StatusNethttp://rainbowdash.net/api/statusnet/conversation/3337572.atomConversation2024-03-29T07:04:11+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819465@redenchilada YAY GIMP@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> YAY GIMPhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T18:09:50+00:002015-01-25T18:09:50+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32575twilisparkle45twilisparkle45A Random PonyHi there! I'm a brony, (slight) Whovian, otaku, gamer, and all-around geek. My favorite thing to to is PROGRAM (especially HTML) and my fave pony is Pinkie Pie, because she manages to be happy in just about every situation. Except in, you know, THAT fanfic. DX I identify most with Twilight, though, because we're both geeks and heavy readers. On a side note, I play the alto sax in band!Indiana, USAhomepagehttp://techieboy45.heliohost.orgtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819185@metaltao Umm... I guess?@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> Umm... I guess?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:59:44+00:002015-01-25T09:59:44+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819184@metaltao I swore I typed Jupiter...@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> I swore I typed Jupiter...http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:59:07+00:002015-01-25T09:59:07+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819181@redenchilada So, it has like... I am struggling to find a metaphor for this. Grrr... All I can think of is an Ocean wave... GAS GIANTS! Ok! So, the more colours you add, are like, adding more Similar Gases to a planet. Depending on what you do with the index, determines how much they mix? And, depending on how many of them you add is like, how many of the colours you add! OK! I am seeing a picture here.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> So, it has like... I am struggling to find a metaphor for this. Grrr... All I can think of is an Ocean wave... GAS GIANTS! Ok! So, the more colours you add, are like, adding more Similar Gases to a planet. Depending on what you do with the index, determines how much they mix? And, depending on how many of them you add is like, how many of the colours you add! OK! I am seeing a picture here.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:58:37+00:002015-01-25T09:58:37+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819174@redenchilada Yesss!@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> Yesss!http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:52:18+00:002015-01-25T09:52:18+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819173@metaltao Indexed is what GIMP calls the paletted color mode. A new image you create in it is done in RGB (the full 256^3 colors that can be declared in color space), and you can switch it back and forth between that and indexed, which uses a set palette of selected colors. When you switch it to indexed you can either use a palette you've put together or have it generate one from the image. If you limit the palette to fewer colors than the image contains, GIMP picks the colors with the widest variety to match as much of the image as closely as it can, and the colors that aren't exact matches are either dithered, if you opted to use that, or simply snapped to the closest matching color.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> Indexed is what GIMP calls the paletted color mode. A new image you create in it is done in RGB (the full 256^3 colors that can be declared in color space), and you can switch it back and forth between that and indexed, which uses a set palette of selected colors. When you switch it to indexed you can either use a palette you've put together or have it generate one from the image. If you limit the palette to fewer colors than the image contains, GIMP picks the colors with the widest variety to match as much of the image as closely as it can, and the colors that aren't exact matches are either dithered, if you opted to use that, or simply snapped to the closest matching color.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:52:03+00:002015-01-25T09:52:03+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819166@redenchilada HEHEHE! This is so cool!@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> HEHEHE! This is so cool!http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:49:26+00:002015-01-25T09:49:26+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819165@redenchilada Man... I have no idea what just Happened What does indexing... Do? I guess? That is a very Basic question, I am sorry for that.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> Man... I have no idea what just Happened What does indexing... Do? I guess? That is a very Basic question, I am sorry for that.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:48:53+00:002015-01-25T09:48:53+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819164@metaltao Basically, do your gradient first in RGB, convert it to indexed with an auto-generated palette of 4-7 colors and enable positioned dithering. It'll get the pattern for you.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> Basically, do your gradient first in RGB, convert it to indexed with an auto-generated palette of 4-7 colors and enable positioned dithering. It'll get the pattern for you.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:47:57+00:002015-01-25T09:47:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819162@metaltao GIMP can automatically dither between colors when converting from RGB to indexed. :y@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> GIMP can automatically dither between colors when converting from RGB to indexed. :yhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:46:57+00:002015-01-25T09:46:57+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819159@redenchilada OH! IT DOES! :D It reminds me of actual Fiery Sunsets! I see now... Thank you! Wow, is there a technique to it? Or, is it more like... Remembering the same pattern?