#❁ tutorials

[5seraphim]

how do you make a character shadow into a pride flag?

okay today i shall be posting a tutorial on how to make these dash pride icons!

step 1. put your character png on your canvas.

it is preferable to leave room for the flag on either side. here i'm choosing the right side.

step 2. duplicate that layer and then move it to the side with the flag.

here, i not only moved it but i also made the bottom layer a little bit bigger so it'll give off a shadow effect better!

step 3. put in your pride flag between both layers, resize pride flag so it fits perfectly in regards to height.

step 4. clip the pride flag onto the "shadow" layer.

you can create a clipping mask in photopea by right clicking the pride flag layer or if you're on mobile, select the layer, then go into the layer menu on top and select "clipping mask".

and then from there, I just color the icon how I color my usual pride icons, and add a few finishing touches here and there ^_^

[5seraphim]

hiii !! im so sorrie if thiz is a stupid question but may i ask how you get the images you use for urr stampz to be high quality ?? 😭😭 ive been wanting to make some, but no matter what i do the images just hav horrible quality ..! TT

HI ANON, it's okay! the tutorial is under the cut

stamps are meant to be tiny. you will have to compress your image down by a lot no matter what.

for example, my stamps are 99x56, so in order to see them in the size they will actually be displayed, you'll probably have to zoom out by a lot! this helps make them seem less crunchy and just is reassuring LMAO!

okay, so for this, let's use this mama card. as with most enstars cards on the wiki, it is super low quality. but that's fine! we can actually work with this

as you can see, i had to resize it a ton to get it to actually fit the stamp!

with that, we get this. now, this still may look a little bit blurry but that can be fixed quickly

by adding literally just three layers, the image becomes more clear!

layer one: brightness/contrast

layer 2, selective color:

and then, the last layer, just levels. feel free to adjust all of these as needed!

after that, apply your normal filters ^_^

[5seraphim]

hello!!! u dont have to answer but.... how to start an edit blog like u.... ??? ive been thinkin abt doing that for a few weeks, but im scared im gonna get no interactions/requests :((.... any tips how to begin?? :]] thank u sm!!!!!

hi! i'll answer, i might not be the best person to answer but i'll answer as well as i can !

post example works! this gives requesters and others an impression of what your edits will look like.

if you do something more uniquely, post that especially!

get your things together before you promo yourself. have your reply icons AT LEAST mostly in order, your pinned and info done. it makes you seem more approachable and presentable

make your sources clear, and what you can and maybe won't do. this reduces confusion and is just a good thing to do

feel free to interact with other editors! it gives you a little bit more attention and most of us are looking for more editor friends ^_^

but also be aware that there are like. several people that do not get along w each other here so don't be surprised if someone blocks you out of the blue! i personally have a lot of people blocked for comfort reasons and to prevent anything bad from happening

alternatively, if anyone makes you feel abnormal you can block them if it gets too much for you! i feel like this saves some trouble

if you’re burnt out or too busy, just stop! if you’re worried about activity, you can always set up a queue. i kind of do that here and i feel like that’s been helping! (as you can see my queue ran out because I’m getting closer to exams and the ACT)

reject whatever you want, if you feel bad about it, you can always edit those later! they make a nice surprise imo

hope this helped 😭 i just do my own thing and hope it works (we all do)