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Post by Twillie on Jun 3, 2015 20:22:09 GMT -5
Does anyone have advice on making speech bubbles in Photoshop? Right now I just use the elliptical tool and then stroke to fill in the lines, but sometimes I'm forced to use up valuable space on circles the text doesn't fully fill or ovals with long, narrow corners, making the comics more empty with all that unused white space and less attractive with these mismatched shapes.
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Post by Coaster on Jun 4, 2015 0:21:17 GMT -5
Does anyone have advice on making speech bubbles in Photoshop? Right now I just use the elliptical tool and then stroke to fill in the lines, but sometimes I'm forced to use up valuable space on circles the text doesn't fully fill or ovals with long, narrow corners, making the comics more empty with all that unused white space and less attractive with these mismatched shapes. Ovals in general are pretty bad space wasters unless you 1. plan out the frames beforehand such that you know you have enough space for the text, and 2. rather than using a rectangular block of text inside an oval, format the text so each line fits as much in the oval as possible. For example,
text like this would
work fairly well in a
basically circular
ellipse.
You might want to avoid panels that
force the text into a wide, short bubble like
this one would be in...
...But putting a sequence over character heads or
something means shapes like this are pretty much
the only way to go, anyways.
Also, don't
forget that you have
options:
Frame dialogue in
two overlapping circles
if you want.
But I'm too lazy for that (and using 3D I don't really have the luxury of being able to overlay text immediately), so I just use rectangles most of the time. xD Basically, do what you're already doing in terms of shape, but definitely pre-plan the frames to fit the text, though. Physically writing it out (or approximating it) as you sketch is pretty much the only way to go.
Another option is to use beveled rectangles (so they have rounded corners), which strikes a happy medium, but can look a bit odd if you mix and match shapes and aren't drawing the bubbles freehand.
Also, too little white space can make the dialogue look cluttered, as can long sequences in a single panel. Textwalls may be unavoidable in certain situations, so when they happen you do need to reserve a lot of extra space, especially if you use ellipse-shaped bubbles.
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Post by Twillie on Jun 25, 2015 19:30:55 GMT -5
What's the difference between digital painting and normal drawing/coloring on the computer, if any? Is it some type of pen tool you use, or maybe an exclusion of black lines or line work? I'm just sort of confused because I've heard people talk like it's some special practice, but you can't change the "material" used on a computer. I'm not a painter in real life, so maybe I'm missing some special technique used for both brush and tablet, but if anyone knows the difference, I'd love to find out :3
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Post by Tiger on Jun 26, 2015 6:22:03 GMT -5
What's the difference between digital painting and normal drawing/coloring on the computer, if any? Is it some type of pen tool you use, or maybe an exclusion of black lines or line work? I'm just sort of confused because I've heard people talk like it's some special practice, but you can't change the "material" used on a computer. I'm not a painter in real life, so maybe I'm missing some special technique used for both brush and tablet, but if anyone knows the difference, I'd love to find out :3 Well, you can't change the physical material, but you can change the brush's hardness, opacity, density, pressure sensitivity, etc. to get an effect that looks more like physical paint than like colored pixels - it can be a special tool, but I think some people do make their own brushes for it. I would guess there's also some difference in the technique to preserve the look of things like brush strokes, buuut my "digital painting" process is mostly "Step 1: Use the Pencil brush in Paint Shop Pro; Step 2: Color until the transparency goes away" so not much elaboration I can do there XP So, broadly, something like this would be considered a digital painting, while something like this, not so much. As for linework, I imagine it could be either way - I'd say the crispness of the lines is more important than their presence. If they look like they were made by a computer - consistent color and width and very crisp - then it would probably edge a piece toward the "not a digital painting" category. At least, that's how I understand it - other people, correct me if I'm wrong ^^ |
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Post by Twillie on Jun 28, 2015 17:58:00 GMT -5
