TokenTool Overlay

[neofax]

Can someone take this imageand make a TokenTool Overlay for me? I have tried multiple times using GIMP and the tutorial in the TokenTool forum, but for some reason GIMP 2.8 will not just select the blue and white border and wants to select the Magenta as well.

[aliasmask]

Do you mean like this? If so, personally I would go with a higher pixel count image. One thing I do when using tokentool, is have my nice high res border with no magenta and have a separate magenta only template to crop images. So, I crop first then use nice borders.

[CoveredInFish]

Like this?

hf_bennies-products.png (5.13 KiB) Viewed 3106 times

EDIT: because you ninja'd me I'll provide a 500px version too.
@neofax do you want the inner blue ring like aliasmask did or not?
You want a blue outer line or not? Or yes but thinner? Ah .. i just make two versions for start
See here

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benny-token2.png (33.41 KiB) Viewed 3105 times

[aliasmask]

Like this?

hf_bennies-products.png

EDIT: because you ninja'd me I'll provide a 500px version too.
@neofax do you want the inner blue ring like aliasmask did or not?
You want a blue outer line or not? Or yes but thinner? Ah .. i just make two versions for start
See here

imagesInside

benny-token.png

benny-token2.png

Ooo... perdy. Personally, I use PSP to make tokens because I've noticed when using TokenTool that I get random white dots where the contrast is high. Gimp would be good too if I knew how to sufficiently use it, but I don't need to, so I don't.

[neofax]

Thanks both of you! I wanted to have the blue border inside. Now, did you use GIMP to do that? If so, how did you unselect the magenta? I can't select just the blue and white using the magic wand or the select by color.

[aliasmask]

Question: Were you intentionally going for the poker chip look?

[jfrazierjr]

Thanks both of you! I wanted to have the blue border inside. Now, did you use GIMP to do that? If so, how did you unselect the magenta? I can't select just the blue and white using the magic wand or the select by color.

I am not quite sure what you are asking, but for me, I use Layer Masks within GIMP all the time to selectively how/hide certain parts of the image vs using the eraser tool. My personal mantra is never destroy what you can keep unless there is no other way to do what you need to do.

So, with that specific image since it's "round", I would use the ellipse tool to create my first channel/layer mask of he outer "edge", using the absolute pixel positioning to ensure it's exactly even on all sides. Once you have your first channel for the outer edge, a simple "shrink selection" will get you to your inner circle. Make another channel.

Personally, I would bring the original image into GIMP and add layers on top of it to use as a "trace" source and then once completed I would just hide/delete the original image's layer.

[CoveredInFish]

I'm afraid I'm a PS guy. No GIMP experience, sorry.

But I used a circular selection tool to cut the token from the background.

The larger resolution I created by hand.

[neofax]

Yes, in Savage Worlds they use Poker chips as Bennies(think Hero Points or Action Points but tangible) and that is the Hellfrost setting chip style.
@JFrazierJr: I was following the tutorials in the TokenTool subforum and it does what you say but it doesn't make layers for each step. The problem is once I add the third circle/ellipse with the inner white I can no longer select the blue and white.

[aliasmask]

The way I do it, is trim the image, drag to folder, then drag that back to token tool and use the border.

[jfrazierjr]

Yes, in Savage Worlds they use Poker chips as Bennies(think Hero Points or Action Points but tangible) and that is the Hellfrost setting chip style.
@JFrazierJr: I was following the tutorials in the TokenTool subforum and it does what you say but it doesn't make layers for each step. The problem is once I add the third circle/ellipse with the inner white I can no longer select the blue and white.

Well.. I have never made overlays for TT, but the same concepts apply to any original art via PS/GIMP. Perhaps you can post up your xcf file to dropbox or someplace like that and let me know what part your having trouble with. Getting the circle ring things going is a bit of work but not that hard over all. I still have not quite figured out the best way to get a good look for the outer white bands, "especially" since they are not all 100% equidistant(at least in CiF's example) Of course, if you are ok with them being exactly the same spacing all the way around, then 360/8 = 45 degrees and it's easy peasy...

Let me know and I can help you more on this as time permits...I tend to use a new layer for everything and use layer masks. To me, it's an aberation to make a two color gradient with the gradient tool in GIMP, it's FAR superior to put two colors on separate layers and use a layer mask to do the gradient... then the colors can be swapped independently and yet the the gradient shapes always maintained exactly as you original set it since it's done via the layer mask. A bit extra work up front, but far more flexibility long term..

[CoveredInFish]

they are not all 100% equidistant(at least in CiF's example)

I guess - when its a poker chip style - they could/should be equidistant. I traced the posted original by hand, so there might be inaccuracies.

[jfrazierjr]

Yes, in Savage Worlds they use Poker chips as Bennies(think Hero Points or Action Points but tangible) and that is the Hellfrost setting chip style.
@JFrazierJr: I was following the tutorials in the TokenTool subforum and it does what you say but it doesn't make layers for each step. The problem is once I add the third circle/ellipse with the inner white I can no longer select the blue and white.

If you want to view my attempt, here is the GIMP image. Note that I have several Channels that I used to help make consistent selections in a reproducable way. Also, since I used layer masks to construct the chip itself, you could EASILY change the either the base color or the other color(the white "spokes") without having to go through the who process again... BTW, did I mention that I LOVE layer masks?

Mine...

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[jfrazierjr]

they are not all 100% equidistant(at least in CiF's example)

I guess - when its a poker chip style - they could/should be equidistant. I traced the posted original by hand, so there might be inaccuracies.

They don't have to be equal... Personally, I like the one you did because of the slight offset. I just did not spend the time to figure out the angles to make it work that way.

[neofax]

@JFrazierJr: Hereis the link for the overlay I was trying to do in GIMP>