GIMP Chat Banner Challenge

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:09 pm **(#441)**

Esper wrote:

you are right, Wallace, i have eagle eyes
sometimes that helps, sometimes people find it unnerving

for me the 'M' of your text has these little "steps", that i find aestethically unpleasing
especially when everything else is so nice and perfect !

text is kind of my speciality, yes
i just find it easy and pleasing to do
others find it lame, and i see their point

anyway, love your stuff !

Thanks and I do see what you're saying...
BTW, your text is top-notch in my book. You are without a doubt a text guru, 'lame' I think not.

tonysteele · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:31 pm **(#442)**

Even though my banner is not elaborate as some others why not give it a try. So here it is.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:34 pm **(#443)**

tonysteele wrote:

Even though my banner is not elaborate as some others why not give it a try. So here it is.

I think it looks cool.

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2075

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:31 am **(#445)**

Not too bad at all tonysteele :bigthup

Very nice, The Warrior

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2075

Thanks Sallyanne, appreciate it.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2770

yes Warrior, this banner is a masterpiece !

perfect chrome and the background is great too

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2075

Esper wrote:

yes Warrior, this banner is a masterpiece !

perfect chrome and the background is great too

Thanks man, appreciate it. I always have a hard time coming up with a background. I had other chains in the BG initially, but it was just too much. Then I thought about making a chain border, but didn't have enough room by then, and didn't feel like resizing everything.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2770

i improved my banner

GnuTux · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:39 pm **(#450)**

Thanks for the new banners and updates. I'll get 'em up soon! :hi5

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:37 am **(#451)**

Esper. Cool border on your Gimp Chat Banner.

Do you have one tutorial for me.
Thanks in advance
Lurifax.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:50 pm **(#452)**

The new banners are now in rotation.

There are 48 total banners rotating once every 30 minutes, so it will take 24 hours to rotate though all the banners. Maybe I'll change this to every 15 minutes so it will rotate through all the banners twice each day.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2770

Lurifax73 wrote:

Esper. Cool border on your Gimp Chat Banner.

[ Image ]

thanks man
theres really nothing special about it

just alpha select the text, shrink and cut, so you get a frame
then layerfx bevel and tightening the highlight with an alpha-curve

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=8052

GnuTux · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:59 pm **(#454)**

You'd have to crop it to 930x200 but I like your idea, Conbagui.

Something like this..

Edit: I see that you've updated the back wall to include wilber. :bigthup

2-ton · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:57 pm **(#455)**

I like the faster rotation idea...every 15 or even 10 minutes. I love seeing all the different ones. They are inspiring.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:49 pm **(#456)**

OK, let's give 15 minutes a try. Using the old rotation scheme, a given banner was only displayed for 3 minutes, every two hours. Now it will be 15 minutes, every twelve hours.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:45 am **(#457)**

Thought I would have another try. Don't bother me if you use it or not. I just had fun making it.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2770

sallyanne wrote:

Thought I would have another try. Don't bother me if you use it or not. I just had fun making it.
[ Image ]

wow sallyanne, thats is absoluley great !!!!!!!!!!
you did that with the plastic or glass script, right ?

it looks very very good ! i love it !
:clap

GnuTux · **Posted:** Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:21 am **(#459)**

Nice banner, Sallyanne. :hi5

I'll try to get all these new ones into rotation soon.

I'm posting K1's banner from another thread, so I have everything in one place and don't forget.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

conbagui wrote:

Here's my version

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Wow! I just love that room. Looks like one heck of a lot of steps to do that one.

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