Official Guide to making pictures. (by Chelley Jean)

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The Official Guide to making pictures: Lesson One:

I’m surprised that no one has though to post this up before. So this is my attempt at writing a guide. Please bear with me.

If you’ve ever asked yourself:
a. How the hell do I make my own pics?
b. What’s the big secret behind all these great MAB artists?
Well then this is the thread for you. I will try to be as detailed as possible… and if this thread doesn’t help you at all it’s because:
a. You suck at life
b. You’re illiterate
c. You’re too much of a n00b to understand meaningful threads or
d. When reading this all you see is “blah, blah, blah, blah, blah”
Anyways getting down to business:
Programs most MAB Artists uses to make pictures:
1. Photoshop (most common—Please do not ask me where and how to get Photoshop.. if you do not know that you can simple type ‘photoshop’ in your google toolbar you are a failure at life and should STOP reading IMMEDIATELY.)
2. Paint Pro
3. Microsoft Paint
4. Basically any picture editing program available to you. (Some people goes as far as to use, Microsoft PowerPoint and other such programs)
Seeing as I use Photoshop to make my pictures:
**here’s a link to my some of my work:
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37739698239#/album.php?aid=186911&id=868025593&ref=mf
(If you DARE request a pic in this thread I will send Duke Nukem after you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3KdcTgrno )
**A link to MAB’s Art Center where they have GREAT Artists: (seriously STOP reading this and just go there and request a pic from one of the GREAT Artists.
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37739698239#/group.php?gid=27687283639&ref=ts

*****Okay sorry for the distraction:
Like I was saying: Here’s my mini guide to photoshop: I have CS2 but there is a newer version which I suggest you download because its newer and better. DUH

~~~~STEP 1:
First decide who you want for your picture: (for the slow n00bs: this mean choose WHICH kid you want in the picture)
1. Once you have done this: go on the said child’s profile page
2. Right click on their image (not just anywhere on the page you DIRECTLY on their image)
3. Select either:
a. Copy image (which you can later simply paste into photoshop, or Microsoft paint)
b. Save the image to your computer. (I suggest doing this because well that’s what I do so follow my lead… :/ ) seeing as most n00bs are very slow let me say that you can save the image under any name you would like. (Make sure you save it under an easy to find name)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide.jpg

~~~~STEP 2:
Decide what you want in your picture. (by this I mean… background and such) This is easy to find:
Good sites to get background:
1. http://images.google.com/ (I will be using this)
2. http://www.deviantart.com
3. Basically any search engine
Anywho:
1. Type in the name of the background you want: (i.e: the park, the movies)
2. Select an image.
3. Save the image to your computer (I suggest saving it in the same location as your model)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide2.jpg
~~~~STEP 3:
1. Open up Photoshop:
2. Click on: File>open> and locate your model and background:
3. If you’ve done everything right you should have two pictures loaded into your photoshop
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide3.jpg
(It should look like this: if not you’re done something wrong… so here are you’re options:
1. Realize that you’re a failure/ will never amount to anything and give up now. 2. Slap me upside the head and try again.

~~~~STEP 4:

Now that you have your model and background loaded we’ve come to the easy part.. (well easy for some)
I am showing you how to make a very easy pic.
1. Drag you’re model pic into the background: (you can position it anywhere you’d like)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide4.jpg
2. Yes I know… there’s a white background surrounding your Pic.. (What do you do now? Geeez don’t panic… it’s simple)
3. Use the wand tool:
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide5.jpg
4. Select (highlight) the white part around your ‘model’ and Press the delete key (should be located on the upper right hand corner of your keyboard)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide6.jpg
p.s: if you still have white parts around you’re model.. repeat #4

~~~~STEP 5:
1. Now you’re probably thinking: That’s all it takes to make a picture?
a. Well DUH.. its not rocket science.
2. You can do fancy things like:
a. Add text
b. And other things I won’t get into right now… (because I know it would take the n00bs ages to learn this o.O)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide7.jpg
3. I am assuming you are familiar with Microsoft word know how to edit the font and color of the pics… (this is probably a mistake since n00bs are originally slow)


~~~~STEP 6:
1. OMG dude freak out. You’ve just made you’re first picture…
2. Um.. no you still have a little ways to go.
3. On the bottom left corner or your screen there should be a box labeled: ‘Layers’
(I’m not sure if it’s necessary that you do this step… but do it anyways)
a. Right click on either you’re your background layer:
b. Select the ‘merge visible’ option
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide8.jpg
4. If you did so correctly you should only see ONE layer left.
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide9.jpg

5. Once you have executed the steps above make sure that you SAVE your work
a. You do this by clicking File>Save As (I suggest saving the file as a PNG file for best quality… but it’s totally up to you)
b. Make sure however that you save it as a FB compatible file: (i.e: JPG, GIF or PNG file.)
Ex: https://2img.net/h/i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/LadyGlam/guide10.jpg


~~~~STEP 7: Now im am giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you know how to upload a picture.
You can upload it to FB/ Photobucket/ Imageshack. (up to you)
Now that you’re done. Show us what you’re work:
POST YOU VERY FIRST PIC HERE…

~~~~ This thread is dedicated to: Ms Carmela May and Peggy Wintermute (I was tempted to write Wintermule )~~~~

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