Lex talked me into joining the DiaryLand Template Challange. The theme was "Alberto Vargas" and this was my entry!
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Image(s): © Alberto Vargas
Brushes: None
Fonts: Font "Miss Brooks" © Mike Allard
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration: Alberto Vargas / Template Challange
Help: None
Tested In?
Screen Resolution: 640 x 480, more
Colors: 256, more
Browsers: Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape Communicator 4.79, Opera 7.20, Mozilla 1.4, AOL 8.0
Operating Systems: Windows
Valid xHTML 1.0: Yes
Should work in most settings, but tested in Internet Explorer 5.5 & 6.0, and Netscape 4.79. Also 800 x 600 Screen res, and 1024 x 768.
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Image(s) : © Don Hunstein
Brushes : None
Fonts : Garamond
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Johnny Cash
Inspiration : None
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Lot's of nice white-space. Made the illustration in Photoshop with lots of shapes and boxes and stuff. The woman is part a font called "Darrians Sexy Silhouettes 3". Tested in Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape Communicator 4.79, 1024 x 768, and 800 x 600.
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Image(s) : Made in Photoshop
Brushes : None
Fonts : Arial, CitrusFruits, Darrians Sexy Silhouettes 3, Japanese
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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I recently bought Chinese Painting Techniques by Lian Quan Zhen, and just can't get enough of his amazing artwork! I scanned these images from his book, and would highly, highly recommend it if you are interested in trying out a new water color / sumi-e technique.
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Image(s) : Artwork Scanned from Chinese Painting Techniques by Lian Quan Zhen
Brushes : None
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Lian Quan Zhen
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I really felt like useing her brushes, on something.
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : the Fifth Muse
Fonts : I'm not aware of the names, they were part of the brushes.
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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The photos in this one were used with permission, please keep the credit link up. Many thanks to Bobby Burgess for his photography!
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Image(s) : Bobby Burgess
Brushes : None
Fonts : Haettenschweiler, and Arial
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Bobby Burgess
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The photos in this one were used with permission, please keep the credit link up. Many thanks to Bobby Burgess for his photography!
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Image(s) : Bobby Burgess
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Reznor, and Arial
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Bobby Burgess
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Just some brush work. The lyrics to "Promises" is overlayed.
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Image(s) : None
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Book Antiqua, CK Bella
Lyrics: Promises: written by Dave Mustaine / Al Pitrelli © Megadeth
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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Nicole Kidman.
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Book Antiqua, a few more, but I can't remember
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Nicole Kidman
Inspiration : None
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An experimental layout.
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Image(s) : None
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : CK Bella
Lyrics: 1000 Times Goodbye © Megadeth / Sanctuary Records: Written by Dave Mustaine
Characters / Etc: Features the artwork of Alberto Vargas
Inspiration : None
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Loved that cartoon when I was a kid.
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Image(s) : http://ruff.cs.jmu.edu/~shapiro/
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Fake Plastic
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: the Last Unicorn © unknown
Inspiration : None
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Butterflips
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Jenny
Inspiration : None
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Image(s) : RPGamer
Brushes : None
Fonts : Silk Screen
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: © SquareSoft
Inspiration : None
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Artsy fartsy, and kind of "fashion magazine" like.
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Arial
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Angelina Jolie
Inspiration : None
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A mild lack of creativity on this one, but, my husband really liked it.
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Arial
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Angelina Jolie
Inspiration : None
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How Soon Is Now?
I never thought I would like thier music as much as I do.
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Image(s) : Tatugirls.com
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Arial
Lyrics: How Soon is Now? © t.A.T.u. / Universal Music Russia
Characters / Etc: © t.A.T.u. / Universal Music Russia
Inspiration : t.A.T.u.
Help: None
Not a pop fan, but Jennifer Lopez is pretty design worthy.
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Image(s) : Superior Pics
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : "Samba Is Dead"; source unknown
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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All fuzzy and spring stuff.