What's the difference between digital painting and normal drawing/coloring on the computer, if any? Is it some type of pen tool you use, or maybe an exclusion of black lines or line work? I'm just sort of confused because I've heard people talk like it's some special practice, but you can't change the "material" used on a computer. I'm not a painter in real life, so maybe I'm missing some special technique used for both brush and tablet, but if anyone knows the difference, I'd love to find out :3 Well, you can't change the physical material, but you can change the brush's hardness, opacity, density, pressure sensitivity, etc. to get an effect that looks more like physical paint than like colored pixels - it can be a special tool, but I think some people do make their own brushes for it. I would guess there's also some difference in the technique to preserve the look of things like brush strokes, buuut my "digital painting" process is mostly "Step 1: Use the Pencil brush in Paint Shop Pro; Step 2: Color until the transparency goes away" so not much elaboration I can do there XP So, broadly, something like this would be considered a digital painting, while something like this, not so much. As for linework, I imagine it could be either way - I'd say the crispness of the lines is more important than their presence. If they look like they were made by a computer - consistent color and width and very crisp - then it would probably edge a piece toward the "not a digital painting" category. At least, that's how I understand it - other people, correct me if I'm wrong ^^ So it sounds like its emulating the look of a painting through digital means? I think I get it now, and I guess the name is more self explanatory than I thought XD Thank you! |
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Post by Nut on Jun 28, 2015 19:15:10 GMT -5
I've noticed that if I get about 6 hours of sleep, I'll struggle to focus and stay awake. But if I only get about 4 hours, I'll be oddly alert and relatively focused.  (Anyone know why this might be? XD) You go through various phases when you sleep, and how awake you feel when you wake up depends on where in your sleep cycle you wake up. With how your cycle lines up, it may be that six hours generally wakes you up at a bad part of your sleep cycle. Maybe eight hours would make you wake up even better than four. There are fancy wristband things you can buy that monitor your sleeping and wake you up as close to your ideal alarm time as possible, but when you're at an ideal point in your sleep cycle. One of my friends recently bought a different fancy wristband thing that monitors her sleep, and found out that even when she got eight hours of sleep a night, wasn't getting any REM sleep, which is why she'd been feeling so tired. Sleep is a really strange thing! I was just thinking about this the other day, since I've noticed something similar with when I wake up. If I wake up at 6:00 in the morning, I always need to force myself out of bed and through two cups of tea before I can go on with my day. But if I wake up at 7:00, I wake up ready to start my day right out of bed. The kicker is that this is independent of when I actually go to sleep. I could get eight hours of sleep, wake up at 6:00, and feel like I woke up at 6:00, and I could get six hours of sleep, wake up at 7:00, and feel as wide awake as ever. Sleep is a really strange thing! I was actually thinking I might try and experiment with this this summer. Hope I don't mess myself up too bad! This is really interesting and something I should try to keep track of considering that my average sleeping schedule tends to consist of stuff like going to bed at 5am, waking up at 10am, falling asleep again at 5pm and waking up at 8pm <__< I'm tired most of the time. >_> |
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Post by Twillie on Sept 6, 2015 10:29:40 GMT -5
Is it... normal, or acceptable, to have three girlfriends in the span of eight months? Last night at a party, someone I know recently got together with one of our friends, and he's dated within the same friend group at the start of summer and around February. His current girlfriend he's had for less than a week, and last night he was already telling her he loves her. So, I don't know what he's doing, whether he just has a poor understanding of love, if he's insecure, or if he's completely in control. In two years, he's had four girlfriends total, all from the same circle of friends.
I just want to know because when he started doing this around February, it's really been bothering me. Whenever he gets a new girlfriend, everyone else thinks it's cute, but I just think he looks like a jerk. He flirts with a girl by suddenly attaching to them; he'll constantly be around them and touch them, saying sweet things to them like they're the love of his life. He's the type that likes attention and is good at getting it because he can be very funny and appealing when he wants to be, which is why I think these girls are still saying yes to him. They all know his long history, but they still think he's completely into them because he won't leave them alone.
Of these three girlfriends, the longest I think he's held onto one is a couple weeks, maybe a month. They break up, and two weeks later he's flirting with another like the last one didn't even exist.
