... and once again a few icons from TXF (pilot, fight the future , promos and animations) ;o)

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This is my first tutorial, so go easy on me, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Were going from

This to in just a few easy steps.

Program used: PSP 7

Translatable, some program knowledge required.
Uses curves and colour balance.

( This way for the tutorial! )
Other examples –

In a bout of lack of inspiration of myself I'm going to make a tutorial :)
Who wants to make this?



Translatable in practise
But there is a small colouring which involves one layer of Selective Colouring
Can be avoided though :)
Made with PS7
Please have some knowledge of the program you are using

( It's now or never )

( Green with Glamour. )

As most of you may know, Emily is heavily involved in Farm Sanctuary (see the link in the article) and and ever since the Farm Sanctuary Gala in May, I, too, have become more and more involved with the organization.

For those of you who are unaware of what Farm Sanctuary is: There are two locations, in NY and CA, and they do their best to rescue farm animals from places like factory farms and animal fighting rings to help give them a better life. I even recently sponsored a chicken of my own, named Twinkle, who was rescued from a cockfighting ring.

On September 28, I will be taking place in Farm Sanctuary's Walk for Farm Animals in New York City. I have set up a secure, online donation site at First Giving. Every donation (even as little as $1) is greatly appreciated by not only myself, my team and the wonderful people at Farm Sanctuary but also by the animals that have been rescued and are now living a happy, healthy life because of them (and you).

If you're interested in participating, you can check out all the walk locations and how to sign up, here. If you're in the NY area, and interested in joining my team, let me know and I'll get you the information that you need to join us. Thanks!

Some photos from filming at Coney Island yesterday (8/20/08)!

( Betty's favorite Sandwich Guy to the rescue? )

So absolutely excited! :D

ETA: There are more photos from the day's shoot with them, Daniel, and Daniel Jr. as well that are posted at Ugly Betty News.

From: Gio_Heroworship Comm

Perhaps sitting in the windy upper deck of a baseball stadium on an unseasonably cold August night was not the best way to spend an evening when I knew I was coming down with something, but it was worth it. I think. I am not feeling my best at the moment. I hate the summer flu. Hate. I guess this is as good excuse as any to sit home and devour The Wire for the next couple of nights. Huzzah!

First, a little bit of sadness that will only mean something (maybe) to the film geeks on my list. Bummed that Manny Farber is gone. Next to Pauline Kael, he was my favorite old-school critic/theorist. He is one of the reasons I learned to love Howard Hawks... not that it took much encouragement. If you are a film geek, reading his book Negative Space is a must.

And now on to the Olympics. For the two of you that care about beach volleyball, squee with me!

May and Walsh ... FTW!


( Someone left the cake out in the rain... )

Track and field has been one big lovely human drama. Truly, the thrill of victory and agony of defeat. Usain Bolt is not human. I'm convinced. I am so happy for him and his Jamaican teammates who are simply dominating these games. They just have the best competitors at these games. Of course, on the other side of the coin, the Americans are having a disappointing games. The results of the relay races this morning just broke my heart. I do like that the Americans are keeping it classy in defeat. Lolo Jones is a class act. She could be bitter but she isn't. Also keeping it classy is Shawn Crawford who won the silver after two DQs during the 200m.

"I didn't cross the line in second," said Crawford, a former track star at Clemson. "And if I don't cross the line in second, I don't care if people are disqualified or not. I didn't deserve the medal."

Crawford, 30, said he would like to give his medal to his teammate Spearmon. "But I know he won't take it," Crawford said.

Crawford, who won a gold medal in the 200 in the 2004 Olympics, didn't take a victory lap himself. "It wouldn't have been right," he said.

Most of those saddened silver medalists were bemoaning the fact they didn't win gold. Crawford, who now lives in Los Angeles, knew five seconds into the race he wasn't going to win gold Wednesday.

"I'm in awe of what Usain Bolt is doing," he said. "He's the Michael Phelps of our sport."

"Right now I'm disappointed," Crawford said. "Everything I had in me, I left on the track. I even left some of my skin out there, because I fell at the end. And now I'm going home with a medal – but not one that I deserve.

This might just be my favorite picture of the games so far because it captures everything, unbelievable joy and unbelievable disappointment.


Women's 100m Hurdles Final. Australia's Sally McLellan and Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep celebrate their silver and bronze. American Lolo Jones looks on after clipping the final hurdle and losing the race.

I have no idea what I will do with myself once these games are over. Good thing I have The Wire.

Probably a stupid question but you'll hopefully forgive me...

How do you re-size the big picture and make it 100x100 without it losing its resolution while still capturing what was in the original pic, and not just a part of it?

Appreciated!

TITLE: Untitled (#16)
AUTHOR: coast
SUMMARY: Domestic terror, domestic bliss
PAIRING: Mulder/Scully
RATING: PG-13ish
SPOILERS: The vaguest of all vague IWTB spoilers. And not even that, really.
TIMELINE: Post-The Truth
DISCLAIMER: Part of smilescully, a fic series based on photographs throughout the years.

(There is nothing behind them on the darkening South Dakota highway but headlights; tiny white dots like floating stars in the distance.)

tv: (28)bones, (5)house md, (7)gilmore girls
movies: (3)misc



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Is there a tutorial that leads me making this kind of base?


I made it a while ago with a tutorial, but I can't find it anymore.
I use PS CS2
Thanks in advance ♥

Jacquou le croquant





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Anyone out there got any tips for coloring Veronica Mars caps? Specifically the ones from the Pilot? Those are the ones I'm having the most trouble with. They seem to be over-run with the reds and yellows. I'd love any advice anyone can give on coloring these types of caps.

Thanks! :)

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Exsamples:

( Tutorial is here / Instrukcja / Rejkavik trouble OMG! xd )

I think it's ok to post this here, but if not, please delete! :)

Medium: TV Show
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Subject: Tristan/Rory (Tristan POV)
Title: "Could this be out of line?"
Notes: Kind of credit for the idea goes to </a></b></a>snugduff, who made a trory mix first and inspired me to do this.
The songs basically show Tristan's thoughts and feelings through his relationship with Rory, and how she has changed him.
All 9 songs are on .mp3 format, uploaded individually on box.net and .zip on 4shared.com.
If there's anything broken, let me know!
Warnings: One song contains the word F***.



(could this be out of line?)

o1-o6: Gossip Girl
o7-12: Skins
13-16: Secret Diary of a Call Girl
17-26: Torchwood
27-29: Gary Oldman
30-33: Catherine Tate
34-36: Eve Myles
*resources




( ++++ )

Just a really quick question.

I'm having trouble finding the smudge tool in Photoshop CS3. Help please??

---six years ago will stay beside them.
The walls used to be a shade of white, she thinks, but now they are layers of grey and black, of words and photographs. On a dog-eared poster, a flying saucer hovers above trees and bold white lettering. She wonders if she still wants to believe, after all this. mulder/scully, r, 2214 words.

Blood; sometimes it sets his teeth on edge. Other times it helps him control the chaos. Because inside Dexter Morgan lurks a hunger for destruction-- for the cold steel of his knives and the lush rip they make against human flesh, for body parts tightly wrapped in saran wrap, lowered into the Gulf in hefty bags never to be seen again. Say what you like; he's a very neat monster. Having no human feelings can help the process too-- our dear demented serial killer remains empty inside, save for the code of his foster father and the skills needed for his survival. And when the moon is full and hanging plump in the Miami night, the Dark Passenger lies in wait, its deep chuckles rumbling through the mind of our darkly dreaming Dexter, hoping to slake its thirst for blood.



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