This Tutorial was made by Zaquri, Bk201, someone named Kageboy
and Kuren, The greatest minds of GFX came together to make this smexy
shit. By the end of this if you are still making nooby signatures then
you truly suck ass and are beyond help.
.::IIContentsII:.]1.Introduction
To Gfx.
2.Types of Gfx.
3.Tutorials
4.LRO .PSDs
5.Basic
Things.
6.How to Cnc.
7.Stocks and Renders.
8. C4Ds and
Wireframes.
9.Vectors.
10.Ripping.
11.Small Art
(Tag's/Signature's)
12.Large Art (LP's)
1.
[Intorduction
to Gfx.]Gfx is a form of art.
It can be made of anything using any Graphics
Program like
Photohop/GIMP/MS Paint.
Gfx isn't just Tags and Avatars, It can be
large pieces, manipulation,
logos, and designs, vectors, posters,
anything really.
It is quite an easy thing gfx. It can be learned in
many ways and so many
styles to it. People tend to use Gfx alot
these days,
People can make money out of it or do it for fun, Gfx is
seen in many
things nowadays. I can Gfx You could Gfx Anyone can
Gfx.
So why don't you give it a go. The possibilities are endless!
<--- Kageboy
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2.
[Types
of
Gfx.]There are many types of Gfx, Some of them I
stated in the introduction.
.Signatures
.Avatars
.Backgrounds
.Posters
.Logos
.Manipulation
.DesignsAnd
the type of Gfx that goes into it:
.Abstract
.Vectors
.Retro
.Grunge
.Many
more
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3.
[Tutorials.]Alot
of you may currently be using tutorials, I understand, That's fine.
Because some of you may not know how to do certain things.
Some of
you may be using Tutorials to be creating a signature just like
in
the tutorial. That's fine too. But if you want to do your own style,
And
make your own things, If you really need to use tutorials, only take
like
things you didn't know from it and tips, Don't copy it word for
word,
Image
for image. There may be somethings in a tutorial that maybe
everyone
or some people wouldn't know, Those are the kind of things
people
should be using from tutorials.
Tutorials Could be also classed into
classes to make it easier for
people.
.Begginner
Tutorials
.Novice Tutorials
.Moderate Tutorials
.Intermidate
Tutorials
.Semi Pro tutorials
.Pro Tutorials.But I
really think most tutorials only go up to Intermidate.
Remember:
Only take hints and tips from Tutorials that you didn't know,
And
what would be useful if you want to do your own things.
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4.
[LRO
PSDs/.XCFs]When you come across PSDs that will be givin
out by maybe a member or a
graphics team on a GFX Board, All of them
will be LRO PSDs.
LRO meaning: Learning Rights Only. Meaning You can
only learn from them,
Not copy them or layer rip. That's what PSDs
are there for when they
are given out.
LRO. People like to give
out to the community, Because they want to help
people out, Not for
you to copy it and claim it as your own.
People Give out LRO PSDs
when they think they can trust you. So some
advice: When PSDs are
given out, Do not layer rip neither claim it as
your own.
PSDs
can be found at Gfx Boards or anything associated with Gfx. You
could
also save your works as a .PSD, So incase you ever loe your touch
like
I did once,
You can look back at your other previous works and how
you made em,
another reason to save them as .PSDs is because you
could always better
them another time.
.XCFs For GIMP users
work in the Same way for .PSDs for Photoshop users.
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5.
[Basics
You
Need to Know.]i
How to save
something(Photoshop): [I did this one because a
friend of mine
didn't know how to save].
File > Save As
Then choose the
location
If you want to save it as a .PSD, The bottom option's
default would be
.PSD
Just change the name to whatever .PSD like.
"Signature.psd"
You could always do the same for a .PNG
Click on
the arrow in the Bottom option that says Photoshop File (PSD)
into
PNG.
And you know how to do the name "Signature.png"
Other formats
work the ame Way.
ii
How to Save something(GIMP):It
works just like Photoshop, Well ofcourse instead of .PSD you have
.XCF.
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iii.
How to uploadThere are many ways to upload an image or
.PSD. It's quite Simple, You
just have to Click on the browse button
to browse for your image then
click upload.
