chris-sharpe vs. flashkid105 :: über battle of the newbs!

[chris-sharpe999]

Nice volley, got a few ideas that might work, so I might be able to get it back tonight, if not then tomorow.

[FlashKid105]

Originally posted by silverx2
wouldnt a dessert have been a better backdrop?

Ya know, now that I think of it, yeah. I guess a desert would've been a better backdrop. However, this is in the mountains.

[chris-sharpe999]

Not how I thought it would be, but the idea's the same.

[FlashKid105]

Hmmmmmm!


Might be a little hard to work off of but I'll try to think of some ideas.

[FlashKid105]

Do you believe in the fact that inspiration can come from otherwise un-heard of places? Well, it seems like I've just been inspired by Brady White's avatar. I'll work on something soon.

[nordberg]

i like the old school phone...

[FlashKid105]

Just wait til you see my return, Nordy. You're gonna love it.

[FlashKid105]

Chris,

Here's my latest work. Hope ya like it. I used Brady White's avatar in this one. Man, I love it when you get inspired by un-likely sources.

[sk8Krog]

I usually get inspired by nature or furniture. Avatars aren't that special.

kooky battle

[nayades]

i know it's rude, but you guys need serious learning. hope you get something out of this battle.

if i where you, the very moment the battle finished i would start looking up tutes and tricks.

[chris-sharpe999]

Not sure what I'll do with this one, but oh well. And yeah I know I suck, that's why I started this, to actally get some practise at what I can do, and try some new stuff. Thing is I really don't have a clue what to do when I'm actually creating stuff myself, and I don't like to do too much with just big swirly patterns and stuff, looks a bit pants if you can't get it perfect.

[FlashKid105]

Chris,

I hear ya. I get that feeling all the time. Sometimes, I'll have a great idea in 1 or 2 minutes but other times, it takes me longer to come up with interesting twists. It's what you'd call graphic designer's block.

[silverx2]

for me i have the perfect vision in my head, through battles you will learn to get your vision into reality.

you need to work on the vision part

[FlashKid105]

I'm sure of that.

[clicky2]

Chris & Flashkid

Check this out: tutes and other resources

Go through some of those sites listed, utilize the resources they offer, learn as much as you can. If you see something you like on these forums (in another battle image) don't be afraid to ask how it was done. If you want to get a more specific answer feel free to send a personal message to anyone.

The way most of us learn is from online resources, books, experience and each other. Sure, getting an education in a related field helps, but I've honestly learned more through experience and other resources than any professor could ever teach.

FlashKid: I know you use fireworks, but if you have access to Photoshop you need to start playing around with that. Fireworks might be a good resource for designing simple web graphics (I used to use it quite a bit, along with Photoshop, before PhotoShop integrated ImageReady and better text and vector capabilities), but it's far from giving you the image editing and creation capabilities that you get with Photoshop. If you don't already have it, at least invest in the education version and start learning.

Just some friendly, and hopefully helpful advice.

Now on with the battle!

[FlashKid105]

Clicky,

Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I'm kinda pissed off that Fireworks isn't as good as Photoshop. I don't have Photoshop at home but I can check in the MATC Truax bookstore as to how much it'll cost. They have software at student discounts.


That's where I got my copy of Studio MX 2004, of course

[clicky2]

In the meantime, you can download a trial version of it on adobe.com.

linky

[FlashKid105]

I don't think the trial version will work on my home system. See, I had a trial coopy of Photoshop before when I took an Adobe Photoshop class a while ago.

[chris-sharpe999]

Ook, got some time now, I'll see what I can do. Might take the advice and try a completely differnt style.

[chris-sharpe999]

See this is why I still prefer Fireworks to Photoshop... I can't figure out how to do basic things like flip an object, or even set its size in pixels. Ooh well.

Edit. And now I've been trying to draw a simple circle for baout 5 minutes, and it's still barely visible. It's the top layer, all visibilty things I can find are set to 100%, why the hell isn't it DRAWING AT 100%.