@ I'm gonna try but don't clown me when my sh*t comes out looking terrible

> Use the pen-tool
> Save as .png
> New smiley god?

Avon_Barksdale said @ I'm gonna try but don't clown me when my sh*t comes out looking terrible

Nah homie, no clowning here. I made my fair share of horrible edits too. In the beginning expect them to look a little rough. Just keep practicing. You'll get better.

Avon_Barksdale said @ I'm gonna try but don't clown me when my sh*t comes out looking terrible

Also, quality of the photo makes a difference as well.

Look at this picture, it is of Al Bundy. Cool picture but the quality is really bad. In this one, I could get away with sloppy editing cause the picture quality hides it.


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I need to find a better quality photo of that picture cause I think its hilarious.

Chedda said Cool, go crazy man. It is really easier than it seems. I hope this thread brings in a lot of new smiley makers.

Damn Chedda much appreciated b for real... Puttin on fa' da culcha' as usual sir...

or you could use the pen tool. zoom in and cut it out manually. thats what i do

marking for later

nahsuhmeanz said any programs like this for the mac? and/or samsung tablet

I dont fu*k with Mac but I would a.ssume so.

Hell yeeaaa good sh*t @ ...I can use PS but not as comfortable as using MS PhotoDraw
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I was wondering which file format to save under for transparent background

cominup7 said Hell yeeaaa good sh*t @ ...I can use PS but not as comfortable as using MS PhotoDraw [pic - click to view] I was wondering which file format to save under for transparent background

png, you got it right.... that pic is a png file.

WEB DemBois said @ This is a good thread.

Legendary

Even though I already knew this props for the extra tips

For this I crown you King of BX. sharing wisdom how can anyone hate that?

I gave it a try, but used another image instead of the Grinch. In hindsight I see the Grinch would've been easier because there was only the blue and it's easy to see the difference between the blue and the transparent background.

Original image:

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My first attempt at Boxden greatness:

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In the post preview it looked really bad, lot of white space around the image that I wasn't seeing when looking at it in paint.net. Tried to clean it up some and resize it. It still looks tiny to me plus it's in the middle of the screen.

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If anyone has any suggestions or constructive criticism they would like to share I would appreciate it. Thinking of rotating the smiley slightly to make it like the classic smiley.

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:ctfletcherhuh:

Aces Up said I gave it a try, but used another image instead of the Grinch. In hindsight I see the Grinch would've been easier because there was only the blue and it's easy to see the difference between the blue and the transparent background. Original image: [pic - click to view] My first attempt at Boxden greatness: [pic - click to view] In the post preview it looked really bad, lot of white space around the image that I wasn't seeing when looking at it in paint.net. Tried to clean it up some and resize it. It still looks tiny to me plus it's in the middle of the screen. [pic - click to view] If anyone has any suggestions or constructive criticism they would like to share I would appreciate it. Thinking of rotating the smiley slightly to make it like the classic smiley. [pic - click to view] :ctfletcherhuh:

Pretty darn good for your first one. A few suggestions... upload it to imgur.com and you can see the places you missed before you post it. It has a background that allows you to see mistakes better. If it looks wrong, you can still go back and edit before you post it to BX.

It probably looks small because you need to crop your canvas.

@ what about for a mac?

BangEm904 said @ what about for a mac?

I don't own a Mac so, I can't really help ya.

Chedda said Pretty darn good for your first one. A few suggestions... upload it to imgur.com and you can see the places you missed before you post it. It has a background that allows you to see mistakes better. If it looks wrong, you can still go back and edit before you post it to BX. It probably looks small because you need to crop your canvas.

Thank you sir for the advice and this excellent tutorial. I didn't realize you had a section on cropping and resizing on the first page until you mentioned it.

I uploaded the image in imgur and saw some white space around the image so I went in and erased some around those areas and used the paintbrush to fill in a few spots. I think this one looks a lot better. I'm definitely going to keep working on getting better with smileys and image editing in general. Again thanks for your help and this extremely useful thread.


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Aces Up said I gave it a try, but used another image instead of the Grinch. In hindsight I see the Grinch would've been easier because there was only the blue and it's easy to see the difference between the blue and the transparent background. Original image: [pic - click to view] My first attempt at Boxden greatness: [pic - click to view] In the post preview it looked really bad, lot of white space around the image that I wasn't seeing when looking at it in paint.net. Tried to clean it up some and resize it. It still looks tiny to me plus it's in the middle of the screen. [pic - click to view] If anyone has any suggestions or constructive criticism they would like to share I would appreciate it. Thinking of rotating the smiley slightly to make it like the classic smiley. [pic - click to view] :ctfletcherhuh:

I looked into it, and yeah I was right. Your smileys canvas was huge. Lots of wasted space. Just crop it down and look... gets bigger.


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EDIT: 2 seconds after I posted this I see you had responded with exact same thing.

Chedda said I looked into it, and yeah I was right. Your smileys canvas was huge. Lots of wasted space. Just crop it down and look... gets bigger. [pic - click to view] EDIT: 2 seconds after I posted this I see you had responded with exact same thing.

Yeah I was confused as sh*t because I thought maybe I double posted or had lost my mind.

Aces Up said Yeah I was confused as sh*t because I thought maybe I double posted or had lost my mind.

Glad this helped. You are on your way and before you know it, if you keep practicing it will become second nature. It used to take me forever, now I can edit quick as hell. Not only that, when I was still learning, I even taught myself other things about the program I didn't previously know.

Chedda said Glad this helped. You are on your way and before you know it, if you keep practicing it will become second nature. It used to take me forever, now I can edit quick as hell. Not only that, when I was still learning, I even taught myself other things about the program I didn't previously know.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Chedda again.

I'll keep working on it. I'm probably going to throw a santa hat on this one and then try some other stuff. Once I feel confident with smileys I'll check out your gif thread. I'm sure it's just as informative as this one.

Aces Up said You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Chedda again. I'll keep working on it. I'm probably going to throw a santa hat on this one and then try some other stuff. Once I feel confident with smileys I'll check out your gif thread. I'm sure it's just as informative as this one.

The gif thread is just one way to do it. If you have Sony Vegas, there is a easier way.

Had to do a MLK smiley for today.

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CrunchTime CDN said Had to do a MLK smiley for today. [pic - click to view]

How do you get the faces to blend with one another??