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  • Shadowcliff
    FFR Veteran
    • Jan 2008
    • 695

    #1

    Shadowcliff's Portfolio

    Update
    New siggy added

    Hi!
    I'm a Gimp user.
    This is where I'll dump all of my digital artwork from my very first to most recent creation, for all to view and criticize.
    Actually, if you view this thread, PLEASE view and criticize.
    Check back often, as I will be updating this a lot as I progress.
    Thank you.


    First EVER attempt, not posted before

    (eh, crappy)

    First posted attempt using tutorial

    (turned out quite nicely, I suppose)


    Some requests for friends, as practice for me. No tutorials used.



    Current favorite

    (I used only the sparks brush, the rest is polar coordinates, motion blur, flame renders and layer settings :/)


    (I like this one! It's kinda big, though)

    Using
    ,
    I made
    .

    That's it for now, all in the exact order I made them.
    Critique wanted; I aim to get better at graphic design.
    Also give me any helpful links for Gimp tutorials, brushes, etc.
    Thanks again!

    Oh, and all saved as .png's, for quality's sake.
    Last edited by Shadowcliff; 04-19-2009, 11:36 AM.
  • rzr
    TWG Veteran
    • Oct 2007
    • 7608

    #2
    Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

    I like what you've done with the fonts. Probably just because I don't know how to do it myself. As for the effects, I hate it. It looks flashy.. but, the purple and blue ones.. Eh. I just don't personally like them. They look like they're done way to simply. In all honesty, I like the one you posted the first time the best.

    But, I'm not just going to be so negative. I do like the layering you did with all of them. Especially the dog one. It's cool how you made sure we could still see the dog, but it was nice and flashy at the same time. Try fooling around a bit more on your own, I like where you're going with this stuff. :]

    Originally posted by darkshark
    Everyone sucks at this game. The second you think you're good is the second you stop trying to get better.
    Originally posted by aperson
    i had a mri the other day it was the best song i heard in years

    Originally posted by Sprite-
    More of a joke than the time I deleted all the credits on the site.
    Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
    yeah my goldfish think im a riot they do this thing where they turn upside down and float to the top of the tank

    i guess their alcohol tolerance isnt as high as mine

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    • syzergy
      FFR Veteran
      • Jun 2007
      • 448

      #3
      Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

      Wow i also use gimp (see my avatar and siggy for some work) and this stuff looks really good.
      Originally posted by Triplex72
      Usually my enormous penis is in the way, so that's what I'm stuck staring at...
      Originally posted by roundb0x
      absolutely nothing wrong with this

      i still have photos of my dad dickfeeding me when i was like 5

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      • Shadowcliff
        FFR Veteran
        • Jan 2008
        • 695

        #4
        Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

        Originally posted by rzr
        I like what you've done with the fonts. Probably just because I don't know how to do it myself. As for the effects, I hate it. It looks flashy.. but, the purple and blue ones.. Eh. I just don't personally like them. They look like they're done way to simply. In all honesty, I like the one you posted the first time the best.

        But, I'm not just going to be so negative. I do like the layering you did with all of them. Especially the dog one. It's cool how you made sure we could still see the dog, but it was nice and flashy at the same time. Try fooling around a bit more on your own, I like where you're going with this stuff. :]
        Thanks! I like constructive criticism.
        The only thing I want to change with the dog it putting the text and the paint splash thing behind the dog, but it was my first attempt at cropping and pasting items. I anchored the dog layer to the image, and it merged with the background, causing me to not be able to put the text behind the dog. I didn't think about that then, but I might redo it later.

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        • darkshark
          Nothing.
          • Nov 2004
          • 4189

          #5
          Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

          Originally posted by syzergy
          Wow i also use gimp (see my avatar and siggy for some work) and this stuff looks really good.
          This is exactly why you should get photoshop. Even the highest standard in gimp, is ass in photoshop.

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          • syzergy
            FFR Veteran
            • Jun 2007
            • 448

            #6
            Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

            Originally posted by darkshark
            This is exactly why you should get photoshop. Even the highest standard in gimp, is ass in photoshop.
            Im not paying $400 for something i would only use once every 2 weeks.
            Originally posted by Triplex72
            Usually my enormous penis is in the way, so that's what I'm stuck staring at...
            Originally posted by roundb0x
            absolutely nothing wrong with this

            i still have photos of my dad dickfeeding me when i was like 5

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            • rzr
              TWG Veteran
              • Oct 2007
              • 7608

              #7
              Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

              GIMS kicks ass for a free program, baybay. And Shadow, how DID you get the dog?

