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Design Tips by Midnite
· A quick color tip if you're using clipart in your design, pull some of the colors out of the clipart for use in your text and/or background. Use your eyedropper tool to select one of the more prominent colors in your clipart. You may need to adjust the saturation or brightness of the color to make it work in the design.
· Negative space "In a painting or drawing, the space around the object is just as important as the object itself. A good artist strives for a balance between the positive (the object) space and the negative (background) space around it. The object ... is to work with the surrounding space." Basically, it's wherever there isn't "something". Take a look at the areas around the placement of your text or pictures. Try to make those shapes just as interesting and balanced as you do the placement of your objects.
· Color Do some research on color schemes, color theory, and the color wheel. It will kick up your work a notch.
· Clipart Try to get as big clipart as you can. You can get away with using smaller, lower resolution images somewhat, but it will look super if you start with a larger image and scale it down rather than vice versa.
Design Tips by Beiji
For most of the classic Mickeys I re-work the first Mickey I created. So, I change the color or add a bevel, gradient, or drop shadow. In order to get the ears in the right place I set up guides. I'll put in one guide at the top of the first Mickey ear and one at the side after I've put the ear in place. Then I copy the ear, drag it to the other side of the head, and use free transform to rotate it and move it into place using the guides to find the right placement. Even, with all that, I think one is slightly off, but it's not really noticeable.
In Photoshop, I always save my files with all the layers. If I need to flatten an image, I'll give it a different name. That way I can go back and manipulate the different elements whenever I want to.
Tips if you have AOL by Mrs.Squirrel If you have AOL can you tell me if this is still accuate?
AOL automatically compresses graphics files to enhance speed (I did not come up with this, I found it on a troubleshooting website so if it is not the exact explanation, please no flames!) I guess that's where the .art comes from.
You have to go into AOL's Settings
If you have 9.0, view by category.
Under Customize AOL click view all.
Scroll down to How AOL Works and click on Browser Settings.
Change the default to Never Compress Graphics.
Once the change takes place and you right click on a image, you should see other graphic save options.
How to Save a Picture to Your Computer from Photo Bucket
· The first image that you see in photo bucket is the thumbnail image. If you save the thumbnail image, it will be extremely small and will look pixilated when you try to increase the size to use it to make your Disney items. Instead, you will have to click on the thumbnail image to open up a second larger version.
· The second image is still not large enough. If you waive your mouse over the image...some gray buttons will appear at the top of the picture. Click on the button on the far left that says "full size" or "high resolution".
· Then the image should open up for a third time. This image is the highest resolution image and is the one that you will want to save to your "pictures".
· It may prove helpful to include the DISigners name in the file name so you can remember who did the DISign.
How Do You Decide On a Good Size For an Image?
Generally, you can use the full 8.5x11 transfer sheet for all adult size t-shirts. For toddler and the smaller youth sizes you can use half a sheet of transfer paper. For the larger youth sizes you will use two-thirds of the transfer sheet.
Here is a more precise way to determine the size image you may want:
· Find a t-shirt that you already own in the size that you are making with a similar shaped image.
· Measure the image size on the t-shirt, and use the measurements as a starting point for sizing your image to use on the transfer paper.
· Run a trial print on a regular sheet of paper with this size by doing a "fast draft" and "black and white" print so that it doesn't waste a bunch of ink.
· Trim out the design and lay on the shirt you will transfer the image to.
· If you are happy...print the image on transfer paper and transfer it to a shirt.
· If you aren't happy with the size make it smaller or bigger and run another trial print.
You can also use the measurement from the top of the neck to the top of the image on a t-shirt that you already own to get measurements to help with where to place the image on your shirt.
That should help you to find the right size and placement for your transfer design.
How do I post an image on the boards?
You cannot post pictures directly to a post. Here is what you can do to show off your great DISigns, t-shirts and/or items that you made:
· You will first need to find somewhere to host your images: Photobucket.com is a free account that a lot of DISers recommend. www.photobucket.com.
· Upload your pictures to there.
· Once they are uploaded click on the "share" button just above the picture.
· Click on the "get link code" button.
· Finally, click once on the IMG code then right click to copy and paste it into the thread.
· Voila, your pictures will show up when you want to post them.
