A little different from me

Thanks to @russellcresser for helping with gauge graphics and TAG math on this one :+1:

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I like the graphics! I wonder if you ought to give the time a framed or recessed black background?

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Sounds like a great idea thank, but way beyond my mediocre skills I’m afraid :slightly_frowning_face:

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Here you go! Should be the exact proportion to frame your clock, but You’ll have to resize/position in creator.

time frame

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That’s awesome, thank you very much for taking the time to do that for me :smiley:
Just updated the Face and it looks much better, thank you so very much :beers:

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Nice! I think it looks great! I’m happy to share, you’ve been very supportive, I always appreciate it!

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Looks pretty cool @icrltd4 , and good collaberation guys. :+1:

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@kvansant and @bradtc
God bless you guys, I’m going through some sad times in my life right now, and I really value whatever kind of friendship there is here thank you. You guys are always so kind and helpful, it means a lot, and you’ll always have my support thanks.

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We got you @icrltd4 . Take a look at your avatar and turn that smile on!

:looking for a high five emoji but can’t find one…:

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High Five Emoji Gif 01

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For those that want a very basic beginners guide on how to create bevelled bordered backgrounds out of the box, though not to the quality of the one by @kvansant, here is how with Paint.net and BoltBait’s plugins.

  1. Draw a curved rectangle outline. I find 5-7 pixels about right for the width. Disable antialiasing:
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  2. Use the want to select the rectangle and choose Effects->Selection->Bevel. Choose the settings that suite you best:

3: Fill the middle:
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4: Select the mage and use Effects->Selection0>Feather if you think it will help for outline antialias re-adding:
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I would then play and get it cleaned up a bit more but this was a 5 minute chop and pop tutorial to show you can get close with minimal effort with the right plugins. End result:

If you create a very large square version you can just crop the middle out vertically and horizontally as needed without having to remake for all dimensions.

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