out and too see what the reactions would be ( eg keep it small or  big etc ).

[dying_inside]

ok i took your advice on the feathering.. and  um ..... featherd.

end result was this. any noticable diffrence ?

http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tboafeathering1lq.jpg

[Sikarda]

I like that image Lokii!

As for the feather, hard to tell, but I think it does look a little softer around the edges. If you have a selection, try going into \'Select-Modify-Contract to get rid of any \'flyaway\' and/or fringe pixels.
This does depend on how you are making selections.
\'Quick Mask Mode\' is another good tool (and easy to suss out) to use on your selections.
When doing layered composites like this, good selection = good result. IMO