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Resource post: textures, stock

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:23:31 GMT

Name: Craft Study Textures
Type of Resource: Textures
Number of Files: 16 JPG Files
File Size, Pixels: 800x600
Download Size, Type: ~20 MB, .zip
Download Link: @DeviantArt

Name: Grunge Stock
Type of Resource: Stock Photos, Textures
Number of Files: 15 JPG Files
File Size, Pixels: 1440x1080
Download Size, Type: ~6 MB, .zip
Download Link: @DeviantArt

Plz to comment here or at DA if you take. Also, I am really curious as to whether or not you like/will use the stock photos, as I'm considering doing more sets like this. Feedback is love.

X-posted to texturize, freshmakers.

(And yes, this is the artist formerly known as illgoest.)

What? New graphics? Here?!

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:11:28 GMT

Guidelines

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» Please credit hermintage.

Icon Samples

Miscellaeous Graphics

[15 + 12 variations] Miscellaneous Icons

Please credit hermintage where applicable.

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Guide: Using Textures

Wed, 10 May 2006 00:56:19 GMT

Intro: I can't even begin to say how many times I've been told, "I love your textures, but I have no idea how to use them!" So, in an effort to alleviate my usual shrugging response and maybe enlighten what textures can be used for and, possibly, even, how to use them, here's a small tutorial. I'm not kidding when I say small. I'm really, really not.

A few caveats: This is not the be-all/end-all texture-utilization tutorial because I don't think there is one proper technique, and I believe that everybody should come up with their own unique ways to use a texture. This is simply how I use textures, and even then, this is not in-depth at all. This contains no pictures of presets or tools or photoshop items of any kind; this is merely to give you examples and ideas. And I should also note that when I say "icons/graphics," I'm not actually covering how to use them on larger things other than icons at the moment because I just don't have the time, but I hope that you'll get the general idea from these small graphics and examples. Using textures "properly," if there is such a thing, merits a boat load of experimentation on your part, of finding the right textures to use, and knowing what color combinations can create, after the texture is applied, a certain look and feel.

And lastly, I hope that this will stop the question-asking. Or at least, if you ask more questions, this will help me write a better guideline in the future. Maybe I will write a guide for using textures in larger graphics eventually, but I'm not quite sure, at this point, how to explain it anyway! So hah. At any rate, now, if you or someone you know is asked the question, you can say, hey! hermintage answered that! It's over here!

What this covers: This exquisitely small and somewhat pretentious tutorial will cover the following:

Light textures.
Collage textures.

What you need:

A few good textures.
Photoshop CS or something similar.
Knowledge of blending layers.
A brain. Actually, maybe even half of yours will do nicely.

1. Using Light Textures

A light texture is a texture that contains the effects one might see in out-of-focused lights - street lamps, a string of Christmas lights, the moon - and is, at least as far as I've seen, the most popular type of texture that icon-makers, specifically, enjoy abusing.

You can find and download a plethora of examples of light textures by just browsing the icon size textures tag at texturize. I like to use light textures directly beneath gradient layers to add shadow & depth to a photo that might otherwise look plain and bland. I don't generally like to use light textures for that "red blob" effect, but have been known to be caught red-handed doing so anyway. That effect can be achieved with the right light textures (sanami76 has some great color blob ones if you're into that type of thing) by using the same techniques you can see here.
Examples

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Above [simple]: The application of a light texture (this one, by jessiesquash) on "soft light" layer mode.

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Above [intermediate]: The application of a light texture (this one from an old set, by yours truly), after the light texture layer was desaturated (Adjustments > Desaturate) and set on "overlay" layer mode.

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Above [advanced]: The application of a light texture (this one from old set, by yours truly) used in conjunction with curves & gradients, set on "soft light" in duplicate layers.

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Above [color blob of doom]: The application of a light texture (this one by sanami76 I think) repositioned on a black and white icon, erased a little to soften the edges, and set to "soft light".

2. Using Collage Textures

A collage texture is a texture that combines a variety of texture materials (such as those made available by elli), patterns, brushes, etc., to give the effect of a cut-out, handmade collage.

You can find and download a plethora of examples of light textures by just browsing the icon size textures tag at texturize, or even right here at your very own dungeonesque. Admittedly, I enjoy creating them more than I enjoy using them, but every so often a set will catch my eye (like those on the sadly defunct tre-xtures site) that I enjoy using ad nauseum. I rarely overlay collage textures on the photo that I'm working with - with the exception being the Black sisters freinds only banners I made awhile back; often I use them for "background" effects or to set off an image somehow. Maybe the examples will help you understand them better. These are also quite useful for quote and text-only icons.
Examples

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Above [simple]: The application of a collage texture (this one, by tre-xtures) to add a "border" effect at the top of the icon. The texture was rotated and cropped along with another texture to fill out the space needed.

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Above [quote icons/simple]: An icon-size texture (by grrliz_icons) used simply to off-set good typography.

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Above [intermediate]: The application of a collage texture (this one, by tre-xtures again), behind the image to give it the effect of hanging on a gallery wall. The texture was rotated and set beneath the image layer.

