"GS-Race" Question

[Norad45]

I seen many people on the site have these gamercards where they have themselves and their opponent (Ex. Me & Pitbob27) on one gamercard. Instead of just posting his Gamertag in my sig, how can I put both of us onto one card? Id just like it so I can compare myself to my opponent:uzi: Not sure where to go, Ive checked out some places but found nothing on it:(

[Mingledon]

Custom requests are the best place to go, I think. There are a bunch who do customs.

[Norad45]

Well if theres anybody with some spare time on their hands, PM me and Ill give you the details;) . Thanks for your help!

[Mingledon]

I would, but I can't make one that updates itself. Either I or you will have to keep updating it, and that is a bad thing in races.

[Norad45]

Ya... Id love to buy a program so I can make my own sigs and practice (and never ask anyone to make me one), but I have no idea what to get. I think it would be a fun hobby to pick up:woop:

[Mingledon]

Adobe Photoshop- best on the market by many opinions and what most people use.

Difficult to get into, but once you understand it and have a steady hand, you can make beautiful sigs, some people are so good they sell them for five bucks and more a pop.

[Norad45]

They have Photoshop 7.0 at my school. Ive messed around with it a few times, but what I made looked notheing like what some people make(Mainly the background is way better). Whats the best Photoshop version out right now?

[Mingledon]

Eh, not up to date on that, I think 8.something.

Adobe is not as easy as it looks. It is fun to fuck around in, but to actually make something beautiful is difficult, requires layering skill, cropping, filters, downloaded brushes and fonts, all the good stuff.

I used to be really good at it, but I had to format my computer and I lost Adobe since I had no backup. Now I don't make sigs anymore and instead mooch from others.

[Norad45]

Lol...I screw around with it later in school. And maybe when I have enough $$$$, Ill blow it on Photoshop. That stuff isnt cheap:rant:

[Mingledon]

You're right, costing $400-$800 depending on what you want.

That's why people sell their work.

Minisigs can go for $1 from a pro. (Since now there are minisig generators and they are easy to make with a few clicks)
Sigs can go for $5 from a pro.
Banners for a site can go for $10.
Site layouts can go from $10-$50.

Again, don't get your hopes up. Photoshop is HARD! Don't buy it unless you KNOW it.

[Norad45]

Do they have trials I can try? I mess around with it almost every other day in school, but Id like it on my own computer for a while...just to check out some stuff

[Minty]

Check out Crash's gamercard thread. Seem the most likely place really doesnt it ;)

[Mingledon]

Trials? I think they have a 30-day-trial like MacromediaFlash, look it up.

Or you can send a letter to your school asking for a copy of Adobe Photoshop to use for school projects. It works.