Alternate original seven faction mod

[Sigma]

I can't think of anything specific that I do, but there are a few rules of thumb that I follow. Bear in mind that I do everything in GIMP, so if you have photoshop or something else the rules may be different.

1.) I always use PNGs as my source files. JPG artifacts are your worst enemy, because they prevent you from getting clean edges on your selections, and they muddy the colors. Even the cleanest looking jpg is going to have some measure of artifacting, so stick with PNGs.

2.) Learn how to use the Fuzzy Select and Color Select tools. The fuzzy select selects areas based on color, and the color select selects all of the objects in a layer that are the same color. More important, both have a "threshhold" scale, which determines how picky the tool is. The higher the threshhold, the wider the range of colors that the tool will grab. This is really useful for grabbing and cutting out sections of images.

3.) Pick images that are simple and clear, with only a few colors. Logos with lots of colors don't scale down well at all.

4.) Stroke to Selection a very handy tool for creating outlines of objects, in conjunction with the Fuzzy select. When you select an object, you can go to Edit-> Stroke to Selection to paint around the outline of your selection. Use only one pixel in size to keep it visible.

If there are any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

[Dio]

How do you make typically make the second color used in scan lines?

[Buster's Uncle]

How do you make typically make the second color used in scan lines?

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=28

[Dio]

What do you think of this.

[Buster's Uncle]

I think it's very nice.  It would be nicer without the black background.

[Dio]

The only reason that i did not apply scanlines to my other works is that I never understood why in a futuristic Sci-Fi game you have degradation when you transmit images.

[Buster's Uncle]

Because they had to clear the Unity before they were ready, and had to start over with a lot of tech.

[Dio]

I have decided to make two versions of my alternate factions. One will have scanlines and the other will not. While I am scanlining the logos, I will probably make some improvements to them.

[Dio]

Which one do you like better, the one with or without scan lines? Lal is now happy. Also if you look closely, you will notice that I moved the two button things closer to each other and made them equally distant from the center of the logo.

[Dio]

This is the University/Archon Logo. Which one do you like better?

[Buster's Uncle]

You'd be better off posting cropped down versions of the .pcxs to avoid reduction instead of screenies.  I can see a difference, but 100% shots might improve the view enough to get useful feedback.

[Dio]

Here is a .pcx file with the university and peace non scanlined and scanlined report logos.

[Geo]

In both cases, the scanlined ones.

[Dio]

Which one of these morgan logo variants do you like better?

[Buster's Uncle]

I'd prefer .pngs at 100% so I don't have to open any files.  Faster that way, and you'll get more people giving feedback...