Dan Rugh

To make this as simple as i can... Open the file in MS Paint, get rid of any unnecessary white space, then go to Image, Stretch/Skew, then change the percentages of the horizontal and vertical size, and that's it. By the way, keep the percentages the same so it will keep your picture in proportion.

The new Strokes CD "Room on Fire" is coming out tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone else likes them or is planning on buying it. I'll definitely be walking a few blocks to get my copy. The new single is called [i]12:51[/i] and I'm really likin' it, although I had to watch the video on RollingStone.com since Mtv is not worth it. :p As soon as I get it tomorrow and have listened to it thoroughly (and if anyone else posts in here), I'll tell everyone what I think about it. If you're browsing through the record store any time soon and you see this... [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=507737[/img] ... buy it!

I really enjoy your wallpaper. It's a very cool idea but I think putting Naraku in instead of Hiei would be better. In my opinion, Hiei isn't really that evil. The picture of Hiei is extremely crisp and great quality, but the Malik picture looks stretched out and pixely. Where did you find that huge picture of Hiei's head anyway? The universe looks really nifty and I love how you always use light blue in your work. Good job overall since I have yet to make a real wallpaper myself.

Linkin Park is not exactly rock music in the first place. If you didn't notice..... Mike Shinoda is a rapper, Mr. Hahn is a DJ. They are just as much rap as they are rock. :nope:

[url=http://animeacademy.com/]AnimeAcademy.com[/url] is pretty good for this sort of thing. They give each anime/OVA/movie a percentage rating, multiple detailed reviews with different opinions at times, along with release dates, number of episodes and genres.

By popular demand, I present to you my newest banner, t33n_G1rl_Squ4dx0rx!! To actually make this, I had to watch the episodes over and over again to get the pictures. I hope it meets your expectations. :) [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=506944[/img] This took me at least two hours to do. The blue lines were a HUGE pain in the ***. I might even add more to it later, but not tonight.

Ok I did this before and after eating dinner. I took the picture of Tsukasa, put scan lines over it, and THEN cropped it. That's how the lines are only over him. :) The hexagon's were all done by me as well as the numbers and background . I did a lot of photo-editing to this one and came out with very good results, in my opinion. Enough talking which probably none of you read anyway.... here it is: [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=506438[/img] Comments?

You're getting a [i]little[/i] better, but you still you need a LOT of practice. For instance, the picture isn't that great of quality and there are ways to make it look better from resizing to sharpening. I can't tell if you are cropping yet, but it looks like that was the original background of the image. Also, you are still having text problems. The color is too dark in places and the fact that the word "door" goes onto a second line looks pretty bad. I would also recommend putting borders on your banners. Follow my advice and you will have come a long way with this one. I wouldn't say they are "advanced", but keep working. :)

I must say that I've never seen this show before, but with a quick search on Yahoo of "Brad Crawford seiyuu" I found it instantly. I'll be nice this time and tell you that it is Okiayu Ryoutarou, but next time, for a question that can be answered this easily, just find it yourself. :)

Princess Mononoke (correct spelling is key ;)) is an anime movie. You can read about it [URL=http://www.theotaku.com/princessmononoke/]here[/URL] at theOtaku. For the others, I don't know anything about them.

Consider it already done: [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=506002[/img] Sorry I had to make the text smaller so it would fit.

What do you mean by firsties? I might change the font color to grey. It's called Sabotage, by the way.

New banner. Yay! This is highlighting the lyrics to my favorite Dashboard Confessional song, [i]A Plain Morning[/i], from 2000's "The Swiss Army Romance" LP. [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=505649[/img]

I love his new look. He's got his own identity now. The scythe looks great and I love all the accessories added onto it. The fire coming from his finger is nicely done and his whole outfit makes him look like a crazy demon lord. *thumbs up* Another thing you should think about changing, though, is his name. Ninjor is a little corny for an awesome character like this. :)

Like Meteora, I love the idea. The little fish is really... cute (yes, I said cute). The transition from the sink/bath to the blue background is interesting and eye pleasing. The bubbles almost seem like part of the distortion until you take a second look. Also, the text looks very nice and the outer glow effect on it is fitting. The [i]one[/i] thing that doesn't seem right are the curved lines. I really like the whole concept of them and the colors are perfect. The thing is that they are a little too rigid and not flowing enough which I believe was the original intention. Other than that, it's absolutely perfect. :) [size=1]Now that's what I call critique. Short sentences just don't cut it.[/size]

Oh I've got a good one! I would be the one rapper who doesn't do drugs, drink, or smoke, who doesn't spend his money on useless things, doesn't exploit women, doesn't make horrible music, graduated from high school [i]and[/i] college, and uses proper English. You're scratching your head, right? Well, here is your answer: the rapper I would want to be for one day is... [spoiler]none of them.[/spoiler]

Keep reading this over and over for 10 seconds and something good will happen to you. [color=white]...[/color] [img]http://kangarugh.250free.com/sig.gif[/img]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PhoenixFlame [/i] [B]hmm..what picture making program do you use? [/B][/QUOTE] Is that all you have to say? "hmm.." (heh) Well, for the individual frames, I used Adobe Photoshop 7.0. After I was all done with the frames, I put them into Adobe Image Ready 7.0 in order to animate them. Would you believe that the second or two that it takes for the horse to appear that there are 12 frames there?

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! *catches a rose in his teeth* I'm so happy that you both like what I've made for you. Here's one that just popped in my head. So I made it. [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=503949[/img]

[quote][b]Verbal Abuse:[/b] Verbal abuse includes swearing and/or any inappropriate language directed toward either a member or a staff member. Any form of threat, insult or inappropriate behavior towards a member or staff member is viewed very seriously by OtakuBoards.com.[/quote] Why isn't this being taken into consideration with other members such as PoisonTongue? I was reading the thread titled "Are Humans Monsters" and some of the things he said to Deathbug are a perfect example of verbal abuse, not to mention all the swearing. [b]Examples:[/b] "you are the definition of naive" "You are an idiot. No offence, of course, but you are an idiot." "Braindead. We should send you to the Australian outback" "Now I know you're an idiot. No doubt about it." "I am going to say again; you are an idiot with absolutely horrid interpretive skills. You would have to be the dumbest waste of space to use that analogy." "You idiot. Do you have any comprehension in that skull? Do you have any brain matter in that skull?" Why is this going unnoticed? *waits for verbal attack from you know who* [color=red]EDIT: I personally could care less that she was banned, I just think that the verbal abuse rule should be consistent with all members.[/color]

Here's a Saosin (!!!!!) banner I made for Kaola Su. I introduced her to this band a few days ago and she liked them enough to ask me for a banner. It turned out well. :) [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=503646[/img]

This is just laziness on your part. People here aren't your personal servants. Chances are that they would be doing an internet search too. :nope:

Putting you down was not my intention for my last post. I just thought it was kinda funny. They are definitely worth checking into more heavily than you already have. Hahaha!

Go to a web site. Jeez, I think they are even listed on theOtaku.com. Why do people make topics on something that could be answered with a quick internet search?!

Here's a banner I made for my old acquaintance, Tsuki. She asked me to make it for her over AIM and provided me with a picture and quote. Little strands of hair are the worst to crop. :( [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=502799[/img]