call me august. 25+; he/they. i make graphics & resources.
ABOUT
by day, i'm a professional graphic designer working in marketing; by night, i'm a hobbyist writer who enjoys the social hobby of written roleplaying. i've made a habit of creating templates for myself and my friends over the years and finally got the idea to share them with a broader audience. my design style often fluctuates with the muses i'm inspired by and the directories i'm writing in, though there's often a note of minimalism and simplicity in my work.
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alie! I absolutely adore this mirrorball x buck set that you made last year! (/post/701462848238403584/) (also I can't believe it's been a year, like seriously what is time?) I was wondering how you did the shattered glass effect in the first gif? in particular how you made the black and white gifs appear distorted within the glass if that makes sense? thank you!!!
ahhh thank you so much renee! literally what is time lol, this gifset is still one of my faves that i made. the shattered glass effect is mostly just a lot of layer masks to be honest hahaha. i'm so glad i still have the psd, so here's how i did it under the cut~
(this tutorial assumes you know how to put multiple gifs in the same canvas and are familiar with layer groups and masks)
I. PREPARATION
first things first, create an empty canvas of your desired size. mine was 540x540 px.
then, you need to find a cracked glass texture. if i remember correctly i simply googled something like "broken glass png", "cracked glass png", because i wanted something already transparent.
(a texture that's something like black lines over a white background definitely works too, you'll just have to put that layer's blending mode to darken or multiply.)
here's the png i used (and a download link for best quality):
and after positioning it into my canvas.
II. CREATING MAIN SECTIONS FOR GIFS
so basically when i did is i sectioned parts of the texture for each gif that i wanted to put. following the texture's lines, i zoomed in and carefuly drew a first shape along the lines with the polygon tool. you can also put a color fill layer behind the cracked glass layer so it's easier to see, like i did.
once you have your shape selected, click on the folder icon (1), then on the layer mask icon (2). it should give you a nice masked group to put gifs in hehe
then i repeated the process until i had all of my desired shapes. i've put some color layers so it's easier to see, but here are my 6 main shapes and how my layer groups look like so far:
III. GIFFING TIME
after screencaping and making all 6 gifs required for each section, you need to put all of them in the same canvas. i simply put one smart object gif layer in each group created earlier. then, i resized and rotated each gif to fit its group (by hitting ctrl + T while selecting the gif layer), as you can see with the gif labeled 6x02 in the layers preview. for the coloring, i went simple with black and white for most of them.
once i have all six gifs sharpened, colored, and placed in each shape group, the gif looks like this. the broken glass texture does most of the work to be honest:
obviously the center gif doesn't have any kind of effect, it's just colored as usual, so i'm not gonna go over it. it's just one gif layer in a masked group.
IV. SUBSECTIONS FOR DISRTORTED EFFECT
okay so for the distorted effect it's even more layer masks! basically i created more smaller sections within each main shapes already, still following the cracked glass texture's lines with the polygon tool and put them in individual masked groups like i did in the second step. here's how i ended up dividing each main sections:
yep, each color here is a different masked group, for example the 2nd and 3rd shape sections:
for each main shape section, you want to duplicate your gif layer the same amount of times as you have subsections within that shape. so if the main shape has 5 smaller subsections, i want 5 layers of that same gif. just make sure to not change its duration or position yet, and make sure the coloring layers/group stays on top of the groups in its shape section. then, simply put one gif layer duplicate in each group. example of my layers for the second shape so far:
then just repeat this until all subsections have its own gif layer.
V. DISTORTED EFFECT
this is the best part! and it's really easy. basically you want to slightly move each subsection by a few pixels, so they're in a slightly different position than the ones next to it.
to do so, select one of the gif layers and with the arrows on your keyboard, move it left or right, and even up or down if it looks good. i do this for all duplicated gif layers, making sure it looks like they're all slightly offset. focus on the cracked glass overlay's lines while nudging the gif layers, it's easy to see how the shapes break when you move them. for example here:
this is really just all trial and error, you just need to move each subsection gif layer by a few pixels with the keyboard arrows until it looks good to you.
here's my result once i've done this for all (23!!) subsections:
VI. FINAL TOUCHES
i don't think i did much else to this before typography besides adding a bit of contrast overall and a thin drop shadow to the cracked layer texture on top of everything. if you have a transparent png this definitely helps to give a bit more dimension to the effect. so here's the final result:
MAELSTROM is a MIDNIGHT MASS TIER EXCLUSIVE dark golden and dark blue coloring, a bit similar to my other coloring psd HALAZIA. it transforms all warm colors in red and yellow and cool colors into blue. may require some adjustments.
