screen capture, and avvy making tut (Paint)

[matthew]

to take screencapture press the 'PrtSc/SysRq' key ( next to F12 on the right) then copy and paste into your graphics program.

to edit the screen capture in paint select the Select Tool, on the top right of your tool bar, and make your desired selection.



I want to make an avatar, so I copy (Ctrl + C) my selection, go to to file > new (Ctrl + n), and paste (Ctrl + V) it as a new image.



It's still a bit too big, so I go to image > Stretch and Skew (Ctrl + W) and reduce the height and width to 75%

I want it to be exactly 100 X 100 Pixels so I go to Image > Attributes, and set the height and with to 100 Pixels.



Now I want to add a simple border.

i select the magnifier tool, and increase the magnification to 600%



I want the border colour to match the colour of the picture, so I select the dropper tool, and colour pick from the image on the gorilla's eyebrows ;D

The selected colour is now in the colour palette at the bottom of the work space. If not, go to View > Color box (Ctrl + L).



I select the Line tool and starting at the top left hand corner i make a simple pixel width border around the image. It's easier to hold down the left button of your mouse when using the line tool, and gets the job done alot faster ;D. it can also be helpful to use the grid (Ctrl + G) as a guide.

I also use the line tool to pixel my username

and that's it



my new avvy

[Ellie]

Oh cool. And it's about time for me to get an avatar up, too! I'll work on this tonight...

[matthew]

hehe cool . btw, Lash, i thought you did a real excellent job on Thump's Smilies. Very expertly done, i thought

[(((Thump))) *bounces*]

matthew said:

hehe cool . btw, Lash, i thought you did a real excellent job on Thump's Smilies. Very expertly done, i thought

Indeed she did, M@hu. It took me quite awhile before I got them looking half way decent myself.

[Ellie]

Thanks you two. (I am terribly shy about showing anything I make, so I appreciate you saying such nice things.) I'm looking forward to learning more from all of the experts around here!

[00chips]

Yo Check Out the Avatar ty matty
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[Michael]

Hey hey! Lovin' the avi! It's looking sweet, man! ^^ Where did you find the pixel image?

[Jordan]

It's from a game called habbo hotel. [www.habbohotel.ca]

[Michael]

Really? Sweet. Thanks for the link.

[Jordan]

Well, sure. As long your happy. ^^()^^

[Michael]

Haha, you betcha I am. ;]

[00chips]

A Couple Of Days Ago I Did Some testing And Mixed 2 TUTS Together Here Is the Result:

My First Attempt At Gradiant

(This Is Isnt A Combined With The Other TUT Thought You Should See Anyway)

I Think The Gradiant Worked To Well And Is A Bit Over Whelming

[Michael]

IT might not be so overwhelming if the foreground and background colors were closer together in the spectrum. It's always really hard using black in a gradient unless using white or grey... but if you are looking for a darker color... try using a greyish tone of the red color you have. Or something of the sorts.

[Andrew]

Yea, try to find 2 colors that mix well, But you did a awsome job on them avvys