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I know I'm unknown around here, but I have posted this elsewhere, and I used to be... somewhat of a presence on PlanetRenders, so I think what's here applies. Some things may be outdated, and I reference anime a bit and I don''ttttt watch it anymore. I hope it doesn't come across as condescending. The forum I originally posted this on was full of dummies. Not like here. This is all truth though. Feel free to ignore it... AT YOUR PERIL. This is intended to help people who want to get a kickstart into the crazzzaaaay world of innernet graffick. ------------------------------------------------------------------ First, you're gonna need resources. Get Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer sucks. Good job! You're on your way! Most of the sites you're gonna use require registration. To reduce spam in your normal e-mail account, set up another. like SUPERGRAFFIX666@hotmail.com Renders you can find at planetrenders.net, though I'm sure most of you know that. You have to make an account, yes, but I'm pretty sure it's the biggest source of renders around. Also note that when you find a render you like, you have to SAVE the image file, copying and pasting will lose the transparency. Planet Renders (http://www.planetrenders.net) Game Renders (http://www.gamerenders.com) Anime Render (http://www.animerender.com) Stock images are found all over, but beware of things like google images. Copyright infringement could land you in trouble. Safe sites are stock packs on deviantart (yes, you gotta make an account, and when you do, just search stock of whatever you want) and stock.xchng (another registration, but well worth it, lots of stock images here). I find last.fm to be good for musician pictures. I dunno if you can access them or not without an account. You should get an account anyway, last.fm is the bomb. Also, beware that stocks here tend to be smaller, and some may be copyrighted. Anime stocks best come from wallpapers. You can find a lot of these at anime paper. Anime Stocks has stills from actual episodes if you wish, but the quality isn't too great. It's down at the moment. deviantART (http://www.deviantart.com) Resurgere (http://resurgere.deviantart.com/) stock.xchng (http://www.sxc.hu) last.fm (http://last.fm) and ONLY as a last ditch resort, look CAREFULLY for copyrights on any image, I am not responsible for any issues: Google Images (http://images.google.com) As you're starting out, you're probably going to WANT to look for super cool fonts. You don't have to. The default ones are fine for pretty much everything. If you still feel the need for some reason, try dafont. No registration necessary. dafont (http://dafont.com) And brushes. Deviantart is your best bet, again. Just search what brushes you want. Splatter, grunge, tech, smudge, whatever. deviantART (http://www.deviantart.com) A great resource for resources (lolz) is the PlanetRenders forum. You have to make another account, in addition to the one you made for the render gallery. It's confusing, I know. But once you sign up and sign in, you have access to tons of resources, for free. Renders, C4Ds, brushes, vector shapes, tutorials, smudge settings, stock images. You really can't go wrong with signing up here. People often post downloads to packs of stocks or links to 'stockbuckets'. Beware, they may contain dA copyrighted images. PlanetRenders Forums (http://planetrenders.net/forums/index.php?act=idx) Looks like you're pretty much set for resources, neh? Alright, rad. Time to make better stuff. Your Planet Renders Forum account comes in handy again, here. Get a bunch of tutorials. A lot of the free ones are just as good as the ones that you gotta pay for, so don't worry about that. Look them over. It's not necessary to follow each and every one, but it's handy when you're wondering how to do some sort of effect. Also in the free resources section are PSDs. These are invaluable sources of inspiration for many, as they're more hands-on than just tutorials. Next: Make stuff! Yeah, pick a suitable canvas size, get your render, or stock, or whatever, and fool around. Voila, perfect art! Get a photobucket account, and upload your super sig. Hm, what do the folks online think about your masterpiece, you wonder? You could post it on a site much like this. Marriland is blessed with a couple skilled designer folk. Protip: don't bother. Or at least don't post it JUST on here. The longer you solely post on a site like this, the more you will be convinced that you are EL33T GREFFIXER OF HIGH SKILLZ when in all likelihood, you are not. It's the truth. Eat it. Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) Instead, back to Planet Renders! Scroll down, there's a Graphics Critique forum. Post your super awesome signatures for everyone to see. Suddenly, you aren't so great. People will readily tell you that the colors are awful, the border has to go, the compo is atrocious. Oh no! But don't give up! These guys aren't just hatin' on your sweet skills. They're giving you tips to improve. Listen to them. If you get offended, say so, but no one will take you seriously. It's actually very amusing. So understand that when you start out, you are a novice. (hint: the fact that you made something in gimp rather than photoshop won't mean anything to anyone) Now that your ego's been ripped to shreds, go back to photoshop or gimp and rework the sig, using the suggestions. If someone's comment is vague, don't be afraid of asking them to explain, as long as you aren't doing this defensively. Re-upload, re-post, and bam, instant improvement! Or not, depending on whether or not you took advice well. some more gfx forums to check out... FrozenFx (http://frozenfx.net/forum/index.php?act=idx) Flo2 (http://www.flo-2.com/forums/index.php) Sigtutorials (http://www.sigtutorials.com/forums/) Final Tips -Your name doesn't need to be in any sig you make. Neither does a border. Rippers probably won't want your beginning sigs, and if they did, it wouldn't be hard to remove your name. -Bikini-clad babes are excellent, but they alone don't make a sig 'hot' -Check the 'Most Inspirational Small Art' thread stickied in Planet Renders' design talk subforum. It's got really good stuff. Really. -People on the internet are generally friendly enough to help you out; send a PM if you wanna know how some smudging is done, or where you can find a certain stock. -Most of the graphics community has a MSN messenger account, so you'd better get on board, boy-o. Just don't annoy people. And don't tell them I sent you. -The vast majority of designers are novices on sites such as these. Hold your praise for someone who deserves it. -THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

