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Published: 2005-10-16 15:43:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 1048; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 63
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Um..so yeah.I tried to do a border :B
Any tips please help me out! I need all your tricks of the trade plz.
Did this during the lunch breaks of college because...well...I dunno. There wasn't a reason, it was just that I felt like it. I like how it turned out though, I love painting in gouache!
Anyhoo, TIPS PLEASE! I'm a photoshop n00b. :durr:
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you're really good. the kitty is cutey and the girly is swirly. hug4you
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Uh... For a quick and easy border in photoshop, use some of the preset actions. There's stuff like metal frames and wood ones... Just go searching through them.
But otherwise nice piece. I kept meaning to comment on this but was busy over the past week or so. Damned Halloween. Anyway, great expression in this piece, and the style of the shading (Kind of jagged) looks excellent. Pretty.
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oooo.. well, all i can think to do about the border is that you might wanna blend it in with some textures. ^^
if you look at the picture, you can see that it has a grainyness to it, right? but the border is really smooth. so it kinda stands out.
aright, so, when you get your border set up, just go to the layers window, look in the upper-left corner of it, and ther eshould be a box that either has a lock or says "lock" click it, and you wont be able to draw outside of what youve already drawn on in that layer.
now go to your nify filters section, and start texturizing it. ^^ soemtimes it helps to make duplicate layers, and have a dirrerent filter used on each, then blent them together by reasing some so you can see the ones under them in some parts. blending things like this can make the textures look more organic. it also helps to disguise the use of the filters. (any photoshop nerd can spot a filter a mile away if it isnt blended into the image)
also, the image content itself has a really organic feel, so you might wanna not use a rock solid border. id suggest you draw out different borders on other sheets of paper, scan them in, and lay those over it. (try making border layers "multiple" or "darken" styles. experiment til you find something that looks good. ^^)
and finally, you might wanna go into the brightness/contrast and color settings. balance out the image. it helps to make it mroe vivid and unified. ^_^
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woo....*scribbles down notes furiously*
Hey, I'll be sure to try all that in the next border! I like what you say about matching the texture to the pic! yaaaay.
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no problem at all. XD you might also wanna try looking up some photoshop7 brushes. grunge and texture ones are really handy~! :3
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The kitty is absolutely adorable. They both seem so happy, it makes me wish I had a kitty...
Really loved this
-Arci
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Aw thanks! I have a cat myself, but cuddles=scratchy cat
Oh well.
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awww so sweet. i love the coloring. really nice blending of hues and shades. i also like the relaxed, fluid style. very nice.
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I love this, it seems to me such a happy picture. Especially the cat ^^ If the purr were an expression, that would be it. It reminds me of the children's books I used to love, the colors are so cheery and everything is charming and a little quirky. Great job!
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Aw,, thankuu so much! I really wanted the cat to have a genuine expression! I'm glad you noticed it!
Thanks for the 
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this is really cute! i love it! gouche... never used it before, personally. As for photoshopping a border, looks like you used all the regular tricks to me. Stroke tool (haw haw :B), gradient tool... i dunno, what do you want to know?!?
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Um...I dunno.
People have cool texts and stuff in their borders...
I'll get I'll just have to test it all out myself!
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just look for fonts in google. there's plenty of places to download free ones, and the sites will tell you how to install them (it's easy, just time-consuming if you get a lot of them). what version of photoshop do you use? you can find pletny of brushes around DA and the web... and if you find some and don't knwo how to install them, i can tell you.
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Hey, cheers for that!
I use photoshop 8.0
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I found there in photoshop elements there is a shape making tool for boarders and frames (I didn't realise til yesterday!). I don't know if it's the same for photoshop 7
KITTIES
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hm, I'll have a nose around...I've got elements too on this comp somewhere....
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Look in the shape creator tool, have a nose round in there. In elements they have lots of extra shapes
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I think the border looks quite nice.
Also, EEEEEEEEEKITTY. That is such an adorable cat.
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Kate this is gorgeous. I seriously cannot explain how good this is.
My only comment would be that her arms look a bit big...like a pro wrestler or something. Beyond that, nada. The border is simple, and it works.
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OMG I KNOW. I painted in those arms and I then I thought......
...damn.
Yay for the border! It took me about 10 minutes to work out how to do it, haha. FEAR MY KNOWLEDGE.
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Ah yes, but now you know how!
I want a Kate picture for my room
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fink of summat!
I need 20x30" portrait orientation stuff for my walls
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"portrait orientation???"
We'll see....
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LONG SIDE ON THE SIDES INNIT.
That's to match the prints I have already
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this sin't really advanced critique, so apologies in advance (I'm inept with paint) I like cats too. hooray!
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