[Barneyyz™]

Mind telling me how to make a polygon background?
like this : http://bit.ly [WARNING: potentially infected]/1wDutnj

On top of what Matt said, here's a pretty good Youtube tutorial on abstract polygon backgrounds.

[Warbiest]

Vouch for Barney. We grew up together in the woods of Kenya and he taught me everything I know about Photoshop CS 1.6. GG

['Snorlax]

I always find colors being the most difficult part of making a desing. Is there a site where I can enter a color (HEX), and it will give me suitable colors? I use http://colorschemedesigner.com/ at the moment, but are there better ones?

[Warbiest]

I always find colors being the most difficult part of making a desing. Is there a site where I can enter a color (HEX), and it will give me suitable colors? I use http://colorschemedesigner.com/ at the moment, but are there better ones?

Dude, check out Adobe Kuler: https://color.adobe.com/
You can either use the colour wheel and various settings (Analogous, Monochromatic etc.) to see which colours look good together and it'll give you the HEX codes for all of them. Or you can go to the "Explore" tab and check out sweet swatches with colours that have already been tried and tested.

['Snorlax]

Dude, check out Adobe Kuler: https://color.adobe.com/
You can either use the colour wheel and various settings (Analogous, Monochromatic etc.) to see which colours look good together and it'll give you the HEX codes for all of them. Or you can go to the "Explore" tab and check out sweet swatches with colours that have already been tried and tested.

Yeah I've used Adobe's service as well. Let's say I were to make a website, and I would have to #FFA500 - Which colors would match good?

[Obli]

First off I'd suggest learning Photoshop first as it will give you more insight into creative designs, then move towards other programs such as Cinema 4D or Illustrator.
Here are some videos that should start you out in Photoshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjRqZiAgoHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5uh5TCXcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZlXagXwcn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-u-OYz2qaU

Cinema 4D on the other hand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoaxYKPiwWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOuyifGdonA

Feel free to PM me directly if you have any specific graphic requests/
Many different types of tag styles, such as smudging, the good ol' render + slap c4ds + fractals + lighting, maybe even a simple design. I would try at all of them before you start moving to other brands of graphics like logos, banners, etc. I was at the same position you were when I was tagging, kept making the same damn tag with just different colors imo. I become narrow minded, which isn't what designing. Open your mind so you can create more and unique designs. One thing I did that I found very useful was steer away from tagging, go to another aspect of designs such as logos, banners, maybe even try a new program in general like Illustrator or Cinema 4D, open the mind to other things. Then come back to tagging, when I did that I was making better tags then ever.

Try it out and let me know if that works.

Thanks

tagging isnt new to me, i used to tag plenty a while back
http://vocaloidandsuch.deviantart.com/

any advice?

[Barneyyz™]

Yeah I've used Adobe's service as well. Let's say I were to make a website, and I would have to #FFA500 - Which colors would match good?

What you could do, is make a new canvas (500x500), and for half of the box select the colour that you've got as the base colour (#FFA500 in your case) and then for the other half, just have a play around with the colours until you find one that fits.

Look here:
Spoiler (Click to View)

This maybe explains what I mean a little better.

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tagging isnt new to me, i used to tag plenty a while back
http://vocaloidandsuch.deviantart.com/

any advice?

Loving your Ene tag.

As far as innovation goes, I can see you favouritise in smudging. Creating your own style nowadays and making it look half decent is a right pain, but have you tried experimenting with C4D's and fractals?

['Snorlax]

What you could do, is make a new canvas (500x500), and for half of the box select the colour that you've got as the base colour (#FFA500 in your case) and then for the other half, just have a play around with the colours until you find one that fits.

Look here:
Spoiler (Click to View)

This maybe explains what I mean a little better.

What if I'm completely color blind and have no idea which colors look good together? How am I going to magically find two fitting colors? ;)

[Warbiest]

What if I'm completely color blind and have no idea which colors look good together? How am I going to magically find two fitting colors? ;)

Use a colour wheel and learn some basic colour theory. A colour blind person can combine colours just fine if they take the time to learn the rules.
Analogous or triadic colour schemes usually work best for designs like threads and websites. For vibrant art like vector characters, a triadic colour scheme also tends to work well.
If you're looking to use many different colours in a certain piece but want them to generally flow nicely into each other, something like a tetradic colour scheme is recommended.

Here, have a read:
http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/colo...-intro.htm

['Snorlax]

Use a colour wheel and learn some basic colour theory. A colour blind person can combine colours just fine if they take the time to learn the rules.

Here, have a read:
http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/colo...-intro.htm

There is no tool where I can enter a color, and then the site will say "these colors look good together"?

[Warbiest]

Dude, if you seriously want to learn what colours work well with each other and want to be able to apply that knowledge to create good designs then you won't be able to just slack off and have some website do it for you.
The site I linked to previously does, however, offer that function but I guess you were too lazy to spend two minutes on the site to find it. Regardless, even with color.adobe.com you at least need to know if you want to use a triad, monochromatic, analogous or some other colour scheme.

Why are you so reluctant to actually learn about something? You can't expect everything to be spoon fed to you. What's the point of trying to improve yourself if you're only looking to do so with minimal effort without actually learning anything? You might as well just have someone else do all of the graphical designing for you then, someone who was actually dedicated enough to learn the basics, practise them, apply them and become good enough to greatly exceed any level of skill you'll achieve with your current attitude.

['Snorlax]

Dude, if you seriously want to learn what colours work well with each other and want to be able to apply that knowledge to create good designs then you won't be able to just slack off and have some website do it for you.
The site I linked to previously does, however, offer that function but I guess you were too lazy to spend two minutes on the site to find it. Regardless, even with color.adobe.com you at least need to know if you want to use a triad, monochromatic, analogous or some other colour scheme.

Why are you so reluctant to actually learn about something? You can't expect everything to be spoon fed to you. What's the point of trying to improve yourself if you're only looking to do so with minimal effort without actually learning anything? You might as well just have someone else do all of the graphical designing for you then, someone who was actually dedicated enough to learn the basics, practise them, apply them and become good enough to greatly exceed any level of skill you'll achieve with your current attitude.

Wow take a chill pill, dude. I ask a simple question and you go all bananas. I'm done here, lol. Thanks for the education.

[Matt AH]

I'm currently online and helping with people directly!

Let me know if you need any help.

[prada ⠀]

I need direct assistance with spacing and alignment, maybe even help using grid systems if either of you are able to help I'd appreciate it.

[Matt AH]

I need direct assistance with spacing and alignment, maybe even help using grid systems if either of you are able to help I'd appreciate it.

Shoot me a PM and I can show you some tips towards alignment.

Thanks 🤝