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Old 27-09-2007, 01:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Welcome to the Graphics Forum! Here you will find fellow members that enjoy creating various forms of digital artwork!


Show Off Your Latest | The Request Thread | Creators Tutorials


New to making Signatures, Avatars and Wallpapers?

Be sure to check out our Creators Tutorials list where there are a very wide range of tutorials written by our very own members here on EA UK. You can also find links to software, resources and other cool stuff that might inspire you!

Feeling competitive? Go head to head with other members in our weekly showcases, organised by EAUK_Aurora.

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Before getting started here, please make sure you read the following about how to use the Graphics Forum appropriately.



Use of the Graphics Forum


Please note the following when using the Graphics forum:

  • All members are to have one personal thread and one only. This includes both showcase and requests.
If you currently have two separate threads, please PM a Graphics Forum Moderator so that we can arrange to either merge or choose a thread to keep. Please DO NOT create a new one as this is wasteful and we want you to use the space you've already made productively.

  • All new work that is not posted in an established personal showcase thread, is to be posted in the Show Off Your Latest thread. Please do not create a new thread for a single piece. By abiding by this, you are preventing other topics from being pushed down.
  • All requests made to the general forum public, are to be made in The Request Thread! Please do not create a whole new thread to request signatures, avatars/icons and other artwork. All requests made to a particular member are to be made in their personal thread if they have one, or via personal message.
If there are any questions on the use of this forum please feel free to PM a Graphics Forum moderator and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



Rules regarding Signatures and Avatars


Here is the full rule regarding the use of your signature and avatar on EA UK:

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11. Signatures and Avatars – Signatures and avatars must be suitable for the forum environment. You are not allowed to use the EA logo in your avatar. The maximum size of your avatar is 80x80 pixels. Your signature must be no more than 400x150 pixels. Full links in your signature are not allowed so please use the URL tags. Signature file sizes must be no more than 500KB.
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10. Graphics, Links, and Screenshots - All files and content linked to from a post are subject to the same content guidelines as described above. If posting graphics from external sources please make sure to obtain permission from the original owner first.
Please make sure you review the use of your signature and avatar spaces before including material that might break these rules. If you neglect this you risk receiving infractions.
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Need a tutorial on creating, be it signatures or avatars, blends or wallpapers, The Sims 2 clothing or objects etc? This is the place for you.

Please post your links to guides/tutorials that you have written or seen around the forums; I will be updating this post with them.

Feel free to add anything creative wise (since I can't remember everything that's been posted already) , including Signatures, Avatars, Movies, Sims, Lot Building, Body Shop, Homecrafter (Walls & Floors), Objects, Hair and any other category I've not mentioned.

For a comprehensive list of Photoshop tutorials, see Photoshop Sites posted by The_Doctor.

You can also find a further list of tutorials in the The Sims 2 Creators Tutorial List by Ermietrude, in the forum archives.


Difficulty Ratings


In order to find out how difficult a tutorial might be, each link features a "Difficulty Rating". This is so that members are able to find tutorials that appeal to them more easily. For example, a beginner to signature making would look at the "Easy" tutorials, whereas more adept signature makers may follow the "Medium" or "Hard" tutorials.

[Easy] - Covers all tools and techniques used in detail. The tutorial contains lots of images demonstrating each stage of the creation.

[Medium] - Builds on foundation of basic skills gained through easier tutorials.

[Hard] - Written with more adept creators in mind. Does not cover basic techniques and tools in as much detail, if at all.

[tbc] - Tutorial has not yet been rated by author.

[n/a] - No difficulty applied or runs through a range of difficulty levels.


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For a comprehensive guide, exploring many techniques see:
[n/a] Finding Your Way Around: User Guides to Various Techniques written by Nutter.
Animation
Art & Drawing

Avatars
Backgrounds
Blending
Bodyshop
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Movie Making
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Web Development & Design
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Old 27-09-2007, 05:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I think Maus's, Flaaafy's, Bunnii's and Ayucakes's should be listed.




edit: yes I am aware I spoke of my tutorial in the third person.
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This without a doubt.
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I think Maus's, Flaaafy's, Bunnii's and Ayucakes's should be listed.




edit: yes I am aware I spoke of my tutorial in the third person.
You've posted the old links to the old forums, they don't work anymore; you'll need to find the threads in the archives and give me those links.

If you can't find those ones specifically, I'll have a look later on myself.
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I found a few.
Ayucakes'
And another one here
Kabuki's
Maus'
Ermietrude's
Flaaafy92's
Mizzystace's

I'll edit it if I find any more for you.
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0.o I thought I had looked in the archive.

Bleh~ I didn't want to move anyway.
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Old 27-09-2007, 08:59 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Find Mine! :P
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Cheers folks, I've found a few others too in the archives which are worthwhile moving over, there's plenty in the list for now, to cover most requests.
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Old 30-09-2007, 04:15 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I demand you add this now!

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Assuming you're still adding tutorials to the list, that is XD
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It's done fluffy.

On a side note I wondered why I wasn't logged in when viewing that thread, I noticed it was because you are using the old url to the forums. The proper url is now:

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/

for the main forum and:

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/f...splay.php?f=25

for the Sims Series index.
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What? We can't take our pick?
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Is this worthy of Stickyness Hermie?

Creating Banner's On GIMP

I couldn't find any on here and the one's on the website are not helpful on banners.
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I just updated the list with the latest tutorials as The Star Hermit hasn't been online for a while. I've included Nutter's "How to animate your signatures" tutorial and Jake's Smudging Tutorial.
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Mr A, you weren't a moderator yesterday. I could've sworn.
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Thanks Adam.
And congrats on the Moderatorness. ^.^
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And congrats on the Moderatorness. ^.^
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As i have just seen in the off topic.
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Go Adam!
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Stupid question but when did you change your name to Mr A?

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It was about a week ago i think.

You've changed yours too. Just noticed.
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Stupid question but when did you change you're name to Mr A?
Last week.

I see you've altered yours too.
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This immature person kept calling me Jessie-Toilet which got really irritating.
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I was getting called all sorts of things. Even off the forum.

I wanted a different online alias anyway.

Btw, Still loving the signature.
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