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Post by (´･ω･`) on Jan 28, 2012 9:40:49 GMT -5
>ITT: things that, in your opinion, make a graphic pretty
Personally, I love the Soft/Hard Light and Pattern effects in Photoshop. If you know how to use them together, the graphic will look great without looking too plain or too overflowing with effects.
How about you, guys?
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Post by Hannah on Jan 28, 2012 12:44:36 GMT -5
Overlay. It makes the colors look better.
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Post by (´･ω･`) on Jan 28, 2012 13:16:11 GMT -5
Oh God I forgot about that one! <3 Sometimes (especially for GIFs) people just use Overlay it looks lovely!
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Post by Hannah on Jan 28, 2012 13:37:36 GMT -5
Oh God I forgot about that one! <3 Sometimes (especially for GIFs) people just use Overlay it looks lovely! I use it for GIFs and icons ^^ Screen can look nice too sometimes, but it's not as good as Overlay in my opinion. |
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Post by Sarah Mclean on Jan 28, 2012 14:02:27 GMT -5
Glows, drop shadows, a pinch of sparkles, and light changes. Sometimes scanlines. Depends on how they're used.
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Post by Aqua on Jan 28, 2012 15:58:14 GMT -5
this is the fucking reason i diddnt want to change my graphic design style in my layouts in case you all hated it
I like photoshop blending styles, textures, own photo stock, glows, moons and stars shit, text effects all that jazz.
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Post by (´･ω･`) on Jan 28, 2012 16:15:39 GMT -5
I like when the image itself is edited. I don't know if you understand what I mean. Like, not just a transparent PNG on some texture; that looks okay but it looks like something is missing imo.
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Post by Aqua on Jan 28, 2012 16:17:53 GMT -5
About that thing i striked out above, i mean this. (Ignore the corruptness of the layout) thedizzyheavens.moon.nu/simonlayout.htmI thought people HATED that layout because of its simplicity but you know what I FUCKING LOVED IT And i felt the need to create some amazing thing you'd all love. When its MY site and i can create what the FUCK i want for it. Do you not understand where im coming from? |
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Post by Sarah Mclean on Jan 28, 2012 16:20:01 GMT -5
I think we all make mistakes on "creating something so other people will like it." It's our sites so we can create it they way we like. :3
Unless we're doing something illegal XD
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Post by Aqua on Jan 28, 2012 16:21:33 GMT -5
Thats not the point though, i shouldnt have to 'bend' my sites graphic styles around what someone wants to see.
I wanted something simple that month.
So i made something simple.
It wasnt a mistake in my books, it was a learning curve.
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Post by (´･ω･`) on Jan 28, 2012 16:23:28 GMT -5
But the reason people like you guys' sites is because you do whatever you want! lol
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Post by Sarah Mclean on Jan 28, 2012 16:24:08 GMT -5
I think it's good to not focus on what other people want or think about what you create. My goal is to improve myself and be proud of what I create.
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Post by Aqua on Jan 28, 2012 16:25:08 GMT -5
But i got the impression you all hated that layout.
I really liked it because it was simple and i liked the drawing on it.
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Post by Sarah Mclean on Jan 28, 2012 16:27:49 GMT -5
Excuse me for the stupid question but when was this layout released? I think it looks nice.
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Post by Aqua on Jan 28, 2012 16:28:34 GMT -5
August 2011.
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