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Zer0bandit
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● Hello everyone! I have been promising a directory for tutorials and such, so this is it. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I'd love to hear them! Also, If you'd like to see an addition to this thread, please do pm me about it. Throughout this introduction I will explain the purpose of each section. Let's move on.
..............................................● INTRO/CONTENTS
..................................................This post!
..............................................● IMAGE INFO
..................................................Rules and guidelines for images on the forums.
..............................................● ART PROGRAMS
..................................................Handy links to editing software.
..............................................● BRUSHES/STOCK
..................................................Links to online resources for editing.
..............................................● TUTORIALS - PAID
..................................................Directory of tutorials to buy on the forums!
..............................................● TUTORIALS - FREE
..................................................Directory of free tutorials on the forums.
..............................................● NON-IMVU TUTORIALS
..................................................Links to non-imvu-specific tutorials.
..............................................● TIPS & TRICKS
..................................................Exactly what it says on the tin!
..............................................● SPOTLIGHT SHOPS
..................................................Who's in the spotlight this week?
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..............................................● SIZE DOES MATTER:
..................................................Avatar and Signature Sizes.
.......................Avatar Images need to be 160x220
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.......................Signature Banners must be no larger than 500x150
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● If you are using more than one image, then collectively they must not exceed the space a 500x150 image would.
● All images MUST be General Audience appropriate. Absolutely no AP or UFI material is allowed and will incur a forum ban until fixed.
● Check out this link for more information about what GA, AP and UFI means.
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● If you are unsure if your images are too big, please use the templates above to measure them.
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Zer0bandit
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..............................................● FREE SOFTWARE
..................................................LunaPic Online Photo Editor
..................................................Pixlr
..................................................OpenCanvas 1.1
..................................................Gimp
..............................................● SOFTWARE TO BUY
..................................................Paint Tool Sai
..................................................Corel Painter
..................................................Adobe Photoshop
..................................................Paintshop Pro
..................................................Open Canvas 4.5+
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..............................................● GIMP BRUSHES
..................................................1400 brushes
..................................................1000 brushes
..................................................Free-brushes
..............................................● PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES
..................................................Free-brushes
..................................................Myphotoshopbrushes
..................................................PSBrushes
..................................................Brusheezy
..............................................● PAINTSHOP PRO BRUSHES
..................................................Celestial Star
..................................................Free-brushes
..................................................Magitek
..................................................Swimchick
..............................................● ROYALTY FREE STOCK
..................................................Mayang
..................................................Stock.xchng
..................................................CGTextures
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.............................................Selling wares on the GASR is no longer allowed.
............If you'd like to see what tutorials are available for sale from members of the IMVU community, please check here instead:
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..............................................● Shortcuts are your friend.
..................................................● Find out which key constrains movement in your program.
..................................................In Photoshop, holding SHIFT makes you draw a straight line, drag
..................................................something in a straight line, or resize an image without distorting it.
..................................................● Find out which key selects the eyedropper.
..................................................In Photoshop, pressing ALT while you have the brush tool selected
..................................................brings up the eyedropper tool, so you can select colours from your image
..................................................quickly and easily. In GIMP, this is done with CTRL. It is done by right-clicking
..................................................in OpenCanvas 1, and in Opencanvas 4 it is done by pressing SHIFT.
..............................................● Learn to use layers!
..................................................● Layers are also your friend. Become familiar with how to make layers,
..................................................and learn what the various layer styles/blending modes do. You will
..................................................mostly use 'normal' and 'multiply' type layers.
..................................................● Keep elements of your painting separate with layers.
..................................................that way if you make a mistake you haven't ruined your entire picture. Keep at least
..................................................the hair and face separate, if not the clothes and elements of the face as well.
..............................................● Avoid dodge and burn.
..................................................● If you know what you're doing, dodge and burn can be useful
..................................................to lighten or darken an image, but they are difficult to control well and to
..................................................most seasoned viewers they stick out like a sore thumb. Instead, try using
..................................................lighter or darker shades of whatever colour you're adjusting.
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..............................................● Avoid filters.
..................................................● Filters can make your picture look fancy, but like dodge
..................................................and burn they can look very amateur. Most Photoshop filters are very
..................................................distinctive and it decreases the effect of your painting if someone can look at it
..................................................and know you used, say, a brushstrokes filter.
..................................................● Also, be sparing with the SHARPEN filter. One pass of it
..................................................can make your picture look sharp and sparkly, but overdo it and it just looks bad.
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..............................................● Don't distort your images.
..................................................● It is better to crop a picture down to 160x220 than squish
..................................................it in only one direction to fit; this always looks amateur and
..................................................people don't like to buy it.
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..............................................● Size Matters!
..................................................● For a great looking, detailed effect, try editing at a very
..................................................large size and then scaling your image down at the end. While your
..................................................picture may look a bit messy close up, it will look nice and detailed when viewed in
..................................................a smaller size.
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..............................................● Look at lots of references!
..................................................● When painting, even on an IMVU avatar, it is extremely
..................................................useful to look at reference photos of real people; this will help you learn
..................................................where light and dark areas should be, and what various body parts
..................................................(like the collar bone) really look like.
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Nobody here currently. If you have a favourite tutorial shop, or would like to promote your own, please send Zer0bandit a FORUM PM about it!
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● Spotlight on: Nobody, currently :C
If you'd like to be here, or know someone who could, please send Zer0bandit a FORUM PM about it!
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you're so aweome for doing this
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Thank you Zer0bandit  It looks amazing and I love all the green! You are wonderful and amazing!
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