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Are you TEAM JOVIAL or TEAM CYAN?

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INBOX BACKLOG FINALLY CLEARED 🙏

Submissions are still open as we speak, it's just been a while since I had a complete zero open requests. Thank you for the support this blog has received - it's been so fun working on these for you guys! Here are some of my favorite blinkies from this batch:

You can find the sources for these on my profile. Since they're made by me I don't feel the need to link them all.

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Hi! I just wanna say I like your stamps and stuff:D I was wondering if I can request you to make penny from Warioware stamps and blinkies! Mainly with her old designs lol, You don’t have to but I would appreciate it:)

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can i get some stamps of memory rick from rick and morty? thank you! :)

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Can I request some polar bear stamps? Thank u!!

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hii!! could i pls request stamps and/or (no pressure) blinkies of damon maitsu and eva tsunaka from project edens garden? /nf thank you!!

I find making blinkies so much more enjoyable than making stamps, but I decided to make both because you seemed anxious about requesting. My inbox is open and I've made content for adjacent games before, don't be so hesitant!

I want to make it extremely clear for future submitters that any and all (non-violating) submissions matter to me; even when I'm worn out on a certain type of graphic, I'll always deliver!

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hey! this might be a bit of a silly question, but how do you recolor blinkies?

This is not at all a silly question, especially for blinkies with more advanced animations! Though I'm assuming you're recoloring simple one or two color blinkies, for which it's probably more convenient to do this process via the simple method I'll detail here.

I can write another tutorial for editing more advanced blinkies in a program like Krita, if you're interested.

Tutorial: Recoloring Blinkies

My blinkies are free for recoloring as long as you do not claim them as your own. Other blinkie creators have different guidelines, of course, so make sure you check with the makers on whether or not they allow recolors!

Let's run through some examples using this blinkie I made but never posted:

First things first, you need to get a link for/download your image, then import it into the ezgif effects editor.

Method 1.1: Hue-shifting

You can hue shift the image in the Colorize window as well as adjust its saturation/lightness. You can also adjust the image's brightness/contrast to match your desired outcome, though this is usually not recommended:

Method 1.2: Manual replace

You can use the "Change background color" option in the Color presets window to change one color in the image to another. For example, let's take the red (#ff0000) and replace it with a yellow (#ffff00):

You can repeat this process by reimporting the image or clicking "effects" under the generated result to change multiple colors.

Method 1.3: Image tinting

You can also tint the image to one corresponding color by selecting the grayscale and tint options simultaneously:

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hi! Jonathan Joestar graphics would be nice:D

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haii!! your stuff is so cute :) Can i have some “My Happy Marriage” stamps <3

I know nothing about this series but I hope these are fine:

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twilight sparkle (not sci twi) equestria girls stamp? preferably a gif

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can i get some stamps of andre from inside job…. pretty please ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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What is your creation process? :3c

hey, thanks for the inquiry! i've been meaning to make a post like this for some time now. NOTE: this will only cover how i make my blinkies. if you want me to go in depth about how i make stamps, please send another ask! i just think they're kind of self explanatory in comparison >_>

MY BLINKIE MAKING PROCESS

for this demonstration, i will make this graphic of Acht Mizuta from Splatoon 3. it's free to use btw:

i make my graphics in Krita, which is great for editing pixel art, but does not have an option to disable font antialiasing. this leads me to generate my pixel text through external online services, but i usually generate it on blinkies.cafe and get an editable template to go along with it. my go-to is the simple purple template, since it has a simple palette and the text has its own color so i can put it in a separate layer easier.

i import it as a single frame that i will animate later. usually what i do first is cut+paste the inner content of the blinkie into a separate layer:

then i remove the background with a fill erase on the third mode, and move it around as i see fit. i put it in a separate layer before this so it's easier to color and add things like outlines.

let's import graphics! usually i find a transparent png and overlay it onto the background, but in this case i'm using a full background, so it needs to be prepared:

(source: splatoon 3 side order locker reward banner)

i import the image into a new file with the same resolution as the blinkie. i edit it to have a wider resolution so it fits better:

i use a lasso tool to put acht in a separate layer (so they stick out of the frame)

i import the two layers into the original file with the text. though i feel the images could use a little color grading...

at this point i begin to mess around with the layout a little, trying to match the original "sanitized" theme i had in mind. i also do color grading on the render of acht and change out the background. now we're getting somewhere! i also color the text at this point to be a nice gradient green.

let's color the outer part of the blinkie! i thought i would make the border a transparent black, with the lights being neon green and a dark magenta respectively.

i also want to make the text have a nice little border around it, so i put a stroke filter on the text layer with the following settings. these usually change depending on graphic but the thickness is always 1px (any more and it gets antialiasing)

that's it for designing the blinkie, now it's time to animate it! i do this internally in krita, since it has an animation feature:

i make a new frame for the animation and change the colors and positions around. i also set up my clip settings - ending at frame 1 (2 frames - frame 0 and frame 1) at 6fps.

that's pretty much it! the gif is ready to export, just make sure you export it in the right format and don't accidentally compress it or make it too big.

the gif is ready!! wahoo!! i hope this was somewhat enlightening, i'm not the best at explaining stuff but i tried to go in depth as much as i could

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HIHI can you do a musical based blinkie for the band That Handsome Devil that'd be the sauce ever :D

No idea who this is but I always deliver so here you go:

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ada mesmer identity v stamp? pwetty pwease 🥺

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haii could you make an ace attorney stamp of apollo justice. it could be animated or not but just something of him :3

I accidentally made a blinkie thinking you requested one so you get that as a bonus!

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Hello! Could I request some stamps and/or blinkies of Fukase from vocaloid? He's my fave ^_^ No pressure!!

stamp 1 art / stamp 2 art

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A blinkie with Kris and Berdly from deltarune that says "NERD FIGHT" would be pretty funny and awsome