The (Image) Collective: Tutorials

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Here is a collection of tutorials put together by members of The (Image) Collective.

General Tutorials

• General Avatar Creation Tutorial - How to choose a good face for your character, put a uniform on it and set it all upon a suitable background.
• How to search Deviantart for images and find Terms of Use
• How to search Pinterest for images and find Terms of Use
• Overview of Terms of Use

Species Tutorials

• Bajoran Avatar Tutorial - Learn how to put Bajoran markings and earrings on avatars.
• Trill Avatar Tutorial - Learn how to turn your Human into a Trill.

Symbols and Icons

• Klingon Symbol Tutorial - Create a simple Klingon Symbol, using Blender 3D. (Work in Progress)

Video Tutorials

• "Put that guy into a uniform" Series
  • Part 1: Layer Masks - [Youtube]
  • Part 2: Add the face to our uniform. To remove background around wispy hair, Channel leveling, clone stamp, resize tool and the puppet warp: [Youtube] & [Youtube]
  • Part 3: Changing the colour of the uniform collar [Youtube]
  • Part 4: Finishing touches (rank pinps, shadows, highlights and making him look like he belongs into the background): [Youtube] & [Youtube]
• Member requested Tutorials
  • Changing hair and skin colours - Use of colour balance, levels, curves, colour mixer and more [Youtube]
  • Trill spots tutorial [Youtube]
  • Vulcan (Ears, Brows etc) [Youtube]
  • Badges and logos [Youtube]
  • Bajorans [Youtube]
  • Silhouette Images for Crew Overviews [Youtube]
    • Custom Shape Silhouettes
    • Size Chart Download

Additional Off-Site Tutorials

For GIMP

The Ultimate Gimp Planet Tutorial

For Blender

Rendering your Animation as a GIF