Skin Making Question (please read)

ECKLESPAM · 30th September 2001, 22:55

I know that there have been TONS of posts about how to make skins, and I know how to. But, what I want to know is how to make everything 3D-like. Probably this has been answered 10000000 times, but I'm too lazy to look. So please tell me a little tip on how to get that real-look, and please dont tell me to use PSP, or Photoshop, because i have photoshop, but i dont know what to do in it. thanks.

Forevever · 30th September 2001, 22:57

drop shadows, bevels, and layers
read your Photoshop help files for further information

Mr. Bojanglez · 30th September 2001, 23:02

search 4 some tutorials online

hawk606 · 30th September 2001, 23:05

Quote:

Originally posted by ECKLESPAM
..I'm too lazy to look...

Laziness is the enemy of doin' stuff. - Me, 1999

PixelFish · 1st October 2001, 04:11

While the Photoshop presets work quickly, I must recommend using channels or "painting" to get a cleaner bevelled look. There are plenty of tutorials for making bevelled textures, if you look.

eddieo wg · 1st October 2001, 14:47

Just a quick note.

A 3D look is an optical illusion created by different shades of the same colour.

In Photoshop play around with the Gradient Tool. Black to white or choose a lighter and darker shades of the same colour for
Foreground and Background and see what happens.

For your own textures try applying different filters to a few layers and then play with the Layer Opacity and Blending Modes to combine the effects into one image.

Just give it a go, see what happens!!

The only way to learn.

30th September 2001, 22:55	#1
ECKLESPAM Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: CHICAGOOO Posts: 14	Skin Making Question (please read) I know that there have been TONS of posts about how to make skins, and I know how to. But, what I want to know is how to make everything 3D-like. Probably this has been answered 10000000 times, but I'm too lazy to look. So please tell me a little tip on how to get that real-look, and please dont tell me to use PSP, or Photoshop, because i have photoshop, but i dont know what to do in it. thanks.

30th September 2001, 22:57	#2
Forevever Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 3rd floor front bedroom by the window :D Posts: 1,899	drop shadows, bevels, and layers read your Photoshop help files for further information If anyone can find any of the skins I made please email them to Forevever@aol.com I can't remember all the names but specifically hunting for Lascivious, and DEVOUR (compilation with Jax) and any in the Impulse series which had 6 total. Auriferous, Gilt, Impulse, Nadir, and 2 others I can't remember but you dig.

30th September 2001, 23:02	#3
Mr. Bojanglez Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: behind binary hero Posts: 1,424	arg search 4 some tutorials online yea...I said it.

1st October 2001, 14:47	#6
eddieo wg Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 17	3d Just a quick note. A 3D look is an optical illusion created by different shades of the same colour. In Photoshop play around with the Gradient Tool. Black to white or choose a lighter and darker shades of the same colour for Foreground and Background and see what happens. For your own textures try applying different filters to a few layers and then play with the Layer Opacity and Blending Modes to combine the effects into one image. Just give it a go, see what happens!! The only way to learn.

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1st October 2001, 04:11	#5
PixelFish Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Western Hemisphere Posts: 17	While the Photoshop presets work quickly, I must recommend using channels or "painting" to get a cleaner bevelled look. There are plenty of tutorials for making bevelled textures, if you look.