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Title: opinions?
Post by: Rhah on February 02, 2010, 09:05:40 PM

Welll i downloaded GIMP, and screwed around with it for awhile. then i made these. pls tell me if u like them. comments and ideas are much appreciated :salute

(http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz309/BTG_AH2/163frontedit1.jpg)

(http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz309/BTG_AH2/163frontedit2.jpg)

(http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz309/BTG_AH2/163frontedit3.jpg)

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: stealth on February 03, 2010, 02:35:10 AM

Look's awsome kinda look's like Star Trek or somthing. :aok

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Serenity on February 03, 2010, 04:27:04 AM

Try cutting back on the radius of the starburst. Here's what I usually churn mine out like:

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc74/Serene_One/Aces%20High/Edited%20Shots/F4U44E.jpg)

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Rhah on February 03, 2010, 05:06:11 AM

ok, thanks Serenity :salute. also, i had a question, how do you blur, for example, the background, but not my plane?

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Knite on February 03, 2010, 11:08:28 AM

Hey Rhah,

Not sure how to do it in GIMP, but using Photoshop what I have to do is trace around my plane to copy it. Blur the picture, then paste the airplane on top of the blurred picture.
there's no real "easy" way of bluring everything but the plane that I know of.

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Rhah on February 03, 2010, 02:16:05 PM

thank you sir :salutethats what i figured i would have to do, but was hoping otherwise

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: GhostCDB on February 03, 2010, 03:52:10 PM

Noob. Rhah I will post my first attempt using GIMP and Photoshop, I think it sucked more than yours. lol >S<

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Rhah on February 03, 2010, 04:36:29 PM

Quote from: GhostCDB on February 03, 2010, 03:52:10 PM

Noob. Rhah I will post my first attempt using GIMP and Photoshop, I think it sucked more than yours. lol >S<

lol im  sure it will :D <S>

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: ImADot on February 03, 2010, 10:21:10 PM

Quote from: Knite on February 03, 2010, 11:08:28 AM

but using Photoshop what I have to do is trace around my plane to copy it. Blur the picture, then paste the airplane on top of the blurred picture.
there's no real "easy" way of bluring everything but the plane that I know of.

If you trace around your plane, you can invert the selection to select everything BUT the plane.  Then blur.  I'd make a copy of the layer first (easier to "undo").  You can turn off/on the blurred layer to quickly see the difference.  You can also play around with layer masks and such.  The burn and dodge tools are great for touch-ups of "just that little piece of picture", if you need to lighten or darken parts and pieces.  Works great for fixing exposure issues in photos of people and landscapes.

Title: Re: opinions?
Post by: Jack16 on February 07, 2010, 05:00:10 PM

i like the 2nd one :aok