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B11.A// THE STARFIRE. a promo template inspired by princess koriand’r.

promo template inspired by princess koriand’r. customizable.

size 540x440.

includes the psd THE STARFIRE.

remember to reblog if you save/use. if you use, please give credit.

consider donating through paypal or buy me a coffee through ko-fi.it truly helps me a lot.

this template is FREE or 4 DOLLARS DONATION.

download link on the source and title.

ALSO FOUND AT DEVIANART.

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𓏲 ｡ ๋ under the read more you will find 21 object icons for the dashboard, size 200x200px! all of these icons were made by me from scratch so please do not redistribute or claim as your own & read our rulesbefore using! like/reblog this post if you save them. it’s okay to change the size of the icons to your preferences. all objects were taken from photos from unsplash.

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Hiii, just gotta say, I LOVED your Wendy gifset and I was wondering how you got them to look that pretty?? They looks soft and detailed and like, real? Hehe I hope you can help me out, idk what I've been doing wrong with mine that are looking like shit so, help me out please

henlo anon!

when i first started gif-making, my gifs weren't the bestest either! it's a process and i think you'll get better at it w practice and trying new things !! <3 i'll throw in a bunch of pointers a lot of CCs gave me when i first started giffing and some of my opinions under the cut!

also this is definitely Not a link to download photoshop 2022 for free that i definitely didn't use as an upgrade two weeks ago

what you'll need to know before going through this long long rant of mine:

basic photoshop giffing skills

knowledge of smart filters and blending options

some patience (to hear my nonsense)

interest in maybe picking up new software

disclaimer: image heavy!

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ANOTHER NEW TEMPLATE!

I love making these and I know everyone loves doing them, so here’s one to focus on certain relationships for your characters! once again, need photoshop and basic photoshop - editing knowledge, but if you have any questions let me know! 

would prefer if y’all don’t edit the template too much, if you need something changed let me know.

please like/reblog if you use!

download here!

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𝟎𝟎𝟏. 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 . this is a free icon border made by @rubymemes​ . please credit the creator if you use it . fonts used : Marola + absender . DOWNLOAD PSD

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low quality video ➜ “HD” gifs tutorial! (2022 UPDATE!)

back by popular demand. warning, this is a work in progress! so far I have found this is the best way to restore low quality movie videos into somewhat clear and “hd” gifs. I will update if I discover anything different (:

this works on movies/videos in 720p and lower

you must have basic gif making knowledge

I’m using adobe photoshop cc 23.4.1 (2022) for windows

link to previous version of this tutorial

TUTORIAL UNDER THE CUT 🔽

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updated tutorial on trimming posts on mobile

reply formatter mobile edition:

i’ve been trying to figure out a way to adjust the roleplay formatter to be used on mobile but unfortunately tumblr just does not render blog themes well on mobile browsers (my guess is to force people to use the app but i digress)

so i made a mobile friendly version with carrd. the only differences are the box size option and the night mode toggle, which the carrd version doesn’t have.

if you don’t use either of these you can use the carrd version on desktop as well, everything else is the same. for the purpose of this tutorial i’ll be using the carrd version as it is optimized for mobile screens.

if you can consider tipping my ko-fi or using my carrd referral code ( DPY34V1H ) to help me keep hosting the formatter ♡

this is a very easy level tutorial

even if you’re not comfortable with html!

this post may be long because of the screencaps, but the method itself is only a handful of clicks and it shouldn’t take you more than a minute.

this method technically works on any browser, but it works best on firefox as it is the only browser i’ve tested that keeps all formatting (bold, italics, color text, etc).

i encourage you to install firefox on your phone to at least cut replies, you could technically use the tumblr app to write and format your reply once you get the code of the trimmed reblog.

what you will need:

a mobile browser (can’t stress this enough i strongly suggest firefox, specially if you don’t want to have to manually add your partner’s formatting. it will make your life easier)

the mobile friendly reply formatter.

that’s it.

tutorial:

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CHARACTER TRAITS & QUIRKS GENERATOR

CHARACTER TALENT & SKILLS

CHARACTER GOALS

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some helpful links to help build new / learn more about your characters

4 question personality test

16 personalities

alignment

astrological zodiacs

7 virtues / deadly sins

nationality guide

race vs ethnicity

moral alignment

misc.

