March 28, 2009

This weeks new releases

3 full perm texture kits

8 wonderfully romantic textures
plain & alpha


17 shaded & plain textures for vivid creations

15 pattern textures in great spring colours




What did you create?

LMC Content Creation Contest

Everyone loves a contest so lets  have some fun this month with  "What did you create?"
5 more days to go on this months contest.

Have you designed something using the LMC templates? Then send a picture (full perm) of your outfit and a notecard telling us which templates, brushes or textures you used, how you did & a LM to your store to Niah Larsson.

All contestants will be presented in the LMC Gallery near the landing point. Your picture will include a short description of your design and a LM to your store. The winner will receive a LMC Gift Voucher of 3000L which can be used with all Lilleth Mills Couture dresses & templates.

How to enter
 
Fill out the application notecard and re-name it "LMC Creation Contest Entry - your name". All entries must be submitted to NIAH LARSSON  copy/mod/trans no later than 12PM SLT on April  1st 2009. 

All designs must include at least one LMC template item, that can be a texture, a brush, an alpha shape, etc. which must be stated in the description notecard. It doesn't need to be recognizable in the finished design - even better if not. Show us how creative you are in using the templates and tell us how you did it!

Only one design can be submitted per person

Your entry must include a full perm picture, a short description which LMC item you used (exact names of the kit(s) and which part you used), a LM (or SLX link) and short description of your store.

The winner will be announced April 5th

All entries will be put up for display as soon as they are submitted and will be presented along with LM & notecard until April 5th.

Pick up your application form today In-World today!



March 25, 2009

How to import the LMC PS Brush Kits

Here is a quick simple guide on how to import the LMC PS Brushes using PS/Gimp/PSP

Please note I cannot guarantee that this always works but have provided a free Demo Brush for you to test it.

Download the Zip file and unpack it on your computer, not directly in any graphics application folder.


How to import the Brushes into PS


MAC


1) Open Photoshop

2) select the "brush" tool

3) Click the drop down arrow next to "Brushes: " on the top panel where you change size & parameter of the brush

4) click the little arrow on the top right of the drop down window

5) select "load brushes" 

6) choose the .abr file you just saved on your computer

7) they will now show as options in your brush window


To view the brushes properly go to "Windows" - "Brushes" or press F5


OR 


1) Open Photoshop

2) open the brush window - go to "Windows" - "Brushes" or press F5

3) Click the drop down button on the top right of the brushes window

4) select "load brushes" 

5) choose the .abr file you just saved on your computer

6) they will now show as options in your brush window



WINDOWS


1) Open Photoshop

2) open the brush window - go to "Windows" - "Brushes" or press F5

3) Click the drop down button on the top right of the brushes window

4) select "load brushes" 

5) choose the .abr file you just saved on your computer

6) they will now show as options in your brush window


GIMP


Tested in GIMP 2.6 and they "just work" when the .abr file is dropped into the users gimp brush folder, whether gimp is running on Vista 64bit, XP 32bit, Linux or Solaris 


On Vista thats C:Users.gimp-brushes 

On XP thats C:Documents and Settings.gimp-brushes 

On Unix thats $HOME/.gimp-/brushes 


In all cases above, replace with the userid logged in, and witht the installed gimp version. Simply copy the .abr file into the right directory and your brushes will be there next time they start gimp, 



All you need to do is play with the opacity of the brush until it works the way you want. I loaded a TGA of a tshirt I made and added extra wrinkles across the body just fine with an opacity of 40%



I found a wonderful tutorial on how to use PS brushes in PSP 

The Instructions are also included in the free LMC Demo Brush Kit