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How do I make custom textures for overlays?
I have a physical object that has a really nice, unique texture and I would like to duplicate that texture digitally for overlays (2D or 3D). What steps do I need to take to accomplish that? What ...
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Can I extract shadows from a texture to make a transparent image (png)?
I have this image:
And I would like to extract the dark parts (shadows) to make a transparency consisting of black pixels at different alpha channel values. Here is a crude example image of what I ...
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Automatically remove overlays from a set of identical images using Gimp
I have a number of images that have all the same background but each has different text overlaid (they are covers of a magazine journal).
I don't have access to the background image, but I know that ...
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Can I merge multiple “overlay” layers into one with the same result?
I have a series of layers in a document, all "Overlay" blending with varying opacities. (The net effect is a subtle set of fake lighting.)
I would like to merge the whole set of layers into a single ...
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Colour of gradient overlay changes when saving for web and devices in Photoshop CS4
I have an image with a linear gradient overlay (banner image on this page EDF Energy - Our Campaigns. I have set the RGB colour in CS4 to R: 29 G: 31 B: 79. However, when I save the file for web the ...
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How do you make a black play button overlay visible on light and dark backgrounds
I have a black 70% opacity play button that sites on top of videos.
On light backgrounds it is very clear but obviously on darker backgrounds it nearly vanishes. I would like it to be visible on dark ...
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continuous overlapping paths in Inkscape
I'm attempting to re-create a SVG version of the Alfresco logo viewed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alfresco-logo.png
The problem that I'm running into with my .svg is that when I create ...
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What tool or tutorial to use to inject a word into an existing icon?
I want to create icons easily. Is there any tool (or tutorial) that can help creating beautiful semantic words that can be added to an existing icon?
Example:
Suppose that we have this icon:
and we ...
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Create Circle Stripes
I want to generate circles like in this picture. It is an overlay and I need the overlay alone.
It looks like circles in circles each with a width and a margin of one pixel. How can I generate such ...
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Make simple bitmap feel like real Mondrian painting
I'm using a bitmap API with Java in an effort to make a Mondrian-esque painting.
This is my result:
This is what i want to achive:
How can I try to make the image I generated more like a ...
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“Transparency Shapes Layer” checkbox in Blending Options
I am creating a photo filter program and trying to do some actions in Photoshop CS5 in order to repeat them in code.
One action I stuck with is Vignette effect. This is typically gradient fill layer ...
