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Hello everyone,

I really wanna make a sig, just don't know what program is easiest in use.

Thanks for reading, even more thanks for an answer.

NukersLife

Well, Im not sure about ease of use, but GIMP is the only free graphics program I know of. Generally unless you go out and purchase a "point and click" graphics program you are going to need to learn alot. Those types of programs are only good for removing red-eye,e tc and they generally arent very good at that either.

http://www.gimp.org or thegim...bleh just google "the gimp graphics" youll find it

Photoshop

(easy to say for a photoshop user )

Wow fast replies thanks both =).

@Rizla - I had TheGIMP on my old Linux laptop and I couldn't get used to it.

@0l3n - You mean Adobe Photoshop right? =) (Not THAT good at comps, just keep being bored while waiting for inspection to get finished )

NukersLife wrote:@0l3n - You mean Adobe Photoshop right? =)

Yes, I do.

0l3n wrote:

NukersLife wrote:@0l3n - You mean Adobe Photoshop right? =)

Yes, I do.

OK, going to install it this evening and then see what I get

Tyvm!

NukersLife

NukersLife wrote:@0l3n - You mean Adobe Photoshop right? =) (Not THAT good at comps, just keep being bored while waiting for inspection to get finished )

After using Adobe Photoshop for a little more than a week, I'm going to go ahead and say that if you're just going to play around with it for an hour or two, maybe three, tops, then Photoshop is not for you. It takes quite a while to learn to make anything decent. I've been learning for about a week, and all my stuff still looks like absolute shit compared to 0l3n's.
Now, if you're going to be learning how to use it 2 hours a week, 52 weeks a year during inspection, then it's definitely a great use of your time. Not only does it help you make great Sigs, but if you actually learn how to use it (not just make Sigs), whenever you need to do anything concerning digital art in the future, you'll be quite competent on your own. One of the primary reasons why I quit SRO was to invest that time into learning Photoshop, and I can honestly say that it's one of the better decisions that I've made in my life. And the community here is great.

If you have the money (as I believe a real copy of CS3 can be quite expensive), Photoshop for sure.

This:

beats this:



Good luck!

Thank you, and I still have that Disconnected from the server times, and I think it's kinda waste of money to spend 7$ for logging in during that hours. Vacation's going to end, so I think it's going to be harder to log in for a while or more. So then I'ld have lots of time I can't play sro to learn how to photoshop.

NukersLife

NukersLife wrote:Thank you, and I still have that Disconnected from the server times, and I think it's kinda waste of money to spend 7$ for logging in during that hours. Vacation's going to end, so I think it's going to be harder to log in for a while or more. So then I'ld have lots of time I can't play sro to learn how to photoshop.

NukersLife

Then what are you waiting for? Get going.

U better We need more artists.. I see people in GD whit good sigs but never even look at the AC.

Thanks for all your kind words
My dad said he still had CS2 somewhere, so now I got Adobe Photoshop CS2 9.0 installed. (For free ).
My GT ends in 15 days, then I'll stop SROing a bit so I can learn how to use it.

NukersLife

Too laggy atm, I'm going to start trying some stuff. I'll post my progress here (if there is any )

NukersLife

Dam.... Ran stuck on the image rofl. Dno how I get black background off image, can someone help me?

Thx,
NukersLife

Nvm, I just didn't see one of the steps on one of the guides I used .
Anyways, I made my first one in like 1 hour. (Now I know a bit where the brushes and stuff are found rofl).
Here it is:

Feel free to comment!!

NukersLife

play with the smudge tool on your background, also for your text color, use the little eyedropper tool and sample some color off the character in your signature

Smudge Smudge can't find Smudge aargh rofl

I recommend looking for tutorials dude. I'm still a rookie at Photoshop but I learnt quite a few features from tutorials myself.

To make clear: Guides = Tutorials.

Rizla wrote:play with the smudge tool on your background, also for your text color, use the little eyedropper tool and sample some color off the character in your signature

This better background and stuff?


EDIT: Like it better myself, so that's newer Sig

Hmm can anyone tell me how to put a layer in overlay? Thx.

Okay everyone... Made a second one today
It is a reddish one, cus I found this Gundam pick and got inspired rofl.

Please, feel free to comment and if you know how to make a layer overlay, please tell me. I wanna make some cool borders .

NukersLife

Get more brushes, and a wide variety of them, it looks like your only using the defuly brushes in ur sigs.

http://www.deviantart.com

Abstract Brushes (Search for Destiny Set)
Vector Brushes
Grunge Brushes (easyest to use for beginners)
Tech Brushes
Splatter Brushes

Now, if your reading a lot of tuts, then im guessing most of them will probably use C4Ds, so get a WHOLE LOT from http://www.planetrenders.com (the only site i know that has good c4d renders lol)

Get more brushes, and a wide variety of them, it looks like your only using the defuly brushes in ur sigs.

http://www.deviantart.com

Abstract Brushes (Search for Destiny Set)
Vector Brushes
Grunge Brushes (easyest to use for beginners)
Tech Brushes
Splatter Brushes

Now, if your reading a lot of tuts, then im guessing most of them will probably use C4Ds, so get a WHOLE LOT from http://www.planetrenders.com (the only site i know that has good c4d renders lol)

I have been using Grunge brushes. Thanks for the tips anyway

NukersLife wrote:I have been using Grunge brushes. Thanks for the tips anyway

I know atleast one of the brushes you used, and its a default, not a grunge brush. Also, I highly recomend staying away from grunge when first learning -- grunge is a crutch that I see alot of people lean on, and hardly ever do correctly. Despite grunges chaotic nature, it is an art to make it look good.

And I would follow those tips...


tech-gfx.net has some good tutorials. I recomend doing a few from there before you move on to experiment freely, bad habits in PS are hard to break and its better if you start out doing things correctly.

Rizla wrote:

NukersLife wrote:I have been using Grunge brushes. Thanks for the tips anyway

I know atleast one of the brushes you used, and its a default, not a grunge brush. Also, I highly recomend staying away from grunge when first learning -- grunge is a crutch that I see alot of people lean on, and hardly ever do correctly. Despite grunges chaotic nature, it is an art to make it look good.

And I would follow those tips...


tech-gfx.net has some good tutorials. I recomend doing a few from there before you move on to experiment freely, bad habits in PS are hard to break and its better if you start out doing things correctly.

No wonder my sigs sucked before! *sobs in corner*

Rizla wrote:

NukersLife wrote:I have been using Grunge brushes. Thanks for the tips anyway

I know atleast one of the brushes you used, and its a default, not a grunge brush. Also, I highly recomend staying away from grunge when first learning -- grunge is a crutch that I see alot of people lean on, and hardly ever do correctly. Despite grunges chaotic nature, it is an art to make it look good.

And I would follow those tips...


tech-gfx.net has some good tutorials. I recomend doing a few from there before you move on to experiment freely, bad habits in PS are hard to break and its better if you start out doing things correctly.

ty for the tuts, gonna read up on it now.

Hmm.... Started photoshop today, and if I use clouds it keeps getting ALL black instead of some parts darker/lighter. Can anyone help?

you dont want to use clouds. stay away from obvious filters! The ultimate goal of a piece is for people to look at it and say hmmmm, how did you do that? Not: I see you used clouds with an outer glow and a lens flare...

I'm still using clouds, cause I'm just a beginner. When I get more used to PS CS2 I probably won't use it anymore, but for now, you got a solution for that problem?

NukersL.