ReapeR Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Ok, so I've been attempting to create title belts. Some of you might have seen my attempts at this. What I'm looking for is some advice, tips or even constructive critisism(sp). I don't think I'll ever get to the level say Payne is at or some of the other belt designers on these forums, but I enjoy trying and want to know what all of you think. Here are a few that I've attempted: [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/MAWChampion_alt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/UWAWorldChampion.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/GenericTitle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/CLFChicagoChamp_alt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/BWATagTeam.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/BWAUK.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/USPW_World_alt.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebluguy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Sorry I have no advice..but I would like to say that the second belt there is truely wicked.Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulskln Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 nice work you should be proud of yourself....much better than my lame efforts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payne Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Okay, my advice (here I am helping the competition, lol). First and foremost, (and I did this, too) Belts are not a bevelled black. You have to make yourself a textured belt and lighten it. What I did, was take a picture of an actual belt, then copied a section of it, repeated it until I got the length I like, then textured it with a bit more noise. Then I lightened it so it's a grey colour. Next, you need a gradient overlay on the metal parts. After you are done the design to your liking, merge the layers (not the leather) then add a dark grey, light grey, dark grey Gradient Overlay, with a Hard Light layer property. That will help you a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReapeR Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Hmmm... are you creating each layer seperately, then placing them all together? Another thing, why grey for the belt itself? My thinking is that most titles that I've seen are black belts. Just curiuos. I'll try your advice and see what happens. Thanks for sharing the "secrets" :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payne Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 The reason I choose a grey tone is so that the texture can come through. True, most belts are black, but they are shiny, and you can see the texture of the leather. Check my video tutorial in my belts thread. Yes, I create each item on a separate layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReapeR Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Great tutorial by the way with the video. I followed your video and it definately helped. I get a brighter light when I do the gradient overlay and have to either use a soft light or take down the opacity to almost 50 percent. I also noticed that I use Photoshop CS and not CS3 so there are a few things that I'm unable to do. But overall, I can definately see the difference in my belts. Thanks again for your advice and the video tutorial. Here is my latest attempt after watching your video. [IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/jhall2129/TEW%20Title%20Belts/UWAWorldChampion_alt.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyDemon Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 such a difference well done ReapeR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payne Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 That one's really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReapeR Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thank you. Before I wasn't really able to see the difference, after doing them this way, I can. Thanks again Payne for the help. Does anyone know how to warp using Photoshop CS or is that just something that can be done with CS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payne Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Actually, can you do me a favour? Can you give me the Hex code for the colour you used for the UWA title? As I am sure I have said a million times, I am colourblind, but I really like that gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReapeR Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 [QUOTE=Payne;345711]Actually, can you do me a favour? Can you give me the Hex code for the colour you used for the UWA title? As I am sure I have said a million times, I am colourblind, but I really like that gold.[/QUOTE] Here you go. A68958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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