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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 9, 2015 16:10:02 GMT
You can resize the background image by using the "scale" function.
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Post by Hezz on Jun 10, 2015 0:26:55 GMT
Um, this must be a really dumb question, but where do you find "Gimp"
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Post by jellybean on Jun 10, 2015 3:19:03 GMT
There was a "link" given in the tutorial Hezz to allow you to download it.
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 10, 2015 6:47:47 GMT
Sorry OP, I dont exactly know how to teach full stop let alone teach artistic flair?! I am just glad that everyone is giving it a go or thinking about giving it a go! Thumbs up and gold star to you all!
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 10, 2015 6:51:32 GMT
The background image I chose was too ambitious for a beginner according to my son. And he said the pixel size given is not the real size of the banner on top of the forum. The guide was given by the Marianne Marlow on the actual competition post as being 1000 width by 255 height in pixels ...that is correct isn't it Marianne?
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 10, 2015 7:23:55 GMT
The background image I chose was too ambitious for a beginner according to my son. And he said the pixel size given is not the real size of the banner on top of the forum. The guide was given by the Marianne Marlow on the actual competition post as being 1000 width by 255 height in pixels ...that is correct isn't it Marianne? Yes it is the right size. All previous banners have been this size. It looks different on every screen because our screens are all different sizes. On my netbook it's tiny.
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Post by starlingqueen on Jun 10, 2015 10:30:15 GMT
The background image I chose was too ambitious for a beginner according to my son. And he said the pixel size given is not the real size of the banner on top of the forum. The guide was given by the Marianne Marlow on the actual competition post as being 1000 width by 255 height in pixels ...that is correct isn't it Marianne? I think, what he means is, the size of the banners we are making (the entries posted on the forum) are not the same as the one used for the forum, that the size is changed when it's put on the top of the screen, he said it was stretched to fit?
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 10, 2015 10:34:06 GMT
That is a possibility I guess. But it seems to work okay?
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Post by starlingqueen on Jun 10, 2015 11:06:05 GMT
That is a possibility I guess. But it seems to work okay? It looks fine to me but he said it makes it look blurred, the wording looks pixelated? Not sure why that made him huff and walk away though.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 10, 2015 11:08:24 GMT
What a perfectionist!
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Post by starlingqueen on Jun 10, 2015 11:29:56 GMT
What a perfectionist! He's autistic so comes with the territory. You should try living with him.
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Post by OP on Jun 10, 2015 12:01:41 GMT
He may not be far wrong. To see what he means try enlarging the image by 2 and you will see the pixels. Now if you create your image at a slightly higher resolution so it can be scaled down to fit. Another tip for the text is to give it a shadow. You can do this easily with Gimp. All you need do is create a duplicate layer of the text and apply a blur filter to the copy, then make sure the copy layer is behind the text. There is a brilliant tutorial that comes with the Linux version of GIMP, which walks you through the steps needed.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 10, 2015 12:02:42 GMT
What a perfectionist! He's autistic so comes with the territory. You should try living with him. Well starlingqueen he can always have a go at a banner with the dimensions he says are right. I get things wrong sometimes. But I thought the banner was okay.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 10, 2015 12:04:04 GMT
He may not be far wrong. To see what he means try enlarging the image by 2 and you will see the pixels. Now if you create your image at a slightly higher resolution so it can be scaled down to fit. Another tip for the text is to give it a shadow. You can do this easily with Gimp. All you need do is create a duplicate layer of the text and apply a blur filter to the copy, then make sure the copy layer is behind the text. There is a brilliant tutorial that comes with the Linux version of GIMP, which walks you through the steps needed. Yes it can be scaled down. If I make it HUUGE on my screen then it's pixelated. But forgive me guys I only use a netbook.
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Post by OP on Jun 10, 2015 12:18:54 GMT
Now that I am back up and running I have a screen that is 1600 x 900 pixels. so if I make any of the banners fit that then they are all pixilated. I also have a screen that is 1027 x 760 pixels and every-bodies banners are fine. What I am saying is if the banner is viewed as intended then it will appear as intended. For viewing on a smaller screen like the netbook then image will be even sharper, which is not a bad thing with my eyes.
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