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Postby Artain » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:22 pm

Use these however you want. They are free to be used to promote what we do.

My Patriotic Series:
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My own generic series:
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Now I understand that these are first drafts so I am open to any comments and criticisms.

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Cib » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:42 pm

Dude, I like these allot! I think we should try to start branding out sport somewhat. I see myself using these in the future!
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Roland Demox » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:01 pm

Sticky?
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Artain » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:59 pm

Sticky on the basis that this can be a staging ground open lisence promo pictures.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Arrakis » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:13 pm

Good thread!

You've got some pixellation and color incondistency there. You may want to work at a higher resolution or use a better file format/program. Are you using paint? I recommend Paint.NET or maybe The GIMP.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Dabbanoth » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:51 am

I dont think a sticky is really needed here.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Artain » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:10 pm

Arrakis,
Yeah I've definately been working in a waaay undersized resolution. I'm really an amateur at this stuff and this is an important lesson for me. I've been working with Adobe photoshop. I take the original picture of a person and then extract the figure, weapon and shield separately. I'm really exploring what I can do from that point on. I mean, I could keep lighting people on fire, but I'd rather learn more methods.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Arrakis » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:50 pm

I like to take an image, make it at least 2000x2000, pen-tool trace the contours of the silhouette, and then go from there. Well, actually... that's pretty much done.
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jordan shoes

Postby dfedgn57464 » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:24 am

is jordan shoes good enough for play basketball?
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Re: jordan shoes

Postby Alunsun » Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:05 am

dfedgn57464 wrote:is jordan shoes good enough for play basketball?
how much about a nike dunk ??every one know??
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Re: jordan shoes

Postby Derian » Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:03 pm

dfedgn57464 wrote:is jordan shoes good enough for play basketball?


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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Roland Demox » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:28 pm

Artain wrote:Arrakis,
Yeah I've definately been working in a waaay undersized resolution. I'm really an amateur at this stuff and this is an important lesson for me. I've been working with Adobe photoshop. I take the original picture of a person and then extract the figure, weapon and shield separately. I'm really exploring what I can do from that point on. I mean, I could keep lighting people on fire, but I'd rather learn more methods.


Id def. help you out being a former graphic artist myself. And if you have Adobe you are def working with my favorite program.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Derian » Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:33 pm

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Bortas » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:33 am

Kurgan, let's see your stuff!!

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby armov2 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:55 pm

what if we post these up in schools and public hang outs? worth a shot right?
i know im probably sound retarded but i havnt seen any around anywhere. we could post add's on the internet too couldnt we? stck those posters up! well first we would need to find sites alowing us to do so....

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Big King Jimmy » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:52 am

You're getting a little ahead of yourself. If you do a search you'll realize that the idea of net ads has been discussed at length. Also, if there's no posters up in your area, put them up! But most groups do (or should) take that initiative.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:20 pm

Just started a group down here and no one has any clue about this sort of thing so I turned this poster out with GIMP. I hope the tagline doesn't upset anyone, but paintball is well-known around here and that one-line explanation has been enough to get most people thinking along the right lines.

I have this as an .xcf or .psd with layers so you could change the text easily, if you like it. I would like to contribute for others starting up by making a few more of these 'sport' posters at printing resolutions, but I don't have much in the way of high quality, front-and-center action poses to work from. I found this one googling around, but I had to upsample it so it's not as nice. Any high-res photos you want to send along, PM me a url or send them to my profile email and I will work up some other poses.

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Cib » Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:13 pm

I have used that line to explain Bel to people, and it does seem to work pretty well. Good job!
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Arrakis » Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:15 pm

Nice. The only thing that's got me confused is how that figure is holding that shield! Is it attached to his knees??
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:02 pm

lol In the photo he is actually leaning way forward with his shoulder down to block a leg swing and what looks like his arm and elbow is his tabard-thing flying back. I tried cropping out the tabard, but it just looked too thin to me, I thought this version with it in had a better 'action' to it. Here's the no-tabard version. Whaddaya think?

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I cleaned up the edges alot, but it's still a little ragged, which is why I'd like to start from a good, high-res image that I don't have to upscale. I'm not an artist, so I can't do it from scratch, but I can tweak out a photo ;)
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:43 pm

Here's another with two fighters:
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:33 pm

you should use some people who are displaying correct form. at least that's what i think you should do. :)
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Cib » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:36 pm

Know of any pict where people are using correct form that we can work with?
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Soo Ma Tai » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:49 pm

IMO the one with action is better than the ones without.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:22 pm

action with correct form not a bunch of hop'en poppin high crossers
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Arrakis » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:33 pm

Lulz, Peter, I was about to say, that guy's about to get popped in the arm.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:28 pm

That is an awesome suggestion. I have spent a fair amount of time now scrolling through photos associated with Belegarth and with Pizza and it has not been easy to find images with good action that were not so low resolution that it would take hours to clean them up. I want to make something good to recruit with that Cib can add to the poster packet. I am also going to make these available with the layers so anyone can change the text or the colors easily. So, send me links to good images or PM me for my email and I will gladly make the poster.

This is taken from a couple of guys sparring at a national event, I don't know them or what else was going on. Also, I don't think it makes much difference to the criticism, but looking at the image after your comment I realized my layers had gotten screwed up. Here is the shields in the right order with a more Belegarth tagline.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Arrakis » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:12 pm

If you use the pen tool to draw your shapes onto the original picture, the resolution of the original doesn't matter.

