SGA Icons 104 Thirty Eight Minutes For SGA Rewind (First Group)

[sporangia]

     





This is my first group of Icons for Thirty Eight Minutes.  The second batch is mainly Sheppard and should be posted soon.  I have posted three icons from this group in larger size.  They are all up for grabs.  Please  Enjoy.

	Carson Against Blue 104
	Rodney Soft Focus 104
	John Close-up 104
	Atlantis City From Distance 104
	Carson Close-up 104
	Elizabeth Soft Focus 104
	Elizabeth Against Architectural Background 104
	Elizabeth Larger Against Arch. Background 104
	Elizabeth in Circle 104
	Elizabeth Against Stained Glass 104
	Ford Against Blue Foliage 104
	Ford in Blue Square
	Ford Close-up 104
	Jumper Stuck 104
	Teyla Saving John 104
	Kavanaugh being Kavanaugh 104
	Kavanaugh Larger 104
	John with Bug 104
	John with Field Glasses 104
	Teyla Profile 104
	Teyla, What? Expression 104
	Teyla Pensive 104
	John Recovering 104
	Blue John 104
	John with Weapon, Purple Box 104

 

Comments

Strong work!!!

[momcat09.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are nice!!

BTW.. couple things I noticed playing w/ PhotoShop Elements... try making a duplicate layer, then turn off visibility for the actual background (original) image.. that way you can get the transparency for whatever bakground you'd like to use. If you have a relatively uncomplicated background to remove that is VERY different from what you wanna keep, that magic eraser can be a big help. Sometimes it helps to use the blur brush to blend in a bit, but that only works if your new background is a bright color or not very much darker than your image, otherwise you might get kind of a haze around the image.

Re: Strong work!!!

[sporangia.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I like your new icon too. It looks great with my color scheme. Is that Buckley? May I steal it? I think I'm going to give the first one I stole from you a make-over, a kind of 'Pimp-my-Icon' treatment.

I have been using the blur brush and the burn and dodge tools extensively. They aren't all that different from their dark room counter parts. Design theory works the same, which is very comforting. And photoshop allows for easy experimentation, especially with colors. I take my time finding the shade I want, just a slight variation can make an image really pop.

I will try your suggestion tomorrow. My next area of experimentation is going to be color gradients. Which is why I need to solve the problem we were talking about at 'Mexico Lindo.' I've been putting off learning how to use masks, but I can already see how useful they are going to be. Maybe I should actually consider reading the manual you gave me. I also want to experiment with various diaphanous effects. But that is for another day.

Thanks for all the help and encouragement.

Re: Strong work!!!

[momcat09.livejournal.com]

No, that's Loki... did't see why you should have all the fun, LOL!!

Glad you like it... I take it you noticed the interesting collection of backgrounds in PhotoShop Elements?
(You get more of 'em if you buy the thing & register it...) I did that blurring thing w/ the edges that I was telling you about... works best if you don't have very much lighter or darker tones in the background.

Oh, yeah, try playing with transparency in your layers.. you can get some very cool effects that way!

Manual... D'you have my old Photoshop text?? Was wondering where it had gone to..!

Still not sure what to tell you re the brush indicator colors... my best thought says to check in Preferences.. but I'm always hesitant to switch stuff around there, as it tends to wanna stay that way well past when you needed it..