hi hi ! im ame, and this is my blog for editing resources and polarr codes . ive been editing for about two years now & most knowledge i have is on polarr and ibis paint x . my current edit blog is @zombidol & my main is @chaerineuns ! my personal rentry is here . my pronouns are she / bweh / rot !
❛ PROVIDES .
on this blog , i post polarr filters + give editing advice ! i also offer this blog's inbox as a place to complain about editing gripes . please note that i am not the authority for anything i give advice on , and i reccomend that you take my advice with a grain of salt . please note that i take exactly zero shit and i WILL be rude back if you are rude to me .
❛ GUIDELINES .
credit when using anything i make . failure to comply will result in a block on ALL of my blogs . the block button is my best friend and i will not hesitate to block if i feel i should . do not use my resources if you are on my dni .
❛ DO NOT INTERACT .
this list , endo / pro endo , yandere anything , say "if you think you're me" / "youre not me" and / or are generally rude to doubles , & i block freely .
doubles & kins of me may interact , but i am very likely to block anyways ( especially doubles of riamu yumemi & k-angel / ame ) .
how you make icons line up perfectly with each other ! or at least how i do it lol
this tutorial was made in ibis paint x !
input your photo ( you can filter before or after, i just typically filter first ) . save the image after this step .
then , change your canvas width to normal ( in my case , 500 ) . make sure the origin is set to either the left or right , and not the middle . ( this way , you only have to reposition the other side )
input the image you saved earlier , and move the x / horizontal slider to where the edge of the image aligns with the edge of the canvas ( you may have to zoom in to make sure )
then simply save both icons & position them next to each other in the post editor !
hii ame! i have a bucket load of questions id like to ask, and im sure not all of them are exactly good questions.. so feel free to pick and choose which youd like to answer haha
first off, do you have any general editing tips?
where should i look for sources?
alike, what are some keywords to find good overlays etc?
how do i make my polarr filters look good? what settings should i play around with?
should my editing have a consistent style/component?
how can i motivate myself to edit more often?
if theres anything else you think of, id love to hear it! thank youu ♡
awawawa ty for the questions ! i’ll try to answer to the best of my ability , , , under the cut for length !
firstly , my number one most important tip is to just have fun with it ! it’s really easy to get burnt out quickly from editing & it’s important to establish boundaries . even if you’re begging for requests , if the requests you do get turn out to be uninspiring or demotivating - deny them ! trust me , you might feel discouraged , but it’s better to create an environment that YOU work well in rather than bend over backwards & stress yourself out . ( this is less of an editing tip and more of a blog tip , i suppose )
i’m not really sure what you mean by sources ? ( sorry ,, )
as for overlays , i haven’t used overlays in a while so i can’t really say . . .
polarr filters are on the easier side of editing accessibility , in my opinion . generally , just mess around & find out ! you’ll eventually find a style you like . although personally , i tend to utilize the duo tone overlays on polarr a lot ! ( i usually do a base editing style leaning toward the theme i’m going for and then just mess around with duo tones until it looks right )
honestly , i think its fine either way & really just depends on preference on whether you should aim for consistency ! edits can be good even if they’re not consistent . it’s a good goal to aim for if you DO want consistency , though .
motivation is a really tough subject to tackle , and i think it ties into the first paragraph i wrote . if you force yourself to do stuff that demotivates you , you’ll be demotivated . it’s really a game of knowing your limits and not pushing yourself too hard . even then , it’s totally fine to get burnt out & demotivated !
as for any more advice , hm . i recommend brushing up on basic color theory ! you don’t have to get too far into it , but it’s good to learn ( because colors are really the backbone of edits , if you think about it )
i also recommended looking at how different blending modes work in an art program ! again , it’s good to know about the stuff you work with .
& don’t be afraid to mix programs ! like a feature / layout of one program but prefer another for specific things ? just use both ! ( for me , this means filtering in polarr & doing tinier adjustments + blur effects in ibis paint x )
and again . . . just have fun with it ! at the end of the day , editing is a hobby , and you shouldn’t stress yourself out over it if you can help it ! !
