Keeping Things Looking Right

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When kaige68 first asked for volunteers and when I first volunteered to write a post about graphic making I had no idea what I would talk about and then I thought why not start with something basic. That way if someone is looking to start making graphics, especially icons, it’s a place to start.

My sister is the one who helped me out and showed me the ropes when I first started making graphics, and still does when I’m a bit confused about something, and one of the first things that she said was proportion, proportion, proportion. You always want to remember to keep your image proportioned correctly. So that will mean there are times when the picture/screencap that you want to use just might not end up working for you. That happens with me quite a bit when making icons since the end result is a square (100x100 is the size of an icon). Tucked under the cut is an example of what I'm talking about.

( The Good and The Bad )

What I always do when cropping is to figure out either how tall or how wide I want something and go back and adjust to make sure that the length and width are both the same. Once I have the size adjusted move the box around to the area that I want to work with, crop the picture/screencap and resize to the 100x100 for icons. When resizing you want to make sure that you have checked off the lock aspect ratio that way you know you'll keep the correct proportions. There are times when I'll go back and adjust the size to make sure that when I crop I'm getting all of the image that I want. If I change the length I go and adjust the width to match and vice versa. It's a little trick that I found that makes it easier when cropping.

So what tricks do you have when cropping and resizing?

Hopefully this was a bit helpful. Any questions fire away!

Word of the Day 2/14/13

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Laudatory (noun)
laud·a·to·ry [law-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective
containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.

Origin: 1545–55; < Late Latin laudātōrius, equivalent to laudā ( re ) to laud + -tōrius -tory

Synonyms
adulatory, complimentary, commendatory.

Can be confused: laudable, laudatory.


Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Comedy of Errors (part 2 of 2): Valentine's Holiday Happenings

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Title: Comedy of Errors, part 2 of 2
Written for: 1_million_words Holiday Happenings
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Steve/Danny, Chin, Kono
Summary: Steve and Danny have engaged in their mating dance long enough. Friends, acquaintances, strangers are fed up and are taking matters into their own hands, deciding their fate for them.
“In four days, Mission Put-Us-All-Out-of-Misery commences,” Chin informed Danny.
Things don’t go quite as planned but no one is really complaining. Except Danny but only as much as you would expect.
Words: 11,235 total, Part 2 of 2: 5000 words
Proofed by and blamed on kaige68
Warnings/Notes: Some silliness. Some porn. Some liberties taken with facts on our show. (Nothing of consequence, I promise.)

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Picture of the Week

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Here it is Wednesday (It must be still Wednesday somewhere right?), and it's my first week at posting the picture of the week. Create what you want, set your imagination free! No time limits, no rules! We’re looking forward to your ideas :)

Help wanted! (reposted for Haldoor)

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I can't pay much, but any responses would be appreciated!

( I have a couple of problems... )