This is it for now, folks. If you see graphics which use textures that you'd really like explained in a future tutorial, please let me know and I might just get around to it. Eventually I'll put this into an HTML file & offer it up at the DA account, but until then you can enjoy it here. This has been cross-posted to icon_tutorial & texturize, so apologies if you've seen it too much.

New Textures

Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:18:04 GMT

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Credit hermintage@dungeonesque.
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graphics // 08 The Decemberists, 20 Drew Barrymore icons

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:18:55 GMT

08 The Decemberists.
20 Drew Barrymore.
Comment; Credit; Textless icons are not bases.

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THE DECEMBERISTS (Colin Meloy-centric)

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DREW BARRYMORE
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graphics // 12 V for Vendetta icons

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:52:27 GMT

IN THIS POST
» 12 V for Vendetta
» (more V for Vendetta eventually)

GUIDELINES
» Comment if you take.
» Credit hermintage@dungeonesque if you use.
» No redistribution / claiming as your own.
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community pimp: evilnoir

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:42:14 GMT

evilnoir is a selective membership, multi-fandom icon community focusing on the evil villains we all know and love. All fandoms are allowed, but the characters featured must be the antagonists in the given fandom.

There are a lot of communities out there for people to simply display their icons and our goal for this community is that it be more than that. We will hold periodic icon contests, some of which will be open to non-members as well. Winning first place in an icon contest will grant you automatic membership to the community. We will also hold the occasional "icon exchange" in which members can submit their requests for icons they wish to have and they will be assigned to fill the request of another member, based on their interests. Discussion among members and tutorials are welcomed as well.

It's no secret that communities run by phuck and ariesathena are bound to be high class graphical affairs, and I'm just squeeing on my end that I got in (as I didn't get in to sempra_elite when I applied, though that was ages ago & I've improved immensely). At any rate, most of my icons up till now have been a) Harry Potter, and b) light and fluffy. Hopefully you'll start seeing some changes around here soon, and I wouldn't put it past me that it's mostly because of finding things to post in evilnoir, just because it's that awesome. Anyway. Go check it out.

graphics // Various Harry Potter: 40ish icons + 2 f/o banners

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:11:40 GMT

IN THIS POST:
» 20 HP Promotional pictures icons
» 10 GoF movie icons
» 05 Tom Riddle/Voldemort icons
» 05 Misc contest entries
» 02 F/O banners (1 Cho, 1 Harry)

GUIDELINES
» Comment if you take.
» Credit hermintage@dungeonesque if you use.
» No redistribution / claiming as your own.
» Archive / Info / Join

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HP CAST / PROMOTIONAL IMAGES:

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FRIENDS ONLY BANNERS:

[ Harry ]

[ Cho ]

graphics // Various Harry Potter: 10 banners + wallpapers

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:48:47 GMT

IN THIS POST
» 04 HP House Pride Banners
» 06 Black sisters (recast) f/o banners
» 06 "scenery" HP wallpapers

GUIDELINES
» Comment if you take.
» Credit hermintage@dungeonesque if you use.
» No redistribution / claiming as your own.
» Archive / Info / Join

HP House Pride:

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Black sisters (recast):

NARCISSA:

BELLATRIX:

ANDROMEDA:

Photos from foto_decadent.

Scenery desktop wallpaper:

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graphics // Various Harry Potter: 40+ icons

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:43:12 GMT

IN THIS POST
» 10 Ravenclaw Pride
» 08 General House Pride
» 08 Diane Kruger as Helga Hufflepuff
» 08 Christopher Walken as Salazar Slytherin
» 10 "scenery" themed HP Icons

GUIDELINES
» Comment if you take.
» Credit hermintage@dungeonesque if you use.
» No redistribution / claiming as your own.
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texture packages

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:14:54 GMT

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» Each download contains the specified amount of images in the preview.
» Each link goes to the DE@DeviantArt account for download.

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Brush Packages

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» Each download ontains an image pack unless noted in the preview.
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Dungeonesque FAQ

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:38:16 GMT

GRAPHICS

Can I take the graphics you post?
Do you require me to credit when I use your icons/graphics?
Will you make a tutorial for _____ technique?
Where did you get _____ that you used on _____ icon/graphic?
Are you ever going to post anything besides Harry Potter graphics?

RESOURCES

Can I take the resources you post?
How do I download items from Deviant Art? Do I need an account there?
Why do you host your resources on Deviant Art?
How do you make your textures/brushes?
How do I use textures or install the brushes to use them?
I used one of your items on a graphic. Would you like to see?

META

How do I join the community? Do I get posting access?
Can I watch the community instead?
Can I e-mail you and ask you a question?
I noticed you used one of my items on a graphic but didn't credit me. Why?
Would you like to affiliate with my icon/graphic journal?
Why on earth do you call it "dungeonesque"?

