this is so random omg but is there a tutorial in how you keep your dashboard icons so clear, and high quality? no matter what I've tried, it's always low quality when i edit them onto tumblr, or discord in general
when i make dash icons, i start with a 200px x 200px canvas and the base picture is always larger than that. (it's easier to retain quality when you're sizing an image down instead of up!) using images with higher contrast will help too imo because it increases the definition in smaller pictures. (you can ofc edit this with levels, exposure, curves, brightness, etc in editing) theeeeen i convert to smart object > sharpen the image a little more than i think it needs to be > add a slight blur and turn down opacity.
specific steps i took for the below icon:
- made a frame (not required!!!) @ 120px x 160px
- convert image to smart object
- smart sharpen: amount 500% - radius 0.6% - reduce blur 0% - remove lens blur
- gaussian blur: amount 0.3 - then set opacity to 10%
- added a levels layer - adjusted the leftmost slider to 15 for increased contrast
- save for web > export as png-24 ((make sure "convert to sRBG" is turned off btw because this will make everything u export look more red))
posted this on twitter, so might as well do it here.
i always thought it was funny how everyone agreed on shadow's shoes being difficult to draw, i used to struggle w them too, but it's actually more easier than it seems! the key is to visualize the correct shape first and draw the rest of the shoe around it.
the shape of sonic's shoes it's more closer to a triangle type of shape while shadow's is more like an oval.
here's also a video of how i drew the shoes in case anyone needs a more visual reference :]
quick question, but do you happen to have any simple line dividers?
like just solid thin dividers if you get what i mean!!
this is also not a request, i was just searching around your divider page for a bit, but i couldn't find any :((
thank you and have a great day/night!!!
hi Anonnie ! I made this real quick for you because solid line dividers are super simple to make. :>
hope it’s useful !
1 / first, we’re going to use an image editing app. ibisPaint X is an example. download that and click on My Gallery.
2 / on the bottom of the app, you’ll see a bunch of icons. click on the ➕ icon. that will create a new project/file.
3 / choose the size of the line you want to make and click on 🆗. 500 x 4 is pretty good, but you can go smaller depending on how thin you want your line to be.
4 / after choosing your size, you’ll see new editing options at the bottom. i highlighted the ones that will be the most important to you.
art tool — you can stick with the brush tool or switch to the paint bucket tool. use whatever is easiest for you.
colour selector — pretty self-explanatory. this lets you choose colours ahaha.
5 / choose a colour. then use the brush or paint bucket tool to fill the space.
6 / if you’re happy with the colour, click on the ⬅️ icon on the bottom right corner and then click on ‘Save as PNG.’
. . . and it is done ! hope that helps :3 have a great morning / afternoon / evening as well 〜
alright roleplayers, im not even going to lie — not being able to format posts in the true Vintage Tumblr Style™ has actually pissed me off so bad... anyways, if you want to bring back the old <sup><small> text, this is how you do it.
just for transparency’s sake, this will not force tiny text on people who do not follow the tutorial, so its a win win for us who like that ye olde ant sized tumblr text and those that don’t. it also works with the post editor!
—— i am not a pro coder or teacher, therefore my terminology may be off. i tried my best to illustrate & visualize everything, though !!
1. what you’re going to want to do is download the stylus extension from the extension store ( mozilla & chrome ), not stylish. ( stylish steals browser history and shit. stylish bad. )
2. when the extension is installed, select “find styles” from the extension menu, and look up “no more small text”. the correct style should have a pic of jenna marbles on the dash as the thumbnail lol.
3. alright ! we got the ‘no more small text’ extension. it sounds counter productive, but it’s not ! it edits the <small> text function, so now all we have to do is edit the font size it changes the <small> tag to. to do this, click the little pen next to the name of the extension.
4. this should open a new page with a text editor containing the code for the script. pay no attention to any code except the chunk shown below. see that circled green text ? that's what we're changing.
i haven't messed with em as unit for font size (i'm used to px), but i've found that 0.82em is a pretty good size to use for smaller text, however, you can mess around with the font size to make it as big or little as you want. after adjusting, your code should look like this:
5. after this, you're pretty much done! this will basically change the font size of anything under the <small> functions on your dashboard to your desired size. all you have to do is hit the save button to the left of the style editor page. maybe even rename it to small text or something so it's not confusing in the future.
but.... if you want to be greedy and bring back that sweet <sup> text from before, like, 2020, you're gonna add a little vertical-align attribute.
6. DIRECTLY after the font size styling, and BEFORE the closing } we're gonna add this: vertical-align: 3px!important; if pasted correctly, your code should now look like this:
the vertical-align tag will add an offset to the text under the <small> function, simulating the look of the old <sup><small> tag combination. we can't actually bring back real <sup><small> text because, as far as i'm aware, tumblr blocks it. just like with the prior step, mess around with the amount of vertical align to your hearts content ! after this you're finished, like actually finished.
hi guys !! today i’m gonna show you how i go about double spacing my text threads. instead of using a generator, i find it’s more convenient just to use my notes app on macbook. 😇 also not saying people don’t know this trick already, just thought it would be nice to share in case someone doesn’t !
