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I never paid to much attention to sigs, but last night I couldn't sleep, so I had enough time to read almost everything in this forums. I got to the sig tut threads and I decided to try and make myself a nice sig (didn't seem very hard to do). So, I installed Photoshop and started brushing... I downloaded some brushes and fonts...

After about 100 tries I got an "acceptable sig" but I need some help with making a nice border, loading fonts, and of course as many hints & tips as possible( how do you guys make all those lights, glows and sparks? ).

P.S. It's my fist time using photoshop, so please be gentle

Thanks.

show us wat ya got and you can prodly get some feed back

okay i will

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Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

okay... and how am I supposed to do that?

Roweena wrote:okay... and how am I supposed to do that?

Well, choose what idea or object you want your signature to revolve around. Make that your main focus of the signature. Choose text that sets apart from the object, but doesn't detract from the design.

That being ambiguous enough in definition, try to mess with tools that are given with the text as a learning experience. Dodge, Burn, Blur, Motion, Glow, and even Bevel are all your friends, but use them sparingly. I'm not going to preach text because I am still learning, but it looks better if your name or whatever you have on your signature mixes well with the design. Slapping a half-arsed 'Yournamehere' into the bottom left/right corner doesn't help the design.

My 2 cents.

Well this would be the base "thing". I know it's kinda simple and nothing special in it, but it's my first one, so please be gentle with comments.

I wanna add some light, some glowing things, maybe darken a bit the background. I need a cute border (but I have no idea how am I supposed to do that), and some1 please tell me how to load fonts ( I found some fonts that match a bit with the idea, but I don't know how to load 'em in photoshop).

Waiting some other suggestions.

P.S. I really don't like the background. Can some1 pls help me make it better?

Put all fonts into your 'C:\WINDOWS\FONTS' directory, and reload Photoshop.

The background looks fine, you don't want anything too fancy.

CTRL+A to select your entire image, and then go to EDIT -> Stroke and add a border.

The background needs some effects, better coloring, lighting and depth.

Geedunk wrote:The background needs some effects, better coloring, lighting and depth.

I would like to play a bit with the background, add light and stuff but i don't know how to...

Roweena wrote:

Geedunk wrote:The background needs some effects, better coloring, lighting and depth.

I would like to play a bit with the background, add light and stuff but i don't know how to...

Play around with it till you are happy with it -- just crop the fairy (unless you have a PSD with the bg as seperate) -- and modify the background using filters. CTRL+Z whatever you don't like, and continue. Make it a learning experience. But in my honest opinion, that background is _fine_.

I'll try and see what comes out and post it.

Thanks a lot Fracture for advices.

Well.. this is it... I think it looks pretty good for a first time

What do u think?

Roweena wrote:Well.. this is it... I think it looks pretty good for a first time :)

What do u think?

i think it looks pretty too. and i still disagree with the last line in your sig :P

Fracture wrote:Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

why put quotation marks? i dunno where u started thinking u were the best at text but stfu ur so annoying. I was reading the other thread saying that all 90% of the artists here are shit, if you think that keep it to yourself ok cuz not evryone thinks ur good

Text takes too much focus.

reK wrote:

Fracture wrote:Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

why put quotation marks? i dunno where u started thinking u were the best at text but stfu ur so annoying. I was reading the other thread saying that all 90% of the artists here are shit, if you think that keep it to yourself ok cuz not evryone thinks ur good

Wow calm down guy, you're the one who make sig after sig that looks the exact same, and if it gets a low rating you delete your post.

Fracture wrote:

reK wrote:

Fracture wrote:Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

why put quotation marks? i dunno where u started thinking u were the best at text but stfu ur so annoying. I was reading the other thread saying that all 90% of the artists here are shit, if you think that keep it to yourself ok cuz not evryone thinks ur good

Wow calm down guy, you're the one who make sig after sig that looks the exact same, and if it gets a low rating you delete your post.

