SebRoyale Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hey, so yesterday I decided that I wanted to start making avatars. I tried using photoshop but it's just extremely hard to use so until I learn how to use it I decided to use my mobile photo editor (PicsArt) I want opinions (good or bad just be honest) it was relatively easy to do because i'm kinda familiar with PicsArt. the resizing of the picture obviously made the quality worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Looks pretty decent and definitely one that should be approved quite easily since your using mostly the game pic face. Little heavy shading around the neck but i like it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebRoyale Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Looks pretty decent and definitely one that should be approved quite easily since your using mostly the game pic face. Little heavy shading around the neck but i like it. Thanks, appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcool Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Ye it's not too bad. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebRoyale Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Ye it's not too bad. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcool Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd recommend GIMP as an alternative for PhotoShop. Might be a little easier to learn. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackking Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Nice job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HareRumpler Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd recommend GIMP as an alternative for PhotoShop. Might be a little easier to learn. Same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebRoyale Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'd recommend GIMP as an alternative for PhotoShop. Might be a little easier to learn. I tried it, still really hard to use and there's only one tutorial on youtube about creating avatars which is not that great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcool Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I tried it, still really hard to use and there's only one tutorial on youtube about creating avatars which is not that great! I've learned purely off youtube videos too. Search for things like "replacing a background", "replacing/merging a face", and so on. You will find what you need. I did. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HareRumpler Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I tried it, still really hard to use and there's only one tutorial on youtube about creating avatars which is not that great! I would avoid looking too specific when it comes to tutorials, and go more with general concepts. There are a lot of tutorials that apply, but you have to go with something less specific. If you're still learning about layers and basic usage, stick to those. If you're looking for information on applying alpha channels, layer masks, etc. go with those. For instance, there is a tutorial specifically for how to swap one face onto another. If you understand the basics of graphics tools when it comes to layers and such (and even if you don't, you can figure it out from the instruction in this tutorial) you should be able to follow along and use that as a basis for what you'd do with a base avatar's face and then another underlying image that you're applying it to. Â Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDmP8aHZlI Â Hope that helps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I tried GIMP when I started my clothing store back in the good golden days of MMATycoon. Did not like it. Its not as intuitive, neither as good as PS. I ended up geting a le piratte version of Photoshop. Also, at least at that time, the PS community was bigger and video/text lessons were easier to find. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebRoyale Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I would avoid looking too specific when it comes to tutorials, and go more with general concepts. There are a lot of tutorials that apply, but you have to go with something less specific. If you're still learning about layers and basic usage, stick to those. If you're looking for information on applying alpha channels, layer masks, etc. go with those. For instance, there is a tutorial specifically for how to swap one face onto another. If you understand the basics of graphics tools when it comes to layers and such (and even if you don't, you can figure it out from the instruction in this tutorial) you should be able to follow along and use that as a basis for what you'd do with a base avatar's face and then another underlying image that you're applying it to. Â Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtDmP8aHZlI Â Hope that helps. Thanks a lot, man! This is really helping me out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HareRumpler Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I tried GIMP when I started my clothing store back in the good golden days of MMATycoon. Did not like it. Its not as intuitive, neither as good as PS. I ended up geting a le piratte version of Photoshop. Also, at least at that time, the PS community was bigger and video/text lessons were easier to find. Agreed, but I'm not a fan of sticky finger acquisitions and without going that method PS can be pricey where Gimp is free. So that's the only reason I've gone this route over the years...I cheap! haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thats why I first tried GIMP as well.... But it just felt really clumsy and poor to me. To a point I'd rather risk infecting my PC getting a Pirratè version of photoshop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobloblaw Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsieur.Camara Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Love the avatar ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HareRumpler Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Nothing like responding to a thread from 2 and a half months ago just for the spin and win credits eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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