I will post the rest after dinner
Design Tips by Midnite
· A quick color tip if you're using clipart in your design, pull some of the colors out of the clipart for use in your text and/or background. Use your eyedropper tool to select one of the more prominent colors in your clipart. You may need to adjust the saturation or brightness of the color to make it work in the design.
· Negative space "In a painting or drawing, the space around the object is just as important as the object itself. A good artist strives for a balance between the positive (the object) space and the negative (background) space around it. The object ... is to work with the surrounding space." Basically, it's wherever there isn't "something". Take a look at the areas around the placement of your text or pictures. Try to make those shapes just as interesting and balanced as you do the placement of your objects.
· Color Do some research on color schemes, color theory, and the color wheel. It will kick up your work a notch.
· Clipart Try to get as big clipart as you can. You can get away with using smaller, lower resolution images somewhat, but it will look super if you start with a larger image and scale it down rather than vice versa.
Design Tips by Beiji
For most of the classic Mickeys I re-work the first Mickey I created. So, I change the color or add a bevel, gradient, or drop shadow. In order to get the ears in the right place I set up guides. I'll put in one guide at the top of the first Mickey ear and one at the side after I've put the ear in place. Then I copy the ear, drag it to the other side of the head, and use free transform to rotate it and move it into place using the guides to find the right placement. Even, with all that, I think one is slightly off, but it's not really noticeable.
In Photoshop, I always save my files with all the layers. If I need to flatten an image, I'll give it a different name. That way I can go back and manipulate the different elements whenever I want to.
Tips if you have AOL by Mrs.Squirrel If you have AOL can you tell me if this is still accuate?
AOL automatically compresses graphics files to enhance speed (I did not come up with this, I found it on a troubleshooting website so if it is not the exact explanation, please no flames!) I guess that's where the .art comes from.
You have to go into AOL's Settings
If you have 9.0, view by category.
Under Customize AOL click view all.
Scroll down to How AOL Works and click on Browser Settings.
Change the default to Never Compress Graphics.
Once the change takes place and you right click on a image, you should see other graphic save options.
How to Save a Picture to Your Computer from Photo Bucket
· The first image that you see in photo bucket is the thumbnail image. If you save the thumbnail image, it will be extremely small and will look pixilated when you try to increase the size to use it to make your Disney items. Instead, you will have to click on the thumbnail image to open up a second larger version.
· The second image is still not large enough. If you waive your mouse over the image...some gray buttons will appear at the top of the picture. Click on the button on the far left that says "full size" or "high resolution".
· Then the image should open up for a third time. This image is the highest resolution image and is the one that you will want to save to your "pictures".
· It may prove helpful to include the DISigners name in the file name so you can remember who did the DISign.
How Do You Decide On a Good Size For an Image?
Generally, you can use the full 8.5x11 transfer sheet for all adult size t-shirts. For toddler and the smaller youth sizes you can use half a sheet of transfer paper. For the larger youth sizes you will use two-thirds of the transfer sheet.
Here is a more precise way to determine the size image you may want:
· Find a t-shirt that you already own in the size that you are making with a similar shaped image.
· Measure the image size on the t-shirt, and use the measurements as a starting point for sizing your image to use on the transfer paper.
· Run a trial print on a regular sheet of paper with this size by doing a "fast draft" and "black and white" print so that it doesn't waste a bunch of ink.
· Trim out the design and lay on the shirt you will transfer the image to.
· If you are happy...print the image on transfer paper and transfer it to a shirt.
· If you aren't happy with the size make it smaller or bigger and run another trial print.
You can also use the measurement from the top of the neck to the top of the image on a t-shirt that you already own to get measurements to help with where to place the image on your shirt.
That should help you to find the right size and placement for your transfer design.
How do I post an image on the boards?
You cannot post pictures directly to a post. Here is what you can do to show off your great DISigns, t-shirts and/or items that you made:
· You will first need to find somewhere to host your images: Photobucket.com is a free account that a lot of DISers recommend. www.photobucket.com.
· Upload your pictures to there.
· Once they are uploaded click on the "share" button just above the picture.
· Click on the "get link code" button.
· Finally, click once on the IMG code then right click to copy and paste it into the thread.
· Voila, your pictures will show up when you want to post them.
I will post the rest after dinner