And you're the one who can't make a graphical sig.

Geedunk wrote:

Fracture wrote:

reK wrote:

Fracture wrote:Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

why put quotation marks? i dunno where u started thinking u were the best at text but stfu ur so annoying. I was reading the other thread saying that all 90% of the artists here are shit, if you think that keep it to yourself ok cuz not evryone thinks ur good

Wow calm down guy, you're the one who make sig after sig that looks the exact same, and if it gets a low rating you delete your post.

And you're the one who can't make a graphical sig.

Can't, or won't.

I'm sorry I don't settle for the crap you and rek make. Kycoo and Olen put both of you to shame on this issue.

PS - your current lame attempt at a signature is unsettling, you might want to rethink this new fabled designing flaw where you overuse sharpen and dodge tools.

EDIT: Sorry I forgot to mention how pathetic it is to paste quotes that help supplant your meager self-esteem in your signature. As far as I recall, I made a total of 4 signatures, 3 userbars, and 2 avatars, all but one were recieved in good graces, and you don't see my pasting crap to help enlarge my e-peen, because in real life, it's big enough.

Fracture wrote:

Geedunk wrote:

Fracture wrote:

reK wrote:

Fracture wrote:Learn to integrate text design before you try to make any sort of graphical composition. Also, try to make images that flow, and are coherant.

90% of this forums 'artists' couldn't design their way out of a paper bag when it comes to text, and half the images don't even make a cohesive whole.

why put quotation marks? i dunno where u started thinking u were the best at text but stfu ur so annoying. I was reading the other thread saying that all 90% of the artists here are shit, if you think that keep it to yourself ok cuz not evryone thinks ur good

Wow calm down guy, you're the one who make sig after sig that looks the exact same, and if it gets a low rating you delete your post.

And you're the one who can't make a graphical sig.

Can't, or won't.

I'm sorry I don't settle for the crap you and rek make. Kycoo and Olen put both of you to shame on this issue.

PS - your current lame attempt at a signature is unsettling, you might want to rethink this new fabled designing flaw where you overuse sharpen and dodge tools.

EDIT: Sorry I forgot to mention how pathetic it is to paste quotes that help supplant your meager self-esteem in your signature. As far as I recall, I made a total of 4 signatures, 3 userbars, and 2 avatars, all but one were recieved in good graces, and you don't see my pasting crap to help enlarge my e-peen, because in real life, it's big enough.

I'm sorry, but your opinion about kyco and ol3n's sigs vs. mine does not hit. Do you know what? I'm rated higher than them on a pro gfx site. You aren't and will never be.

- I didn't use dodge tool - I used pen tool.

Nub

Geedunk wrote:I'm rated higher than them on a pro gfx site. You aren't and will never be.

A+++++ for effort.

EDIT - oh crap I just realized I'm arguing with a 14 year old.

I AM TEH GEEDUNK!!!1
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4508/migselv213ce0.png

shizzz gee u lookk exactly like ym friend

Fracture wrote:

Geedunk wrote:I'm rated higher than them on a pro gfx site. You aren't and will never be.

A+++++ for effort.

EDIT - oh crap I just realized I'm arguing with a 14 year old.

I AM TEH GEEDUNK!!!1
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4508/migselv213ce0.png

Oh crap, I just realised I'm argueing with a 40-year old with a mental age of 5.

Geedunk wrote:I'm sorry, but your opinion about kyco and ol3n's sigs vs. mine does not hit. Do you know what? I'm rated higher than them on a pro gfx site. You aren't and will never be.

- I didn't use dodge tool - I used pen tool.

Nub

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Man, your high rating somewhere in a pro gfx site is a piece of s**t here...this is not a pro gfx site...

And i mostly see only critic from you about other sigs so don't be surprised if one day ppl just ignore your opinions

Geedunk wrote:You aren't and will never be.

Dont be so fckin sure