So, it's probably only impressive to me...

[silverthorne]

Once again self-teaching myself on Paint Shop Pro X. Wanted to make a rooster icon for my LJ, but it's a little too something to shrink it, I think. Still, kinda a cool banner thing, and it gave me more practice in making clean layer work.

Three layers--the granite background and the Kanjii I created myself. The rooster was taken from a random picture off of Yahoo.

Comments

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

No, it's nice work.

The rooster is a little colorful to shrink down reliably. You may want to try a different bird.

Are you a year of the rooster baby?

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I am. ^^ I actually connect better with the Rooster than the Crab, which is my western sign.

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling. I relate more to the Dragon than I do to the Virgo Virgin.

I am not fussy and neat like Virgos are supposed to be. Among other traits Virgos have that I don't. [Not that I lack other traits Virgos have. Some I have in spades -- the nurturing thing, foex] And that's always stuck in my craw.

[ebonbird.livejournal.com]

I like.

Rooster seems more pixel-y than the other elements, though.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

I over-sharpened it and lightened it too much. It was tge only rostter pic I could find that that wasnt just the rooster standing there. :/

[elysepatrice.livejournal.com]

What does the kanjii say? Do you use a pen and tablet for that kind of work? This looks cool overall--I guess you just need a simpler rooster design, something with fewer colors and details. More graphic. :D

I love my Paintshop Pro. Just upgraded to v. 11, which has some really cool new effects.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

'Rooster' in Japapese, at least according to the old, old dictionary I have. According to my kanji guide book though, it translates as 'Male Bird'.

So...yeah. Heh.

Usually, Chinese Kanji is used, (Since it is, after all, the Chinese horoscope), but I couldn't find a clean enough sample to feel confortable enough with sussing out how the kanji itself was written.

This time I hand drew the kanji, then stuck it under the clear sheet of my Wacom pad and traced over it to get it on screen. Then cheated and used one of the graphic effects from Paint Shot to get the undershadows. *g*

Yeah. I had the older Painthouse products (3 and 4) since 2000 when I got the PC new as an Xmas present. 'X' I just recently got, and it combines just about everything except the range of art tools that I use, so I wound up deleting all but my Painter classic programs once I got X installed. On this old PC, it's a memory hog, but I love it, so the delays between commands is worth it.

[skyshark.livejournal.com]

Yes, as mentioned the rooster's kinda wonky--but also as mentioned, that looks like a hard picture to deal with. Maybe a stylized black-and-white rooster, although I agree it'd be more helpful if I'd STFU and find you one.

The kanji are very effective, and I like the textural change in backgrounds.

It's not Derek's insane little beady eyes peering from right at the edge of my monitor. I ♥ it.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Hehe, it's all right. Looks like Tahkys found me a few, so rooster problem solved. ^^

Thanks. I like working textures. 'Tis fun and actually kinda meditative for me. Actually, anything that has to do with coloring things in is meditative for me.

...Well, I still have that desktop. I could always put it back just for you! *eg*

[skyshark.livejournal.com]

You do that, and I'll screenshot, icon, and use it only to reply to you.

I will not be the only one with psycho eyes right above my start button. Oh, no.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Of course, if I keep spelling Takhys' name wrong, she may stop giving me wonderful presents. -_-;

[takhys]

Heh. It's much easier to spell in Greek. ταχς

[takhys]

Hmm. You said you had rooster troubles.

one, two, three.

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

OOOhhhhhh, bless you, little goddess of the internet google!

*Smoochie hugs*

...'Course, now I gotta go make another banner!

Like this is distressing for me.

[takhys]

Veer.com + rooster = goodness.

*solemn nod*