can someone make some rank images?

[sammyh]

lol i just said i liked it but still that looks cool lol. i was asking to use the pof ones as an example to show them in features request. thats really cool though. how do you do the transparent background? i like that site. and sure, do the rest.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Oh I know you said you liked it. But I didnt know if you'd still like it with the Alien font you'd mentioned. The "transparent" part is the easy part hehe. Its the way the text is colored etc that is a bit more challenging (trying to make it look similar to POFs style).

I basically start with a transparent image. Add text, do some tricks to make the text look similar to the POFs rank images 'style'. I add a drop shadow to the text for effect (3d effect), and then save the image in PNG format which retains any transparency (ie no background).

I also admit, I didnt want to take the time if it was unlikely you'd use them.

[sammyh]

before you do everything, i want to show them one or two of them as an example. before you do everything.

[Dr. Zeppers]

I got bored, thought i'd see what I could do flag wise...

Didnt want one for myself though... so I tried making you one Sammy.
Used a few tricks trying to make the text look like it was on the waving flag. Not sure that it worked that well.

sammy_flag2.jpg


hmm looks better in paint shop, than in here.. darn.. oh well.

No, I didnt mean your sig was too big (referencing comment in other thread)

[Dr. Zeppers]

Here is the administrator rank with alien font:

rank_administrator_alien.png

MegaMod:
rank_megamod_alien.png

MiniMod:
rank_minimod_alien.png

[sammyh]

cool i think that those look really good. cool i like that flag thing that is cool looking. i will post that there now (the admin thing)

[Mr.LoveLocket]

so do i make them or no.. confused
i made another set
i also made animatons=

[sammyh]

i think both of you have done really good on the ranks. i dont really know which one of you. im gonna go check that hread on guildlaunch.

[Swash]

zeppers can you make me a rank a few rank images one called French Assassins and another called Pirate King

[Dr. Zeppers]

Sammy's Ranks

rank_clanleader_alien.png
rank_dominator_alien.png
rank_french_alien.png
rank_spanish_alien.png
rank_stuffmod_alien.png
rank_officer_alien.png
rank_member_alien.png
rank_user_alien.png
rank_moderator_alien.png

[sammyh]

i think moderator would be good. and can you make spanish and member just a little darker? thank you.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by sammyh

i think moderator would be good. and can you make spanish and member just a little darker? thank you.

Sure, will post them tonight, those are sorta the ones I saw as needing a bit of a change as well

[sammyh]

one question: how do i do the transparent background and put the white around the edges? i asked if i could make the partners in crime under-name logo.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by sammyh

one question: how do i do the transparent background and put the white around the edges? i asked if i could make the partners in crime under-name logo.

Transparency isnt that hard, but it would depend alot on the application your using. Paint for example is not robust enough, its just designed to slap some text or an arrow on existing graphics, or create simple graphics. It has limited effects/tools and does not support layers.

Different graphic applications have different features and effects in them. Some may actually have an effect that puts the white around the letters. Paintshop pro that I use, does, but it doesnt work the way we want them to look, so I had to use a series of nifty tricks to do it.

Basically:

1. Started with a transparent image.
2. Typed in my text with text tool on new layer.
3. Created an extended outline around the text, on the original transparent layer (behind the text).
4. Painted in this extended outline, which now appears somewhat like a thought bubble in the middle of the transparent layer.
5. Created a drop shadow on this white bubble for 3d effect.
6. Merged the two layers and saved as a PNG which retains the still transparent portion of the image.

I do not consider myself a graphics artist by ANY means. I've played with Paintshop Pro for years, creating website graphics, creating skins for games, i've painted all the stockcars that I race in our clans online races, etc. Im constantly learning, and creating new tricks.

[Swash]

Swashbuckler regarding your request, choose a font... (dafont.com) you want same style?[/QUOTE]

i would like the style pof uses