anakinjmt's Banner Shop

[Revan/anakinjmt]

I said once I had a few banners under my belt, I'd open up a shop. So, here it is!

Every banner I make will be posted here. Just so you guys know, a good number of them will be Power Ranger ones, due to my other board being a PR board and it being their fault I've started doing this. But, you can expect to see a good variety of stuff. Anything I post in here feel free to use, but please ask first! Also, if I say anything is a request, please don't ask to use it, because I won't. You can ask for something similar to that and I'll change it a bit.

I will be taking requests, but I need to lay down some ground rules.

First, NO Flash stuff. I use Photoshop Elements 4.0, not Flash. That also means no banners with anything moving, please. I don't know how to do that. I've heard it can be done in Photoshop but right now I want to get better at still things before I move on to moving things.

Second, please provide pics for me to use. Two reasons for this. One, I don't want to search half the internet, or my hard drive, for the right thing. Second, that way, it will turn out a lot closer to what you had envisioned.

Finally, please be patient with me. I am quite new at this, and so it may take some time. Also, because of how new I am at this, it may take some time before they get to looking really good.

Feel free to comment on anything I make here, and let the fun begin!


My first five banners:











Explanation time:

Unfinished business is a PR one. Basically, the team on the left was put under an evil spell and is fighting the team on the right. The line is said by the girl from the evil team: "We have unfinished business."

The two Yu-Gi-Oh ones are of the Egyptian God Cards, obviously. I wasn't sure if I liked it better blurred or unblurred, so I did it both ways.

The Emma Watson banner was just to see if I could do it. That one was also the hardest, trying to make it look all blended together. I spent at least an hour on that one.

And the Brothers of Destruction one was actually the easiest. The picture itself came from WWE's website. All I did was add the text to it and crop it a bit.

Comments, thoughts, requests all go below.

[Bonkava!]

Can you do avatars too? *cough*

For a banner, I'd like a picture of Zelos Wilder, on a blue gradient background with stain glass effect. Next to the picture, I'd like red text that says "Ye Olde Bonkava!" and below that, I'd like it to say, "In name and appearance."

If you could do an avatar, I'd like an avatar of Zelos, either his face or his whole body, just because it seems (and has seemed) odd to have Homestar as my avatar ever since I changed my name.

[Revan/anakinjmt]

Zelos, your avatar is almost done. You want any text with it, and if so, what color? I can now do one color and then surround that text with a separate color.

Also, Zelos, I tried making your banner, but the only way it will work is if Zelos is really, really small. You want to just have a few more pictures? That will look better I think, and I can still fit in your text somewhere. Again, what color do you want the text?

[HUGE 2 tha DORK]

We can use these, right? If so, I want to use the Undertaker and Kane one.

[Revan/anakinjmt]

We can use these, right? If so, I want to use the Undertaker and Kane one.

Yep, so long as you ask.

While I wait for Zelos to respond, here's four more banners. Included is my Sig of the Week (SotW) over at my PR forum:

Yu-Gi-Oh







SotW




Explanation time:

The friendship banner is based off of Match of the Millenium, Part Five. For those of you that don't know, Yugi, the main character, is in a Duel Monsters tournament being held by the game's creator, Maximillion Pegasus. Pegasus has this ancient Egyptian artifact called the Millennium Eye, which he used to trap the soul of Yugi's grandfather to lure Yugi to his tournament. Having won the tournament itself, Yugi can now duel Pegasus for anything he wants, and what he wants is the soul of his grandfather back. But, Pegasus's Eye also lets him read the mind of any opponent. Yugi and Yami/Pharoah/Atem, the spirit that lives within Yugi's Millennium Puzzle which he wears around his neck, come up with a Mind Shuffle to beat Pegasus's Eye, meaning Pegasus can't tell what cards have been played because the other person doesn't know what's been played. But, Pegasus takes the game to the Shadow Realm, weakening Yugi to the point where his spirit collapses, stopping them from Mind Shuffling, allowing Pegasus to once again read his mind.

So here's where the banner comes in. Yugi's three best friends--Joey, Tristan, and Tea--use their friendship to help stop Pegasus from reading Yami's mind. In the first ep of the series they drew that face on their hands, signaling their eternal friendship. They tell Pegasus that the power of his Millennium Eye is nothing compared to the power of their friendship and determination and support, and block Yami's mind from being read by Pegasus. I always thought that was so cool, and I wanted to get that across.

Dark Magician and Blue Eyes White Dragon are signature cards of Yugi and Kaiba, shown in the right of their respective banners. I think they're just plain awesome.

As for the SotW, the theme was friendship, and I knew what shots to use. My biggest problem was making it look cool and standing out. Then I found the poster effect, and it looks a thousand times better now than it did before.

Comments, thoughts, requests go below.

[tape-leg]

Make me a banner of Ray Charles throwing a Pokeball with all five original Power Rangers Zords coming out of it, as he's on a motorcycle jumping over the entire crowd at Altamont while the Rolling Stones are performing and crazed fans are being beaten by Hell's Angels in front of the stage, with Trogdor wreaking havoc in the background, attempting to be stopped by a Viking ship captained by our very own potthole.

[Revan/anakinjmt]

Yeah...no.

[HUGE 2 tha DORK]

That'd be awesome if it could be done, so +1 for the idea.

[Mr. Teatime]

If you were to whip up some manner of Edgeworth paraphernalia, I'd be on that like...an expensive magenta suit on Edgeworth.

[Revan/anakinjmt]

If you were to whip up some manner of Edgeworth paraphernalia, I'd be on that like...an expensive magenta suit on Edgeworth.

Dude, I was WAAAAY ahead of you. I was already making you something Edgeworth, believe it or not. It's a nice twin to my Phoenix Wright one.

Ace Attorney...ONLY FOR ME AND TEATIME!





Yes, in honor of the announcement of a prequel starring Edgeworth, I've made these two banners.

[Bonkava!]

Zelos, your avatar is almost done. You want any text with it, and if so, what color? I can now do one color and then surround that text with a separate color.

No, no text thank you.

Also, Zelos, I tried making your banner, but the only way it will work is if Zelos is really, really small. You want to just have a few more pictures? That will look better I think, and I can still fit in your text somewhere. Again, what color do you want the text?

Um... I'll try to find a picture.  EDIT: How's this one?
Oh, and:

Next to the picture, I'd like red text that says "Ye Olde Bonkava!" and below that, I'd like it to say, "In name and appearance."

lrn2read
j/k

[Revan/anakinjmt]

K, here's your avatar:

Zelos's request:





Also, you want two pictures of Zelos that look the same?

The only way I could make your original request work is if the banner is small...like at least half the width of the banners I've already posted. If that's okay with you, I can give you what you originally wanted. Otherwise, I'll look for another picture to fill out the space.

[Bonkava!]

The only way I could make your original request work is if the banner is small...like at least half the width of the banners I've already posted. If that's okay with you, I can give you what you originally wanted. Otherwise, I'll look for another picture to fill out the space.

I don't care if it's small, but if you want it to be larger you can look for another picture. Like I said, I don't really care.

[tape-leg]

Yeah...no.

are you discriminating against me :I

[Mr. Teatime]

Dude, I was WAAAAY ahead of you. I was already making you something Edgeworth, believe it or not. It's a nice twin to my Phoenix Wright one.

Well that's just grand.

Thank's a bundle, anakin.