Member Stamps, Promo material & whatnot

[bord_du_rasoir]

So, I'm a novice at this whole thing. I just downloaded & am using for the first time a photo-editing program called The Gimp. I made my first image-text combo thingy:

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[laotzu02]

I really like the color/balance in the first one. I also think the last one looks pretty keen for 'Accepted'.

Hoewver, you gotta up it to PS, my friend. While Gimp does a pretty decent job of emulating Adobe, it does fall quite short in terms of editing powerrrrrr. :o

Good job, nonetheless, though.

[bord_du_rasoir]

Well, I mean, I've never really seen a need to get Photoshop until this project here. Unless I'm getting paid for this stuff, I don't know if I'll ever purchase Photoshop.

I guess there's ways to illegally ascertain Photoshop via torrent sites? But basically, I have no money and The Gimp is free and easy and I honestly don't know the difference.

What's Photoshop do that The Gimp can't do?

[laotzu02]

Virtually everyone uses a pirated copy of Photoshop. As far as how it completely blows Gimp out of the water, I can't go into like every specific detail. There are just a LOT of various tools and functions that Gimp just doesn't have.

[laotzu02]

Also, if you ever need a tutorial on any specific effect or w/e, you'll have a much easier time googling Photoshop tutorials than with Gimp.

[poiplepixie]

I like the majority of these

[bord_du_rasoir]

you better

constructive criticism please on the ones you don't like (i want to know what you think's wrong with them; chelsea was saying some of these are 'ruined' by the text, i.e. the message gets across fine with no text at all, e.g. the Hopper-movie-theater 'rejected one or the pencil sketch where the 'r' in 'rejected' starts on the toes)

I mean, I did all of these in one sitting without a great deal of thought about font style & there's a lot of shit here, so i am looking to sort through & make decisions of which to toss out and/or redo.

Also, for the 'Beauty & Bitch' ones. It seems like what's traditionally been done is that those are used for promo material for applicants to stick in comments, journal entries & profiles, and then smaller images are made for members to stick on their profiles. So, I'm saying all this BECAUSE-

I think, maybe, some text needs to be added to the 'Beauty & Bitch' ones like 'Member of -" and for the promo, something like "Join us."

Or maybe not.

[poiplepixie]

well, for one, i believe most of our accepted/rejected stamps have included beautyandbitch on them somewhere (this is supposed to keep others from stealing them and using them in different communities).

4th up from the bottom - text is too light, and seems overpowered by the rest of the image. Perhaps a darker/thicker text would work well. I have this same complaint for a lot of the rejected ones (good lord, if you want me to give you specifics these need to be numbered).

8th down from the top is my favorite.

beautyanbitch ones could have "not for the faint of heart" or whatever slogans we've used in the past added.

as well as "member of"
or
"i/we invite you to join"

[bord_du_rasoir]

this is supposed to keep others from stealing them and using them in different communities
lol

text is too light
I know, I know. Subtle was the idea behind a great many of the color/value/placement choices.

if you want me to give you specifics these need to be numbered
I'll do this.

I guess what was going on in my head with these was to choose images that truly ILLUSTRATE the three concepts: accepted, rejected, and Beauty & Bitch. I didn't much concern myself with thinking about the other stuff.

Maybe we can come up with new tag lines?