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Haro Cursors for Windows

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:46:41 PST

[Edit 01-23-09]: added 2 other Haros from Gundam 00, and an alternate busy cursor

Other Haros
Alternate busy cursor that says "Lockon! Lockon!"
Nena's (evil) Purple Haro
Saji's Red Haro
Green version from Gundam has a preview of animated busy cursor.
Pink version from Gundam SEED has a preview of animated background busy cursor.

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Someone requested Haro Windows cursors after seeing the Haro cursor I made for my journal. I didn't know that Jasc Animation Shop could save .ani files, until I downloaded some Haro cursors from here.

So I got the idea from those and modified and made my own set of Haro cursors

Download for the zip file, which contains 12 .ani files. There's a readme file that tells you how to make them into your cursors (if you don't already know how).

I use Windows, so I don't know if these will work with Mac. But if the OS uses .ani files for cursors, then they should work.

Orange Haros because I love Lockon's orange Haro from Gundam 00 (he's sooo cuuuute!!)

Feel free to distribute (no commercial though) and modify (if you have a program that opens .ani). Credit would be appreciated but not required.

Enjoy! And let me know if you have questions or problems.

Haro (c) Sunrise

[Edit] Blue version and Purple version created by ~Remy-cake

How to add textures in PSP

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:54:20 PST

I miss the old custom preview function....

Anyway, this is how to add texture to make your art more interesting, in Paint Shop Pro 8.

Image used is an old one: [link]

tutorial (c) *MapleRose

Note: it is easier to work with vector shapes. But I found that vector shapes with textures/patterns eats up more memory (ie bigger file size). If you're concerned about that, when you're finished adjusting the texture/pattern, you can convert the vector layer to raster, and it'll lower your file size a bit

The Ultimate PSP Pen Tool Tut

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:49:30 PST

The Ultimate Paint Shop Pro Pen Tool (Vectoring) Tutorial

Rejoice (or be utterly confused XD) Paint Shop Pro users, I have created the Ultimate Pen Tool Tutorial! *cricket chirps*

Anyway, I'm not sure how many people here actually use Jasc Paint Shop Pro, but I think it's pretty good for vectoring (Illustrator confuses me ). People have asked me how to vector, and I felt that my previous vectoring tutorials were a bit... vague on the actual basics of using the pen tool, not to mention that I've discovered new techniques and shortcuts since my previous tutorials.

So this tutorial goes over the very basics of using the pen tool, and how to create vectors in general, in quite a bit of detail.

The version I use is PSP8, but I think other versions will have similar functions and options. Some parts of the tutorial are very program-specific, while others are more general (but still kinda program-specific)

The zip file (use the download button) is divided up to 3 main sections (excluding the introduction) in 3 big JPG files. It's sort of ordered, but depending on your experience, you can skip some parts. The introduction (intro.jpg) gives an overview of what each section is about, as well as what a vector is (based on deviantART's definition.

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In case you're wondering, the 3 sections are:

[Vector Tools and Options]
Exploring and explaining the tools you need to vector, and when to use them.

[Nodes, Paths, and Editing]
More general look at parts of a vector, but also has program-specific explainations on editing options.

[Shortcuts]
Various shortcuts I've developed to make vectoring faster and easier. And also a note on converting to JPEG/PNG. Very program-specific.

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Other tutorials on how I order the layers for anime vectors (ignore the actual pen-tool related parts, they're old and inefficient.. unless you prefer to do it that way >.< ):

Outline-less: Working with layers and shapes

Outlined using masks

Outlined with dynamic lines: Another way to vector with dynamic outlines, without masks

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If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask! And happy vectoring!

How to Paint Wavey Water PSP8

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:16:29 PST

Tutorial on how I discovered painting wavey water. It's actually pretty easy. I hope I made sense... as always, if you've got questions or something you don't understand, please leave a comment!

Again, this was done in PaintShopPro8, but I'm pretty sure Photoshop or Gimp has similar settings (you'll just have to find where they are).

Finished product: Windy Sunrise

PSP8 Colouring Tutorial

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:08:49 PST

My first tutorial, hopefully I've explained everything clearly. (I think I wrote too much...). Full view or download to read.

This is how I like to colour in PSP8. I like this technique because I'm quite lazy and messy, and not too steady with my mouse, so this technique allows me to not be too neat. I like the soft airbrushed look instead of the sharp lines. This method is also quite fast, it took me 1-2 hours to finish this pic.

Even though it's a tutorial, I found that I've learned more about the program as I was making this . Even though this is done in PSP8, I'm sure Photoshop would also work, as long as it has the magic wand, airbrush, and smudge tools.

The curve method of the lineart I learned from ~ryo-hakkai: [link]

The background... yeah, I'm not good at doing that...

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll try my best to answer .

Edit: Finished picture: [link]