Sun Mar 24 02:36:27 2002
Take that, Steve Jobs!
Sun Mar 24 02:51:12 2002
Hurrah
Sun Mar 24 02:54:14 2002
Sun Mar 24 02:56:10 2002
Okay, how's that?
Sun Mar 24 03:04:19 2002
but my home copy of Photoshop was being very sucktacular (refusing to load, for some insane reason)
Are you sure you weren't running them on Linux under WINE? :)
So how does one get some of the features for making buttons like these for Paint Shop pro?
Sun Mar 24 03:14:29 2002
Are you sure you weren't running them on Linux under WINE?
It's weird, isn't it, that after I posted that Photoshop wouldn't run under Wine (it doesn't) that it would start to exhibit the same behavior under Windows. Perhaps Adobe has added some code that randomly checks to make sure you are on a Macintosh, and if not slows everything to a crawl, but every once in a while said code breaks and causes the application to stop loading...
Anyway.
To make Aqua buttons, you start with an oval selection. This is done by making a rectangular selection, then adding two circular ones to the ends. This is actually easier on PSP, which allows you to make perfect circles and starts the circular selection CENTERED on the mouse pointer, not some weird upper-left thingy.
Anyway, you fill the oval with a gradient, going from grey->light grey. Make a new layer, and make a white->transparent gradient. Resize this layer to about 90% width 50% height and move it close to the top of the first layer, leaving a little dark gap at the top. Duplicate the layer, flip vertical, and move it down for the bottom highlight. Gaussian blur the bottom highlight, and change the blending to "overlay". Add a drop shadow to the whole image. Add a new layer with a white->transparent gradient and change the blending level to "multiply" for that layer. Play around with the transparencies of these layers to get the rounded effect, then use the burn tool to make the upper corners darker. Then add text, etc.
See? Simple!
Sun Mar 24 03:14:35 2002
Sun Mar 24 03:45:48 2002
I like the Aqua-ish Gel Cap look. :)
Sun Mar 24 05:03:24 2002
Sun Mar 24 05:04:00 2002
The new buttons suck ass chowder. They're far too bulbous, wrongly colored, and they stand out too much. I don't need widgets to be a distraction. These are.
Sun Mar 24 06:49:28 2002
Sun Mar 24 09:29:09 2002
Sun Mar 24 11:09:03 2002
from DrPizza posted at 6:03 am on Mar. 24, 2002
It sucks, and the font is horrible.
Understatement! Understatement!
NOW BRING BACK THE AQUA STYLE !!!
Sun Mar 24 17:22:01 2002
But they reminded me to take some ibuprofen, so they do have some extraneous use.
I can understand the resistance to the black text, though -- it just seems too dark to me, overall, esecially on the smaller widgets. And the huge ones gobble up far too much space.
But otherwise, I have no complaints. ;)
Sun Mar 24 19:05:24 2002
Sun Mar 24 20:08:58 2002
The White looks a little better, but still not quite right.
I can't put my finger on it, but solid white just doesn't look natural.
Hmmmm.
Sun Mar 24 20:51:04 2002
I tried with a drop shadow on the text, but it didn't look right either.
Sun Mar 24 21:19:55 2002
Sun Mar 24 22:43:58 2002
Sun Mar 24 22:51:22 2002
I can't put my finger on it, but solid white just doesn't look natural.
Maybe it's the font antialiasing? :confused:
I think the font's OK myself, but the white looks a little... bland on the giant widgets. Just my personal observation, mind you -- I can live with them. ;)
Sun Mar 24 23:04:12 2002
M.
Sun Mar 24 23:08:36 2002
Filter.
Huh?
Mon Mar 25 03:29:03 2002
As for your fonts, its a tad to blurry but I'm not sure if its the compression and the artifacts that's giving that impression.
Mon Mar 25 17:41:38 2002
I'll leave it like this for a little while, then ask again. Sometimes it takes a while for people to get used to changes.
And of course you can't please everyone. Given any artistic style, there will always be people who say it's great and those who say it sucks. Something for me to think about if I ever go into graphic design...
Mon Mar 25 18:07:34 2002
Like, say, BladePro or Alien.
Just thought you'd like to know for next time, although you probably already know.
M.
Mon Mar 25 18:45:44 2002
Mon Mar 25 20:48:05 2002
Yes, Madan, but it's not always possible to have every conceivable filter loaded on one's PC, and it is sort of neat to figure out how the effect is made. I do love learning new things...
No need to get miffed. If you want some filters, type "free photoshop filters" in google.
If you want, you can have some of mine.
M.
Mon Mar 25 21:06:41 2002
Mon Mar 25 21:39:31 2002
I want the old ones back.
Mon Mar 25 21:49:30 2002
Maybe if you revamped the entire site but then you wouldn't be able to finish your book...
M.