Yay for AC - I'd not make it through the summer without it, myself XD and WOOHOOOO for finding the background you wanted!!! I'm hoping that tinkering around with this is a good way to relax, and that I might have provided you with a way to enjoy yourself just a little, now that you're home
Avatar & Sig by Malwene Rescreatu:Nalynas; Khimeros, Aluriya, Sonas, Flight Rising, Gryffs & Gaia:Maelynd
I think I can never get used to such a hot summer! Bakcin France I usually have 26-27°, then a bit hotter for one week but that's all!
Your order definitely made me discover Pixelmator more wich is a nice and cheap alternative to Photoshop on Mac! I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to have fun with some photo editing software! (and now I know where some options are! )
So ... after lots of tirals and tests, the background was right but not what I wanted to do of it! I wanted to shape the background into some tree shapes, to give it an evening look, a bit unique. It turned out terrible :p
So far I made an avatar, please let me know if I'm going the right way or if you had imagined something else?
I made it just under 200 px, because 200 px was too heavy and could not be used here.
I originally wanted to add your name in golden letters, but this deep blue popped out more :3
I think it works better with the swirls than with the trees you described; it's just, I dunno... more nebulous, ethereal, makes you relax more. It's absolutely, utterly, completely and perfectly gorgeous!
Avatar & Sig by Malwene Rescreatu:Nalynas; Khimeros, Aluriya, Sonas, Flight Rising, Gryffs & Gaia:Maelynd
At first, I wanted a forest shaped sig, but the inside of the forest would have the color of the night sky. The brush I wanted to use is called "into the mist" I love this brush set so much! Guess my idea will work better with a real forest or some green design for myself :p
btw, I'll get onto the sig now, do you want any text on it? Your full nickname maybe? Or Naly? Let me know :3
My full name (Nalynas) would be fine, since there would probably be room for it XD
I think what you describe is probably more beautiful in our imaginations; I can see how pretty it could be, in my head at least! If only it were that easy to translate it into a real image.... ah well.
I'll say this: Your work is definitely worth waiting any amount of time for!
Avatar & Sig by Malwene Rescreatu:Nalynas; Khimeros, Aluriya, Sonas, Flight Rising, Gryffs & Gaia:Maelynd
I guess my idea definitely sounds better in our mind! I'll try to make something out of it ... one day :p
oh and the font I used is called "billion stars" on dafont (http://www.dafont.com/billion-stars.font) I thought it was fitting with the starry theme and it looks pretty