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[.:Orange:.]

Due to about 10,000 requests for splodges and 100,000 requests for how to make them ( ), I present,

Amanda's Splodge Making Tut

Ok, to start off, this is how I make my splodges, you can make them in different ways, but I find this the easiest. This is the ani'mation process I used back when I used to make blinkies and other ani'mated GIFs (Before I got PSP).

Ok, first, you will need 2 programs (Don't worry staff, these are freeware):
GiFFY & UnFREEz 

Ok, now, you can into paint or whatever graphics program you want to use, save this I'mage:

(Note: When you save it on your comp, don't save it as a TXT file, save as a BMP, it's a TXT file because of a GeoCities cheat... )

and open it with your painting program (I use MSpaint to make splodges.)

Right now you might want to zoom in, to get a better view, it's a lot easier to paint this way.
Now, color the outline of your splodge whatever color you want, lets say you wanted to color it blue. For the little line that runs across the right side of the splodge, paint that a noticeably lighter blue. For the splodges main body, color that an even lighter blue. (by the way, these don't have to be drastic differences in color, just noticable). Leave the eyes black. Now, use the fill tool to make the backround a solid color, make sure this color isn't anywhere else in the I'mage but the backround. Save this as a BMP (Save it something like splodge1).

Now, use the move I'mage tool, and move the splodge (not the grey line) down 1 pixel, and add exactly pixel on each side of the line. Save it as another BMP (something like splodge2). Keep doing this until the line is all the way across the bottom of the I'mage, and the splodge is right above the line.   

Now, open GiFFY, and on it, click "Open BMP." Open the first one you saved, e.I. splodge1. Under "GIF options", check "Transparent" and make sure the color underneath is your backround color. Now click "Save GIF." Keep doing this until all the BMPs have been saved as GIFs.

Now, open up UnFREEz. Set the frame delay at 5 and check "Loop Ani'mation." Drop the GIFs in there so they are set up like this:

splodge1
splodge2
splodge3
splodge4
splodge5
splodge4
splodge3
splodge2

Click "Save Ani'mated I'mage," upload to your own server, put in your sig and you're done!




*Phew!*

by the way, feel free to ask questions.

[tyrant]

it weird on paint when I try to change colour it always looks the same (it does show it as the colour)

[.:Orange:.]

That's odd... maybe try to do everything in the tut, but with another prog, like psp? :blink:

[tyrant]

my trial ran out with that on sunday ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(((((((((((

[.:Orange:.]

Nice splodge Ali.

We should have a splodge team... and add "splodge" to our keywords in search engines...and...

*daydreams about the future of splodges*

Anyway... what other forum can boast of splodges?

[Shivi]

It's a lot easier if you just use a tween with I'mage ready =/ ... whatever nice tut

Edit: tween tutorials(mostly): http://www.good-tuto...om/tutorials/12

Edited by Shivi, 01 June 2004 - 01:37 PM.

[Dan]

Uhm. I made one in PSP

[Dan]

Yah. I stoooolee it . and changed the colours. I'm so clevar. lol.

[Dan]

Heh. LOL.

[shabba]

hehee I had a go my ways a bit different tho I use psp8 or photoshop and make the same base of the model then move it around a bit much easyer but doesnt look ass good

[NP_craver]

hehe, these little things are fun to mak

[Kimoflea]

I'm scared of the splodges, so I made a disco carrot.

[Kimoflea]

Erm, I made a strange disco mushroom.. it's weird, I tried to make it dance, but that's hard with a mushroom, and it explodes because I was bored.. but you need the light skin to se it properly  Oh my graphical skills!

Edited by Valensin, 02 June 2004 - 09:57 AM.

[.:Orange:.]

OOoo... vegetables...

[NP_craver]

admins shuld pin this tutorial if not done so already

[Dark_Eco_Freak]

Where do u find PSP?

[bargain]

buy it or download trial ware

[Dark_Eco_Freak]

it weird on paint when I try to change colour it always looks the same (it does show it as the colour)

Tyrant, I found a way around that.

FOR ANYONE WHO CAN'T GET THE PAINT PROGRAM ON WINDOWS TO WORK:

1. Open a new Paint document.

2. Resize the pad to 12X13.(CHECK THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER TO MAKE SURE THE SIZE SAYS 12,13, and NOT 13,12)

3. Click View>Zoom>Large Size, then set the Magnification to 8x.

4. Use the Dark Grey next to the black, and use the Line tool to make a line go from 4,12 to 7,12 (USING THE CORNER TO CHECK LOCATION).

5. Change color to black, and fill in with the Line Tool:
(Two numbers with a - in between them means connect the #s)

2,0 - 9,0    10,1    11,2 - 11,5    10,6    2,7 - 9,7    1,6    0,2 - 0,5   

1,1    4,2 - 4,3    7,2 - 7,3.

This is your basic outline and eyes for your splodge.

6. Choose the color you want you splodge to be, and RIGHT-CLICK IT.

7.  Double-click the color, and hit 'Define becausetom Colors'.  Using the SLIDER ON THE RIGHT OF THE PALLETTE, set the color 2 shades lighter than your color.

8. Using this color, and the Line tool, fill in the following spots:

2,6 - 9,6    9,5    10,2 - 10,5

This is the shadow for your splodge.

9.  Change to the Fill tool, and RIGHT-CLICK inside the main body of your splodge.

Edited by cj_no_one, 14 June 2004 - 09:27 AM.

[Freidmont]

Thanks for the great tut, just made one of my own

[DudeOnline]

My splodgy

Edited by dudeonline, 14 June 2004 - 11:21 AM.