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[kakka]

ffff i crossposted this to the main comm and hetaliagraphics
so lame
but i made these banner thingies (for layouts, profiles, friends-only signs) of japan and china
mostly japan DON'TJUDGEME

HERE at my graphics...journal..thing....

Comments

[il_mare_luccica]

Aiyayayay-aru~ *A* I screamed. The zombies. O_O

The art you chose to use for the Hetalia banners are gorgeous, even though I really dislike China/Japan. I think a little more diversity in terms of colours would have been perfect, and maybe a littler more shine? XD

Other than that, I really like the way they look now. =) They have a very nice soft, kind of minty (?) feel to it. ^^

[il_mare_luccica]

O_O You're new to Photoshop? I honestly would never have guessed that at all. Srsly.

Well, when I say shine, I usually mean in terms of brightness. XD Like say adding an adjustment layer of Brightness/Contrast to them? I find it works really well to liven up an image. =)

If you're making these things when you're new to Photoshop, I think you've got tons of potential. =O I couldn't make things half as nice as these when I was new. XD I'm only starting to get good after, um, three years

I really like your choice in pictures. ^^ I find that pictures with colouring like that work the best with various textures. They usually come up with lots of gorgeous results.

[/Photoshop geek talk]

[il_mare_luccica]

XD I didn't even use brushes when I first started. >_>

Textures are really easy once you get the hang of them, but basically, you can just put them on, then play with the layer styles (where it says "Normal", and then you can change it to Colour Burn etc. I highly recommend just playing with these. =) No set rules. ^^).

For Brightness/Contrast layers and other adjustment layers (Hue/Saturation, Colour Balance etc.), there's a small half black-and-white circle in the layers palette which you can click to add. =) icon_tutorial is a great resource for learning new things, I find.

[il_mare_luccica]

I'm sure you will. I can't wait to see more of your stuff later on without the zombies, please. D: >3