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Maintitlte
Topic Started: Jan 18 2006, 02:53 PM (645 Views)
Drew
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I havent really been skinning because i have no ideas for maintitle. Well lately, during my boring classes and study halls, i have been doing some sketches and finally found a good one i like. I have it done, and i love it.

How do i make it glassy and shiny and stuff...right now it is flat.
:ermm:
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lightsilver
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grandant overlays.

Darkening grads ad the bottom (black to transparent) the black part more around the middle

or

Lighthing with white to transparent grandant layer, the white at top

For whichever you use, lower the opacity.

Also, on the main layer of the grad, in the layer style, give grandant overlay, darker color on bottom for outer, and darker on top for pressed in look.

Get it?
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Here's a recent tutorial that might help you:

http://forums.ifskinzone.net/index.php?showtopic=168001
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Drew
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Thanks Matt. I tried a gradient overlay. And...it is basically a whole gradient over it...>.< And the gradient goes out of the maintitle. Like...outside of the maintitle is the color of the bg of the skin. I dont want that part havin a gradient in it. >__>

Domie, i just want to make it look glassy...
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Spammy Sammy
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Andrew Black
Jan 18 2006, 03:14 PM
And...it is basically a whole gradient over it...>.<

Reduce the opacity level on the gradient layer.
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Drew
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But wouldnt that go over the maintitle border?
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when you fill with the grandant, have the mt selected by wand, and have the border set to outside.

Then you have a glare on the inside of the border ;)
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Drew
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My MT is an EFS and it isnt rectangular....hmm...
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Andrew Black
Jan 18 2006, 06:53 PM
How do i make it glassy and shiny and stuff...right now it is flat.
:ermm:

A Glass OSS is very simple if you don't know how to do it. Fill the whole screen, with a gradient that goes from light to dark to light. Then make a new layer, add a rectangular marquee on the top half and reduce the opacity to around 25%. Simple enough, and usually has fine results. Here's an example of one I've made from that:

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Drew
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Thank you. ^_^


I will try that soon. That wasnt totally what i was asking, but thanks. I wanted to know that too...never really asked.
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Another very simply way is to select the top half of the image, fill it white and lower the opactiy of the white layer to 25%.
On the original image layer use a inner shadow with 45% opactiy, 0 distance, 0 choke and about 18 size, whatever makes it look ok.
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Drew
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Thanks. I will try all of these eventualy, i hope. ^_^
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Andrew Black
Jan 18 2006, 03:40 PM
But wouldnt that go over the maintitle border?

Just get rid of the stuff outside the border when you're done.
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Drew
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Uhh...duh. Blonde moment. (im not blond. :r )
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You could use Wisp's idea, but instead of filling it with solid white, use a white to transparent gradient and leave it on 100% opacity.
Example:
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