Kay's tuts/graphics.

Nightfire

Nightfire

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Admittedly, this is my third graphics thread since I've joined TDL.
Also admittedly, it's because I've been a user prone to become inactive randomly.
But, since I've vowed to come back on here at least once a week, I think I'll start another thread - this time, for real.
On top of all of that, I feel that I've become much better at making graphics than I have previously.

kay's graphics thread.
table of contents/master list:
(for convenience. listed are tuts and graphics i put up, categorized)

Requested Tuts:
Coloring - The Maine [DaydreamBeliever]

Coloring Tuts:
1 - (Example: Gaga Lips)

Icons (in groups of four unless stated otherwise):
Shaun White

Banners/Headers:
Stock, All Time Low, Mark Salling.
Stock, +Christmas.

Requested Banners/Headers:
Clint Eastwood - LJ Header, ifavorfire - "You hang a man, you better look at him"

Wallpapers:
(none to display)

rules.
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If you do decide to use something you find here, or if you request something, please credit me. If you're using it here, just credit with my username. If you're using it elsewhere, credit jetspray (my LiveJournal graphics community.)

requesting (graphics)
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Can either be completed through VM, PM, or just by replying to this thread. Please include either a HQ picture or a description of what you'd like to have on your graphic, including text and who/what should be included in it.

requesting (tuts)
Can either be completed through VM, PM, or just by replying to this thread. Please include what base image I should use for the tut, what you want to be done to the picture, etc.
Note: I'm limited to GIMP at the moment, which means no selective coloring or PSDs - sorry! But everything will be translatable into other programs.

♥

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Requested Tut #1
For: DaydreamBeliever.


Coloring: The Maine.

Open image you're going to use, crop it, sharpen it, whatever you usually do.

Colors -> Hue-Saturation:
Master: -84

Open your "Layers" window (Ctrl+L):
Under your Toolbox, set your Foreground background color to be ' c6d7c5 '
 Duplicate your original background -> Overlay 100%
New layer -> Foreground Color -> Multiply 90%
Under your Toolbox, set your Foreground background color to be ' 0e488c '
New layer -> Foreground Color -> Lighten Only 72%
( if you want your image to turn out bluer, keep this layer over the rest of the image. if you want it to be less blue and a bit more green/tan, drag this layer underneath our c6d7c5 layer )
Also, if you want it to be more tan, or more green, just change c6d7c5 to either f2d9c7 (tanner) or b1d7af (greener)

♥

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Banner Batch #1

Stock:
tttt.jpg

( click to view second. warning: alcohol reference )

Music:
adfkalksdf.png


Actors:
MARK-SALLING-GLEE-PIANO-2.jpg

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Wow! I agree with SK, the coloring is amazing. I really like this style, it's very artistic. Sort of a retro-feel to them. :)
 
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Coloring Tut #1


003bfor.jpg
to
003ruh.jpg


Open your base image. Crop and sharpen however you like.

Open Layers (Ctrl+L):
Duplicate base image -> Multiply 45%
Duplicate base image -> Hard light 100%
Under Toolbox, set foreground color as 'ddf6c9'.
New layer -> Foreground color -> Darken Only 100%

Color Balance:
Shadows
Red ; -38
Green ; 61
Blue ; 18

Midtones
Red ; 51
Green ; -77
Blue ; 49

Highlights
Red ; 20
Green ; -45
Blue ; -12

Optional Hue/Saturation
Note: Make sure that under your 'Layers' window your ADDED FOREGROUND COLOR TAB is highlighted, otherwise this step will turn out wrong.
Master
Hue ; 0
Lightness ; 6
Saturation ; 40


Other examples of this tutorial:
gg037.png
gg007.png

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