everything else ...

Long time, no see huh?

2007-11-20T07:39:48Z

Well I've been kind of busy with school and friends lately. Haven't had much time to do any graphics. Which is probably good because this means I have some brilliant ideas in store right? Wrong. I'm kind of stuck somewhere and really not in the mood to do anyhthing with PS since everything comes out +thinks how to put it nicely+ ... well it's just fucked up. Sorry for the language.
Anyway... On a different note. I obviously have a new layout. No, nothing's done by me here. Just copied and pasted the codes onto my layout. This time I didn't even bother to change anything since I already liked it the way it was.
Yaaayy though for Christmas. Okay, okay, I know there's still longer than a month left but still. I love this time of the year. Especially because then we have 2 weeks off from school. +waits patiently for the Santa to come+
I seriously need some inspiration cause I seriously need some new LJ icons. bleh.

an apology

2007-10-06T22:49:52Z

Meant for Riikka. So sorry for disappearing like that yet again. I've been kind of busy and then I fell ill and lots of other stuff on top of that. Anyway, I made a few icons. Hope you like 'em. x ) I'm really bad at adding text to icons so uhmmm... yeah. Here they are. </div>

tippz @ 2007-09-19T22:44:00

2007-09-19T20:09:33Z

Yeah. Another icon post. x) And yeah most of them have at least something to do with Fall Out Boy. And yeah I do think that the cutest couple in the world is Pete&Ashlee. ♥
If you like what you see and decide to use some please remember a few things -
♥ comment&credit
♥ icons without text are not bases
♥ do not edit them unless you ask me first. i promise i won't bite. x)

[001-041] Fall Out Boy/Pete Wentz&Ashlee Simpson
[042-051] Supernatural
[052-083] MKA
[084-089] Jared Leto

016	046	072

001	002	003	004	005

006	007	008	009	010

011	012	013	014	015

016	017	018	019	020

021	022	023	024	025

026	027	028	029	030

031	032	033	034	035

036	037	038	039	040

041	042	043	044	045

046	047	048	049	050

051	052	053	054	055

056	057	058	059	060

061	062	063	064	065

066	067	068	069	070

071	072	073	074	075

076	077	078	079	080

081	082	083	084	085

086	087	088	089	090

091

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♥ What if ...♥

2007-09-16T13:09:51Z

Was playing around in Photoshop and thought I'd make a tut on how to get from

this to
Inspiration came from a tut written by phoenix39 in abstract_angst .
Made with: Adobe Photoshop CS3.
Translatable to other programs: No, sorry PSP users. But of course can also be done in older versions of Photoshop.
Includes: Fill Layers, Hue/Saturation Layers, Selective Coloring ...
Kind of Image Heavy.

# 1. Crop, resize, sharpen your base to your liking. Mine's like this -

# 2. Duplicate your base and set it to screen if needed. Depends on the darkness of your base.

# 3. Add a new Fill Layer with #fffbbf and set it to Soft Light at 100%.

#4. Add yet another Fill Layer with #05021c and set it to Exclusion at 100%.

#5. Again a new Fill Layer this time with #644d10 set to Soft Light at 100%.

#6. Now on to the next steps. Add a New Color Balance layer with these settings:

Midtones
Cyans/Reds: -58
Magentas/Greens: +15
Yellows/Blues: +28

Highlights:
Cyans/Reds: -23
Magentas/Greens: 0
Yellows/Blues: -17

Shadows:
Cyans/Reds: +14
Magentas/Greens: 0
Yellows/Blues: +27

Yeah, I know looks butt-ugly doesn't it? Well, we're gonna fix this soon.

#7.   Add a New Selective Color layer.
Reds: -22; 0; +24; 0
Yellows: +23; 0;  -100; 0
Neutrals: -8; +1; -6; -1

Duplicate it once.

#8.   New Brightness/Contrast layer.

Brightness: +10 +15
Contrast: +4 +11

We're getting there, just bare with me. x)

#9. Add a Hue/Saturation layer.
Hue: -14
Saturation: +21

#10. Again a  New Selective Color layer with these settings:

Reds: -100; 0; +100; +12
Yellows: -100; 0; +100; +17
Greens: +39; -36; -100; +36
Whites: -46; +18; -25; +100
Neutrals: -15; +5; -40; +12

#11. New Selective Color Layer:

Reds: 0; +29; -16; -15
Cyans: +34; +14; -44; +30
Neutrals: -42; -21; -29; +19
Blacks: 0; +30; -21; +22

#12. Add a New Hue&Saturation Layer and set the Saturation to +17.

#13. One last Selective color layer to add depth to the picture.

Blues: +36; +23; -4; +31
Whites: 0; 0; -28; +34;

And you're done!
The one thing I suggest is to play around with the settings because it doesn't work with every image.
Other samples using the same technique:

001	002	003

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♥ in the presence of greatness ♥

2007-09-11T17:28:54Z

had to get that sentence out of my head. lol kanye's new song is just amazing. ♥ came across a website today according to which we have no right to make graphics out of images taken from the net. friggin' copyright laws. you can read it here . not that i didn't know it before but i had no idea that the laws were that strict.
anyway here's the promised graphics update.
teasers.

