Water, water everywhere...

[dhamphir]

So... I've been experimenting. I've discovered that making water animated, and getting it to look just the way I want it to, is quite a challenge. So without further ado, here are some animated water banners. Let me know what you think, so I can continue to improve.

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Please credit dhamphir @ color_pirates

Comments

[saved-dianna.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful!

[dhamphir]

Thank you. :D

[girlspell.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! I'm hooked on those beach ones.

[dhamphir]

I'm glad you like them. :D

[girlspell.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see icon versions of them too. :)

[dhamphir]

*LOL* I'll keep that in mind. *G*

[brotherskeeper1.livejournal.com]

Where are the other few thousand animated water userpics from other makers? LOL!

[brotherskeeper1.livejournal.com]

I saved the last one, it's beautiful!

The only thing I notice about 2, 4 and 5 is the reflectivity in the sky. But the wave action is good :)

I've never had a waterfall turn out right.

THANK YOU :)

[dhamphir]

I'm glad you like it. Thanks for letting me know.

Yeah. It's not actually a reflection but rather due to the loss of color palette when converting from a HQ jpeg to the a gif. I'm still working out how to minimize it.

The waterfall was the hardest one of all. I'm still not completely satisfied. ;)

[brotherskeeper1.livejournal.com]

Wait until you try to get animated water userpics under 40kb. I cannot do that. I can add waves to large graphics, but they are not as nice as yours. Keep at it!

[dhamphir]

Yeah, sometimes it's hard to get the file size down below 40kb so that the icon can be uploaded to LJ or DW. Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. :)

[keslie32.livejournal.com]

These are AMAZING!!! Great job hun!!!!!

[dhamphir]

Thanks! I'm glad you like them. :D

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

You ROCK! m'dear! Keep at it! I will be your bestest customer! ;D

[dhamphir]

Thanks. Heh, I'm grateful for the business. *G*

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA!

I snagged 'em! ;) Can't wait for more!

[dhamphir]

I'm glad you like them. Thanks for letting me know. :)

[jazwriter.livejournal.com]

Great job--I particularly like #3 and #4. :)

~Jazzy

[dhamphir]

Thanks, Jazzy! I'm glad you like them. *G*

[darxe.livejournal.com]

Amazing. My favirite is the beach ... and I'm not a beach fan. :)

[dhamphir]

Thank you! Sometimes I think I like beach scenes more than actually going to the beach. *lol*

[mystical_journey]

Beautiful results. Thumbs up since I know how difficult animated water is to make. I still fail at the waterfalls!

Taking #3 and #5 since I love sunsets/rises over water.

Thank you so much for your hard work!

[dhamphir]

Thanks, SJ. I'm still learning and hope to get better at it. As for the waterfall... there's still a LOT of room for improvement. But I'm just glad I got the water to flow in the correct direction! *lol*

I'm glad you like them. Enjoy. :D

[mystical_journey]

That was my problem. Backwards water! (SHHHH--don't tell anyone)

I left off playing around with animation for the last year because I got to a level of frustration trying to pick things up on my own and of course, no time.

I still have a list of things to try--that hopefully will come.

One thing--experiment with different speeds. The dock/water banner has the sun rays moving very fast. Again, it is personal taste or you need the quicker timing for the water. It's fun to try different things though.

The challenge is getting decent animation under 40K. That is where a slower frame speeds comes in handy.

[dhamphir]

Yeah, I've been experimenting quite a bit, tweaking different settings one at a time to see how it affects the waves.

You're right about the 40kb thing too! *S*

[ragdoll230.livejournal.com]

Mind you, I know nothing about the creation process, but I think the water in #1 could be a little more defined. All the others I love! I hope it's okay that I took #3. If so, I will credit when it goes up. Thanks for sharing. :)

[dhamphir]

I agree with you about #1. Waterfalls are very hard, and it's an accomplishment to get the water look like it's flowing in the right direction. *lol* But yeah, I'm not totally satisfied with the waterfall. I'm still learning.

Of course you're welcome to snag the banner. They're posted here to share them. *S*

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

OMIGOD these are AMAZING! Now if I could only figure out how to use a banner on my LJ...

[dhamphir]

Thank you! I'm glad you like them. *G*

Some people make a sticky post at the top of their journal, and others put banners in their profile - which is what I've done. ;)

[nicolettenexxt.livejournal.com]

Oooooo, I like them a lot. :)

[dhamphir]

Thanks. They've been fun (and frustrating) to make. ;)

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

These are just gorgeous, love #5.

[dhamphir]

Thank you. I'm glad like them. :D

[nifki.livejournal.com]

This are GORGEOUS!

[dhamphir]

Thank you. :)

[princesslanie.livejournal.com]

so pretty. i grabbed a couple, i'll credit you when i use them. thanks.

[dhamphir]

Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy! :D

[quilterbear.livejournal.com]

These are really magnificent, darlin'! I love them all so much, esp. the beach and the one after it. But really, ALL of 'em! and matching icons (even if not animated) would be wonderful (esp if my initials were int he corner or something! haha)

EXCELLENT job and keep on experimenting!

[dhamphir]

Thanks, QB. I'm glad you like them. And thanks for the encouragement. ;)

You'll find the following post has the icons. *lol*

[kinnetikdreams.livejournal.com]

OMG these are absolutely beautiful. In love with them all, snagging away and of course will credit. Thank you so much for sharing these!

[dhamphir]

Thank you. I'm glad you like them. *G*

[lolagraphique.livejournal.com]

#5 so beautiful <3

[dhamphir]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it. :)

[miyu-tanemura.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are gorgeous!
I could stare at these banners the whole day. I'm taking them all because they're so pretty. Will credit. Just, wow. :D

[dhamphir]

Thank you. I'm glad you like them. Enjoy! :D