Sans Photoshop Screenshot Tips
Good news! I am a graphic designer and I’m here to say that you don’t need to be one in order to make your screens look great. One question I’ve received more than a few times in the past is how I white out my backgrounds. There’s a simple, less thorough but very convenient way and a complicated all-encompassing way that requires Photoshop. We’ll be focusing on the former for this post.
Step one - Pick a pose and/or expression and freeze it in gpose using the ‘1′ key on your keyboard. Remember to pull up the gpose settings by hitting ‘R’ on your keyboard so you have your tools ready and keep the settings similar to what I have below. Here’s Remy frozen for my cruel experimentation:
You’ll notice I have placed him in front of a static background that is roughly white, beige or some near-white alternative. From here, rotate around the subject until you’re facing their right lower hip looking up toward the back of their neck as follows:
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At this point, activate light one on its default setting. Yes - the lighting will look wonk, but hang in there. As we move to the next step, pan the camera to the subject’s left shoulder blade and look at it from above in a downward angle before turning on light number 2 as well:
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Finally, pan around to the front of the subject and zoom out slightly so that you get the majority of their body in frame before switching on light 3. After you hit the switch, feel free to pan in and adjust camera angles. We’re almost done!
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If you feel pleased with your screen, no need to complicate it further! Hit ‘R’ to toggle the control panel to disappear and snap your screenshot! I recommend panning in close for facial details or subtle body lines. Your finished subject and background should look something like this:
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Now if you’re like me and you’re extra af - you might go a step further. If you have reshade and some nice presets or home-configured settings put together, toggle them now and sit back! You’re done and you’ve made a great screenshot! This also works very well for recording gifs! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop me a DM or an ask.
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♥ Good luck! ♥