artist tips

don’t save as jpeg

as a former yearbook editor and designer, let me explain this further

if youre only planning on posting your art online, them please save it as .png ;this is also better for transparencies as well

BUT

please, if youre planning of printing your art, NEVER use png. it makes the quality of the image pretty shitty. use jpeg or pdf instead. and always set your work at 300dpi to get a better printing quality - this means, the images are crisper and sharper and theres no slight blurriness. i had a talk with my friend who is currently taking design, and pdf is much better to use when youre working with a bigger publishing company because it still has the layers intact, but if youre only planning on printing your stuff at staples or at some small publishing store, the jpeg is the way to go.

this has been a public service announcement

I’ve replied to this once before but I see it’s doing the rounds again.

This is all utter bullshit.

I’m sorry but if your qualification is working on the school yearbook, you have no qualifications. Do not pretend otherwise. As a former professional photo manipulator for advertising brochures, I can say that you’re not comparing apples to oranges here - if anything, you’re comparing fruit to farmyard machinery:

  • JPEG is a lossy format. It is suitable for web imagery because it sacrifices detail for reduced file sizes, but in doing so it introduces artifacts that weren’t in the original; if you load a JPEG for editing, then save it as a different JPEG, then you’re adding more artifacts formed from those first artifacts. Do this often enough and you end up with a horrid glitchy mess that looks like a puddle’s reflection after a stone’s been thrown in. You’ve seen those memes that have 3 or 4 different “found at” tags along the bottom, that look like fingerpainted copies of the original? That’s why.
  • PNG is a lossless format that comes in two primary flavours, PNG-8 and PNG-24, which use 8 and 24 bit colour respectively. 8-bit colour is what you have in GIFs, a limit of just 256 different colours in a predetermined palette, usually automatically chosen by your software when saving. These files will look the same as GIFs, potentially with large patches of solid colour instead of the usual gradual shading seen in 24-bit imagery. This is usually better for small banners or pixel art, as it can yield smaller filesizes than GIF format. (There is an animated version called MNG but it has very little web support, hence the continued use of GIFs.)
  • PNG-24 is great for larger images where detail is as important as colour depth, as well as printable RGB images and (if supported by the client) full colour images with gradient transparencies. It most certainly does not make “the quality of the image pretty shitty,” as it preserves every nuance. File sizes can be smaller than JPEG for small images, or significantly larger for large images.
  • PDF is a container file, whatever you put into it will be pretty much preserved as it was, so you gain nothing but lose nothing.
  • TIFF is what you need to be using for archival or print-quality imagery. It has support for multiple layers, multiple colour channels (RGB as well as CMYK, which is essential for accurate print rendering), and everything is preserved exactly as it was seen on-screen when being composed. There are compressed versions available, they use similar methods to PNG in order to maintain detail without sacrifice; next to whatever your graphics program uses natively, this is the most interchangeable format available for professional use.
  • DPI is important only when used in combination with image dimensions; in and of itself it serves no purpose. If you make a brilliantly detailed 640x480 image & set it to 300dpi, you’ll receive a brilliantly detailed 2 inch x 1.6 inch print. This is great if you want to make a postage stamp, but not if you’re creating an A4 flyer! Determine the image’s dimension then set the DPI accordingly; 72dpi isn’t hideous especially for text-heavy work (it’s ~3 pixels per millimeter), and 150dpi can be suitable for many images. Unless you’re interested in photo realism, 300dpi is usually overkill - for our hypothetical A4 flyer, you’d need a file of 2490x3510 pixels for edge to edge printing, with a correspondingly high memory requirement and filesize even if using a compressed format.
  • Keeping the layers intact is utterly unimportant for print work unless you want to use a separated colour print method that requires multiple passes to lay down each ink. If you send a file with all the layers, masks, etc. off for printing you’re liable to get it sent back unactioned, as they won’t want to take responsibility for choosing the wrong elements for printing. Save your work with everything intact, then save a flattened copy especially for printing purposes - this is one of the reasons Save Copy As… is a common option in graphics manipulation software.

