Custom Emoticons

[batwife]

Just wanted to share my latest project. Still getting used to working on it... hopefully I will be able to "invent" more stuff soon.

I only have 1 so far but here is goes.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/swassel/warning_emoticon.gif

[greenxeyezz]

have you tried making this in Illustrator? as a small vector file exported as gif, may eliminate the dead pixel look, and give a more transparent look...

[batwife]

Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately I don't have Illustrator and I'm super n00b with the animated gifs.

Where's the post-work (PS) station, Staaaack? :p

Greenxeyezz what other tips do you have that I can learn from? Any tips appreciated.

[greenxeyezz]

not really PERSONALLY custom but how about these?


http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/angel.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/angry.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/approve.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/art.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/audio.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/award.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/bomb.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/cake.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/calendar.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/car.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/cd.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/computer.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/configuration.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/cool.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/crying.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/cup.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/devilish.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/disapprove.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/embarrassed.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/error.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/favourite.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/female.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/find.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/gaming.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/grin.png

[greenxeyezz]

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/group.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/hardware.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/house.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/idea.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/information.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/ipod.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/kiss.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/laugh.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/male.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/message.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/money.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/network.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/note.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/phone.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/photo.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/plain.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/poll.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/programming.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/question.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/rainbow.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/run.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/sad.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/science.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/security.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/sick.png

[greenxeyezz]

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/smile.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/smirk.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/sport.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/star.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/surprise.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/terminal.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/tired.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/tounge.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/uncertain.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/video.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/warning.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/wink.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/world.png

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/worried.png

[greenxeyezz]

Well it looks like you are using PS for the sigs. I havent used that program to make animated gifs, but have you tried to make a animated gif using the background as TRANSPARENT. if you have, when you make text, watch what it does when you save as a gif, in preview against a dark background, if you are getting jaggies (pixelation) you may have to work with the compression or the way its saving it.

[batwife]

I didn't originally think of that. I'll work with it a little, esp if I'm planning to make more stuff like that. I don't think that the actual smilieys will be an issue though.

Thanks!

[greenxeyezz]

edit::testing for pixelation

hxxp://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/WARNINGTEST.gif

it appears TEXT is hard to not pixelate =)

[batwife]

edit::testing for pixelation

http://www.random2d.com/miniIcons/WARNINGTEST.gif

it appears TEXT is hard to not pixelate =)

I think if it's an "outter glow" you'll always have the pixelation. I was trying something different other then the alternating colors on the text.

[greenxeyezz]

I think if it's an "outter glow" you'll always have the pixelation. I was trying something different other then the alternating colors on the text.

hey hey now, DONT fix my HXXP I do that so it doesnt load ; ):D

[Bimmerlifestyle]

look good guys

[batwife]

hey hey now, DONT fix my HXXP I do that so it doesnt load ; ):D

hahah i didn't see it :p