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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:50 pm    Help Panel | 
			 
			
				
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				I am thinking of a proposal to make a help panel topic in here, I have knowledge of Modo, Lightwave, Photoshop, Adobe Preimere, After Effects and a few more... But the point is with the raising number of desingers (hobbyists or pro) coming on here we should set up a help line so to say where people can come in the panel and ask for help with a problem or design tool? so?
  Last edited by Captain Patrick on Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:55 pm; edited 1 time in total
 
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		TrekkieMage Office Junkie
  
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				That sounds like a good idea. We already have a sudo-help panel for homework (I think it's in chit chat...). It would certainly be a nice resource for anyone trying to learn more about digital (or even traditional) mediums.
 
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		Spellbinder Marik Tal Shiar General
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:16 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				I like that. It's a good idea. Then I can come here with my questions.
 
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		REB Ensign, Junior Grade
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:30 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				Well that does sound fine to me also.
 
 
I don't claim to know much   but I can answer as best I can on wings 3d, Bryce, poser and Hex.
 
 
Oh and 2D wise on Paintshop pro 8 which is my workhorse. And also Swish Max which I use for my Flash work.
 
 
REB
 
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		TrekkieMage Office Junkie
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:32 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				 	  | REB wrote: | 	 		  Well that does sound fine to me also.
 
 
I don't claim to know much   but I can answer as best I can on wings 3d, Bryce, poser and Hex.
 
 
Oh and 2D wise on Paintshop pro 8 which is my workhorse. And also Swish Max which I use for my Flash work.
 
 
REB | 	  
 
 
Well, I think that would be the point. I don't know anyone who knows everything about a program, a collection of knowlege would be the best way to learn and such.
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:38 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				 	  | TrekkieMage wrote: | 	 		   	  | REB wrote: | 	 		  Well that does sound fine to me also.
 
 
I don't claim to know much   but I can answer as best I can on wings 3d, Bryce, poser and Hex.
 
 
Oh and 2D wise on Paintshop pro 8 which is my workhorse. And also Swish Max which I use for my Flash work.
 
 
REB | 	  
 
 
Well, I think that would be the point. I don't know anyone who knows everything about a program, a collection of knowlege would be the best way to learn and such. | 	  
 
 
yes and i can pretty much answer any question for Lightwave, PS, and Preime pro, and After effects
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:43 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				Go for it, I think that's a really good idea, a help topic, as a N00b to this sort of thing, I find it really annoying that I either cannot find help, tuts wordered weirdly, or people acting like I am a dumb ass for not already knowing this stuff.
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 	  | Lord Borg wrote: | 	 		  | Go for it, I think that's a really good idea, a help topic, as a N00b to this sort of thing, I find it really annoying that I either cannot find help, tuts wordered weirdly, or people acting like I am a dumb ass for not already knowing this stuff. | 	  
 
 
ok
 
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:53 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				Well to kick things off. 
 
 
I begun to put this Shuttle tutorial together. Based on the free modeller Wings 3D. Its a very basic tutorial
 
I need to do the rest (Nacells etc)
 
 
Maybe it would get some people to pick up a modeller   and have a go
 
 
http://www.geocities.com/reb_studios/Home/p6.htm
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:55 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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				Maybe we should sticky this topic?
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				hmm no body seems to be using this topic. hmm wonders why.
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				Don't take it personally, it's been slow everwheres lately.  Perhaps to spark some interest, you could take a couple of simple things, and post a guide here on how to do them.
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 	  | Lord Borg wrote: | 	 		  | Don't take it personally, it's been slow everwheres lately.  Perhaps to spark some interest, you could take a couple of simple things, and post a guide here on how to do them. | 	  
 
 
Was actually planning on doing that some time later today. Maybe another full tutorial.
 
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		TrekkieMage Office Junkie
  
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				Hm. I found a wonderful tutorial the other day for drawing wings and feathers on deviant art.
 
 
Feathers
 
 
Wings I
 
 
Wings II
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				Mmmmn....I have a question.  I use GIMP, though.  Apparently, it's similar to photoshop? Dunno...
 
 
I'd like to know how to make mission patches types, of various shapes (And I suppose, Size.).  Anyone knowhow?
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 	  | Lord Borg wrote: | 	 		  Mmmmn....I have a question.  I use GIMP, though.  Apparently, it's similar to photoshop? Dunno...
 
 
I'd like to know how to make mission patches types, of various shapes (And I suppose, Size.).  Anyone knowhow? | 	  
 
 
It is similar in alot of ways to Photoshop, but is also very different. 
 
 
I have little or no experince in Gimp so i can not help out on this one. Sorry
 
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		TrekkieMage Office Junkie
  
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				I'll look the links over TM
 
 
CP, It'd still be cool to see a tut   I can figure something out from reading it (Maybe fnidng an adaption or someting, I dunno)
 
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		TrekkieMage Office Junkie
  
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				What shape patch are you looking for? I'm gonna try it out myself in GIMP to see if I can give you any more specific pointers.
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				Okay, the one I made (quickly - I don't think I spent more than 20 minutes on it) has a little more detail to it.
 
 
 
 
 
Is that the general idea?
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				Yup, thats the general idea.  See, I wanted to fit in "Challenger" possibly "NX-03" a latin quote, and for a picture, poss an NX, but...thats complicated ish  .  I'd settle for the words at least.  You've got the idea though, TM.
 
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				The way I made the image was by using the tool that's selected here and using the bucket tool to fill it in like so.
 
 
Add a few layers, move them around to line up, some text, and a few filters. Mine is much less stylized than the ones you showed me, but the idea is the same.
 
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		Captain Patrick Commodore
  
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				 Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:01 pm     | 
			 
			
				
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Something like this? Cause if you want something like that i could wip up a tut for it.
 
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		Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
  
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				That looks cool, to.  Something mission patchy  .
 
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