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Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:52 pm
Firestarter says...



So, after never finding any avatars I like (except Cal's, of course) I thought I'd try and make my own. I don't own photoshop, but I do have the damn useful Gimp (free photoediting program). Since I just watched Gladiator, I thought I'd make a couple based off that. Comments welcomed.

Oh, and I used Theo's very useful avatar-making thread. Kudos to Theo! :wink:

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:11 am
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Pretty cool. Did you know you can tweak the colors to get a more "exotic" photo? I like the first one, though, not too bad for a beginner. ^_~.
  





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Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:46 am
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Yeah, I was tewaking with the colours somewhat in the first one. That's why there's a somewhat purple shade in it.

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Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:53 am
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Coolness. I think I see it more now.

But hey, is that quote from Gladiator or Troy? It's from Troy isn't it?
  





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Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:37 am
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You blaspheme, MH! It's Gladiator, of course. :)

Those are pretty good, Jack. A lot better than anything I could make, at any rate.
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:30 am
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I love the top one. :D
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:57 pm
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Coolie! Good job there. :D
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:00 pm
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...It's Teo :P

Nice job! Much better than MY first avatars, you couldn't even read the words in them xD

I like the colouring of the first one.

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:43 am
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Great movie. I like how you can actually read the text on those avatars. It's always good when you can do that. :D I like the second one's emotion.

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:06 am
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Jack: Have you looked at ArtWeaver 0.4? Its a great program, just like Photoshop. Except free. Give it a whirl!

Nice pieces, you might want to try to darken the back-ground pics tho. More dynamic that way.
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