Topic awaiting preservation: Taobaybee SiG test

This is my second attempt at a Sig, the first one I had messed up Transparently Eventually I would like water reflections. Any suggestions ?

One more time

Oh well back to the tutorial What are the most popular/effective methods for creating animated SiGs. I have seen many gorgeous examples in these forums?
Help greatly appreciated.

search the faq for anything containing 'mahjqa'... you'll find plenty

Some crit's on your sig first; It's a nice one. The colors work, it's got your name on it, original and nice, Take a look at this tutorial to make it look nice on both backgrounds and you've got a keeper. The layer effects are a little simple, but it's not that bad.

Over to your animation question:

I'm working on an 'introduction tutorial' for users who want to start using Imageready (It's, in my humble opinion, the best program for making animated gifs) but as that one's not ready yet, I'll link some animation tutorials in the FAQ:

:FAQ: The decay sig tutorial

This one's the best to start off with, in my opinion. It does not have any pictures, but don't let that scare you off, it's easy to understand, and written step-by-step. Basically no PS or IR experience necessary. The result looks like this:

(you can do this to whatever picture you like)

:FAQ: The fire tutorial

It isn't really a tutorial. I've provided links to the PSD's I used to make it with, and some information on how I did it. Some experience with both Photoshop and Imageready is recommended, however.

:FAQ: Liquid stuff

Before you start with this one, read the part below first, it givers a bit more explanation on the technique itself. A bit of Photoshop and IR experience helps a lot. Download the PSD to see how it works.



[This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 04-09-2003).]

Taobaybee: Have you tried the sig with the yin-yang at the same height as the rest of the letters? I'm just wondering if that might not look a little more balanced...

And yes, mahjqa is the one-stop superstore for all your animation needs.

[This message has been edited by Suho1004 (edited 04-09-2003).]

Thanks for the advice and time, Tyberius Prime, Mahjqa and Suho1004. "shine on you crazy diamonds".
Mahjqa, I'm going to work through all of the suggested links now. I am due to go offline soon(ish) as I am moving home, so if you don't see a post from me with some of my efforts for a while, that will be the reason. I Lurve PS7 and spend many a happy day or two playing in it, but this will be my 1st proper venture into ImageReady Land ,,,,,, I can't wait.
Your help and advice are greatly appreceiated.

Number 4

Opps

The lighting in the reflection is completely out of wack. Instead of transforming the layer and applying the same style to it, try this (you should have two layers of the same text):

1. Apply the style.
2. Clear the layer style by the following:
2a. Make a new layer.
2b. Link it to the layer that is going to be the reflection.
2c. Layer -> Merge Linked.
3. Transform at will.

[This message has been edited by Raptor (edited 03-24-2004).]

Tao, be sure to specify the 'matte color' when you save it. It's the background where the sigs'going to be used on. if you fill in #2b0404, it'll work best on both the backgrounds of this asylum.

Ta ! Raptor great tip.. I've applied it here with a few other tweaks. As soon as I get the technique nailed I think I will try a diferent Style. Perhaps an animated water reflection ??

TaoSiG6

Tao SiG number 6

Hmm... the yin-yang is looking very weird, almost like you squished it rather than shrunk it down proportionately. It was a perfect circle before, but now it looks kind of lop-sided... I'm not sure why that would happen.

Yep you're right Suho I just don't know when to stop twiddlin' in PS.
Is it ok to keep posting my efforts here do you think, or is there a limit? Also how can I delete my "old" sigs from the server storage, anyone?

Think I may have messed yp with Hex#280404 instead of hex#2b0404????


[This message has been edited by Taobaybee (edited 06-07-2003).]

I'm gettin' too excited to type the UBB (or BOG eYeD) . Same as before only smaller,,,, heh

Better quality resize

Wow, funky... and yet still readable.

I wouldn't worry about too many sigs. If there really do get to be too many, we'll just drag you down to the basement and administer shock therapy to straighten you out...



As for removing old sigs from server storage... ah, I see you're using Jason's sig service. If you want him to remove some sigs I would send him (JKMabry, that is) an e-mail with the file names of those sigs you want deleted. I would also wait until you've settled on a sig here, though, since people are still going to be coming in and looking at your sigs.

[Edit: I almost forgot: if you're looking to do some more work on the yin-yang sig, you might want to try just making a new yin-yang at that size if you can't get anything else to work. Although I don't understand why a resize would deform it like that... you didn't just shrink it vertically, did you?]

