Gimp Resources

[kerravonsen]

Many years ago, I got myself an account on DeviantArt so that I could make comments. Today (after much renaming and zipping) I uploaded my first "works" to my account. I put "works" in quotes because they aren't works per se; they're Gimp brushes designed for LJ user-icons, fancy borders. I figured more people would find my brushes that way.

I am at http://kerravonsen.deviantart.com/ if any of you want to take a look.

As for putting anything else up there, I'm unsure, as I keep on getting mixed messages about whether DeviantArt is evil or okay. Any advice, folks?

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

Fairly evil and actively homophobic. I've stuck there because there really is no other decent place to post and find fanart but there's a reason I crosspost everything to Tumblr.

[kerravonsen]

But I've noticed that your Tumblr posts link back to DeviantArt - or am I mistaken?

[yvi]

Oh, nice! Will be downloading them.

[kerravonsen]

Enjoy!

[sqbr]

As much as I'd like to make Tumblr my main art hub, it makes a truly appalling gallery, so if people want to see all of my art (especially the stuff from before I got a Tumblr!) they'll have to go back to DA. I wish there was some easy way to crosspost in both directions, Tumblr makes it's really easy by DeviantArt really doesn't, and I do dislike the way it feels like I'm endorsing DA :/

I need to poke at tumblr layouts though, there may be some better way to make the tags more navigable.

[vilakins]

I've been thinking about putting my artwork on DA but wasn't sure either about their attitudes. I don't like having to state gender for one thing and I think they enforce that.

I have several frames downloaded. Are you likely to do any textures as well?

[kerravonsen]

What kind of textures did you have in mind?

[vilakins]

I haven't really used any so I bow to those who do. I've seen some lovely effects on others' icons when they've used them as a filter.

[kerravonsen]

I'm afraid I've never made those kind of textures; I'm not sure how to. The ones I've made have tended to be for backgrounds, rather than effects.

For example, I used textures of mine in the backgrounds of the following icons:

[vilakins]

Very nice!

Yeah, I'm not sure how to do the other kind either. I've mainly fiddled with effects and filters in the GIMP and got some nice results I can almost never replicate.

[daiseechain.livejournal.com]

Gimp brushes! Will take a look at them later. Gimp's my image manip tool of choice.

Deviant Art were okay, when I first joined several years ago (I'm just a spectator there), but last time I checked in, which was last month, they seem to have been taken over and are now heavily marketing driven. I have serious concerns about the direction in which they're heading but haven't taken the time out to look into what's happening. I do know a lot of people have had issues of the lj boldthrough fiasco kind.

[kerravonsen]

Unfortunately, I gather that DeviantArt appears to be the only game in town if one wishes exposure.