test

[job]

anyone know of any free good image hosting sites?

hitman

[edesignuk]

er...iDisk? :rolleyes:

[mac15]

yeah, idisk would be your best bet, but there are heaps out there, a little google search and you would find heaps of free hosting

good luck

[job]

[test]

http://homepage.mac.com/red_fox15/.Pictures/avatar.jpg

[job]

just attached my .psd file that i want to use when i hit 500 posts. almost half the way there. :D

[job]

just trying another attachment to see if this animated gif works :

[AlphaTech]

Hey titman... what's that second one of?? It's a bit too small to see (a common problem for you??? :eek: ). :D

[Durandal7]

Originally posted by hitman
just attached my .psd file that i want to use when i hit 500 posts. almost half the way there. :D

I figured you would have a marathon avatar to go with your signature.

[King Cobra]

If you want to search for all sorts of images, try
images.altavista.com

It isn't as direct, but you might get what you are looking for. It has helped me a bit in the past, but not always.

asurace, I would like to see a blue visualizer avatar with a white Apple logo. Have fun with this recommendation in Photoshop! :cool:

[Durandal7]

Originally posted by King Cobra

asurace, I would like to see a blue visualizer avatar with a white Apple logo. Have fun with this recommendation in Photoshop! :cool:

I'll make that one next. I've already had red with gray apple, green with white apple and now gold with black apple. Each generation is getting smoother and more high quality. :cool:

[King Cobra]

asurace, that's not too bad...although the avatar looks kind of purplish. I can tell you took the orange/yellow vis. avatar and adjusted the hue using Photoshop. If I am lucky enough I will be able to capture some black and blue and email you that, if you want.

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by asurace


I'll make that one next. I've already had red with gray apple, green with white apple and now gold with black apple. Each generation is getting smoother and more high quality. :cool:

you might want to feather or do something to clean up the apple logo. what are you using to make the 'tar?

[job]

Originally posted by asurace


I figured you would have a marathon avatar to go with your signature.

How about this :

[Mr. Anderson]

not bad, but the aspect ratios off and its too wide. What's the byte size? Seems to me it might be a little too big, you might need to just keep a few transformations.

D

[job]

Yeah I scaled it down with GraphicConverter and the size was 37K so I settled for the Marathon 'tar I have now. My present 'tar is 13.4 KB and the dimensions are 50*39 pixel.

[Durandal7]

King Cobra: Don't bother sending me captures, I just registered Snapz Pro X so I'm going to record a QT movie of the visuals to get it smoother. As for the purplish tinge I'm going to have to recalibrate one of my monitors since I noticed it was blue on one and purplish on the other.

Dukestreet: For my next tar I'll probably use the iTunes Apple logo so it looks cleaner. I'm using Photoshop and Imageready to make the avatars.

Hitman: Looking good, now you got a bit of continuity going.

[King Cobra]

Roger, asurace.

Hey, hitman, if you keep up your avatar changing you'll turn into mac15 from a few months ago, or worse yet, hitman-ed! :D :cool:

[job]

Originally posted by King Cobra
Roger, asurace.

Hey, hitman, if you keep up your avatar changing you'll turn into mac15 from a few months ago, or worse yet, hitman-ed! :D :cool:

I think the one I have now works the best. :D

[Mr. Anderson]

And mac15 hasn't changed his avatar in more than a month - actually, he hasn't been all that active either.

Just for the record, there's nothing wrong with changing your avatar - well, except for the dgvpg fiasco. Its weird seeing 12 big posters all with the same 'tar. Don't think that will ever happen again.

D

[King Cobra]

Don't bring that up again, dukedog.

And I realize that changing avatars often is allowed and is no big deal at all. I'm just saying that mac15 had several threads he created about every other avatar update, or so, a while back. We even got a poll going, something like "How long will it be until mac15 updates his avatar?" That was rather comical. :cool:

[Mr. Anderson]

I totally remember, I think I was the one to start the poll or had something to do with it. I was very surprised that he only submitted 2 entries for the avatar contest, I had figured on him for at least 10.

As for the most 'tars made, I'm thinking beej and cleo have more that they've used for themselves, after mac15, but I've made about 30 or 40, for different reasons, other members, and only had 4 different ones myself.

[ArtMan617]

This is a test, just to see if a 'tar that I made in my spare time works...I'm still working towards 500 posts....



-ArtMan617

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by ArtMan617
This is a test, just to see if a 'tar that I made in my spare time works...I'm still working towards 500 posts....


What the **** is THAT??? Looks like you used some ancient pixel painting application to produce it. Or some kid did it (under the age of 7). :eek: :p

[Mr. Anderson]

Ha, a sprite? (computer term, not mythological one)

Its too big, 'tars need to be 50x50 pixels and under 20k - so try and redoing it with that in mind

D

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by dukestreet
Ha, a sprite? (computer term, not mythological one)
I prefer pepsi and coke myself... :D
Its too big, 'tars need to be 50x50 pixels and under 20k - so try and redoing it with that in mind
Making it over sized did nothing for the clarity of the tar...

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by AlphaTech

I prefer pepsi and coke myself... :D

Making it over sized did nothing for the clarity of the tar...

I went and looked at his online comic - its a hockey player - there is no way to see that without being told, even if you reduced the size.

[ArtMan617]

For those of you confused about the avatar that I posted, I realize that it's the wrong size...I made that one for my IGN forum account...also, the sprite is from an NES game titled Ice Hockey...he's the heftier player and the green color means that he's from Canada (at least in the game). You can see mroe of him (he doesn't really have a name other than "the fat guy from Ice Hockey") if you check out my web comic (http://www.geocities.com/insertcoincomic), which is also in my signature...the website will be up shortly as well...I hope this clears things up.

-ArtMan617

[job]

It's kinda cool to see sprite artwork in this day and age of vector art and anime. :)

I think the green guy looks cool, although the animation is a bit annoying.

[ArtMan617]

Originally posted by hitman
I think the green guy looks cool, although the animation is a bit annoying.

Well, like I said this was just a little test animation that I did...actually, it was my first attempt at an animation in ImageReady (and I was a little limited by the sprites in the NES game) so that accounts for the poor quality.

-ArtMan617

[job]

It still looks good though.

Is that what you are planning on using for your 'tar once you hit 500 posts?

[ArtMan617]

Is that what you are planning on using for your 'tar once you hit 500 posts?
I'm considering it. Of course, by the time I reach 500 posts I will probably have a new-and-improved version of it...and maybe I could get the animation smoother as well...

-ArtMan617