New webpin

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 14, 2007 9:57 PM PDT

For the past hour and a half i've been trying to figure out how to make my signature work and get the picture resized that i copied off of highlight video of Monta. I finally figured out how to get the image to show and would appreciate if someone could give it some help and make it GSoM webpin worthy. I have the picture as my signature and for the title i have Rise Of A Legend. Any help would be appreciated since i'm photoshop illiterate. The quality isn't that great cause i took it off a video but it's a tight picture with Monta soring up for a dunk.

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here's

the webpin idea

The Rise Of A Legend.

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 14, 2007 11:00 PM PDT reply actions

here

It would be nice if you can host it to your own photobucket, as I frequently clean out my photobucket every month. Tried to my best to clean it up by the image's quality was just not good. Hope this helps.

by MVP @ Golden State Of Mind on Mar 14, 2007 11:19 PM PDT reply actions

omg

excuse my terrible grammar right there haha

by MVP @ Golden State Of Mind on Mar 14, 2007 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

thanks

i just put it up on my photobucket, i wish the quality was better but i hella like monta dunking with the other 3 looking up at him. thanks again for the help.

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 14, 2007 11:28 PM PDT reply actions

You sure about that image, JR4MVP?

There were much hotter, crisper shots from that game posted in the Rookie/Sophomore game thread.

Aw heck, you twisted my arm ... I love playing in Photoshop. In keeping with the theme of your original image -- i.e. Monta rising over his fellow rookies/sophs -- see if you like either of these options (if you don't want the same typeface I used for my "LIFE MOVES FAST" signature, well, tough...)

If you like them, and want turn either into a pin, talk to Atma. But tell him I'd prefer that he didn't muck it up with all the "Golden State of Mind" stuff...

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 14, 2007 11:59 PM PDT reply actions

illmatic

you are a photoshop god.. lolz

nice pics

by goldenchild on Mar 15, 2007 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

p.s.

Smaller ones, if you wanna see how they look at webpin-size:

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 15, 2007 12:13 AM PDT reply actions

DAMN!

The middle one looks SUPER DOPE!!! Almost makes me wanna replace Mr. Hardaway... almost...

by mightymadskillz on Mar 15, 2007 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions

it's so...

so....so....beautiful...

by allthatjazz on Mar 15, 2007 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions

that's what i was thinking

that middle one is tight as hell. if you don't mind i'd much rather use that one as my webpin. shoot, i'm even gonna make it my desktop on my computer. thanks a lot man.

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 15, 2007 12:55 AM PDT reply actions

i'm not gonna lie

i might have shed a tear with how beautiful it looks.

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 15, 2007 1:00 AM PDT reply actions

Aw shucks

I'm flattered. Maybe when he hits it big time -- like say, in this year's playoffs -- we can market it to Nike (or whatever brand of kicks he wears) as a promotional poster. How many GSoMers would put that on their wall?

I love the image too: the way the right arm is so perfectly cocked at a 90° angle, with the left arm so perfect straight, and the perfect spacing of all his contemporaries looking up ... plus the cool dragon-like all-star-game graphics descending from above... Yeah, my rule #1 of Graphic Design is when you have an image that hot, the best thing you can do is not mess with it too much. Just cropped it a bit and placed your awesome slogan on it, and (woot) there it is.

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 15, 2007 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions

not only...

...perfect spacing of contemps....but also the fact that they are all in their own colors.

sweet.

by TMC Forever on Mar 15, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm down

to market it to Nike or I think he might wear And 1, but whatever, you can take 70% since you did most of the work and I just came up with the slogan. Maybe those lower bowl season tickets aren't as far away as I thought...

by J Rich 4 MVP on Mar 15, 2007 1:30 AM PDT reply actions

those...

are all off the hook...check out this bad boy:

by nfisch88 on Mar 15, 2007 5:05 AM PDT reply actions

man..

the middle monta one looks so awesome! great work guys. these web pins either make me laugh hysterically or make my jaw drop in awe. GO WARRIORS!

PLAYOFFS!!!

by SalinasWarrior on Mar 15, 2007 8:11 AM PDT reply actions

COOL...

idea to use it as the desktop background! I just did that and it doesn't look all that bad. I think if you guys posted a higher quality pic up here, it would be even better!

The picture is already worth a thousand words, but your slogan definitely adds depth and meaning! Whoever took the pic should get some props as well! Great photography! The spacing of the other players looking up at ELLIS in awe is tight!

GOOD JOB GUYS!!!

"If you build around them...they will come!"

by scottiepimppen on Mar 15, 2007 9:45 AM PDT reply actions

Its

an AP photo

Daddy, the Hippo's too close!

by yehyeh82 on Mar 15, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

ouch!

that sheet is hot

Let's Go Oakland! Gas, Brake, Dip.

by OaktownFunk on Mar 15, 2007 10:15 AM PDT reply actions

How about this one?

BTW, Monta was signed to AND1 earlier this year.

Daddy, the Hippo's too close!

by yehyeh82 on Mar 15, 2007 2:46 PM PDT reply actions

:D

Haha, I tried my hat at one. Trending off of Freud as a kind of template.

hahah, i hope you guys like it.

Playoffs in '07, baby!

by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Mar 15, 2007 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome

Harrington is definitely of the order Testudines. And who doesn't love turtles?

Nice photoshop work too. "Stencil" letters or not, I like that more GSoMers are trending away from the boring standard template (sorry Atma) and playing around with integrating type and image.

OK, to be a total graphics nerd: you know what really bugs me about the design of the webpin, even more the fact that it's boring? The way the gradient fill in the letters flips after GOLDEN STATE and before OF MIND. Basically, the powers-that-be just took apart the two lines of type under the main GSoM logo (which looks fine) and made them into a single line, without taking the 30 seconds necessary to make the gradient consistent.

Down with the standard-template webpin! Up with self-expression!

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 15, 2007 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

haha.

Yeah. I just decided to follow your lead with the little warriors logo in the bottom left, and the stencil text. I was thinking of putting "Warrior in a half shell, Turtle Power!"

But I already finished this one when I came up with the idea.

Playoffs in '07, baby!

by coma @ Golden State Of Mind on Mar 15, 2007 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions