Post by + Tigger + on Aug 5, 2007 20:27:58 GMT -5
Username: Tigger (Tig, KK)
age: 14
Why you should be staff: Well there isn't really any other reason besides I love starting at a new, great site and/or watching/helping it grow.. and I'm active, should be on everyday, or at least 5 to 6 times a week. (starting high school tomorrow @_@)
Refrences/links to RP's you've been staff at:
none
Position you want: Coder/Graphic Master
Why I should pick you for that position:
I just downloaded the GIMP, but can't seem to figure out anything. So the work below, made on gimp, won't look that great. I went through a lot of online tutorials, but none seemed to help or suggest anything about smudging, blurring or text effects. If anyone knows something that could help, it would help me a lot xD I currently make my graphics on a program called photofiltre, but it doesn't have layers, so they kinda suck ^^;
this was made from a tutorial, and I learned how to smudge the hair, but not their coats:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/GraphicsFreebies/Cut-smudgetest.gif
and this was made on photofiltre:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/GraphicsFreebies/Horseinwoodsfreebit.png
this one I made on the GIMP, I was just messing around with different effects, but it looks kinda foggy and stuff:
*http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/GraphicsFreebies/?action=view¤t=guildlogo.png
and these are two cutting examples, (I used MS Paint, because photofiltre, at least for me, is hard to cut with):
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Night%20Raiders/grazingbuckskincut.jpg
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Night%20Raiders/wolfcutwithoutrock.jpg
I can do really basic cloning on MS Paint as well, but nothing really detailed, I did halter removal on this horse with MS Paint, but the image is REALLY blurry ><:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Arrowheads/Twila.jpg
This one I made on photfiltre as well, cut it on MS Paint.. but couldn't get the smudging to work on GIMP:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Wolves/Icemates.png
This one I tried smudging with a very light blur, then adding picture effects over it, it was also the closest I ever got to smudging the coat effectively:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/GraphicsFreebies/SeaGlass.png
And then, here is a REALLY crappy graphic that I made on MS Paint on request:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Crimson%20Glades/WildFire.jpg
And then just a couple others that I am proud of.. but I made them a long time ago ^^:
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Songs%20of%20the%20Lost/Maedryn.jpg
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Songs%20of%20the%20Lost/MorningStar.jpg (<< I added the star on this one)
*http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h93/o_KK_o/Songs%20of%20the%20Lost/AhrenBanner.jpg (another by MS Paint)
the above was taken from a help post I made on another site, it had my best work on it ^^;
Sample RP: (taken from a site I was on two years ago)
Cool breeze drifted above gloomy trees. They seemed to hold a secret to them, their sad branches that clung to them droopy. Sad leaves of orange and gold floated like on a cloud, down from the loose limbs. Somber was the sun which shone in the late afternoon. It was a cloudless day, or so it seemed. For to the north, in the foggy horizon, few could be seen. They were misty blue in color, milky white caps and darker blue underneath. Wind stirred the grass which covered the valley floor. It was a smooth, emerald carpet which spread, touching the pits of the mountains and forests. The banks of the rivers, and streams. The water that foamed at the base of a tiny waterfall, which was almost hidden by dense brush, sprayed into the air. A small pool collect at the bottom, which then turned to a stream, which in turn carried it away and out through a small crevice in the mountains. They, the mountains, were chestnut in color. Or purple? It was hard to tell, though it should have been obvious. Leaves were scattered here and there with the coming of winter, and the trees shedding their many leaves. Brown, orange, gold and crimson specks dotted the plains, sending them in a brilliant array of colors. Deep set were the trees into the ground, that no one could uproot them. The woods seemed daunting, like a darkness just waiting to devour its prey.
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This was the center of my world. All alone with no one to guide me. I was not one that you could call odd, or informal. But I had my duties, and did not like too much company. I was locked in myself, waiting to be set free. I wandered aimlessly in my mind, not sure of where to turn. Where my destiny would guide me. It had brought me here in the first place, though I was unsure of what my purpose was yet. Had I come to save the life of Thunder, give him an heir. I had rebelled against Ahren, cruel and vial ruler, or ruler wannabe. Was my life all that pointless? I could not make up my mind. It was spinning with ideas, though I wouldn't call them ideas. For, deep within myself, I discovered that I did not know myself at all. Only who I thought I was. I needed to take off the mask that hid me, remove it and let others know me besides Thunder. It felt wrong holding everything inside, hoping and waiting for someone to set me free. Though my fears haunted me, and contained my words in my throat. This was my greatest fear, though it was hard to admit it. It bit through me like poison, swimming amongst my very flesh and blood. It was a nightmare I longed to forget. I thought maybe I would be happy with Thunder, but I had been wrong. Deadly wrong. The hot breath of the sun grasped me, choking the very air from my lungs. I choked, or did I? Was my mind just hallucinating that I was? I was very unsure of myself, as to whether or not I really did love Thunder. Were my feelings betraying me? My heart was alone, dark and uncertain. Was my path that to become a neutral. Was this my destiny? It couldn't be though, for I couldn't be partly dark. No, I refused to let myself believe that lie.
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Was it a lie though? Could this be the path that I was meant to take. It was a question that tormented me day and night, never ceasing. Would this nightmare from distances ever end. It came to me, haunting my soul and mind more than anyone could know. Serpent would always remain fresh in my mind, never leaving. I was tortured with this thought, for it bothered me without stop. Hellbender too, she would not leave me alone. But with each passing day, more fears became alive to haunt me. Their entire clan of Serpent would always be in my fears, for they cared only to hurt me. They did not think of how they made others feel, but only of their control, their ruling of themselves, and any who were shamed of being one of the clan by force. I was one of the shamed, for I had been a forced member. In my turning of two, I managed escape. I ran from my past, burring it deep within myself. No one could ever know of my hauntings of which I became, which I feared and what I dreaded of to come. It was not normal for me to think these cursed thoughts, for they came day and night. As I had ran from that cursed stud of pure darkness, I thought, long and hard. Is this my chosen path? Am I running for a reason? Will I meet my destiny.. I could not focus anymore, I had to keep running, far away from who I was. I could not let another soul know of my true identity, I could not risk myself. Or my life. I felt selfish as I traveled that night, and the next. It never occurred to me, that maybe I had some point in this running away. Though I could not believe myself, for I was being retarded. This could not be the answer. Could it?
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I stood in this clearing, the valley of to which I had come. My soft black eyes longed to see yet another day, though they sagged in agony. My ears were pricked forward upon my crown. My age was beginning to show, but was I really that old? Only a mere five year old, I felt old. Like my time had passed and a new was beginning. My tangled mane hung from my neck, silky white glistening in the sun. I may have been pretty on the outside, but deep within myself, I was a cruel, heartless character. I did without thought, and hurt those who I cared about. It didn't matter to me, I was a vial character. Following in the path of my captor, Serpent. He hated me, and I hated him back. Though he raised me as his daughter, I never excepted it. It was a fear from my past, though I hated to admit it, I was exactly like my adopted father. Maybe I was all dark on the inside, but desired to be light. And had claimed I was. My thoughts were uncertain, fogged by my own fears. There was no word to describe my feeling, and it pained my much to think of if. But I couldn`t stop, no, I could never. I wished all my pain gone, to end with an abrupt stop. I could never end the pain that tormented me. I sighed, the wind carrying all my troubles, but coming and dumping them back upon me. I stood in the afternoon, not wanting any disturbances. I could feel the wind howl through my ears, and the soft swish of my tail as it danced in the wind. My breath, soft, warm breath which warmed me. This was the world I had wanted, but then, there were flaws in everything. The grass was spread between my hooves, it felt soft beneath my touch. I stood there, neck craned, ears straining to catch every sound.
There, all by myself, I wondered. My voice was pure, and soft, untouched by cruelty. "Thunder.." my call rung out. I sighed deeply, breathing in the fresh earth scents. Though I did not know it, my life was about to change forever.