This has been a Public Service Rebuttal.

queensimia

FUCKING THANK YOU

As a designer who’s worked a few years for a newspaper, I cannot begin to tell you how much OP’s post (edit: response, technically) made me cringe. I would have killed to get a photo as a TIFF for once instead of having to tear apart PDFs only to find a 50x100px 72dpi shitty JPEG inside for the 5 millionth time…

JPEG and PNG are best suited for web formats (and it is perfectly fine to save your web version as JPEG, that’s what it’s goddamn for). You will make a designer cry if you send a web-safe JPEG for print, however. And if you have a vectorized logo saved as EPS (or even better, AI), you will make that designer’s year.

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I like to think he was forced to babysit her while Saki cried in his room being an incel idk

Beardless Bradford is probably the worst contribution I could ever make to the 2012 fandom and I’m happy to be of service

I actually think the beardless looks for Bradford would definitely work well for his younger years. Maybe it’s because he’s still young enough to rock the clean shaved look until realizing later that a beard would make him look older and more respected.

Also love that you gave him longer hair, makes me wish his canon hairstyle was longer as, while I get they modeled him after Chuck Norris, the hairstyle just did not work with the with his 3d model in my opinion as it looked really stiff when he’s moving, especially when Bradford is fighting. The tie-in comics and his concept art make it work as their drawn in 2d, but the 3d model just didn’t work in my opinion.

Reblog if Fan Fics are just as valid as Fan Art

Affirmation for writers, please!!

Likes do nothing!!

1) Width. Add it.

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2) Width. Just. Yeah. If you want to draw a really big guy - do it. The third guy is ok, but it's just a small guy with belly!

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3) Gravity! More fat - more soft - gravity goes brr.

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4) Basic shapes and clothes would definitely help you to draw a big comfy soft guy!

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Miaou

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https://twitter.com/FreshFromSewer/status/1669400124337061888?t=8hyvkqfqPvzOdeS8nVHR9g&s=19


The 2003 TMNT series is getting a DVD box set! $59.99, releases on July 25. 18 discs including Turtles Forever!  Preorder here: https://t.co/GXK97n0xHO#tmnt #tmnt2003 #teenagemutantninjaturtles pic.twitter.com/J9qzyfQhDm  — Fresh From The Sewer 🍕 (@FreshFromSewer) June 15, 2023ALT

TMNT 2003 IS FINALLY GETTING A FULL DVD SET

I HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR THIS!!!!

YYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definitely buying this when it comes out!!!!!!!!!

So,

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who missed the found family?

character: *has frost powers*
me: your backstory is family related trauma isn’t it

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what is frozone’s family trauma

His wife put away his super suit

I’m curious about all my gaming followers: first Pokémon game, first Zelda game, and first Mario game in the tags?

Headcanon meme~

Put a symbol (or several) and a character/characters in my ask box, and I’ll give you a headcanon.  Yes.  Do it.

☾ - sleep headcanon

★ - sad headcanon

☆ - happy headcanon

☠ - angry/violent headcanon

✿ - Sex headcanon

■ -  Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon

♡ - romantic headcanon

♥ - family headcanon

☮ - friendship headcanon

♦ - quirks/hobbies headcanon

☯ - likes/dislikes headcanon

▼ - childhood headcanon

∇ -. old age/aging headcanon

♒ - cooking/food headcanon

☼ - appearance headcanon

ൠ - random headcanon

◉ - Any other question of your choosing

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You can only reblog this today.

I.D. A screenshot of the show Adventure Time showing Finn in front of the Candy Kingdom. The subtitles read "May 17, 2023. That's a Wednesday."

𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒!

feel free to tweak questions + all emojis r listed in text form bc i can't see some of them aAAaaAA! sorry if any of these questions are too similar i tried to avoid that but .. there's a lot lol! categorized by emoji type.

i wanted to make one because i could not find one on tumblr already that had a ton of questions. this was created by combining ones under the #oc ask game tag + my own contributions. hi charmymemes nation i'm back.

people

  • 👁️ EYE - what colour are their eyes? do people notice their eyes? is there anything special about them (shows emotion easily, literally magical...)?
  • 🤥 LYING - are they good liars? do they have tells to show they're lying?
  • 👻 GHOST - do they believe in ghosts? what are their "ghostly experiences", if any?
  • 💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?
  • 😭 CRYING - what makes them cry? do they cry easily?
  • 👊 PUNCH - are they quick to violence?
  • 💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to?
  • 👪 FAMILY - what is their family like? what is your ocs relationship to them? does your oc have any siblings?
  • 😨 FEARFUL - when scared, do they go into "flight" or "fight"?
  • 💤 SLEEPING - do they fall asleep easily? what helps them sleep?

food & drinks

  • 🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?
  • 🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE - when is their birthday? do they like celebrating it?
  • 🍩 DONUT - favourite sweet treat?
  • 🍟 FRIES - do they order food often? or they prefer to cook their own food?
  • ☕️ HOT BEVERAGE - do they prefer hot or cold drinks? what is their favourite drink?
  • 🍓 STRAWBERRY - do they eat their fruit & veg? what is their favourite fruit or vegetable?
  • 🍰 CAKE SLICE - favourite cake flavour? are they specific about types of cakes?
  • 🍧 SHAVED ICE - do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it?

plants & nature

  • 💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?
  • 🌙 MOON - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?
  • 🌋 VOLCANO - how bad is their temper? is it a slow boil, or a instant explosion?
  • 🌺 HIBISCUS - do they have any allergies?
  • 🍁 MAPLE LEAF - what is their favourite season? why?
  • 🍃 FALLING LEAF - do they enjoy being in nature? what is their favourite outdoor activity?
  • ☀️ SUN - are they a morning person? what is the first thing they do in the morning?
  • 🕷️ SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?
  • 🌹 ROSE - do they like valentines day? have they been confessed to before? have they confessed to anyone before?
  • 🙈 SEE-NO-EVIL - whats a side of your oc that they don't want to show other people?
  • 🙊 SPEAK-NO-EVIL - what is something your oc will refuse to stay quiet about?
  • 🙉 HEAR-NO-EVIL - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?
  • 🌱 SEEDLING - what is their most vivid memory from childhood?
  • 🍀 CLOVER - do they believe in luck? are they lucky?
  • 🌏 EARTH - will they give up the world for someone they love? is this decision easy for them?
  • 🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

activity

  • ⚾ BASEBALL - can they play sports? what is their best position if they play a team sport? what's their strong suit (speed, power etc.)?
  • 🏊 SWIMMING - can they swim? or are they afraid of water? how well do they swim? how do they feel about swimming in the ocean?

objects

  • 📣 MEGAPHONE - how loud are they? what do they speak like? got a voice claim?
  • 📖 OPEN BOOK - do they like reading? what's their favourite genre?
  • 🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?
  • 📸 CAMERA - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what's their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of?
  • 🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?
  • ✂️ SCISSORS - what is the "last straw" for them to cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go of people?
  • 💡 LIGHTBULB - is your oc a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it?
  • 💎 DIAMOND - how rich are they? can they live the lifestyle they want to?
  • 🎁 PRESENT - what types of presents would they be most happy to receive? are they good at gift giving?
  • 🍼 BABY BOTTLE - what are their thoughts on children?
  • 🔪 KNIFE - how do they react to injury / misfortune befalling their loved ones (significant other, family, friends)? do they put themselves at blame?
  • 👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?
  • ✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?
  • 🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?
  • 🎤 MICROPHONE - are they good at singing? what is their go-to karaoke song?
  • 🎷 SAXOPHONE - do they play any instruments? are they any good at it?
  • 📚 BOOKS - how were they at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject?
  • 👖 JEANS - what is their go-to outfit?
  • 🎨 PALETTE - can they draw? what do they like to draw?
  • 🎡 FERRIS WHEEL - are they someone who wants to kiss at the top of the ferris wheel?
  • HOURGLASS - are they usually late or on-time?
  • 🔫 PISTOL - do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?
  • 🎀 RIBBON - how would they fit into other worlds / aus? what aus would you like to try out? what fictional world would they fit / not fit into?
  • 📎 PAPERCLIP - a random fact.
  • 📦 PACKAGE - what are some "most likely to..." that can apply to them?
  • 🖍️ CRAYON - what advice would you give to them?
  • ⚙️ GEAR - what are your ocs thoughts on science & art? which do they give more importance to? how much value do they place on each?
  • 🔧 WRENCH - are they good at fixing relationships? or do they tend to avoid doing so?
  • ❇️ SPARKLE - what is their most prized possession? what do they value?
  • 📏 RULER - is your oc well educated? where did they get their learning from?