I don't get it, I don't like it, and I don't understand how anyone else can still think him getting a girlfriend is a good thing. Are they right? Is this okay? To be honest, I take relationships more seriously than others, and I don't understand the whole "dating for fun" thing. But the way he coddles his girlfriends and constantly hugs them (seriously, he didn't let go of her once that whole night) tells me it's more than him "having fun." I can't tell if he's taking it seriously or not, but it seems very unhealthy to me.
I almost put this in mini-rants, but I don't want to complain if it's actually okay. I know at first I asked if having three girlfriends is acceptable, but I think my bigger question is if my feelings are valid or not. Am I missing something, or is there actually something wrong with this guy's actions?
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Post by Zoey on Sept 6, 2015 11:15:51 GMT -5
Is it... normal, or acceptable, to have three girlfriends in the span of eight months? Last night at a party, someone I know recently got together with one of our friends, and he's dated within the same friend group at the start of summer and around February. His current girlfriend he's had for less than a week, and last night he was already telling her he loves her. So, I don't know what he's doing, whether he just has a poor understanding of love, if he's insecure, or if he's completely in control. In two years, he's had four girlfriends total, all from the same circle of friends. I just want to know because when he started doing this around February, it's really been bothering me. Whenever he gets a new girlfriend, everyone else thinks it's cute, but I just think he looks like a jerk. He flirts with a girl by suddenly attaching to them; he'll constantly be around them and touch them, saying sweet things to them like they're the love of his life. He's the type that likes attention and is good at getting it because he can be very funny and appealing when he wants to be, which is why I think these girls are still saying yes to him. They all know his long history, but they still think he's completely into them because he won't leave them alone. Of these three girlfriends, the longest I think he's held onto one is a couple weeks, maybe a month. They break up, and two weeks later he's flirting with another like the last one didn't even exist. I don't get it, I don't like it, and I don't understand how anyone else can still think him getting a girlfriend is a good thing. Are they right? Is this okay? To be honest, I take relationships more seriously than others, and I don't understand the whole "dating for fun" thing. But the way he coddles his girlfriends and constantly hugs them (seriously, he didn't let go of her once that whole night) tells me it's more than him "having fun." I can't tell if he's taking it seriously or not, but it seems very unhealthy to me. I almost put this in mini-rants, but I don't want to complain if it's actually okay. I know at first I asked if having three girlfriends is acceptable, but I think my bigger question is if my feelings are valid or not. Am I missing something, or is there actually something wrong with this guy's actions? There are some people who are fine being single and alone, because that's what makes them happy. Other people like to constantly be in a relationship, because that's what makes them happy. He sounds definitely like the latter. But, in addition to that, I think it's added in with a mix of "doesn't want to commit/settle". So, he's going to have a lot of girlfriends whether he likes it or not. XD He could like constantly being in a relationship because it gives him approval, or he feels complete being in one, but he also sounds young (ie. early/mid twenties) and probably doesn't want anything too long. And if the girls he's dated are fine with that, then good for them. If they're not, then good, they're not dating him anymore. His relationships are his business, but he's definitely the kind of guy I would protect all my friends from and be like, "AW NAH, YOU AIN'T COMIN' NOWHERE NEAR MAH BAES." and proceed to Spartan-kick him down a well, a la 300-style. |
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Post by Twillie on Sept 6, 2015 11:30:57 GMT -5
Is it... normal, or acceptable, to have three girlfriends in the span of eight months? Last night at a party, someone I know recently got together with one of our friends, and he's dated within the same friend group at the start of summer and around February. His current girlfriend he's had for less than a week, and last night he was already telling her he loves her. So, I don't know what he's doing, whether he just has a poor understanding of love, if he's insecure, or if he's completely in control. In two years, he's had four girlfriends total, all from the same circle of friends. I just want to know because when he started doing this around February, it's really been bothering me. Whenever he gets a new girlfriend, everyone else thinks it's cute, but I just think he looks like a jerk. He flirts with a girl by suddenly attaching to them; he'll constantly be around them and touch them, saying sweet things to them like they're the love of his life. He's the type that likes attention and is good at getting it because he can be very funny and appealing when he wants