Our model today is soloist SOOJIN in the "아가씨 (AGASSY)" music video. congratulations on your debut, soojin! 🥳🎉
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2. don't reuse my layers
3. don't claim it as yours
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a matching pair of clean, flexible all-in-one google doc templates dedicated for rp groups! the first is a "main" doc with all sections that can fit any amount of writing, and is made to be easy-to-use across all the essential sections for your rp information.
if that isn't enough, this set also contains a matching template for skeleton information should you need to link it! it can also accommodate any amount of writing and is easy to customize and edit.
the templates and full previews can be found in the link above or in the source code.
features:
9 unique 14" x 8.5" pages on the main document — all of which can fit any length of writing
all-in-one main document: place for external links like pinterest and spotify, a short blurb, plot & lore, timeline, family/connections tree, different pages for npcs and skeletons/characters, rules, and app procedure
a navigation pane on every page (even when you write long amounts!) for viewers to jump to the section they need
a matching doc template for skeleton information that you can link to the main document that is highly flexible and will fit any length of writing
a muses page that can be easily duplicated for more
terms of use:
you may edit to your heart’s desire. Change the colours, replace, add or remove elements and images etc.
you may remix pages with pages from my other templates.
you may not remove the credit from the templates.
you may not copy, sell or redistribute my templates whether wholesale, in part (i.e. taking out certain pages) or remixed (i.e. modified).
you will also receive an additional guide with images on how to use and edit google doc templates! please reach out if you need any help with customizing this document to fit your rp! I'm so excited and I hope you like this template. as always, your likes + reblogs are appreciated and mean a lot to me. ♡
in the source link, you will find #345 ( 268x151 ) gifs of LEE SIWOO (1997) in the korean drama 'be my boyfriend.' siwoo is of korean descent and was twenty-four at the time of filming, so please name and age her accordingly.
tw: food, kissing, violence
all of these gifs were made by me, from scratch, so please do not edit or redistribute them without my consent. read my rules before using & please leave a like or reblog if you found these useful.
rules: don’t copy or use as a base, don't modify or share and don't claim as yours. give credits, use #miniepsds in your posts or tag the blog. If you adjust or use with another psd or if you use on other social media, still give credits.
download: follow me + like or reblog and ask me (public) politely with the psd name. be an active editing blog to get the link. or get it on deviantart and buy to support me.
rules: don’t copy or use as a base, don't modify or share and don't claim as yours. give credits, use #miniepsds in your posts or tag the blog. If you adjust or use with another psd or if you use on other social media, still give credits.
download: follow me + like or reblog and ask me (public) politely with the psd name. be an active editing blog to get the link. or get it on deviantart and buy to support me.
╰ * clicking on the source link you will find the “ MASSEDUCTION ” psd . you might need to edit basic layers like brightness and levels . this psd was made by me from scratch , you can edit this as you like but only for personal use , so don’t claim as your own or redistribute . if you found this helpful consider giving this a like / reblog and follow me for more of my resources .
Enjoy the template. This doc uses the drawings feature in order to display on a completely black background. I know, it's so much easier on the eyes. In order to edit the sheet, please double click it and edit from there.
*Do not remove the credit.
If you like what you see, be sure to let me know. I might just make some more. ;))
Tea and biscuits,
𝕾𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔯𝔢 𝕶𝔦𝔫𝔤
click the source to download the template . this requires basic photoshop skills such as clipping masks . this is a free psd template .
.ᐟ disclaimer : i DO NOT take credit for the template idea . the psd was recreated from pinterest images . if the original creator would like me to take it down , feel free to msg me .
by clicking the SOURCE LINK, you’ll be redirected to #68 gifs in the size 268x151 of SAKAMOTO MASHIRO from kep1er. she is japanese and was born in 1999. all these gifs were made from scratch by me so please do not edit, redistribute or repost. you’re free to turn them into gif icons as long as you link back to the original source. please like or reblog if you’ve found them useful!
