icon help

[salixbabylon]

Would any of you wonderufl people be willing to either chat with me in YM this weekend or email me about how to make an icon that changes pictures? Like this lovely one?

Or point me at a website or something that explains it in technofeeb-easy terms? I know what I want, I just have no clue how to make it happen.

Please? I'll be your best friend forever!

Comments

[mercyisme.livejournal.com]

icon_tutorial has over 50 tutorials for animations in Image Ready and Animation Shop. Maybe you can find what you're looking for there.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

WIll give that a try this weekend - thanks for the link! :)

[causette.livejournal.com]

well it depends what program you are using. If you are using Image Ready I can probably help you even though I never do these icons myself. I'm simply too lazy. But I do know how to make a basic icon like this one I'm using :) And you already have me on yahoo so you can ask me for advice anytime :)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hm. I don't think I have either program. Will have to poke around and see what I can find.

Will harass you with questions as they come up - thank you! :)

[bloominbabylon.livejournal.com]

I use ImageReady, kind of learned stumble fucking my way through using a tutorial from a much older version. I have no idea where I found it, but I can send it to you. Or, if you like I could try to make the icon for you. THe biggest probelm I run into is the LJ size limits...the icon above originally had a bunch more pictures, but I had to cut them out...bastard LJ rules...

in any case...feel free to email me if you want me to take a shot at it.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Hm, do I want to learn to use the application o ask you to do it... I'll try to do it first. If I cry, I'll ask you for help, too. ;) Thanks for the offer!

[bloominbabylon.livejournal.com]

I completely understand that...I'm that way too ;-). Gotta do it myself;-) Let me know if you end up with ImageReady...I'll see if I can spiff up the tutorial I used. Or if you need any help give a shout.

[orli-gasm.livejournal.com]

I just recently taught myself the basics to make one using Photoshop and then ImageReady. I own the Adobe Creative Suite which has both and between the two programs it is quite easy...well easier than you would think.

Check to see if you have these two programs and I will happily walk you through the steps. I know I myself have been playing around with this stuff more and changing around my LJ a bit.

By the way...how are you? It has been a loooooooong, long while since I have stopped by! I hope you are doing well! Talk to you later!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hopefully the programs won't be that hard to use, since what I want should be pretty straightforward.

If I get lost, I'll contact all of you wonderful volunteers and ask for help. :)

I'm doing ok. Lots of potential for change in my life, which is a good things for sure. How are you doing?

[orli-gasm.livejournal.com]

Not too bad! Busy to say the least. Really busy to say the most...lol! Seems like I go to work and come home and sleep and then go to work...repeat and pete went into a store, pete came out who was left type of days...*snicker* Things have slowed down as you can tell because I was able to play around with Photoshop and ImageReady one night and redo my LJ another.

Ahhhhhh...so this is relaxation! *snickers*

Change is good, especially if you are for it! I am glad to hear that you are embracing change! Well I will cut off here! I am going to make potato soup because it is tooooooo cold today for anything but soup!

Talk to you later! I will definitely drop by again!

[orli-gasm.livejournal.com]

This is the other one I made using the two programs.

Talk to you later!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, nice. :)