2010-04-07 01:25:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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cool guide :O i agree with a lot of your points whats your account name on planet renders? btw if you want to join another gfx try flo2 (http://www.flo-2.com/forums/index.php)

2010-04-07 01:26:00 Author: rseah Posts: 2701

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yeah, it was copied and pasted so don't be too impressed.

2010-04-07 01:32:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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ah the old copy n paste ehh anyway still its a good guide... your skills in copying an pasting still deserves thanks

2010-04-07 01:39:00 Author: rseah Posts: 2701

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Get Mozilla Firefox. Internet Explorer sucks. Good job! You're on your way! that made me lol ... awesome guide btw..

2010-04-07 01:42:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036

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This is a good guide on how to get started well done for posting this.

2010-04-07 08:23:00 Author: lbpholic Posts: 1304

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that made me lol ... awesome guide btw.. i feel somewhat hypocritical. somewhat. because now i am a firm believer in the merits of google chrome.

2010-04-07 19:59:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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oh... well... firefox is better than IE in every possible way so yeh...... haven't tried google chrome yet. I also liked this line: The longer you solely post on a site like this, the more you will be convinced that you are EL33T GREFFIXER OF HIGH SKILLZ when in all likelihood, you are not. It's the truth. Eat it. you are a comedian :hero:

2010-04-08 01:22:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036

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oh, you. :blush: i try.

2010-04-08 01:49:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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thats great im glad that you do

2010-04-08 01:51:00 Author: rseah Posts: 2701

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i can add anything more to this if anyone has ideas. it is a living document.

2010-04-12 03:56:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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some more gfx forums to check out... FrozenFx (http://frozenfx.net/forum/index.php?act=idx) Flo2 (http://www.flo-2.com/forums/index.php) Sigtutorials (http://www.sigtutorials.com/forums/)

2010-04-12 05:56:00 Author: rseah Posts: 2701

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some more gfx forums to check out... FrozenFx (http://frozenfx.net/forum/index.php?act=idx) Flo2 (http://www.flo-2.com/forums/index.php) Sigtutorials (http://www.sigtutorials.com/forums/) you're officially in the history books, brotha. take a bow

2010-04-13 03:32:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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yay!!!! *takes a bow

2010-04-13 08:17:00 Author: rseah Posts: 2701

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Hey man I played your level today and it was really good I love the way everything works together the colors the characters they are very good. Also I love the way you use Mr. Media Molecule everywhere the colors were really nice. What I hope you can fix is the puzzle/gameplay because there are a lot of parts of the level that I just grab stuff (I am not saying that I dont like grabbing things in LBP but it get annoying) I think you should create a puzzle that wound be really nice Overall score. Visualization: :star::star::star::star::star: Music: :star::star::star::star::star: gameplay/puzzle: :star::star::star::star: Originality: :star::star::star::star::star: I gave this level a 5 star it was really good I love it but you need to create some more gameplay/puzzle

2010-07-02 03:45:00 Author: Arnald23 Posts: 1843

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Uh... think you got the wrong thread.

2010-07-02 03:47:00 Author: JspOt Posts: 3607

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hahahaha. thanks for bumping this anyway! and for the feedback.

2010-07-03 16:51:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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OMG im sorry this never happen to me before I fell so stupid lol XD I will post it in your level thread

2010-07-03 17:24:00 Author: Arnald23 Posts: 1843

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Ahaha I use the exact same places XD

2010-07-03 19:16:00 Author: Unknown User

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that is because they are the best places.. you are on planetrenders? username?

2010-07-03 19:46:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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fallensephiroth :3 I berely go to the forums though if your wondering ._. i just get my renders and gtfo

2010-07-03 19:51:00 Author: Unknown User

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fallensephiroth hahahahahahahaha oh okay then.

2010-07-03 19:53:00 Author: monstahr Posts: 1361

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yep :3 filler

2010-07-03 19:58:00 Author: Unknown User

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