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BBBratt wrote:

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You know I didn't get this one the right way at first. Which kind of made it funny for me twice. When I first looked at it, I thought Sharon was a bureau. Like the furniture was coming to kill Ryan. Her game has been to be quiet and blend with the furniture. Then I realized it was Death by Chocolate. So thanks for the laughs X2!

When I see it, half the time I just see a dresser attacking Ryan. But you are correct, it's a giant chocolate bar. Food finally has the last laugh on BMP!

Blondzilla5150 wrote:

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Thanks soooOooo much for all your tips and help, I appreciate it more then you know!

I am actually using Paint Shop Pro X for the pics and Windows Movie Maker ((vista)) to make the video,
I still suck royally at it, and even with your tips my blondeness overules me always! lol

I am not as technically or software savy in the least..lol I finished it as much as I could, but I am still not happy with how it turned out. I am well aware that I didn't make his skintone the right hue for it... I just can't seem to make it work out how I want..but again, eh....lol I am still learning!

I am uploading it to the itubes now, and its taking forever as usual! Again, thanks much for all your tips, your help and for your fantastic work here!

No problem, I hope they helped! I've made some fun chops but I'm far from a master. There are some people doing amazing things in computer paint programs. They are true artists. But it really just comes down to doing it a lot and trying to learn something each time you do. After some time you can start to see how different things you do affect how the eye perceives it. You don't worry so much about each pixel but how the work as a whole s seen by the eye.

I haven't use PSP for a long time, so unfortunately I can't tell you exactly what to do in that program. But the concepts are the same regardless of program.

But I loved the Thriller Youtube. That thing is great! Perfect expressions on Baller's face.

On the hue part, it is kind of tricky because there isn't just one setting to tweak, but many(hue, saturation, contrast, brightness, etc.) When adjusting one, you have to learn what to expect when you later adjust other settings.On the hue itself, as you adjust you will see it become too red or too green. When you see it get too far in one direction go back the other until it starts to get too much of the color in the other direction. Then go back to the middle between those two points. Since your photos were shot with different cameras at different resolutions with different lighting, it will never match perfectly. You goal isn't to make a perfect match, but to minimize distraction by color differences.

One other thing, always try to find the highest resolution picture and shrink it to the size you need. (pick screen captures with the better resolution and the biggest head, etc.) And don't enlarge unless you must, you always want to shrink it. If you enlarge it, it will become more blurry than the photo you are chopping it into. Also, once you shrink it, don't make it bigger again. Go back and get another copy of the original image if you shrank it too small. When you shrink it you lose pixel that you don't get back when you enlarge it. This makes it blurry.

But very nice work! Hope the ideas help!