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POP! A CHARACTER INTRO PSD.

by clicking the source, you'll find a free template designed for character introductions, plus a complementary text banner. these were created with discord in mind, but you can tweak to make it suitable for tumblr, twitter, etc. — font used: cursive sans — dimensions: 700x500 (full) / 255x450 (fc) / 120x140 (aesthetics) — tip: change the glow hue to better match the text color. — transparent, but you can add a background. — includes a "test bg" to show how it'll appear on discord dark mode. — do not redistribute, claim as your own, or use to make a new psd. — credit isn't necessary, but likes and/or reblogs never hurt anyone. if you have any questions, my ask is open. if you're not familiar with discord rps or how to format your designated channel/threads, the drive folder includes screenshots of how i personally lay out my character sections.

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Skip Google for Research

As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse.  It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms 

As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable.  As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.

Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.

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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free

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Writing Resources

Here is a list of writing resources I’ve found useful, in no particular order: 

Words, Descriptions, Writing Help

Power Thesaurus: The BEST resource for “tip of the tongue” syndrome

OneLook Reverse Dictionary

Writerology: This site is trying to sell you stuff. But there are also a ton of great articles in their free blog

Descriptionary: Help describing emotions and other things

Grammarly: Don’t take it too seriously and remember you’re the final arbiter of your own writing voice, but it can help you see things you won’t on your own

Hemingway: Similarly to Grammarly, will help with clarity and cadence, as long as you don’t take its suggestions as marching orders. Available online or as a downloadable desktop app.

Worldbuilding

Vulgar: Conlanging tool.  Free and paid versions, the free is still very useful, but I have the paid version and have definitely gotten my money’s worth from it (but I like conlanging).  Learning curve is a little steep.

Inkarnate: Mapmaking tool. Again, free and paid versions are both solid.

A World-Building Checklist: VERY comprehensive

Fantasy Globe: Create a virtual globe of your fantasy world

Name Generators

Fantasy Name Generators: The gold standard

Donjon Generators: Generators for names (including from your own list of names), as well as a lot of other things, like maps, calendars, inns, towns, even whole worlds.

Fake Name Generator: Generates demographic info, fake addresses and phone numbers, height/weight, etc. along with names

Not Another Tavern Generator: Generates bars complete with bartenders and general atmosphere, primarily for fantasy settings

Miscellaneous:

Unsplash: Free images with blanket permissions for personal use. Great for covers/headers.

NASA Image and Video Library

Compare the Heights of Your Chars

Writing With Color: Words for Skin Tone: How to describe POC with sensitivity and artistry

Describing characters of color in writing: First of NK Jemisin’s excellent three-part series on this topic, with real examples from various works

Tagging Guide for AO3

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A List of Prompts

because yeah i think it would be helpful if there was a comprehensive list of those, so

ANGST. want to cry? here's some onion for you.

fighting/intense

someone is injured

protective

reluctant allies

shedding a tear

secret relationship--getting caught and confronted

enemies to lovers

corruption arc

sentence starters

forbidden love

101 ways to break the characters (and readers) heart

broken trust

hit em where it hurts

for the damaged

short angst sentence starters

soft angst sentence starters

high pain tolerance

dark and angsty sentence starters

from the villain

SMUT / NSFW. having horny thoughts? endulge.

action prompts

subtle intimacy

sexual tension

kissing starters

smut dialogue prompts

sfw friends with benefits

types of kisses

soft dirty talk sentence starters

consent is sexy

spicy actions

subtle smut sentence starters

nonverbal sexual situations

bdsm and dom/sub prompts

build the tension

love and leashes

FLUFF. for when your heart needs healing.

simple actions.

forehead touches.

things done while spooning

things done while dancing

oblivious idiots in love

idiots in love

dancing prompts

dialogue prompts

simple touches

casual affections

soft and sweet sentence starters

types of hugs

comforting

domestic intimacy

comforting actions

soft touches

BITTERSWEET. for those who like to hurt and then soothed.

reassuring your lover

reassuring your lover pt. 2

sacred moments

hurt/comfort prompts.

hero x villain prompts

lovers in denial

comforting a lover after a nightmare

grumpy x sunshine

enemies with benefits

noticing trauma

all about the yearning

found family

nightmares and sleeping

reassuring

reunion after (physical) trauma

possessive/territorial

for the heavy hearted

enemies to lovers

hero x villain sentence starters

dissociation starters

intervention

enemies to lovers and lovers to enemies

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Hi! Anon here. Sorry to be a bother. I was wondering if you can explain how to do colorful gradients using the gradient map tool on photoshop. I honestly don’t know how to use any colors other than black and white.

hi anon! i'm happy to help 😚 i assume you're talking about gradient coloring like on this kanthony set and this kanej set.

this is going to be a little long, so see more details under the cut. i tried to be really thorough so it’s clear what i’m talking about.

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Hi! Can you do a tutorial on how to do gradient maps? I thinks that’s what it’s called I’m not sure? Sorry.

hi! gradient maps are pretty simple; and since i use them to make black and white gifs as well as colorful gifs, i'll explain both under the cut!

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a long tutorial on removing yellow cast from gifs

(image heavy! i am also still learning how to gif, so apologies if it's hard to follow!)

this tutorial assumes you have:

basic photoshop knowledge (specifically how to adjust curves, hue/saturation, and color balance)

know basic color theory (in this case, blue/purple canceling out yellow! you need to know what tone of yellow (golden/warm yellow, green tint yellow, etc.) you’re canceling out

a little patience with me! i’m pretty new to giffing and this is my first tutorial.

identifying the kind of yellow:

is it warmer/orangery? use more blue/cyan to cancel out!

is it cooler/more green? use more purple and pink tinted blues to cancel out!

complementary colors (across each other on the color wheel) are your best friend for correcting casts! in this case, we want purple to light blue to combat the yellows. use the color wheel as a guide!

the process:

make your gif — set your delay, make your frames a smart object, do your sharpening, and do one layer of curves (add life back into the skin and try to decrease yellow a little here. set your lightness with the RGB curve now).

i prefer a delay 0.05 or lower. i do smart sharpen based on the gif, and i also am not a cc who sharpens a lot. i also use vapoursynth, which provides some sharpening already.

a really good tutorial for basic giffing in VS and PS can be found here. @wonublr has fantastic tutorials, i highly recommend them.

here we can see delay with nothing else (left), versus the first set of curves and smart sharpening (right)! curves will look different for every gif! don’t worry about trying to match mine. i do slight adjustments on this first one.

already, we can see i’ve corrected some of the yellow by changing the green and blue channels!  this is the sharpening and first set of curves i used for this specific gif!

now, we want a cooling filter (especially useful on really yellow/warm gifs!) i select a color (you find this by going to photo filters, and then select color. this is where the color wheel comes in handy — you want a shade of blue or purple that is complementary to the yellow you’re trying to remove).

i lower the density on this to make it more natural.

next, we do our color balance to combat extra pesky yellows (gifs that are initially less yellow may not need this step!

i adjust shadows, midtones, and highlights very minimally (20→-20, never outside of that range, though it depends on the yellows you're trying to fix).

this helps add contrast and life back into your gifs as well!

on the left is just the cooling filter. on the right, i've done color balance! on both, i have masked the original gif (with only the delay) so you can see the progress!

next, we use our gradient map (once again, depends on how much yellow you’re removing. this will most likely whitewash your gif, so be careful and make sure you know how to re-add that life later if you use gradient maps!). you can make your own, but photoshop has plenty of presets. you want to stay in the purple and blue presents.

once you’ve selected a preset, change it to soft light blending and an opacity of 50 or below.

last two steps!

use hue and saturation to make your coloring how you like it (you’ll likely want to up red saturation to revive the skin!)

do one more layer of curves to make your coloring how you like it and ensure your gif isn’t whitewashed.

here we can see my second curves and what the image looks like with all these changes!

add a watermark if you have one, and you're all done! the left is the original (only delay and my watermark), and the right is everything all done!

addition: two very yellow cast gifs with a mask showing the original vs. my correction following these steps :)

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DEATHLYRPH TEMPLATE : RIDER

banner template is 540 x 120px

fonts are; Lust slim & ArmWrestler

this template is free but credit is mandatory

colouring / psd is not included

do not use in commissions or anywhere where money is gained/asked for

please reblog if you find helpful

click the source to download