Sample 01	Sample 02	Sample 03

• comment&credit - it's nice of you to tell me that you're taking it, it's even nicer if you credit. An artist (if I can call myself that but for the lack of a better word...) needs to know that her work is being treated nicely. lol
• textless icons are not bases
• do not edit any of them in any way, unless you ask me first
• do not hotlink, please upload them yourself to your own server.

001	002	003	004	005

006	007	008	009	010

011	012	013	014	015

016	017	018	019	020

021	022	023	024	025

026	027	028	029	030

031	032	033	034	035

036	037	038	039	040

041

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♥ time for something new ♥

2007-09-10T17:30:54Z

Like for a new layout. This time featuring the Winchester boys from Supernatural. Gaah! Jared ♥&Jensen♥. And that says it all.
Anyway. Promise a graphic update some time this week when I have more time. Hate school time. +pouts+ Luckily only one more year to go after this one.

• Diggin' deep •

2007-09-04T13:02:41Z

Sorry for the lack of updates. It's just that when I got back from Finland school started and everything kind of got hectic around here. Anyway. This is yet another graphic update with loads of icons. Some I find quite okay, some I have no idea what I was thinking when doing them... Posting all anyway. lol
A few teasers :

001	002	003

Feel free to use the icons I've created. But there are a few rules I'm asking you to follow:
- Comment&credit. It's nice to let me know what you're taking.
- Textless icons are not bases.
- Do not edit them in any way, unless you ask me first.   : )





















As for crediting for the resources I've used creating these icons. I'm going to do a resource post as soon as possible. But at the moment I've got to run. I'm starving and I still have to go to the groceries to buy some food. Meh. : |
Also here's the header and sig I promised to make -
- http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/leannheader.png
- http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/leannsig.png
Love,
Jessica
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• Owwww! •

2007-08-27T17:00:34Z

Ok. So I love shopping. But not this much! Spent the whole day in one mall. But hey at least I got some new awesome stuff. And the shoes I bought are just fabolous. lol <3333 Gotta love Helsinki huh? They don't sell this kind of stuff over the sea where I live. Well actually they do but they add like 110% to the real price. Besides here you've got lots more to choose from. And the nature makes you just go wow! xD
Aaanyway, when I go back home I'll do a proper update and will do that header I promised. And the signature. :) Gotta run now.
Love,
Jessica

• Graphic update •

2007-08-24T13:55:52Z

So I've been making friends with Paint Shop Pro again. Have lots of icons to upload. Also two retouches and two colorizations. Been obviously in a graphic making mood lately. : |

A few teasers:

Feel free to use any of these icons. But please remember:

• comment&credit - it's nice of you to tell me that you're taking it, it's even nicer if you credit. An artist (if I can call myself that) needs to know that her work is being treated nicely. lol
• textless icons are not bases
• do not edit any of them in any way, unless you ask me first
• do not hotlink, please upload them yourself

• http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/Challenges/pib-ch180-jessica.png
• http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/Challenges/afterglow54-jessica.png
• http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/Challenges/pib-ch179-jessica.png
• http://usera.imagecave.com/tippz/Challenges/pib-ch178-jessica.png

- The Icons -

            001                             002                             003                            004

           005                             006                               007                              008
´
            009                              010                             011                              012

            013                             014                              015                             016

           017                              018                              019                             020

            021                              022                              023                              024

            025                              026                            027                           028

             029                             030                              031                               032

           033                             034                              035                              036

           037                             038                               039                              040

          040                             041                             042

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• Sorted •

2007-08-22T18:03:19Z

Got my header problem fixed. Lil' old stupid me forgot that in order for it to show I needed to have a website put down in my userinfo. +shighs+ That's what you get for abandoning the whole internet thingy for so long.
Anyway... Decided that I won't keep this journal as a friends only, only part of it. Just my usual rants and blabbering. The posts that include my graphics will be public. And also if anyone has a header request I'd be more than happy to help.
Well with that said I'm off.
Love,
Jessica

• New Lay •

2007-08-22T12:21:45Z

Decided that I didn't want to use a layout made by someone else. So I made a new one. Put the trouble with that is is that I can't seem to get my header to show. Anyone kind enough to help?? : |
Anyway got to run now. Have spent already too much time sitting here behind the computer trying to get my layout right. : |

•So I Lied•

2007-08-21T18:47:54Z

About not installing Paint Shop Pro XI anytime soon into my computer again. I even managed to finish one blend that's nothing that will make you go wooow! but you've got to bare with me. I mean I haven't done any proper graphics for over 3 months now I think. Gosh has it really been that long? Or even longer?
At the moment I can't figure out what in the world is going on with my computer. It has never been so slow than it is now. It takes ages, and I mean a-g-e-s to load internet pages. It's has nothing to do with our connection speed because we already checked it and it's as fast as it should be. lol But still it takes a-g-e-s.
Anyway off to watch 'Dead Like Me'. Quite an interesting show. Would definitely recommend.

Love,
Jess

R e - d o o f e v e r y t h i n g

2007-08-20T12:28:37Z

So. Back I am yet again. Of course with a new layout. This time I decided to use a layout made entirely by someone else. First because I don't have time to do it myself. Second my computer broke down again and I lost my PSP including all the brushes, textures etc. Haven't had time to re-install it so... Yeah. That's how lazy I am. +lol+ Anyway this journal is a friends only journal. Add me if you are interested in what I have to say.
Love,
Jessica