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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:05

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Before seeing this, why don't you check my Character Tutorial Here and my Tutorial for Enlarging Character Description Boxes Here

Hello! I'm creating this tutorial, so you, begginer character creators to know to get your pics HQ, for your template, without needing to ask for someone to do it. Honestly, it's being hard to see so many chars with ugly images...

Let's begin? Oh, I almost forgot! You'll need any GIMP version. You'll find one version that can be easily downloaded here. Yep, it's free of "monsters" that like to eat your computer.

OK, when downloaded and installed, you can begin!~

Step One:

Find your pics. You can Google them, go here or Print Screen the pic from the episode that you want to use in your template. So, you found them? If yes, proceed to Step Two!~

Step Two:

OK, now, open GIMP and select your image. I'll use this one:

Now, we have to cut the unecessary parts. Go to <Tools<Transform Tools<Crop or just press Shitf + C. You can click on the tool in the Toolbox.

Then, select with the Crop tool, the part of the pic that you want to "save".
Example:

After selecting it, click on the selected square, and your pic will be as you wished.
Quick Note: When using the Crop tool, pay attention to the size X and Y you are selecting. Try to make that the size X be the most similar to the size Y, so it'll be easier for the Step Three.

Step Three:
Congrats! You make through Step Two! Now, let's resize the cropped image to the correct size (75x75).

Use the resize tool in the toolbox or just press Shift + T.

Write in the resize boxes the correct size.

Width: 75
Heigth: 75

Example:

Step Four:
Now it's time to make those pics beautiful!
Use the Contrast and Brightness (Colours<Brightness-Contrast) and play with the boxes to have a good looking.

Before Brightness and Contrast:

After Brightness and Contrast:

Step Fifth and the last one:
Now, for a grand finale, let's sharp them.
Go to Filters<Enhance<Sharpen.

Example:

Increase the number in the box, so the pic becomes sharpened, but do not make a big number. That way, the pics becomes oversharpened.

Before Sharpening:

After Sharpening:

Step Fifth Point One
An alternative for Step Fifth. Here, with this pic:

Then, to sharpen it, I'll use the Blur/Sharpen tool:

Note: Don't forget to switch it to sharpen

You can choose the rate's number below. For a better use I'll use a rate of 50. Them brush the pic with it. Brush it until you get the result wished:

Example:

Step Fifth Point Two:

Another alternative for sharpening the image, using the Unsharp Mask. Again, I'll use this pic:

Then, I'll go to Filters<Enhance<Unsharp Mask.
Example:

Then, in the box, you'll have three scrolls and three boxes. In the first one, but the number 0. In the third one, 0 too. In the middle one, I want you to put a number between 80-100. You can select the number between 80-100 and see the preview, to see what's the best number.
Example:

After using Unsharp Mask:

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Looks like we are over. If you want to learn to how make good characters in GIMP, click here for Sauke1616's Character Tutorial.

Glad I helped! :blink

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:07

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Thanks dude, I needed this. :amused

Posted on December 31, 2009 15:07

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Thanks but we can see the final reslut is not so much good like it has to be.Still very nice 8/10

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:08

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Nice One lol.
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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:08

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Nice guide. And helpful too.
Thanks.

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:09

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roshaan wrote:

Thanks but we can see the final reslut is not so much good like it has to be.Still very nice 8/10

The final result can be in various ways. It depends on the Contrast, Bright and Sharpening used. But thanks for the rate.

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:10

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This is a great guide but the only thing that disturbs me though is the last part where you use the sharpening tool (Sometime you tend to oversharpen images then they look jaggy)

Instead, just use the sharpen brush over the whole image and whip it until it looks good to you, then you can judge as to wether you need to sharp the image more or keep it where it is

I think this should be stickied since people tend to have problems with getting HQ images, this will help a lot :amused

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:10

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This guide will help alot of ppl :amused

Posted on December 31, 2009 15:11

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Mirrorforce wrote:

Thanks Mirror <3

@Igi: Thanks to you too.

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:14

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great job water:amused

considering pics are my weakest point

too bad it isnt for photoshop, since my comp is too cluttered with videos and games to download gimp
but i can see how this can be applied in ps

edit- any idea if there is a sharpen brush in photoshop?

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:14

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very nice this will help a lot of people:cool

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:16

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Very nice tutorial. :amused

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:16

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ninjtsuuchiha wrote:

It's pretty much the same thing with the cropping and everything else

@Water- Do you think I should make a Photoshop version of this for you? I'll still give you credit for the idea :3

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Posted on December 31, 2009 15:20

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Very nice but the pic you used has a LQ. Then this will help a lot of people so thanks. :amused

Posted on December 31, 2009 15:22

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Sorina-Hokage wrote:

Very nice but the pic you used has a LQ. Then this will help a lot of people so thanks. :amused

I used it because I wanted to show the techniques that people must use and how that techniques may change a LQ pic into a great quality one. Thanks!

@Mirror: Sure you can. It is very good too! :amused

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