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Image(s) : None
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : "Miss"; source unknown, Scriptina
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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Because I be the Juggalada Don Dada Lada Shogun.
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Image(s) : DilutedLife
Brushes : None
Fonts : Silk Screen
Lyrics: "The Unveiling" off of "The Wraith: Shangri-la"; © Insane Clown Posse
Characters / Etc: ICP
Inspiration : Saturday nights concert at Expo Five
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Another tribute to a favorite artist.
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Image(s) : Animeshrine.com
Brushes : None
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: © Gensho Sugiyama
Inspiration : Gensho Sugiyama
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A boredom layout.
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Image(s) : Deviant Art
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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I like this one. It's quiet.
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Image(s) : Animeshrine.com
Brushes : None
Fonts : Silk Screen, and Sin
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: Serial Experimetns Lain © Unknown
Inspiration : the artwork of Serial Experiments Lain.
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I got a request to do more anime. This layout can easily be used for a blog, but is set up for "diary" format. Follow the instructions inside the code on how to set it up as a blog, if that's what you have.
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Image(s) : Animeshrine.com
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Silk Screen, and Scriptina
Lyrics: A Tout Le Monde, © Mustaine / Megadeth- 1994
Characters / Etc: Vampire Princess Miyu © Unknown
Inspiration : None
Help: None
No longer.
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Image(s) : 9inchnails.net, MarilynManson.com, & GettyImages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Silk Screen
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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I knew my first attempt at recreating the song "Hurt" was weak, so I tried again.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Silk Screen, Scriptina, and Halo Eleven
Lyrics: Hurt © NIN
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : NIN
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I've been haveing a hard time coming up with a template that does the song Hurt (© NIN) justice. I'll most likely try again.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Silk Screen, Scriptina, and Halo Eleven
Lyrics: Hurt © NIN
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : NIN
Help: None
Part 4 in a 4 part tribute. Comes with 2 versions of the same image, one that says "Her Tribute To Autumn", and one that does not, in case you do not want that.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Arial.
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Autumn
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Part 3 in a 4 part tribute I'm working on. Comes with 2 versions of the same image, one that says "Her Tribute To Winter", and one that does not, in case you do not want that.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : Silk Screen
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Winter
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Part 2 in a 4 part tribute I'm working on. Comes with 2 versions of the same image, one that says "Her Tribute To Summer", and one that does not, in case you do not want that.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : "Miss"; source unknown.
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Summer
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Part 1 in a 4 part tribute I'm working on. Comes with 2 versions of the same image, one that says "Her Tribute To Spring", and one that does not, in case you do not want that.
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Image(s) : Gettyimages
Brushes : None
Fonts : "Miss"; source unknown.
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : Spring
Help: None
Damn t.A.T.u. song always stuck in my head. I usually hate "blocky" style design, but it just really fit this piece.
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Image(s) : tatugirls.com
Brushes : None
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: t.a.T.u.
Inspiration : t.a.T.u.
Help: None
What? You didn't know I was a fan girl?
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Image(s) : Animeshrine.com
Brushes : None
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: © Gensho Sugiyama
Inspiration : Gensho Sugiyama
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I've used this title once before on a template that I never intended to release. This template was a bit of a "slap together".
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Image(s) : gettyimages.com
Brushes : Mine (Anti-Brush)
Fonts : None
Lyrics: None
Characters / Etc: None
Inspiration : None
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Oh, what can I say? I'm a fan.
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Image(s) : tatugirls.com
Brushes : None
Fonts : None
Lyrics: © t.A.T.u., "all the things she said".
Characters / Etc: t.a.t.u.
Inspiration : t.a.t.u.
Help: None
Oct. 27, 2002
Photo © Unknown, from Zuadobank.com?
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Oct 25, 2002
Lyrics © Beck
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Oct 19, 2002
Lyrics © Dave Navarro, Rexall
Photo © Unknown, from Zuadobank.com
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