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:37 pm

also use a pic that does have stupid big shields in it.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby bo1 » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:03 pm

ya something other than a punch tower and a flail thowing a high cross to the opponents hip while hunching and twisting at the waist.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Agneezy » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:04 pm

Here you go:

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:07 pm

kenny and i have bad form too :roll: nice try thou
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Sir Azrael » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:12 pm

haha, pretty colors...
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:20 am

Arrakis: Hmm, that would be a simple and intelligent way to beat the res issue. So, scale the photo up FIRST and then DRAW the selection onto it, I will try another go here.

Peter: I am a newb here, so who/what would you recommend as good form for the image?

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:39 am

i donno i'll try to find a pic with some good form goin on, for you
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Bhakdar » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:31 am

The tie dye bling is all sorts of good form!
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:32 am

Tested Arrakis' suggestion and made this version with two reds.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Roland Demox » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:41 am

Agnarr wrote:Here you go:

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Dedric » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:57 pm

So, because I'm lazy, and because I don't feel like re-downloading Photoshop, who would like to help out with a Marietta Medieval Combat Society image? We have fighters from many games, including Dag, Bel, Darkon, SCA, NERO, and we hope soon Ampt as well. I would like to get a poster showing several fighters outlined, with "Marietta Medieval Combat Society" on it, and a space for a web address (should have in the next couple of weeks). That would be a great help for us to get started. Thanks!
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:33 pm

Here is another that I just did, the 'form' seems fine to me, at least on the left. I am still waiting for my 'good form' example... Peter?

Oh, and I put a little website together for our group with some general info and stuff. All constructive comments are welcome.

Dedric, if you want me to change the text (and the color) on one of mine or you want to supply an image with 'good form' I would be happy to help you out.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Rose » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:31 pm

Ok, I'm pretty sure these are too poor of resolution, and my eyes aren't trained enough to tell what is good form, but these are a couple photos I think could work shape-wise, maybe? Let me know what makes a photo good for translation. Most of the photos I've taken are too far away or blurry to be of use - I'll try to get some high resolution action pictures soon. Please let me know if the links don't work.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4 ... =517545023
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =517545023

This one just amused me a great deal from the guy's face and the way I captured his sword.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:52 pm

Thanks Rose! With Arrakis' suggestion I am blowing them up and then tracing the outline at about 50% zoom, so I end up with a pretty smooth line at the right resolution (translation: resolution is not such a big deal now). The first image may work really well and I like the angle. The second and third are probably still too far apart.

If you're going through your pics, see what you have that isn't just sword and board guys.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Cib » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:37 am

Nice site iskatyel! Where did you get that wright up on the front page? Di you write it?

Rose, the first 2 picts are really good, I am also looking for photos to use: viewtopic.php?f=128&t=28981 Is it ok if I try to convert one or 2 of those?

iskatyel, once you trace the fighters out you can move them closer together ;) , you can also swop out one fighter for a fighter with a better stance from another image.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby p_quick » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:24 pm

i'm still looking ;) good form is so hard to find these days
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Rose » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:40 pm

Go ahead and use whatever you want. Like I said, these are all really old and poor quality. I've started using higher res and loading my pictures to Flickr. I don't really have the time right now to sift through photos, and you know best what you're looking for in a picture, so here are the links to the albums I have.

(The older albums are mixed with really random ****, so ignore those. I can explain the album titles if people are curious.)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 23&l=736ed
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 23&l=654b6
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 23&l=caf16
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 23&l=42e06
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6 ... 23&l=c9c05
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9 ... 23&l=0686c
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9 ... 23&l=776e1
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9 ... 23&l=52697

...I wasn't kidding when I said I took a lot... The Spring Wars albums are blurry because it was raining.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 23&l=3ae38
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 23&l=dcb68
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 23&l=15513
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 23&l=d903e
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 23&l=58221
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4 ... =517545023
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4 ... =517545023

Ok. I'm done. :blush:
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:49 pm

Cib: The writing is mine, thanks. I guess once they are fighter blob outlines, we could move them around, I'll play with that.

Rose, I found some to work with in there, thanks (That last image... WOW. I can't make an outline of that one though, you've got to preserve the color ;)).

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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Rose » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:48 am

It's not *my* fault his sword was ethereal. I've never had a photo turn out like that before - his swing was probably too fast for my camera.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:07 am

Actually, I was referring to this one. Maybe I could use it, if I did the figure in yellow instead of white...
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Dedric » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:09 am

So the truth is, I haven't actually found any good action pics that aren't too cluttered... I would absolutely love to have a pic of this nature that shows 6-10 fighters with decent form.

In the mean time, I happened across what I think would be an amazing view of Alric arching at Rag, if anyone wants to get another pic from that one... I suppose they could all be put on the page, albeit separately. Perhaps the archer in one corner, swordsman in the other, and towards the bottom, the ballnwall/swordnboard combo pic.
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Re: Promotional pictures

Postby Isk » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:39 am

I like the idea of a bigger group of fighters as well. I had the same problem finding a clean shot that is action and not facing off, though. Obviously for this 'sporty' look it needs to be clean and clear and 'in your face' so I think it needs to be just one scene. For the photo collage look in some of the other promo posters Cib has up, you could work in several different scenes.

I wasn't thrilled with this image, I included it in the stuff I sent Cib to put up, but I guess I'll post it here. The guys on the right started out further to the right, but I moved it all closer together.
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