Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy)

Age : 28 Posts : 266

So yeah, I like to make graphics and I also do fanmixes, which are a collab of songs I make to fit a certain theme - usually for animes or pairings I like. (:

Icons:

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Signatures:

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Before & After Examples (Retouching/Editing)
1) BEFORE - AFTER

Fanmixes
Will come soon.

All edits (c) me, everything else belongs to their respective owners. I work in GIMP and Photoshop CS6. (: If you want something, ask and I'll give it to you for free. If someone wants help or a PSD, hit me up.

Age : 29 Posts : 3640

Hello Setsu!~ Looks like I'm your first customer x3

I'd like you to make me a signature using this image. Can you take out the text on there and then you can do as you wish with effects and what-not. Make it a tad sombre and whatnot. I'd also like you to put the text 'A wild fire burns everything in its path...' on it somewhere in whichever font you think fits. Thank you! Depending on the sig, I may need a new avatar to go with it... x3

Age : 28 Posts : 266

I'm indecisive, so I made you multiple versions (all with avatars). My favorite is the last signature.

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) NQTYj

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) 1GTvP

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) KMCjj

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) OeIdJ

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) CX6Xo

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) 5ORrx

I can easily change size and fonts.

Age : 29 Posts : 3640

Oh my gosh, I love them all <3 As for the avatar, sorry if I was confusing, but I was going to post up a different image for that :3 Especially since I love your work on the siggy~
Could you use this image for the avatar? Just a simple one showing the face; effects and stuff are up to you, but if you could make it correspond with the way you did the siggy I chose. Maybe a border, shapes, Iunno. Whatever you like! No text on this please, just as is with effects and what-not!~

Age : 28 Posts : 266

Do you want me to color it? It's a manga scan after all and I color scans.

Examples:

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) R8csU

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) FDo7c

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) ZnpT0

And you're a mod, so let me ask a question: Is the signature I made you too big? The rules said no bigger than 550x150.. the one I made you isn't too wide, but is slightly too tall. I can resize it for you.

Just to be on the safe side,
Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) ZzYkc

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) ZzYkc

Age : 29 Posts : 3640

Colouring would be wonderful~ The hair is pretty simple; just black. As for the eyes, if you can change those then can you make them dark brown? The colour in the first picture. Otherwise everything is fine, really.

And yes, I forgot about that actually! Thanks for re-sizing it; I'll get it up now.

Age : 28 Posts : 266

I'll get started on it now and I'll respond / pm you when I'm done. And sure, I can color her eyes dark brown. What size do you want the icon? 125x125 or 150x150 like mine?

Age : 31 Posts : 716

As a fellow artist, I must say these are impressive thus far. And I must ask - how in the world did you make images look 3D? This is the first I've seen anyone successfully pull it off.

Age : 29 Posts : 3640

150 x 150 is good, thank you~~~~

Age : 28 Posts : 266

One has a border and one doesn't. Let me know if you want something changed. The scan was dirty, so I got her eyes as dark brown as I could.

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) Nc0VZ

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) Nc0VZ

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) DmGFB

@Phantom Heart - It's pretty easy to do in Photoshop. I also use GIMP, but I dunno how to do it there yet.

In photoshop (I use CS6 Extended)
1) Turn your base image black and white and flatten the image.
2) Duplicate the image and double click it to edit layer properties. The first window that pops up should be blending options: default. Uncheck the "G" and "B" on the channel. Take the move tool, click the layer, and move it slightly (I use my arrow keys). There you go!

Age : 29 Posts : 3640

Ily <3

Age : 31 Posts : 716

Setsugekka wrote:: @Phantom Heart - It's pretty easy to do in Photoshop. I also use GIMP, but I dunno how to do it there yet.

In photoshop (I use CS6 Extended)
1) Turn your base image black and white and flatten the image.
2) Duplicate the image and double click it to edit layer properties. The first window that pops up should be blending options: default. Uncheck the "G" and "B" on the channel. Take the move tool, click the layer, and move it slightly (I use my arrow keys). There you go![/font]

Thanks. I'll have to give it a try sometime! :D

Age : 32 Posts : 869

Phantom Heart wrote:

Setsugekka wrote:: @Phantom Heart - It's pretty easy to do in Photoshop. I also use GIMP, but I dunno how to do it there yet.

In photoshop (I use CS6 Extended)
1) Turn your base image black and white and flatten the image.
2) Duplicate the image and double click it to edit layer properties. The first window that pops up should be blending options: default. Uncheck the "G" and "B" on the channel. Take the move tool, click the layer, and move it slightly (I use my arrow keys). There you go![/font]

Thanks. I'll have to give it a try sometime! Very Happy

Is this the same thing you used for your avatar? It looks good but it hurts my eyes... Usually what you want to do to add depth is use the Blur, Sharpen, Dodge and Burn tools. You blur, but just slightly, the things that are behind the focal point of the picture, and sharpen the focal point and things that are meant to be in front of it. With dodge and burn is more about how the light goes to add depth. With dodge you add light on things that are supposed to be lightened because you decided how the light goes in the signature and for burn you darken the parts that are covered by something from the light.

Age : 28 Posts : 266

Yeah, I did. Thanks for the awesome tip Ivan, I love finding out new ways to perfect my style.

Age : 37 Posts : 2201

Just dropped in here to say that I am loving your artwork ! Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) 287405

I can at most use Paint ;_; .... *no patience for these things*

Age : 28 Posts : 266

Late response, but it's pretty easy Money, considering the ample amount of tutorials out there on the internet.

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A painting I did irl.

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100 x 100 Icons:
Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) ZTDdP

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) G0mAk

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) B0Yex

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) KUMM2

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) PWmX2

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) JfhXz

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) 6zT1R

Larger Icons:
Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) QphLX

Setsu's Musebox (BL warning / image heavy) AyrO2

Wallpapers:
- Ex 1

Age : 31 Posts : 716

That painting is absolutely amazing. And isn't that pink-haired girl from Disgaea? (Can't remember her name for the life of me...) ._.;

Age : 28 Posts : 266

Thank you and yes. She's Etna from Disgaea.

Age : 32 Posts : 869

The wallpaper. My God. Oh wow. Howdidyadoit? It's *pardon my language* fucking amazing!

Age : 28 Posts : 266

Hella late response Ivan, but I'll probably put up a tutorial soon - it's pretty simple. c:

Update - based on a song I really like. I sent it to my boyfriend.

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Age : 31 Posts : 716

Your work is amazing. Never ceases to amaze me. Keep it up.

Age : 32 Posts : 750

Phantom Heart wrote:: Your work is amazing. Never ceases to amaze me. Keep it up.

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