transport

  • 🚆 TRAIN - what is their answer to the trolley problem?
  • 🚲 BICYCLE - can they ride a bike? what do they remember from learning to ride a bicycle?

weather

  • 🌩️ LIGHTNING - are they scared of lightning?
  • 💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon
  • ❄️ SNOWFLAKE - do people consider them cold? if so, what made them this way?
  • 🌪️ TORNADO - what is the biggest change you've ever made to them? how have they changed from their original version?
  • 🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?
  • 🔥 FIRE - do they have any self destructive tendencies? what habits do they have that hinder them from becoming their best self?
  • ☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon
  • 🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is there someone they want to star gaze with?
  • 🌠 SHOOTING STAR - if they could make any wish with no repercussions, what wish would they make?
  • ☄️ COMET - what do people assume about them? are they right?

hearts

  • 💓 BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?
  • 💘 HEART W/ ARROW - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?
  • 💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?
  • ❤️ RED HEART - their love language(s)?
  • 💙 BLUE HEART - do they miss their s/o easily? how do they act when their s/o isn't around?
  • 💚 GREEN HEART - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?
  • 💖 SPARKLING HEART - are they a subtle or a showy lover?
  • 💌 LOVE LETTER - do they like love letters? what kind of messages do they leave for their partner?
  • 💔 BROKEN HEART - what could their partner do that would absolutely break their heart?

Y’all know the drill. Yeet the characters at me!

Still blows my mind that 4Kids, of all companies, made the gritty TMNT cartoon.

And yet they always censored all the anime they’ve dubbed for being “ too violent.” Oh, the irony.


To be fair, they did eventually tell the show runners to tone down the violence. That’s why they made Fast Forward and Back to the Sewers. They both still had their darker moments, too, but it was still tamer than the first 4 seasons + The Lost Episodes.


In fact, I’m pretty sure the whole reason the Lost Episodes were lost was because 4Kids still found the violence too dark. There’s even a scrapped episode from the Lost Episodes arc that 4Kids was like, “ Nope!! Absolutely not. This CAN NOT be aired to kids!!” So they had to trim the Arc from 13 to 12 Episodes because of the scrapped episode. Though the episode was probably cut late in development since I do remember that the ads for the Lost Episodes promised 13 episodes instead of 12. I can’t find any of the ads that promoted the season with 13 episodes, so their probably lost.


All in all, I do love that 2003 TMNT was more mature than other kid shows at the time. It really made the show unique in its own way.

BTW, the scrapped episode in question was about Baxter Stockman getting a clone body.  Despite not ever becoming a fly, he still gets an episode that felt like a Cronenberg movie.  It was so gruesome, 4Kids never aired it in the US (overseas and DVD releases did get it though) and only when Nickelodeon bought the series did it ever get broadcasted in the US.

Actually, “ Insane in the Membrane” is not the episode I’m talking about. Yeah, it was banned and eventually aired years later, but it wasn’t part of the Ninja Tribunal arc, I was talking about the actual lost “ Nightmares Recycled” which would have revealed that Hun and the forgotten Garbageman character were formally conjoined twins. Which would have been so awesome to see as an episode, but I understand why they scrapped it after trying to revise the script 3 times. 4Kids really didn’t want this episode made. I highly suggest reading turtlepedia wiki about the episode and Leonardo 2003’s lost episodes video on the episode as both go into further details about the canceled episode.

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