Alright, let’s talk about this “last live of the year png” thing I messed around with. It wasn’t some grand project, just a bit of fun to cap off the year.
So, it started pretty simple. I wanted to make a graphic – a PNG, specifically – to kinda signal the end of my live streams for the year. I fired up my usual tool, which is just ol’ reliable GIMP. Yeah, I know, not fancy Photoshop, but it gets the job done.
First thing I did was create a new image. Kept it relatively small, like 1920×1080, nothing crazy. Then, I grabbed a cool background image. I didn’t wanna spend ages searching, so I just used one I had lying around from a previous project – a blurred-out cityscape at night. Looked decent enough.
Next, the text. Gotta have “Last Live of the Year” on there, right? I picked a font that was bold and easy to read. I think it was Impact, or something similar. Dropped a shadow on it to make it pop a bit more. Played around with the color, settled on a bright yellow ’cause it stood out against the dark background.
I wanted to add a bit more flair, so I found a PNG of some confetti online. Just a free one, nothing special. Added that around the text, resized it, and rotated it a little to make it look less uniform. You know, give it some visual interest.
Then, I threw in my streaming handle, just a small watermark in the corner. Nothing too intrusive, just so people knew who made it. I used a simple white font for that.
Finally, I spent a few minutes tweaking the colors and contrast to make everything look a bit more cohesive. I wanted it to be eye-catching, but not overwhelming. Once I was happy with it, I exported it as a PNG, obviously. And that was it!
Honestly, nothing groundbreaking. Just a quick and dirty way to create a graphic. But hey, it served its purpose. I used it at the end of my last stream, and it got a few chuckles. Sometimes, the simplest things are the most effective.
- Started with GIMP
- Chose a background image
- Added “Last Live of the Year” text
- Added confetti PNG
- Added streaming handle watermark
- Exported as PNG
Maybe next year I’ll get fancy and learn some After Effects or something. But for now, GIMP and a bit of creativity will do just fine.
