#1 NOV 13, 2010 · 15 yr ago
Hi gang,
A few days ago Mark spoke to me about setting up something similar to the LJN Toy Guide template I created, only for displaying his animation cels. Well, using the LJN template as a starting point, and employing my handy dandy Javascript onClick event handler I built, I think I've come up with a template! :)
http://www.thundercatslair.org/relaunch/about/original-series/animation-art/community-showcase/tygra-opening-sequence
Some comments:
- The "Description" header should ideally be closer to the text below it - I've spent ages trying to make this work but am limited because I'm having to work with tables. I think this may be the best I can get it.
- Due to the varying sizes of the scans, all of the Animation Cel images are actually "mounted" on a background in Photoshop, which then blends into the background of their container. The most labour-intensive thing about transferring these cels to the new site is that the old container is blue, whereas the new one is red, so all the cels will need adjusting in Photoshop - however, I think a blue container would look totally wrong in the new site design.
Here's an example of what I mean by "mounted":
Old cel image:
New cel image:
- The "header" on this page (the bit that says "Tygra Opening Sequence" is text rather than a graphic header as on the originals. I can create a graphic header if desired, but I must confess with so much to do I'm trying to save myself some work - plus, the text header is consistent with the look of all the other pages in the new site, and I think that uniformity is desirable - but, it's Mark's call! :)
...I have to say I'm pretty damn pleased with the way this has come out, so I'm hoping Mark that you'll like it too, my friend! Let me know if this template works for you and we can work out how we'll get the rest of the cels transferred! :)
Let's keep moving forward, gang! :thumbsup:
Take care... :)
A few days ago Mark spoke to me about setting up something similar to the LJN Toy Guide template I created, only for displaying his animation cels. Well, using the LJN template as a starting point, and employing my handy dandy Javascript onClick event handler I built, I think I've come up with a template! :)
http://www.thundercatslair.org/relaunch/about/original-series/animation-art/community-showcase/tygra-opening-sequence
Some comments:
- The "Description" header should ideally be closer to the text below it - I've spent ages trying to make this work but am limited because I'm having to work with tables. I think this may be the best I can get it.
- Due to the varying sizes of the scans, all of the Animation Cel images are actually "mounted" on a background in Photoshop, which then blends into the background of their container. The most labour-intensive thing about transferring these cels to the new site is that the old container is blue, whereas the new one is red, so all the cels will need adjusting in Photoshop - however, I think a blue container would look totally wrong in the new site design.
Here's an example of what I mean by "mounted":
Old cel image:
New cel image:
- The "header" on this page (the bit that says "Tygra Opening Sequence" is text rather than a graphic header as on the originals. I can create a graphic header if desired, but I must confess with so much to do I'm trying to save myself some work - plus, the text header is consistent with the look of all the other pages in the new site, and I think that uniformity is desirable - but, it's Mark's call! :)
...I have to say I'm pretty damn pleased with the way this has come out, so I'm hoping Mark that you'll like it too, my friend! Let me know if this template works for you and we can work out how we'll get the rest of the cels transferred! :)
Let's keep moving forward, gang! :thumbsup:
Take care... :)
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