              Originally posted by darkshark
              Everyone sucks at this game. The second you think you're good is the second you stop trying to get better.
              Originally posted by aperson
              i had a mri the other day it was the best song i heard in years

              Originally posted by Sprite-
              More of a joke than the time I deleted all the credits on the site.
              Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
              yeah my goldfish think im a riot they do this thing where they turn upside down and float to the top of the tank

              i guess their alcohol tolerance isnt as high as mine

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              • darkshark
                Nothing.
                • Nov 2004
                • 4189

                #8
                Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                So torrent it, this is the internet, there isn't a whole lot of things that you have to ever pay for.

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                • Shadowcliff
                  FFR Veteran
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 695

                  #9
                  Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                  Yeah, except we have morals.
                  Gimp does compete with Photoshop, how can you say it's crap? It has all the same tools, it's just ordered differently than you're used to. I'm sticking with Gimp, I don't care what you say.
                  If your arguement was in any way commenting on the work I've posted above, then keep in mind I'm still a beginner.
                  I can show you people who make graphics with Gimp that are 10x better than syzergy or me.

                  View a catergory under Gimp Art Galleries and Resources

                  (I'm adding a new image, it's a background I just made)

                  RZR, I got the dog from an image on google, cropped it, then pasted it on the background.
                  Last edited by Shadowcliff; 01-31-2009, 06:41 PM.

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                  • rzr
                    TWG Veteran
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 7608

                    #10
                    Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                    Yeah, but what do you mean cropped it? How?

                    Originally posted by darkshark
                    Everyone sucks at this game. The second you think you're good is the second you stop trying to get better.
                    Originally posted by aperson
                    i had a mri the other day it was the best song i heard in years

                    Originally posted by Sprite-
                    More of a joke than the time I deleted all the credits on the site.
                    Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
                    yeah my goldfish think im a riot they do this thing where they turn upside down and float to the top of the tank

                    i guess their alcohol tolerance isnt as high as mine

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                    • Nightfirecat
                      ...back from the dead.
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 3213

                      #11
                      Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                      I liked the empty space large canvas work--that one is easily the best.


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                      • darkshark
                        Nothing.
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 4189

                        #12
                        Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                        I agree. The last picture is much better than the others. Stick with large scale, and don't ever, ever, ever go back. It is much easier to make quality items at a larger scale, and then shrink them later on, don't ever work at the scale that the final product will be.

                        And there is still a monstrous gap between the best GIMP users and the best Photoshop users. You have no argument there.

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                        • Shadowcliff
                          FFR Veteran
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 695

                          #13
                          Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                          Originally posted by rzr
                          Yeah, but what do you mean cropped it? How?
                          Well, it's sorta just using the free select tool then Ctrl+x.

                          And ds, really it's up to the individual whether a graphic or user is good or not. If the graphic is impressive, why does it matter what it is made from? I don't believe you can say that ALL high-end Photoshop artists are better than ALL high-end Gimp artists. Just because it costs $400 doesn't make the creative capacity of the user any better.

                          I do agree that my Empty Space graphic is the best by far, but I will go on making graphics at my own leisure, thanks.
                          Last edited by Shadowcliff; 01-31-2009, 10:20 PM.

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                          • makdaddy
                            FFR Veteran
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 1688

                            #14
                            Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                            Originally posted by darkshark
                            I agree. The last picture is much better than the others. Stick with large scale, and don't ever, ever, ever go back. It is much easier to make quality items at a larger scale, and then shrink them later on, don't ever work at the scale that the final product will be.
                            agreed.

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                            • chidori!
                              FFR Player
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 1603

                              #15
                              Re: Shadowcliff's Portfolio

                              I use gimp and photoshop and can make the same things on it 1 of the only things gimp doesn't have is layer styles.
                              and also the paths/pen tool is better for cutting out images.
                              and ya that large image is kick ass even i can't do that.
                              EDIT: i wish photoshop had the spark brush
                              Last edited by chidori!; 01-31-2009, 10:20 PM.

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