Whew that's an amazing cutout. The chunks are all individual, nice and smooth cut, wow... BTW is that symbol suposed to say FPM?
Edit: Might use that in a sig.
Thanks for the compliments. And yeah, haha, it's supposed to be the letters FPM mushed together. The F and the P are kinda not playing nice and the M makes it look like an R, though... Oh well. I like it haha.
Here's the cutout of Kumano, Master Yamabushi that I used for my entry in Week 69. To answer the question right away, I used a smaller version of the illustration than the wallpaper because I thought this one had fewer jpg artifacts.
Not to be harsh, but that cutout is kind of useless.... It's way too small for anything and it's jpg. If you want to make cutouts, make sure you have a nice, big, hi-res pic to start with and make sure you save as png so the transparency doesn't get lost. (Hide the background layer when saving.) It looks like a good cut, but like I said: it's really too small (at first I thought it was a thumbnail), and it's jpg—both kind of big no-no's.
Just to reiterate, it does look like a good cut. Maybe if you get your hands on some higher-resolution artwork... I'm sure you'll contribute extremely good cuts then.
Thought I'd try my hand at this... I thought the Niv-mizzet one was a little on the small side, and I had a larger version, so merry birthday! It's a little bit rough on some edges, but—in my defense—Mr. Lockwood really didn't use too many hard lines on good ol' Niv. Enjoy!
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
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..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Just to reiterate, it does look like a good cut. Maybe if you get your hands on some higher-resolution artwork... I'm sure you'll contribute extremely good cuts then.
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
note: the effects on the edges were already there...not my fault
Go for it. I'm sure anyone who uses the Serra Angel pic would greatly appreciate the extended wings.
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
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..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
<EDIT> — As to avoid invoking the wrath of the Double-Post Gods, I'll submit my render of Hand of Honor here. Enjoy!
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<EDIT 2> — Here's another one... this time a nice old-school dragon pic for your enjoyment.
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
<ninjaEDIT> — Pays homage to the double-post gods to appease their wrath..... Sorry!
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong