[ SECRET POST #2105 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2105 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 107 secrets from Secret Submission Post #301.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

Is there a tutorial on how to make a secret? I am curious about the process.

Re: Tutorials

[biohazardgirl]

You get a picture and then put words on it using some sort of picture editor (ms paint, picasa, photoshop, whatever). The you upload it to a picture hosting site (I'm very partial to imgur myself). Then you put it in the comment for the secret submission post.

Re: Tutorials

[brightblueink]

biohazardgirl's got the basics. You could also just write it up in a notepad or Word document (or whatever your favorite writing program is), screenshot it using PrtScn/Print Screen (or the Snipping Tool if you have Windows 7) and crop or resize it in your photo editing software of choice to make sure it's 600x600 pixels or under.

Re: Tutorials

[mekkio]

Besides what biohazardgirl there are a couple of do's and don't's to making a secret;

Do pick an easy to read font. I know you want to be all fancy by using a font that's all swirls and loops looking like it was written by a 18th century English poet but go for the simple font for the sake of the reader. You want the reader to read your secret, not squint at it for a moment and go, "Can't read. Next."

Do use font colors that are the opposite hue of the background. Never light text on a light background but,instead, dark text on a light background or light text on a dark background.

Don't write text using a complex photograph as a background. If the picture is simple, like an open sky or a a bunch of trees in the same hue, this is okay. The picture will not distract. But a complex picture like a crowd or city scene will make it hard for the reader to read your secret. Shrink the photograph and leave spaces above and below large enough to write your secret. The only way you can get away with using a complex background is if you use large, block lettering fonts for a short and sweet secret. Think about that Social Network poster.



Anyone else want to add their own do's and don't's?

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

Text color-wise: White text with a black outline can be read on any color. Really. People should use that if they don't have any other idea, and most programs (freeware such as Picasa, for example) make it really easy to do this.

Re: Tutorials

[anonymouslyyours]

Unless you're going to post it in a tiny size over a black and white picture of a field of flowers.

I transcribed that once here.

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

...if you do that, then you're a dick and I don't want to read your secret anyway (general you, not you in particular, anonymouslyyours.)

And I know you did. Why do you think I knew to look for that picture? ;D

Re: Tutorials

[anonymouslyyours]

...I'm missing something. What picture?

I do wonder if that was the secret the apologizing anon (with the monkey/sky secret) submitted and was too late to transcribe.

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

The picture posted above. I'd seen it mentioned/posted before, although maybe not by you. :)

Re: Tutorials

[al28894]

Your Mileage May Vary, but if you're writing a long secret it helps to find images with lots of empty spaces. This would greatly avoid the eye-squinting and "tl.dr" posts.

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

And for the love of god, make sure the text colour is readable. Our eyeballs thank you in advance.

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, I have a question. Does anyone know how people outline their text on GIMP? I have a method, but it doesn't end up looking as smooth and pretty as some secrets I've seen.

Thank you in advance :)

Re: Tutorials

[ooh_mrdarcy]

here

Re: Tutorials

[(Anonymous)]

Ooh, thanks! I'm a little embarrassed because it is pretty basic, but at least I'm anon so no one will judge me. And now I don't have to stress about it. So thanks!

Re: Tutorials

[greenvelvetcake]

If there was a tutorial somewhere, we wouldn't have so many goddamn unreadables.

Re: Tutorials

[al28894]

No tutorial, but you can get the general idea of how people make secrets by browsing through the posts. The most simplest one is to just resize an image and write your secret over it using Paint. Others are a bit more complicated. biohazardgirl has everything you need to know from start to finish if you're more interested. You should also read mekkio's Do's and Don'ts for some tips.