YAIRJ (yet another icon resource journal) - Textures: Sparkles and Glitter

Textures: Sparkles and Glitter

Jun. 28th, 2008 at 2:08 AM

Wow, it's been so long since I posted here that I hope I remember how to do an lj-cut! I pop back in with offerings that are kinda gaudy. Eigthteen glittery and sparkly icon textures, for those moments when you need to get in touch with your inner diva. :)

Preview:

Probably best used as a new layer set to Screen at 100% opacity, but there might be other ways to abuse the sparklies. A new layer set to Dodge, with various opacity settings, would probably work too.

My play time has been occupied lately with 3D stuff, and I've gotten much better at it since I started last fall. If interested and/or curious, a bunch of my freebies are here. I also have a small store and a gallery that I post at every now and again.

A lot of things I learned from icon making have come in handy for this as well. :)

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tasyfa wrote:

Jun. 28th, 2008 08:55 pm (UTC)

Thanks for the sparklies. I love your character - she reminds me a bit of a dark version of Brody Dalle, the way she looked when she was fronting the Distillers. :D

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meleada wrote:

Jun. 30th, 2008 02:28 pm (UTC)

Thanks! I hadn't heard of Brody Dalle, so I had to go look her up. I think you might be right. :)

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rusalkatrix wrote:

Jun. 29th, 2008 01:26 am (UTC)

I love the 3D art you're doing! It looks like fun. What program do you use?

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meleada wrote:

Jun. 30th, 2008 02:30 pm (UTC)

I use DAZ Studio, which is free. Since I do this for fun, I can't really justify the cost of buying Poser for around $250/$300.

Of course, while DAZ Studio is free, and you can even get some of the figures for free, a lot of the content is not, so it soon becomes an expensive hobby anyway. :p

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rusalkatrix wrote:

Jun. 30th, 2008 09:21 pm (UTC)

Thanks so much, I will definitely check that out! LOL, I'll just pretend I didn't see the "becomes an expensive hobby anyway" part. ;D

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fireflys_locket wrote:

Jun. 30th, 2008 06:04 pm (UTC)

Snagging. Pretty, pretty. HeH. Thank you!

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meleada wrote:

Jul. 8th, 2008 10:50 pm (UTC)

You're welcome! :)

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un_conscience wrote:

Jul. 2nd, 2008 01:10 pm (UTC)

Hi. I'm always thrilled when you post something new. I love your stuff and use a lot of it. You might find me trolling around here, looking for stuff and inspiration. :)

I was wondering if you'd be willing to give us some tutorials on making brushes and textures?

(I'm the poster formerly known as

mrstinkles.

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meleada wrote:

Jul. 8th, 2008 10:52 pm (UTC)

Thanks! Glad you find stuff here useful, even if I don't post much anymore.

What kind of tutorials in particular? Because a lot of the texture brushes were either just stock textures or happy accidents while experimenting in PSP. :p

Brush making tuts depend on what kind of brush: border, masking brush, photo frame, etc.

Edited at 2008-07-08 10:53 pm (UTC)

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quiet_teaparty wrote:

Sep. 7th, 2008 09:20 am (UTC)

I saved the sparklies and several other texture sets you've posted and will add you to my resource list.

I love the tips and examples on how to use the textures. It's so much more useful than full icon tutorials I think, because then we all try the techniques out in our own ways instead of just copying blindly. Thank you :)

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meleada wrote:

Sep. 8th, 2008 02:19 pm (UTC)

You're most welcome! I remembered that the Dodge layer setting would also work in this instance, and edited the entry. :) Full icon tutorials are kind of a crutch. They're useful while still getting used to an image editor (PS, PSP, Gimp, whatever), but it can also keep some from learning how things really work.

I've been using PSP for years, and I'm still learning new things! :)

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