01. open your notes app and create a new note. hit the enter bar a few times so you’re not stuck in the ‘headline’ mode.
02. write out your reply like you normally would, whether that be in your drafts or even on the notes app, whichever you prefer. i do mine in my drafts then copy and paste everything over.
03. now go into your html, highlight your entire reply and copy it.
04. now open your notes app and paste your reply.
05. afterwards you’re going to hit command + f. a search bar should pop up at the top of your notes, you’re going to ‘search’ for a space. so just hit the space bar one time in the search tab.
it’ll look something close to this !
06. now, you’re going to check the box that says replace at the upper right. you will then paste the code &n b s p; &n b s p; ( no spaces between the letters obviously. i just can’t show you without them ) into the bar provided.
07. now highlight all of your reply BEFORE hitting replace ‘all’ that you see right beside your bar. once you’ve highlighted your entire reply, hit the ‘all’ button and let the magic happen !
it’ll then look something like this. just copy your new reply and go back into your drafts, paste it over your un-formated reply in the html tab. it won’t look right if you do it in the rich text editor, so be sure to stay in the html !
TADA !!!!!! if you need any help or have any questions, feel free to IM me. hope this helps someone and reaches the right people.
koo (❁´◡`❁) i have a question !! how do people use blob maker ?? or use those blobs that everyone uses for their icons. so sorry if its obv but i just.. don't get it !! lol am trying to use ps for the first time so so confused （；´д｀）ゞ
angelcake , hihiii !!! (◠‿◠✿) don’t worry , luvie , it’s an absolutely valid question n am happy 2 help !!! i’ll talk abt em in a general graphic / dash icon sense , since that what i use em for !!! lil tutorial is under the cut for u , luvbug !!! hope this helps n if u need anythin else , jus lmk !!! ^♡^
so !!! go to this lil website right here , our luvly blobmaker ! play around w the sliders at the bottom of the page until u get a shape u like , n once u do get a shape u like , hit that cute lil download button !!!
so , now that she’s downloaded , go ahead n open photoshop n go file › open › n then jus find ur blob in ur download folder n open her up !!! whenever i open up a blob , there’s a lil popup that opens too , so i jus hit OK to that if it pops up for u too !!!
ur blob will open at dimensions like 2500 x 2500 or smth like that , which is HUGE !!! so , i always jus crop it down 2 whatever size i need it — for dash icons , i always go w 150 x 150px bc that’s the size i prefer to work w !!! so , now , i hav this !!!
he’s cute !!! now , if ur makin a graphic , there’s rly no method 2 the madness , depending on what u want , u can jus resize it n sorta … slap it on wherever u want !!! but if ur lookin to make smth sorta like the dash icons goin around rn , there sum more steps n i’ll show u !!!
so , now , u need the person who’s gna be the star of ur icon — mine will be ggukie !!! so , i hav my image ( i’m gna use this one ) n i’m gna upload it to remove.bg , which will turn it into a png for me n remove the bg n such !!! so , now i hav this !!!
oh , n while my blob size is 150px , i always use a canvas of 180px , so i hav a bit more room for embellishments n such !!!
anyway , now we’re gna download that png of ours n then take it back over to ps n open it up !!! i always crop my png down to 160 x 160px first , then sharpen , n add my psd !!! then , i’ll merge the layers so that it’s jus one layer for the next step !!! so , now , we hav this along w our blob !!!
cute !!! so , now we’re gna drag our png layer over onto our blob layer !!! position it so that the edges of the png cover the edges of the blob , otherwise it’ll look funny !!! so , now we hav this !
n it looks funny . :((( i know , but we’re not done !!! what ur gna do now is right click on ur png layer n click duplicate layer !
n a lil popup shld come up , so jus hit OK on her , n now u shld hav three layers !!! ur blob on the bottom , n then the two pngs !
so , now ur gna select ur first png layer , which shld b ur middle layer › right click › create clipping mask !
n it won’t look like anything has changed , but if u click that lil eye next to ur png copy layer , it’ll look like like this now !
which we don’t rly want !!! so , hit that lil eye again , to get us back to what we had before , n now ur gna make sure the png copy layer is selected , go all the way over to select , n grab ur eraser tool !!! we’re gna erase away all the lil extra bits of the png at the bottom that aren’t inside the blob ! so , once u do that , ur icon shld look like this !!! ^-^
n u can change the colour of the blob by right clicking ur blob layer › blending options › colour overlay !
pick ur colour usin the lil window n such ! u jus need to click on that coloured box — it’s black for me rn , but it might b a diff colour for u ! click on it n a hex colour picker will pop up !!! so jus choose ur colour ( i jus chose a darker pink ) n hit OK !
after u do that , our png will look smth like this :( which is icky sticky .
but fear not ! u jus need to right click on ur blob layer again › n click rasterize layer style !
n tada !!! isn’t she prettie !!!
n make sure to export it as a png , otherwise it won’t save right ! n i typically follow similar steps for graphics , jus w a bigger canvas n such , n yea !!! then ur free 2 embellish it all u want !!! ^-^
