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@if/then - catherine, thank you so much for all your lovely comments, the composition and text is all about trial and error so you'll get there! i just try and swap everything around and just play around until something clicks! thank you so much for stopping by! @finxter365 - steph! thank you so much for all the wonderful comments! believe me, once upon a time i never thought i'd be able to do anything that looked good with gimp but i'm finally getting somewhere with it, but it's taken a very long time to get to this stage but i'm proud of my progress! the colouring is very hit and miss and loads of trial and error and using the channel mixer on gimp - that definitely helps a lot! again, thank you steph!!

congratulations katlynn!

SAMMI!! I cannot believe I have never been here before! Shame on me, but I’m here now and I’m so glad I am! You’re graphics are amazing – you’re improving all the time and you’ve got such a variety of graphics! Your stock blending is on fire (and I’m so jealous because me and stock do not mix together!) and your use of text is so varied and wonderful and again, I’m jealous because you totally experiment and are not stuck in a comp rut! My favourites have to be +this, +this and +this – the text (especially the ‘my blood’ signature, it's to die for ❤️ ) , the comp, the texture use, the colours (you’re not afraid to experiment with colour and it really pays off because every works!) – I’m in love with them so much! I can’t wait to see you continue to improve and climb up the ranks because you deserve to so much! I’ll definitely be back soon! ❤️

okay so i found +this tutorial on text really helpful so hopefully you do to. Also for text, what helped me was looking through master/veteran artist's galleries and seeing their placement and use of different texts on a graphic. Honestly, that was what really helped me to use a variety of fonts and techniques of texts so i would suggest maybe scouring through some galleries! There is also a few other text tutorial's +here i hope some of this helps you and if you have any questions, or anything, just ask! i'm also totally gonna look up hp trivia videos on youtube - i did the Harry Potter HQ trivia the other week and actually won (i only won 49p :'P) so at the moment, i am loving hp trivia quizzes!

hi steph! i'm vicki, and i'm so glad you've found your way back here! i get the falling of the wagon thing - i've done it a few times (and i don't even have a human spawn so i can't imagine how busy you are!), but I somehow always come back, there's just something about graphicking (and harry potter) that pulls you back eventually and i'm so glad you've found your creative muse again! I can't wait to see you get started and make a gallery! I'm not a mod or anything, but i'm usually always around so if you ever have any questions i'm here (i also use gimp so if you have any program questions, i can try and help), or even if you just want to say hi! can't wait to see you around!

congratulations everyone!

congratulations nim! this is so well deserved <3

congratulations branwen!!! <33

ahhh, so many comments i haven't replied to! vee - omg hi, i'm literally fangirling because your graphics are just amazing. thank you so much, it means the world that you've even commented on my gallery. and please, your text skills are amazing, i'll share mine if you share yours! <3 sammi - hi sammi, I'm so glad you're finally on tda!!!! awwww thank you so much, my icons are my most hated things ever but i'm glad you like them! <3 kat - hi kat, thank you for stopping by! aww, thank you so much for all your comments! I'm glad you liked them all, especially the icons because i absolutely hate icons with a passion, so it means a lot! <3 shona - hi shona, aww, thank you so much!!! (don't, i'm so conscious about the same comp, i scrap so many graphics because they all look the same, so i get it!) thank you! i've been working so hard on my text lately so i'm glad it's paying off! again, thank you for stopping by! <3 amy - hi amy! thank you! i'm glad you think my text is working - i've been working so hard on it lately! thank you so much for the lovely comments, it means a lot coming from you - your graphics are incredible and i'm so jealous about your animations!!! <3

Hi Shan! Congrats on your promo - it's so totally well deserved! I am so impressed with your graphics streak - your dedication is incredible and it's paying off because you are getting better and better every day! The variety of your graphics is amazing! Each one is so different, down to comp and text and they're all so striking! I absolutely love your first banner - the text and stock use are amazing and I love that despite having four people on the graphic, plus three lots of text, it doesn't look too busy - it just works so well. Your icons are also amazing - I absolutely hate making icons but your cuts and colouring on them all are so, so good! And I am in love with your ICT header - the pop of colour and the comp works so well and it's just so fun! Keep on making amazing graphics Shan and you'll fly through the ranks!