to be, which is why I think these girls are still saying yes to him. They all know his long history, but they still think he's completely into them because he won't leave them alone. Of these three girlfriends, the longest I think he's held onto one is a couple weeks, maybe a month. They break up, and two weeks later he's flirting with another like the last one didn't even exist. I don't get it, I don't like it, and I don't understand how anyone else can still think him getting a girlfriend is a good thing. Are they right? Is this okay? To be honest, I take relationships more seriously than others, and I don't understand the whole "dating for fun" thing. But the way he coddles his girlfriends and constantly hugs them (seriously, he didn't let go of her once that whole night) tells me it's more than him "having fun." I can't tell if he's taking it seriously or not, but it seems very unhealthy to me. I almost put this in mini-rants, but I don't want to complain if it's actually okay. I know at first I asked if having three girlfriends is acceptable, but I think my bigger question is if my feelings are valid or not. Am I missing something, or is there actually something wrong with this guy's actions? There are some people who are fine being single and alone, because that's what makes them happy. Other people like to constantly be in a relationship, because that's what makes them happy. He sounds definitely like the latter. But, in addition to that, I think it's added in with a mix of "doesn't want to commit/settle". So, he's going to have a lot of girlfriends whether he likes it or not. XD He could like constantly being in a relationship because it gives him approval, or he feels complete being in one, but he also sounds young (ie. early/mid twenties) and probably doesn't want anything too long. And if the girls he's dated are fine with that, then good for them. If they're not, then good, they're not dating him anymore. His relationships are his business, but he's definitely the kind of guy I would protect all my friends from and be like, "AW NAH, YOU AIN'T COMIN' NOWHERE NEAR MAH BAES." and proceed to Spartan-kick him down a well, a la 300-style. The two relationships before this one, the girls broke up with him. The one in February lasted less than a week actually X) But I think that's mostly my problem, because I feel like these girls are being pressured into liking him, due to both his constant flirting and everyone else thinking it's the cutest thing ever. The February relationship was a complete product of peer pressure, and the second relationship she constantly said no to him before finally agreeing. Every time he'd just be like "Why? Come on..." But they still encourage him, like when he flirts they say no, but they willingly stay and continue to laugh at him. It doesn't help that he's dating my friends; they're not just strangers I have no attachment to. What you said about constantly being in a relationship might just be true about him; I don't get it, but I guess I don't have to. He can deal with what he's giving himself. |
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Post by Selm on Sept 6, 2015 12:56:04 GMT -5
There are some people who are fine being single and alone, because that's what makes them happy. Other people like to constantly be in a relationship, because that's what makes them happy. He sounds definitely like the latter. But, in addition to that, I think it's added in with a mix of "doesn't want to commit/settle". So, he's going to have a lot of girlfriends whether he likes it or not. XD He could like constantly being in a relationship because it gives him approval, or he feels complete being in one, but he also sounds young (ie. early/mid twenties) and probably doesn't want anything too long. And if the girls he's dated are fine with that, then good for them. If they're not, then good, they're not dating him anymore. His relationships are his business, but he's definitely the kind of guy I would protect all my friends from and be like, "AW NAH, YOU AIN'T COMIN' NOWHERE NEAR MAH BAES." and proceed to Spartan-kick him down a well, a la 300-style. The two relationships before this one, the girls broke up with him. The one in February lasted less than a week actually X) But I think that's mostly my problem, because I feel like these girls are being pressured into liking him, due to both his constant flirting and everyone else thinking it's the cutest thing ever. The February relationship was a complete product of peer pressure, and the second relationship she constantly said no to him before finally agreeing. Every time he'd just be like "Why? Come on..." But they still encourage him, like when he flirts they say no, but they willingly stay and continue to laugh at him. It doesn't help that he's dating my friends; they're not just strangers I have no attachment to. What you said about constantly being in a relationship might just be true about him; I don't get it, but I guess I don't have to. He can deal with what he's giving himself. If you're sensing that the relationships materalize out of mostly pressure, I would definitely say that's a red flag, and not cute at all. Healthy relationships are not founded on pressure from the other partner or from their surrounding peers. The whole "I'm totally head over heels smothery in love with you this week