My avatar: revisited

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 06:58 AM

Once upon a time I made a thread in DH, asking for a new avatar, so wertret was kind enough to create my current avatar which rules supreme. Back then it was created for 64x64 / 10k in mind, so nowadays that most forums allow larger/bigger avatars, I have to resize it. And by resizing it, quality = drops

If you also remember, I recently asked directions about creating lightning effects in PS, because I wanted to try to re-do my current avatar in a larger resolution, so I can then scale it as I see fit. Well, I suck at it

Anyone proficient enough with gifs to help me out? All I want to do is re-create my current avatar in a larger resolution, so that whenever I want to create a new version of it, it won't have any artifacts (meaning I'll have to downscale it and not upscale it).

Thx

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 07:02 AM

exactly like your current? did you want a colour change if not design change - a deeper blue like your sig?

also is the current shape how it should be, with the bulge on the bottom right?

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 07:04 AM

Yup, deeper blue would be nice. And yes, it should be like my current; K in the middle and lighning coming out of it, just like the one I have now.

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 07:09 AM

i'll try to remake it bigger, but do you want the current shape or should it be flat like this:

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 07:12 AM

I was thinking of just re-doing it as it was before; but I've learned NEVER to restrict a talented person

So surprise me

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 07:45 AM

how about this : i changed the colour, the glow to give it a brighter look, added some glare, and cleared artifacts that occured when resized

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 11:14 AM

I think it's a tad too bright tbh... would it be too much trouble to make it darker?

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 11:21 AM

just darker, anything else? shouldn't be a prob. gimme a minute

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 11:26 AM

p.s. sorry for double post - i would delete this and edit the other, but i cant

Sandok · Mar 30, 2006, 11:27 AM

Lotsa quality loss and you get a 200x200 pixel ava? w00t!!! I can try to make one a bit clearer if you want but I doubt it'd be any good...

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

Lotsa quality loss and you get a 200x200 pixel ava? w00t!!! I can try to make one a bit clearer if you want but I doubt it'd be any good...

Theres not any where near the same amount of quality loss as there would be in just a resize e.g.

Plus i didnt know what size to make it, the request was bigger so he could downscale rather than upscale..

I think the quality loss is mostly due to .gif compression

Sandok · Mar 30, 2006, 11:44 AM

Oh yeah big difference... Well yeah I like the new one alot!

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 11:57 AM

thats better!

lol i knew i could turn your opinion around! woohoo

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 12:50 PM

Thanks man, huge improvement. I'll "adjust" my current avatar to it

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 12:55 PM

no problem, if theres more i can help with just let me know..

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 01:10 PM

What do you think? The only prog I know and use is Ulead's GIF animator, and I use that to downsize

pr0digal jenius · Mar 30, 2006, 02:19 PM

I'll see what i can do about re-creating it from scratch tonight, so as to eliminate your quality loss altogether...

Bjork font letter K...and some KPT electrify filters across, hmmm, 3 frames....4???

what size do you want?

110x110?
125x125....you're staff...take your pick

[just don't make it bigger then Zardon's..he gets envious

]

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 02:43 PM

if you want it the same as wertys - it was 6 frames

What are KPT electrify filters ?

Kombatant · Mar 30, 2006, 03:05 PM

My initial thought was to have something like 196x196, 200x200 etc, so that I can adapt it to the various forums I've joined (you know, different forums, different avatar specs). It's easier to work with a full-quality avatar and lesser the size/kilobytes than having a 64x64 avatar, 10k and resize it to 96x96 or whatever.

Guys I really appreciate all your effort, glad to see very talented people hanging out in here

pr0digal jenius · Mar 30, 2006, 03:31 PM

KPT electirfy filters are what I'm assuming wertret used in that avatar.

"electrify" is the name of one filter in the KPT Effects package, put out by Corel.

danjufo · Mar 30, 2006, 04:52 PM

Ok and what program is that used with? Is it painter? :|

pr0digal jenius · Mar 30, 2006, 09:32 PM

plus directly into photoshop, photopaint, or painter, i believe...i know photoshop and photopaint

and I ended up leaving my desktop home this weekend, so i'll get on your avatar when i get back home monday....sorry

Kombatant · Mar 31, 2006, 12:37 AM

Do I look like I am in a hurry?

Thanks for your effort anyway

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 31, 2006, 02:08 AM

you mean like this? (hopefully danjufo doesnt mind me useing his base
or th logo as I'd not the time right now to do it proper )

I could make it mor of an animation insted of each frame being a readom lighting
effect, I used the random button, insted i could make monor chages to the setting
to make the efect move but this was a "quickie" I've got get to bed! I can do
the same thing with your siggy!

Kombatant · Mar 31, 2006, 05:50 AM

OMG that's droolicious! Yeah that's exactly what I wanted!