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Graeme · 03-06-2002, 02:39 PM

now I bet alot of people are wondering how people make these smilies you choose. All of you have Paint on your computer, go on Start, Programs, Accessories, paint.

1.) With Paint open, click 'Image' then 'Attributes'. Change the height and width to 15 and 15 (standard smiley size)

2.) Next click the magnifier glass and zoom in by a factor of 8

3.) Click the Brush tool and select the smallest brush

4.) Now you can draw one pixel at a time, after you have your smiley outlined you can select the Fill tool and fill it with the color of your choice

5.) Finish the details of your smiley and select the Fill tool again, select a color you haven't used yet and fill the areas that you want to be transperent

6.) Next click 'File' then 'Save as...'. Change the "Save as Type" to "Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif)" and save

7.) A message pops up telling you that some color info will be lost, just click yes

8.) Next click 'Image' then 'Attributes' again, check the use transparency box and click "Select Color"

9.) Click on the color which you picked in step 5

10.) After your Background color is set it shows up in the bottom left hand corner behind the foreground and background color. Click 'File' then 'Save'

Information found at www.mysmilies.com

I will attach one that I made

Enjoy making smilies!!!!!!!!

Princess Pink Pants · 03-06-2002, 03:10 PM

I got stuck at number 6! when I clicked 'save as type' it didnt say gif anywhere!
It just said 24 bit Bitmap, 16 colour bitmap, 256 colour bitmap and monochrome bitmap!!

Graeme · 03-06-2002, 03:28 PM

On my pc on step 6 it comes up with in this order -

Monochrome Bitmap (*.bmp;*.dib)
16 Color Bitmap (*.bmp;*.dib)
256 Color Bitmap (*.bmp;*.dib)
JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg;*.jpeg)
GIF (*.gif)

what does it say on yours?
Then I might be able to help more clearly.

Princess Pink Pants · 03-06-2002, 06:20 PM

It comes up with -

Monochrome Bitmap
16 Color Bitmap
256 Color Bitmap
24-bit Bitmap
All Files

And thats it!

Graeme · 04-06-2002, 10:01 AM

ok, try All Files and see if it works, I know I saw All Files siomewhere but it isn't meant to be there, but try it, it might work, attach it when it's ready, I'm gonna attach one now.

Princess Pink Pants · 04-06-2002, 10:42 AM

I saved it under all files, nothing came up saying some colour info will be lost but I carried on anyway.

I clicked on image, then attributes, but then I got stuck again coz there was no 'transparency box!

Graeme · 04-06-2002, 10:46 AM

don't worry you don't have to do the transparency thing I didn't on one of mine htta i'll attach now, I'm dying to see your's.

BTW did you see mine on the World Cup thread ?here

Princess Pink Pants · 04-06-2002, 10:47 AM

Princess Pink Pants · 04-06-2002, 10:48 AM

Mines crap!

How do U draw them well when they're that small???

Princess Pink Pants · 04-06-2002, 10:50 AM

Graeme · 04-06-2002, 10:50 AM

Three Cheers for Princess Pink Pants' first Smilie!!!!

Hip Hip Hooray!
Hip Hip Hooray!
Hip Hip Hooray!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you do the magnifying glass thing?

Princess Pink Pants · 04-06-2002, 11:04 AM

Yeah but when you maginify it the pixels are so big that you cant do much detail!

Graeme · 05-06-2002, 08:05 AM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like that one I do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did you do that?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Princess Pink Pants · 05-06-2002, 08:34 PM

I got the pic of the girl from sum website, and the border was from another pic from another website, I then made the border smaller and added my text!

Ive got loads more where that came from!

Graeme · 06-06-2002, 12:21 PM

Thats good that one, what is the website?

Graeme · 06-06-2002, 12:25 PM

Graeme · 06-06-2002, 12:33 PM

This one below is one without the stupid background colour, by the way one of my friends made it for me, you can't make the animated ones on the paint program.