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Point 2. NO, the forum resize makes it a jpg again, losing transparency. Make your big one a multiple of the finished size, ex: 1300x300, then reduce 50%.
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It looks good Brendan, but quit drinking and getting dizzy.
The bling text effect is nice.
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Nope pal don't let the forum resize the image it will turn it into a gif file and it will loose it's transparency, rather create your design from the start allot bigger eg. 1300x300 then when your finished (save it in photoshop at this size in a psd format this way you will keep all the layers intact if you need to edit it further) then make a copy and save it at the actual size (use png if you want transparency otherwise jpg) eg. if you work in 1300x300 this is proportionately 650x150 (image 1)Benjy pal ... whilst your latest rendition looks pretty cool, is it ok if I could give you a few pointers
1. Try not to stretch your bitmaps (resize them proportionately)
2. Work at a much larger size and resolution (create a copy of the actual size and show this aswell)
3. Use perspective (follow the shape that the word or design is sitting on when using a drop shadow or reflection)
4. Save your designs as a png if you want to retain the transparency
No bother don't mind at all.
Your point 1: I always use Alt + resize now size, since archie told me :)
Your point 2: So make them in a big size and just allow the forum to shrink it?
Your point 3: Photoshop doesn't allow within the 3D to adjust the reflection
only the opacity.
In Photoshop you can use the "transform" "perspective" option (image 2) to get the desired effect, you might have to create another copy layer and merge some of the layers down depending on what effects you used.
But you don't need to use perspective all the time it's mostly used when the object that the text etc is sitting on has perspective (image 3) ... hope this helps a bit
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Thanks for that Nick. The perspective I didn't know about will come in handy. Save me using the Reflection option in 3D as your limited to what you can do.Nope pal don't let the forum resize the image it will turn it into a gif file and it will loose it's transparency, rather create your design from the start allot bigger eg. 1300x300 then when your finished (save it in photoshop at this size in a psd format this way you will keep all the layers intact if you need to edit it further) then make a copy and save it at the actual size (use png if you want transparency otherwise jpg) eg. if you work in 1300x300 this is proportionately 650x150 (image 1)
Benjy pal ... whilst your latest rendition looks pretty cool, is it ok if I could give you a few pointers
1. Try not to stretch your bitmaps (resize them proportionately)
2. Work at a much larger size and resolution (create a copy of the actual size and show this aswell)
3. Use perspective (follow the shape that the word or design is sitting on when using a drop shadow or reflection)
4. Save your designs as a png if you want to retain the transparency
No bother don't mind at all.
Your point 1: I always use Alt + resize now size, since archie told me :)
Your point 2: So make them in a big size and just allow the forum to shrink it?
Your point 3: Photoshop doesn't allow within the 3D to adjust the reflection only the opacity.
In Photoshop you can use the "transform" "perspective" option (image 2) to get the desired effect, you might have to create another copy layer and merge some of the layers down depending on what effects you used.
But you don't need to use perspective all the time it's mostly used when the object that the text etc is sitting on has perspective (image 3) ... hope this helps a bit
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