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Post by penman27 on Apr 20, 2008 12:57:57 GMT -6
here are some of my favorite icons that I have made, they can all be found at My Site! 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  |
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Post by Beebs on Apr 20, 2008 22:02:55 GMT -6
Ooh, the overall effects and composition are nice, but text is your main issue. The B&W text doesn't really fit in any of these, so it might be better to experiment with different fonts and use colors from within the icon. What program do you use?
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Post by penman27 on Apr 21, 2008 5:56:09 GMT -6
Ooh, the overall effects and composition are nice, but text is your main issue. The B&W text doesn't really fit in any of these, so it might be better to experiment with different fonts and use colors from within the icon. What program do you use? I use Gimp so there isn't a whole lot Ican do with text. I do have a lot of fonts that I have downloaded. It's just that with gimp, it only lets you put text out. no background or anything |
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Post by Beebs on Apr 21, 2008 14:03:10 GMT -6
Ooh, the overall effects and composition are nice, but text is your main issue. The B&W text doesn't really fit in any of these, so it might be better to experiment with different fonts and use colors from within the icon. What program do you use? I use Gimp so there isn't a whole lot Ican do with text. I do have a lot of fonts that I have downloaded. It's just that with gimp, it only lets you put text out. no background or anything I know GIMP has a crappy text tool, but I'm not quite sure what you mean...only let's you put text out with no background? You mean like drop shadow or outer glow? Generally good font choices are Century Gothic and Impact, and if you space the letters out Times New Roman and Georgia look good. For colors, first choose which area you want to put the text on. After that, pick a color from within the icon that will contrast well on top of the area you chose, using the eyedropper/color picker tool to actually take the color from the icon. Then, if it's too vivid or even if you just want to experiment, tone the color down to a duller version by moving towards the grey area in the color menu. |
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Post by penman27 on Apr 21, 2008 16:14:20 GMT -6
I use Gimp so there isn't a whole lot Ican do with text. I do have a lot of fonts that I have downloaded. It's just that with gimp, it only lets you put text out. no background or anything I know GIMP has a crappy text tool, but I'm not quite sure what you mean...only let's you put text out with no background? You mean like drop shadow or outer glow? Generally good font choices are Century Gothic and Impact, and if you space the letters out Times New Roman and Georgia look good. For colors, first choose which area you want to put the text on. After that, pick a color from within the icon that will contrast well on top of the area you chose, using the eyedropper/color picker tool to actually take the color from the icon. Then, if it's too vivid or even if you just want to experiment, tone the color down to a duller version by moving towards the grey area in the color menu. Thanks! I usually use Century Gothic or Sans. And thats what I meant about background and stuff. Also that it won't let me like highlight the color or something like that. Like where theres the text but the background is a different color |
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Post by Liamane on Apr 21, 2008 16:34:28 GMT -6
Wow, impressive for someone who uses Gimp! ^____^ I like the Kingdom Hearts icon the best.
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