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skullsntikis — Flames Tutorial - PART 1
Published: 2005-11-01 14:48:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 8131; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 1392
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Part 1 of my Flames Tutorial.Covers the creation of the vector image - using Softy - and starting the Photoshop wallpaper.
(NOTE: Softy is a shareware product and well worth the small fee to register. It rocks!)
Please remember - I am not a teacher. ME + TEACHING = ??
I hope these are useful - however - please don't use these as an excuse to steal ideas.
Please be responsible and, above all, creative.
[EDIT] - Part 2 is UP: [link]
It'd be nice to see some more flames out here!!
[EDIT] - BTW, if anyone has any Softy questions, I'll do my best to help you out (send me a note or comment). There are several tutorials by both fans of the program and the creator himself.
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Hey there. DO you have a link to Softy? I can't find it anywhere.
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You can get it here: [link]
It was shareware, but I think it was abandoned a few years ago.
Let me know if you need help - it has a bit of a learning curve, but is actually pretty easy to use...
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So, if it's been abandoned, does that mean I still have to pay for it after the trial is up?
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There is no trial period, it will just work. The author seems to have disappeared.
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It won't download for me. I wonder if it's because I'm running Vista.
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..it won't download or install?
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It won't download. It says it's not compatible with my version of Windows.
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Hmmm. I have Vista Premium. I just downloaded and opened the zip file. I was able to put the Application (the .exe) on the desktop and run it. I wonder if it didn't download properly - there are other options.
I've sent you a note.
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I'm an experienced font designer. But this was really helpful for me. Thanks
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Glad to be of service. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
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OH TEH NOES
dammmmmmm........
(you can guess this one)
(hint:blank,corner)
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OK Jeff, I tried making a flame in softy.
It is very time consuming and, I think that if you can draw a flame with a pencil, you can draw a flame in softy.
I can not draw a flame with a pencil.
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No one ever said it was easy 
I can draw one with pencil...in chalk too - as I've done to freak out the neighbors. They never seem to stop over after I've done flames and skulls all over the driveway. I wonder what the new neighbors will think - we've just moved next door to a church...
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Yep. I use it to make all my glyphs. However, it's been acting up lately....
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I dont get how to highlight my "!" and then delete him
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I'm not quite sure what you mean...
When I use the font, I start a new pic in Photoshop. Select the font tool, select the font and a size and then type in a character...
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no..
how to i make the flame font?
i done ! and i dont know how to highlight it
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OH...so you're using Softy...
You have to click each part of the full glyph (the contour) and then hit the delete key on your keyboard to delete it..
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Wow I had no idea how much work these are. I didn't know you were using softy, I thought you had some slick way of doing it in illustrator. Is there a reason you don't use illustrator? Is softy just easier?
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There's a bit of a learning curve, but you get used to the program.
I think softy is easier - one of it's limitations is its best feature - you can't do complex points in softy. The points are either soft or hard.
I've used illustrator before - it took twice as long to get the same glyph...
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Thanks for the tutorial.
This could be useful for 3d too.
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Wow. you seem to make them sooo quickly, but reading this, it must take quite a while!
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I've had a lot of practice...it does take a little while, but you get used to moving the parts around...
THX!
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Ah, the classic flame :]
Thanks for a great tutorial ^^
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Thanks!! I'm glad you like it!
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