Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 12:43 |
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Hello there, i have been trying to make my own icons. Which programs do poeple use, and also how do you make the white background of the icon transparent?
Thanks.
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 12:50 |
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Is there anyway to make the white transparent on Paint? |
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SnakeSanders
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 30, 2006 - 13:14 |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 13:29 |
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SnakeSanders
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:02 |
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to show you how bad my icon making is...!
here is my attempt at an orc lineman
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SnakeSanders
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:05 |
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ive have pretty much every bb mini painted (though comredaes need to be done!) but if it helps, i can take photos of my minis face on and side views to anyone who might find it useful? i tried copying the latest orcs, lineman above, it bears a slight resebblance, but i cant get the sense of scale right... |
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Hindsberg
Joined: May 14, 2004
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:14 |
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wow brownrob, that is really a crummy icon
I am only doing minor conversions of the icons that are allready made. i am not very good at it either. |
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Fama
Joined: Feb 09, 2005
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:14 |
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Or you could use something like Gimp to do it, I'm quite sure you can do the transparent thing (and other image stuff) in it. It is not ment for drawing tho. But I think you can retouch your icons with it, if you know how to. |
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vanGorn
Joined: Feb 24, 2004
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:31 |
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I also use Gimp for making icons.
Transparency and animation are no problem with it.
And its free. |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:39 |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:40 |
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first attempt |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:42 |
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I think... its a norse lineman |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 14:51 |
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Nighteye
Joined: Apr 19, 2004
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Apr 30, 2006 - 15:06 |
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Thats very good actually, especially if its ur first try at making icons, keep it up |
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Huscarl
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
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Apr 30, 2006 - 15:10 |
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yea first go for some reason he looks like he is line dancing or something. |
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