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Published: 2008-12-24 16:37:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 10228; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 594
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DOWNLOAD TO FULL VIEW!And PLEASE freaking comment if you
this!Merry Christmas friends and fans alike! Here is my gift to you! My tutorial for making an official Storm Hawks Background for your Fan Squadrons!
Man, this was a monster to create. I warn you guys, its kinda big and I was stupid enough to make it fancy.
Have fun and I can't wait to see what backgrounds others make!
Storm Hawks © Nerd Corps
Golden Eagles Squadron Sigil © ~AzKitten
Tutorial © Me
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Wow! im gonna try this when i get photoshop!
thanks for that i always wondered how people did that
BTW this is going to favourites!
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Thanks for the Fav! And I hope to see your own background when you are finished. ^_^
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If i can work the program that is....lol
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very detailed but im kinda having troule following it
you think you could do a youtube video of it??
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Well, I don't have any of those recording Desktop programs, so I dunno if I can do that.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOWW!!!!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!
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Ok I have to get cs3!!! Thats really kool work <3
ps: May I ask what "storm hawks" is?
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Storm Hawks is a TV show that is produced by Nerd Corps. Entertainment in Canada.
Its astory about a world called Atmos and the ongoing battle of the Sky Knights and their nemesis, the Cyclonians. An awesome show.
Cartoon Network showed the first season, but now the new episodes only play on Y!TV.
Blasted CN... >_<
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That sound's cool
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Well, only in one episode of the 2nd season, and they're babies. ^^
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Now that's what I'm talking about^.=.^ But why in the second season?
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That's just how the guys at Nerd Corps wrote the story.
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That's great. Maybe I'll check out Nerd corps's web site sometime today
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My first crappy attempt for a background.
But I hope you digg it. 
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would this work for photoshop element 7 too ?
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It might. I'm not too sure. I haven't used Photoshop 7 in years. XD
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Finally! A Tutorial on how to create a SH Backround of sorts!
Excellent!
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Wow, great and awesome tutorial! 
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Excellent I like and I am going it to do but I need to know that she programs is. Please because there are programs like which I do not have to install it. Gracias
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As the tutorial states. I used Photoshop CS3.
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this is awesome... now if I only knew how to make an insignia on my PCXD
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Most everyone I know drew theirs by hand. ^_^
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but then how can convert in into PS
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Scan the drawings into your computer and paint them in Photoshop.
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I tried that... the downside is I'm so bad with Photoshop I can't even do that
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Fabulous, daaaaahling! ^_^
I've got the Claws inked and scanned...now I can color and place 'em on a fancy-pants background! Many thanks!
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Have fun! I look forward to seeing your Finished Background!
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Well, the background is finished! A satisfying way to spend my Christmas Eve waiting for Santa ^_^ Now I just need to color the characters
As a note, I noticed the 'official' sigils often have a gradient of the sigil color rising from the 'floor' up halfway through the background. It's a simple addition of an extra layer just above the background but underneath everything else, with a "sigil color-to-transparent" gradient set to Normal, at 50% opacity. With my red/grey color scheme, the red gradient gives the background the look of a fire in the distance, reflecting its red glow off the grey clouds of top half of the background layer.
If that makes no sense, I apologize ^_^; screen caps are much better at explaining these things...
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Yeah, I did notice that, but it just seemed a little overkill to me.
Thanks for the tips though! Are you going to submit it to DA?
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that's the plan! Although I was waiting until I'd had a chance to gussy up the characters and stick them on the background first...as busy as the family seems to want to be this holiday, it may be longer than expected. I can always toss the background up by itself in scraps if you want to see it early ^_^
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That is your choice. ^_^
But it would be nice to see it.
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*grin* whatever the teacher suggests, so shall it be!
*nose wiggle*
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On the smaller, less rounded sigils like this one (and the Wind Wolves'
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Yeah, it could be due to the differences in the versions.
Would you like me to try my hand with your sigil on my CS3?
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How could anyone turn down an offer like that? Many thanks!
I was able to get some of the bevel/emboss business to work on the Windwolves sigil, but especially on the Claw it still looks...off. I have to tone down the opacity to around 10% to keep it from being overly dissonant.
I'll slap the red/grey sigil base up in my scraps if you've got some free time ^_^
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Alrighty, send me a note with your e-mail addy so I can send you the finished product. ^_^
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Kickin' Tutorial! this will definitely come in handy!
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I'm guessing you're gonna make one for your squadron, eh?
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Eee, this is awesome
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