until the next girl comes along!" is also a pretty big red flag, because I have come across maaaaany guys like that who are all huge jerks and serial heartbreakers. The most important thing is that no one's being taken advantage of during the course of these flings; that's where it becomes someone else's business, in my opinion, is if the well-being of one or both people in the relationship is at stake. Maybe ask the people who've dated him before how they felt about it, whether they thought it was just a fun temporary affair or they felt pressured into it. And this is just me but I would maaaaaybe warn other friends about his history before or when he sets his sights on them(although they don't always listen because it can be hard to resist smothery affection from charming people), because there's a lot of potential for bad things to happen here. As for your original question: people can have frequent short-term relationships in a short amount of time without it being unhealthy or abnormal. The details of the relationships are much more important than the frequency or amount of relationships in and of itself. In my experience, the healthy ones do not look like this. I'm getting bad vibes from the situation you describe; although I'm definitely wary after having had a jerk boyfriend in high school and after seeing every single one of my friends who date boys mistreated or heartbroken by one of their exes. He sounds like he just loves attention and getting girls to like him and probably gets bored easily; or at least gets over things easily. That plus the peer pressure does not make a good recipe for harmless healthy relationships. I'd keep an eye out and listen to your instincts when things seem strange or off; and I'd consider reaching out to past girlfriends to see how they felt about it and/or warning potential future girlfriends when he starts showing interest in them. (Some people aren't the fondest of unsolicited advice I've found, but I know after having dealt with jerky boys my friends and I are much more appreciative of warnings like that, even from strangers.) TL;DR Your feelings sound perfectly valid to me because I spot a lot of red flags that indicate he's probably leading girls on or taking advantage of them to feed his ego and desire for attention, which I've encountered many times in the past. Frequent short-term relationships aren't always bad and unhealthy, but it's the details of the relationship which determine that, and this situation gives me bad vibes. |
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Post by Omni on Jan 16, 2016 20:37:16 GMT -5
So in MMO games, I've seen guilds advertise themselves as being 'mature.' Does anyone know whether they tend to mean 'reasonable and responsible' or 'not appropriate for children'? I'm hoping for the former, but I'm afraid it might be the latter, and I really don't want to find out the hard way if I'm wrong.  (I also don't want to ask in-game in case... well, you know how people on the Internet can be.  ) |
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Post by M is for Morphine on Jan 17, 2016 12:13:31 GMT -5
So in MMO games, I've seen guilds advertise themselves as being 'mature.' Does anyone know whether they tend to mean 'reasonable and responsible' or 'not appropriate for children'? I'm hoping for the former, but I'm afraid it might be the latter, and I really don't want to find out the hard way if I'm wrong. (I also don't want to ask in-game in case... well, you know how people on the Internet can be. ) It is totally different from guild to guild. Some mean both. Some mean one but attract the other. Talking to the guild leader or an officer is the best way to find out what kind of community they're hoping to foster. |
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Post by Omni on Feb 28, 2016 1:23:42 GMT -5
Does anyone know enough legalese to explain the underlined part of the following excerpt?
I'm particularly confused by the 'law principles' part, especially regarding any choice thereof.
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Post by M is for Morphine on Feb 28, 2016 12:05:52 GMT -5
Does anyone know enough legalese to explain the underlined part of the following excerpt? I'm particularly confused by the 'law principles' part, especially regarding any choice thereof. Not a lawyer, not very legally literate, but I thinkChoice of law means there are multiple jurisdictions that the legal conflict could fall under and they need to work it out. So the claims are legal in whatever state, unless a choice of law issue means that it isn't legal because a different federal (or whatever) ruling invalidates it. So what they're saying is, "this agreement is legal to the best of our knowledge and ability, excluding unforeseen legal conflicts out of our control". |
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Post by Celestial on Apr 25, 2016 15:46:40 GMT -5
Alrighty, got an ettiquette question for everyone:
If you give a small amount of money to somebody to let them buy a drink without ever expecting to be repaid and not saying anything about repayment, then the person brings you the exact amount of money later, what is more polite: insisting they keep the money or taking their money and letting them repay their "debt" so to speak?
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