[This message has been edited by Suho1004 (edited 04-10-2003).]

Thanks Suho I followed your advice with the yinyang symbol here. I think I will go away and try my hand at ImageReady before i settle on an image. I'm trying to get as much in before an enforced downtime .....Hark at Moi !

OK last one for a while...... The people in white coats are telling me it's CELL time heh
Tao (out)

Just to see it on another background

DoH!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (Trying to run before I've emergred from the slime)

I need therapy......Def last one 4 now

OK, buddy, you need to get yourself down to the basement and into shock therapy.

And I think I just figured out why the yin-yang looks deformed: I'm pretty sure it's the shadow on the underside. The shadow color is so similar to the background that it looks like it's not there. At least that's what I think it is...

Hi again you crazy diamonds!!!
I'm using a friends connection so I can upload my latest efforts. I been having a great time playin in PS goin through all the suggested TuTs...
Tao

Doh !! one more time

Yep I agree suhu I may just leave the animation off this sig until I can figure how 2 fix the effect
Later
Tao

Hi all you crazy diamonds, at last I'm back online again. Time to test the latest sig, and search these forums for any tuts on a water reflection animation. I think I have seen really cool ones for mahjqa and moon shadow.
Tao

Still waiting for my post to show

Hmm... this new one seems to be a bit chopped off, or flattened. It almost looks like you dropped the sig and it got dented. Did you drop it, by any chance?

You guessed it suho, I think I'm geneticaly clumsy heh. I also think that I've been spending so much time, while I have been offline, tweaking, testing, tuning and generally twadalling about with the sig, that I have lost focus. I don't really like the animation now myself. I think I may settle for a static image untill I find a good Tutorial on how to do an animated reflection, what do you think suho? Perhaps the golden yinyang without the blinkin' light??
Tao

I really like it.

TY Gilbert,
mayhaps I will try to make the animation smoother by adding more frames before i attempt a redesign?

While I'm a sucker for animation, I'm also a sucker for simplicity. Might be kind of paradoxical, but that's the way I am.

So, um, what I'm trying to say is: yeah, give it a shot without the animation and see how it turns out.

Taobaybee: Good to see you are still with us (haven't Telewest put a cable down your street yet!! ) - I was just wondering what that font was that you used on the blue sig above?

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Emps

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I tend to the same opinion Suho, especially as the symbol I'm using as the main feature is the Taoist symbol of balance and simplicity. This one, I think, is the same as before without the animation. Thanks for the feedback Suho It is appreciated
Hi Emps, Yep I'm back again, lasted just over a month offine and decided 50.6k is better than none
I hope to get a lot more involved in the forums and besotted with the tutorials/advice on offer. You could say I've "committed" myself to the Asylum.
The Font you were asking after is called "Donree's Claws"
Tao



[This message has been edited by Taobaybee (edited 05-25-2003).]

Pls excuse my ignorance but is there a place to test out other tings than Sigs (like links, images, rants, heh, etc or is this it?

Here, I'm trying to create a link to my tastefully padded cell in my sig or even On my sig space.

My Tastefully Padded Cell

Taobaybee: This is a neater form of the URL of your cell:
http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/1153/

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

Once again you deliver the "goods" Emperor ty
Did you get the Font?

Thought you may like to see this, for inspiration, ya' know..

holy cow thats cool.

edit- you make that Gilbert?



[This message has been edited by SupaFly (edited 05-24-2003).]

Wow GN thats really cool. I like that a lot I think the ol' yinyang symbol can be a bit overused, I hesitated myself before using it. But that is an excellent example. What techniques did you use?
Tao

Oh, umm..

I didn't make it. I just stumbled upon the image on this website here, and thought it was cool. It reminded me of your sig, that's all....

you disapoint me nolander...

Didn't mean to cause any confusion. Some of the older people would know I couldn't make something like this, seeing as how I'm not very good at that kind of stuff. I should of mentioned it though.

No confusion GN and thanks for the inspiration. (I need it at the moment) My creative batteries are running low. I seem to have gotten myself into learning HTML, Dreamweaver and FrontPage all at once and it,s twisting,,,,, my,,,,m..y,,, m,,, MEDIC
tao



[This message has been edited by Taobaybee (edited 05-25-2003).]