Here are some sites
that you could upload on, some you have to register.
Photobucket(Register)
tinyPic(You
don't have to register, But if you want to store your images in a
tinypic
account instead of your computer, then register).
imageshack(No
Registering)
UploadPSD (If that
doesn't work, Try PSDUpload.com, and No Registering)
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iv
What A gradient isA gradient is what changes the tone/colour
of your sig, Besides the
other tools that do that.
How to
Get a Gradient MapPhotoshop: Layer > Adjustment >
Gradient Map.
GIMP: Click on the Black and White Square in your
toolbox.
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v
Borders
and How to Add emBorders are....well I'm not really sure anyone
of you wouldn't know what
a border is, like a frame. It is very
simple to add them.
Photoshop: Layer > New Layer > Apply
Image. Select > All. Edit
> Stroke.
GIMP: Select > All.
Edit > Stroke.
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6.
[CnCCnc'ing is one of the best ways to improve
your Gfx as well as Gfx
boards. The more comments and Critisizm you
get the better you get.
You can take the advice from Cnc's and like
do it, to improve your gfx.
You could also give Cnc to other Gfxers
who you think need help,
Giving Cnc's Can raise your awareness of Gfx
as well as helping others.
To Cnc, You have to look close at that
piece of Gfx, know thing about
Gfx and have sharp eyes =D.
Much
people would want Cnc more than Rates, And it is better to have Cnc
than rates.
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7.
[Stocks and Renders]Stocks and renders are two
different things. render are images that have
been rendered from
another image. and stocks are the image.
You can find stocks on any
image website and same goes for renders, But
Planetrenders Is good for renders.
8.
[C4Ds and Wireframes]C4Ds and Wireframes are what
some gfxers tend to use. C4Ds and
Wireframes can help your Gfx, But
it could ruin it at the ame time.
If they are placed and used
correctlly, good job, Alot of them on one
sig isn't so great, it can
ditract the sig and other things.
There are different types of C4Ds
and Wireframes a list of them is here:
C4Ds:
Bubble C4Ds
Effect
C4Ds
Solid C4Ds
Wireframes:
White WireFrames
Black
WireFrames
Any other colour lol.
For wireframes, the way you
can get a white one, Is by inverting it.
If you want any other colour
wireframes, you know how to do that, just
by simply changing the
colour with adjutments.
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9.
[Vectors
and Retro]Vectors and retro pieces of Gfx, Is a fabulous
style. Some people would
think Vectors are a little cartooney
looking and others might think it's
a illustrated piece, But that
doesn't matter, they both mean the same
thing. Retros on the other
hand, are a little like Vectors. They're like
from example:
60's
or 70's posters, They tend to appear alot in posters. same as for
vectors.
Here
are some examples of Vectors:
Vector:ClickClickRetro:ClickClick10.
[Ripping]Yes
Ripping is taken very seriously in Gfx, no matter which forums it is
in. Ripping is Taking A piece of gfx someone made/tag/avatar from a
site,
For
example: you search "ichigo" in photobucket, You see a ichigo avatar
saying a name on it, or you see a ichigo tag saying a name on it.
You
save it, and upload it, or take the image code and put it into your
profile
or signature space. Ripping can also be seen when taking a
tutorial
or a .PSD and claiming it as your own.
Rippers cannot hide, Rippers
cannot get away with it, They will always
be caught out. If you ee a
ripper, report to a member of the staff. They
will deal with it.
You
don't need to start a flame war.
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12
and 13.
[Small Art and Large Art]Small Art: Small
art is tags/signatures whatever you want to call it. They are made
normally with a landscape perspective, but quite small in length.
Roughly
most are about: Width: 420, Length: 120. But you can also use
any
size, just as long as it looks like a signature, and fits the forums
regulations size limit.
Large ArtLarge art, is like
signatures, but but bigger, normally like a portrait
or poster type
of size. I'm not too sure what most of them are rougly
about (the
size). In Large art, you have to be really creative, seeing
as the
canvas will be big. You also have to make sure everything fits
into
place and goes well together. LArge art is alot harder than Small
art,
but give it a go and try it, you never know if you'll like it to
you
try.
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