GRAPHICS

Can I take the graphics you post?
Of course! Otherwise, I really wouldn't be posting them and would just hoard them all. But really, Livejournal users should not be afraid of the icons (or the taking thereof), the icons should be afraid of the Livejournal users.
Do you require me to credit when I use your icons/graphics?
I cannot police every single icon I ever make and where it goes, but credit does flatter me and inspires me to continue making icons and graphics for download. Credit shows that you appreciate the time/energy I took to make/upload/post all of these silly little things, really it's just a symbol of respect. You should credit me as hermintage@dungeonesque, that way people know to look at my graphic journal & not my personal LJ.
Will you make a tutorial for _____ technique?
Unfortunately, probably not. I've started getting better about saving my psd files for techniques I enjoy, but I cannot gaurantee that I'll be posting tutorials any time soon. I've got quite a bit on my plate right now in my personal life and until that calms down, I simply won't have time for that. After that, we'll see.
Where did you get _____ that you used on _____ icon/graphic?
I try and credit everybody I can on my resource page, but if you leave a comment there with a question about something I will try to tell you where I got it. Often times I forget, and more often than not I use quite a bit of Photoshop presets or my own resources.
Are you ever going to post anything besides Harry Potter graphics?
Haha. Maybe. Considering I am in two sorting communities (hogwarts_rising and hogwarts_elite) Harry Potter graphics pwn my soul, but as I do have other areas of interest (like everyone, really), I do plan to branch out - someday. I cannot, however, gaurantee that I will make anything that you ask for simply because if I don't like it, or have never seen/heard it, it won't mean anything for me to make the graphics. I stick to things that I know and enjoy, more than anything.

RESOURCES

Can I take the resources you post?
Of course! Again, I wouldn't be posting them if I didn't think it was okay for everybody to be downloading them. (Not to mention I do moonlight as a comment whore, so it's always nice to feel the love when somebody likes something I create.) Please read the rules that are located with each resource post before you use them.
How do I download items from Deviant Art? Do I need an account there?
No, you don't need to sign up for a DA account to download items there. If you click on the main Deviation page for an item (like here, for Brocade Study Textures 2) you will find a "Download to Desktop" button in a darker green box beneath the full size view of the preview. Click that, and then follow the popup window instructions that your browser will provide.
Why do you host your resources on Deviant Art?
I used to host them on my own domain, but my bandwidth is so tiny, as is my storage space, that I had to move them somewhere. I like the fact that you can comment there as well, and it's generally been reliable. I can't stand places like MegaUpload or YouSendIt, so Deviant Art was a nice alternative to find (plus I can put other things like fanart/photographs/etc. there).
How do you make your textures/brushes?
A long and arduous process, I collage and work with Photoshop presets until I feel like it looks the way I want it. I utilize my own brushes and scans as well as the handy patterns by Squidfingers, colorfilter, _promenadeicons, and more, to create combinations that appear like textiled fabric or torn paper. Some days, I don't know how I do it. Maybe I'll make a tutorial eventually.
How do I use textures or install the brushes to use them?
Textures can be used in a variety of ways, but are just like regular image files & you can open them like you would any image in any image editing software. grrliz_icons has a nice tutorial for turning textures into patterns, which is a very handy method as well. For help with installing brushes, please see this tutorial.
I used one of your items on a graphic. Would you like to see?
Yes, absolutely! Once a month or so I try to feature Deviantions (on DeviantArt) or artworks/icons/graphics on Livejournal that have used my resources in a unique or interesting way. I like doing this because it encourages you all to download & play with my resources, not to mention, I feel very flattered when I see that somebody has made something awesome with anything I've posted for download.

META

How do I join the community? Do I get posting access?
You may join the community by clicking here, but only I will ever have posting access (unless I find somebody that I wouldn't mind sharing an icon/resource journal with in the future). There's no application process or anything of the sort, so join away and enjoy.
Can I watch the community instead?
Of course! Simply add the community as a friend by clicking here.
Can I e-mail you and ask you a question?
Well, you can leave it here (considering this is a frequently asked questions post it makes sense semantically), but if you'd prefer it be kept private you can e-mail me at illgoest@livejournal.com to gaurantee it getting to me the quickest.
I noticed you used one of my items on a graphic but didn't credit me. Why?
More than likely, I forgot, and I am so sorry. Please leave a comment here letting me know about it (please reference the post & graphic item) and I will update my resource page posthaste!
Would you like to affiliate with my icon/graphic journal?
My affiliates are listed in my userinfo and I am very choosey/picky about who I affiliate with. You might notice that the only three affiliates I have at the moment are Noah, Chase, and Yoli, because I think they are all awesome & are good friends of mine as well. If you get to know me, and we decide to become good virtual pals through the virtue of iconmaking, then I'll liekly add you as an affiliate down the road.
Why on earth do you call it "dungeonesque"?
I call it "Dungeonesque" as a play on words to the word "dungeness," aka, the crab, and aka, the Dungeness Spit, which is not too far from where I live now. When I first moved here I was saying "Dungeonesque," though wasn't corrected until I wrote it down and somebody pointed it out to me. Ever since I've liked the idea of using it for something, thus, here it is.

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