hi! bit far from my usual content but I came up with my own method of making perfectly split mogai icons on ibis paint x and wanted to share as I have only seen tutorials with other software. this is the method I personally find the easiest!
to start pick the size of your canvas. the number of this is important - I would personally go for 600 by 600 px. if you are choosing a number of flags which is more difficult to divide by, say 11, pick a number divisible by 11 which is closest to your desired size. E.g 605 instead of 600
I will be using 600 x 600 and 4 flags in this example
click “canvas” and “resize”. you want to ensure the “keep aspect ratio” setting is turned off. then divide your width by the number of flags you have. In this case, 600 divided by 4 is 150, therefore I’ve changed the width to 150.
your canvas will now be the exact width you want one flag to be. insert your first flag and scroll to the bottom of the little menu, and turn off “show frame around object”. this will make it easier to see what we are doing. as a note, if you want to zoom in or out the entire canvas you will have to do so before adding the image.
use the zoom function to fit the flag to the exact height of the canvas. I would advise using the scroller to get the approximate size, then using the + and - symbols to get the exact pixel match. you may need to zoom to the top or bottom of the canvas before adding the image to make this step easier
once the image is lined up, save it as a photo. you can then delete or hide this layer and repeat with the rest of your flags, saving each as an image.
if you add a flag with a symbol and want to see the plain section only, use the translation X scroller to move the flag side to side
once you have all your flag segments saved as photos, revert your canvas back to 600 by 600 either manually or using the undo button. insert your first flag segment image, which will perfectly line up at the top and bottom.
using the translation x scroller, move your segment so that it lines up exactly to the side of your canvas. again, if you have to zoom in before adding the image this makes it easier to see the individual pixels.
repeat this step with every flag, making sure that it does not overlap the previous flag or leave a small gap. if you are careful and do it right, all the segments will exactly line up to make 600 by 600 pixels.
if you have any queries feel free to leave a comment or dm!
yesterday i spent HOURS looking up PDF converters and tutorials on reddit and desperately clicking all the buttons i could see on ibis paint trying to download the font i made on caligrphr
and you know who saved me?
thats right.
THE MOST RANDOM AND NICHE 21 SECOND YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL THAT WAS MADE LIKE TWO YEARS AGO
Open up ibis paint. You can use any program. You will need ibis paint to use the brushes I used (custom made). Make a new canvas (any size. Doesn't matter) Choose a dark color that isn't completely black. You can use pure black if you want. The color I used was #1D1313. Reduce brush opacity to your liking. I used around 70% to 80%. Paint with one of the water color brushes. Don't color it all. Just enough to leave some texture like you see here. I recommend "watercolor (real)". I used my custom brushes for this. You will need my custom brush for the next few steps. Here they are. Free to use. Add credit if you repost!
Add a new layer pick a color or 2. I used 3 (#D07720, #BC02d0, #02D024). You can use as many as you want. You can use any color you want. Make sure it's bright. Play with the brush and paint in any way you want with the same brush we used before. Galaxies aren't just blue, black, red and purple.
With the "Watercolor real (water)" brush paint over what we just painted. Don't overdo it. This adds more texture, spreads and smears the color. When you think it's perfect, add a new layer.
On that new layer pick the color we used from the beginning. Paint little by little on the colors we just painted with a watercolor brush (I used "watercolor real (mix)"). Make sure the brush is at a low opacity. I used around 70% to 80%. If it's too dark, lower the layer opacity then merge with the layer below.
Then we add the stars. I used this color and another custom brush and one of the brushes already in the program. Add as much as you want.
To make this I used this brush.
I used brushes light 4 and 6. I set the blend mode to add.
If you want to make those stars glow more, duplicate the layer 2 or 3 times. Got to each layer and blur it as much as possible. Play around with it. Here's the settings I used.
Go around the ripped area and add details like any ripped jeans would. Doesn't have to be perfect and you're done! Feel free to erase stuff like I did last minute TvT