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Teri

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Graphics Anyone?
« on: August 16, 2007, 06:39:41 PM »

LOL Okay so I know how alot of us like to use graphics to show off in the summary to give a good visual idea of what the story is all about. I've been making them for a while and have gotten pretty good at it. So I would like to open a graphics shop of sorts.

Essentially if you want a graphic for your story and want one that will be the appropriate size for AC then here's what you need to do.

1. PM me with a little explanation of your story and a link to it so I can read it and get a feel for your story and where its headed. If I like the story then I'll pm ya back (may take a couple days depending on how long the story is). The reason for this is in order for me to make a really great graphc, I need to understand your story to accurately represent it.

2. Once I've agreed to do a graphic for ya all I will need is the pictures you want to use. For example for any of my graphics I pick out the pics I feel represent my characters and the story the best. For instance I'm working on a graphic for Mel for QLC and just finished one for her UMS sequel (which I'd love to post but yeah it gives away WAY too much before UMS is over). For QLC she gave me a bunch of pics of her main chick, Misty and an idea of what she wants for Nick.

3. Also any song lyrics your story may have. Like Always Something is a song by Lucy Woodward. I used that for my second sequel to AIL. On the graphic I can put some lyrics that fit your story to draw the reader in.

Anyways I will be doing this on a first come first serve basis with doing at maximum 2 a week. I work full time and go to school full time so those two come first. The only time I will make an exception is if it's for an author whom I love (ie Mare, Jullily, Mel, Honey, Moppy, etc) or if I have extra time in my schedule. So basically here's my work that I've done minus the one I just finished for Mel, as a sort of catalogue of things I can do for you.


Here's a myspace graphic I did for myself for Girls Next Door:




In my siggy is my Nick/Jared graphic that I made.


A graphic for Quarter Life Crisis by Mel



This is a Dita Von Teese graphic I made for my best friend:



Here's one for a story idea Mel had that I think she should totally work on! Here's Limelight...



Now my three favorite graphics I made for my own stories

A graphic of Alyssa



Meet The Characters graphic



Always Something



And here are two graphics I made one for my original site and one for my new one

Eloquent Dreams



Drifting In Between Dreams






So there ya have it so start hitting me up lol!

Teri


« Last Edit: August 17, 2007, 12:53:38 AM by Teri »
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2007, 06:49:58 PM »

Hey, what program do you use?! I've been wanting to create my own avatars and signatures, but I have Photoshop 7.0 and it sucks, lol. Nice graphics btw, I think I'm gonna hit you up with one of my stories so you could do one for me!! :D
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2007, 07:19:49 PM »

hehe I use Corel Painter and Corel Paint Shop Pro Suite. I love adobe photoshop but corel is more user friendly
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2007, 02:13:31 PM »

aww and here I am hoping that graphics will just dee and you are advertising niiice.

lol just kidding..

just a reminder guys the smaller the better. Personally I even think 300 x 300 is a bit much sometimes. the long short banners look nicer to me personally.

my two cents. lol and by the way great graphics Teri
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2007, 02:45:58 PM »

hehe yep i always make sure the ones that go on the site always add up to 600. whether 300 by 30 or 350 by 250 etc.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2007, 04:25:18 PM »

Teri, did you get a PM from me? Keeps saying that I didn't send one when I sent two, lol.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2007, 11:28:28 PM »

Yep I've got it and I read your story it's definitely good let me know what pics u want and stuff and i'll try my best to get you a graphic hehe. Anyways yeah I've been sorta absent cuz I had surgery last week. I'm still recovering slowly.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 12:51:00 AM »

Sorry for all the messages, it kept telling me that I didn't send any.  >:( But omgosh, I'm sorry to hear that you had surgery, I hope you're doing okay. Gurl, take your time in recovering now, take care of yourself!! :) Thanks gurlie.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 03:01:42 PM »

i'm doing ok just got an internship so that's a little more of my time that i lost lol. but yeah i'm just tired and wanna veg all day but i have work tonight lol but i hope to see some pics soon that u like and pertain to ur story, i suggest getty images creative site.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 05:25:01 PM »

Teri! I've been so busy lately I ddn't even know you had your surgery! And we talked last night and you didn't even mention it! Well, I hope that you are feeling better...

Yea I highly reccomend getty images too for any non BSB pictures you want to use. You type in exactly what you're looking for and it pops right up.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 07:42:21 PM »

I'm sorry, but what's getty images?! Is that a website or something?! I know, I'm lame. Lol.
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 08:17:51 PM »

Yea its a photo image website. www.gettyimage s.com
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2007, 03:00:10 AM »

lol i had surgery last week thursday, and in that time i got a second job that i'm going to have to resign from after one freaking day thanks to my doctor and my health situation. I'm facing more surgeries and i need as much strength as i can muster for school and my one job that i have
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2007, 04:59:20 AM »

Damn, sorry I didn't get back to this, lol. Been busy with work. But I had a question Teri... I'm not exactly good with this... whole thing I guess you would say, lol, but I wanted to know what I'm looking for on that picture website. I mean, I have no clue how I want the banner to be, so I was wondering if you could me with that... lol. I'm really sorry Teri, thanks so much gurlie!!  ;D
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Re: Graphics Anyone?
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2007, 01:18:36 PM »

look for something that is similar to what happens in the story for example a pic of a girl and then any (from another site) pics of the boys. that you may want to use.
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Angel: "Spike.... just walk away"
Spike: "You're a..."
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