Customizable Banners for Gimp with Tutorial

[Diamond]

I love these, but... I guess they don't work with photoshop.

[Abu Lafia]

Thanks for reminding about the .psd files Diamond That's what i originally had in mind, to export them to .psd format, so even the PS users here can have their "fun with flags" . I only can't test whether it works in PS, as i don't have it. So, if you want to take a look, i attached a .zip folder with the banner files in .psd format on the first post.

[johnvanvliet]

a gimp xcf really can not be ported to photoshops psd

just like a photoshop psd can not be really ported to gimp


xcf is the working format for gimp just like psd is the internal working format for photoshop


now

gimp and ???? somewhat ??? open a psd file but you will never get the undos and tool options , masks and layers like you do using photoshop to open a psd , there will be some errors .

and the exact same goes for photoshop importing a gimp xcf

[Abu Lafia]

Ah ok... i just once got a .psd file from J.Edward and could work with it in gimp without further problems (well, i havent testet evrerything possible in gimp with it). Since it's possible to export a gimp project into a .psd file, i hoped it might work. Nonetheless, i wrote in the updated first post, that there is no guarantee the .psd files i uploaded will work properly in PS. Since Diamond asked, i just wanted to give the possibility for anyone interested in it, to experiment with it.
Cheers,
AL

[J.Edward]

Hey Abu, I downloaded it and opened the PSD in PS.
Looks fine to me. Took a screenshot for you to see if everything looked to be there.

[Diamond]

Abu, you are a gentleman and a scholar!

[Abu Lafia]

@J.Edward: Thanks a lot John! It seems to look fine, although i have no idea about PS. I guess the "litmus test" for the possible conversion problems johnvanvliet mentioned will be the different layer modes in the different files. On some i worked with softlight and multiply for lights and shades as you taught me, on others i went just with overlay.

@Diamond: Hehe, my pleasure Diamond, i try my best! I'm glad if they are of some use for you.

[Diamond]

Here's one I just made for a map:

[UltikanaRe]

Thank you very kindly for the tutorial!


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[Abu Lafia]

Here's one I just made for a map:

Very nice symbol- and colorchoice Diamond. I'm happy to see, that it's doable with PS too. "InnerSea"... that sounds interesting Would love to see one of these banners "in action" one day. The prospect of maybe seeing it on one of your maps really makes my day!
Btw: I just saw a little flaw on the banner (not your customization ofc ) The light on the vertical bar is way harder than on the horizontal bar. I merged a lot of light/shade layers in the clean-up process (you won't believe how much of a layer-mess these projects were, before i made them look more pretty for the upload ). I guess something went wrong there. Maybe i'll upload a more balanced version soon.

Thank you very kindly for the tutorial!

Your welcome UltikanaRe.