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Anyone who knows what it is gets a big ol' gold star of geekiness! :D
Anyone who knows what it is gets a big ol' gold star of geekiness! :D
Jul. 13th, 2007
The Gimp = Love
Jul. 13th, 2007 01:56 pmFinally got around to installing and messing around with The Gimp, which is just fantastic.
Unfortunately, I have forgotten absolutely everything I ever learned about graphics stuff, which makes me feel downright pathetic. So I decided to pull up a picture I saved a long time ago and try to remember how to make it a bit less blah in terms of colouring.
Fifteen minutes later, this is the progression I've made:
(The original)
to:
(My veddy first icon, the edge of which was eaten when I wasn't paying attention. Maybe he's a "Time Loro". :D)
So... yeah. It was frustrating and all that, but it was fun. The Gimp is basically identical to Photoshop, so all the layers and curves and such work in very similar ways. And the Gimp is free!
So I'm gonna be doing a bit of this, too. Whee!
Unfortunately, I have forgotten absolutely everything I ever learned about graphics stuff, which makes me feel downright pathetic. So I decided to pull up a picture I saved a long time ago and try to remember how to make it a bit less blah in terms of colouring.
Fifteen minutes later, this is the progression I've made:
(The original)to:
(My veddy first icon, the edge of which was eaten when I wasn't paying attention. Maybe he's a "Time Loro". :D)So... yeah. It was frustrating and all that, but it was fun. The Gimp is basically identical to Photoshop, so all the layers and curves and such work in very similar ways. And the Gimp is free!
So I'm gonna be doing a bit of this, too. Whee!
Ridiculously Long and Pointless Meme
Jul. 13th, 2007 04:14 pmSo I'm memeing, for no particular reason. Yay?
100 Things About Me
100 Things About Me
The Friday Five! :D
Jul. 13th, 2007 09:31 pmRight, completely forgot that I was doing these!
So here it is:
What is your favorite quote....
First off, I'm terrible with quotes. I come across plenty of them, desperately want to keep them in mind so I can be all clever later on, but I invariably forget them in a matter of seconds. As a result, I'm gonna be searching for neat ones, not necessarily my favourites. Cheating, if you will. :D
1) ... on family?
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. -George Burns
2) ... on relationships? (marriage, friendships, etc)
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard
3) ... attitude?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -Herm Albright
4) ... happiness?
I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. -J.D. Salinger
5) ... success?
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. -Reggie Leach
So here it is:
What is your favorite quote....
First off, I'm terrible with quotes. I come across plenty of them, desperately want to keep them in mind so I can be all clever later on, but I invariably forget them in a matter of seconds. As a result, I'm gonna be searching for neat ones, not necessarily my favourites. Cheating, if you will. :D
1) ... on family?
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. -George Burns
2) ... on relationships? (marriage, friendships, etc)
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard
3) ... attitude?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -Herm Albright
4) ... happiness?
I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. -J.D. Salinger
5) ... success?
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. -Reggie Leach
