Ageman20XX
Smash Apprentice
Character Appreciation Thread : Ivysaur
Brawl Snapshots of The Green Machine - Ivysaur!
This is a character appreciation thread for Ivysaur. More specifically, a thread where you can post Brawl Snapshots that you have taken of our favorite 'saur.
This thread is not to be used to post other people's pictures. Posting someone else's snapshots will get you reported. Also, to keep the thread clean, there will be NO quoting of images.
Simply post images you have taken along with a little description if necessary. A few pointers to follow:
Tools
Quality Tips That Worked For Me
Happy posting! Examples of my work is in the next post! :D
-Age
Brawl Snapshots of The Green Machine - Ivysaur!
This is a character appreciation thread for Ivysaur. More specifically, a thread where you can post Brawl Snapshots that you have taken of our favorite 'saur.
This thread is not to be used to post other people's pictures. Posting someone else's snapshots will get you reported. Also, to keep the thread clean, there will be NO quoting of images.
Simply post images you have taken along with a little description if necessary. A few pointers to follow:
- Keep your images at a decent size. No one wants to wait three days for this thread to load.
- Put some effort into them. Get good camera angles, make sure they're interesting! Don't just make snapshots, make art!
- While it's not a must, putting a nice, thin, black border around your snapshots helps to make them feel far more professional and attractive.
- Lastly, make sure they're good quality! There are plenty of tools out there to make sure they look good - don't resize with MS Paint - it looks horrible!
- Important : Keep the images in good taste! Do not post possibly perverted or inappropriate snapshots - you will be reported.
Tools
- Online Snapshot Converter : http://brawl.kakkoister.com/
- Snapshot BIN Viewer & Converter : http://ssbb.l0nk.org/
Quality Tips That Worked For Me
- Use the Snapshot BIN Converter to turn your files into PNGs (minimum quality loss) (make sure they are exported to the largest size possible)
- Open up the file(s) in Adobe Photoshop. If you don't have Adobe Photoshop or an image program with similar options, skip to Step 5.
- In Adobe Photoshop, go to the top menu-bar and choose Filter -> Stylize -> Diffuse and choose the Anisotropic options. Click Okay.
- You'll notice the image looks cleaner, but also a little strange.
- Now go to the menu-bar again and choose Image -> Image Size. Type in a width like 550px and make sure it automatically chooses the appropriate height (if it doesn't, make sure the "Constrain Proportions" box is checked). Then, make sure the bottom drop-down box is set to Bicubic Sharper - this makes the image look better onces downsized.
- If possible, add a black 2px wide border to the image for a finishing touch. In Photoshop, this can be done by going to menu Select -> All and then the menu Edit -> Stroke to add a border. Set the Width to 2px, Color to Black, and the Location to Inside
- Save. Yay!
Happy posting! Examples of my work is in the next post! :D
-Age