@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> OH! IT DOES! :D It reminds me of actual Fiery Sunsets! I see now... Thank you! Wow, is there a technique to it? Or, is it more like... Remembering the same pattern?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:46:01+00:002015-01-25T09:46:01+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819157@metaltao [Here's](http://pny.lv/b25d) kind of what I'm talking about. I dithered the sky gradient that you can see on the right edge, and you can tell it's a fair bit more textured than a smooth gradient would be. (And much better-looking than something in the same palette without dithering! :V)@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> <a href="http://pny.lv/b25d" title="http://40.media.tumblr.com/0ecf379f01e69971aa729495ebe35c81/tumblr_n2abfgIJFH1r4cvcco1_1280.png" class="attachment" id="attachment-816791" rel="nofollow external">Here's</a> kind of what I'm talking about. I dithered the sky gradient that you can see on the right edge, and you can tell it's a fair bit more textured than a smooth gradient would be. (And much better-looking than something in the same palette without dithering! :V)http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:43:37+00:002015-01-25T09:43:37+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819155@redenchilada Ahhhh, Again, sorry for misunderstanding this. So, like,@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> Ahhhh, Again, sorry for misunderstanding this. So, like,http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:42:30+00:002015-01-25T09:42:30+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819152@metaltao It is used for that, but it textures the sprite in a particular way that doesn't always look good. I've used dithering and scattered shading in background tiles before for a rough look before, though.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> It is used for that, but it textures the sprite in a particular way that doesn't always look good. I've used dithering and scattered shading in background tiles before for a rough look before, though.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:38:13+00:002015-01-25T09:38:13+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819149@redenchilada That's what it's called! Is it really not used to mesh a colour using illusions as a base? WOw, I was GREATLY mistaken! XD But, this sounds just as exciting a use!@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> That's what it's called! Is it really not used to mesh a colour using illusions as a base? WOw, I was GREATLY mistaken! XD But, this sounds just as exciting a use!http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:36:25+00:002015-01-25T09:36:25+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819148@metaltao Dithering? That's not very useful in small sprites unless you know exactly what you're doing. (It creates a very specific texture to the shading.)@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/32751" class="url" title="MetalTao"><span class="fn nickname mention">metaltao</span></a></span> Dithering? That's not very useful in small sprites unless you know exactly what you're doing. (It creates a very specific texture to the shading.)http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:35:23+00:002015-01-25T09:35:23+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819145@skyllie Just standalone. I'm kind of considering making it a mascot for that horse gaming site and using it in a new banner, but idk.@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/33413" class="url" title="Ellie"><span class="fn nickname mention">skyllie</span></a></span> Just standalone. I'm kind of considering making it a mascot for that horse gaming site and using it in a new banner, but idk.http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:34:03+00:002015-01-25T09:34:03+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819144@redenchilada This looks amazing! Have you ever used the hashing kind of shading? To make new colours that the machine it is on can't use?@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> This looks amazing! Have you ever used the hashing kind of shading? To make new colours that the machine it is on can't use?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:33:28+00:002015-01-25T09:33:28+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/32751metaltaometaltaoMetalTaoSome dude who likes ponies and giant robots with the occasional pun in-between. Edit: Im a Fluffle Puffing lesbiab now??United States, Colorado OR Maine, who knows I was everywhere wtfhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819143@redenchilada Is this for a project of some sort or just a stand-alone sprite?@<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/798" class="url" title="*mangoposts ironically*"><span class="fn nickname mention">redenchilada</span></a></span> Is this for a project of some sort or just a stand-alone sprite?http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:32:46+00:002015-01-25T09:32:46+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/33413ellielliSomeone ProbablyI really don't know who I am anymore.The North Poolhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttp://rainbowdash.net/notice/3819142http://i.imgur.com/6td5HHx.png Spriting something always sounds like fun until I spend an hour tweaking eight pixels<a href="http://i.imgur.com/6td5HHx.png" title="http://i.imgur.com/6td5HHx.png" class="attachment" id="attachment-816790" rel="nofollow external">http://i.imgur.com/6td5HHx.png</a> Spriting something always sounds like fun until I spend an hour tweaking eight pixelshttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2015-01-25T09:32:06+00:002015-01-25T09:32:06+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttp://rainbowdash.net/user/798redenchiladaredenchiladaRedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)I used to break RDN.Houston, TXhomepagehttp://lyrawearspants.comtrue