Curse

Como Fort · Jul 29, 2005, 09:00 PM // 21:00

Is anyone here making Signatures and/or Avatars for people? I would be interested because I tried, but I just can't make them....

Omega_2005 · Jul 30, 2005, 11:25 AM // 11:25

hmm, all ideas are welcome but I think it'll be another one of those "Polls" that we may have to do sooner or later

BACK ON TOPIC

this is my new sig for my guild site. a quick 10 minutes of paint shopping ^^

Gerbill · Jul 30, 2005, 12:18 PM // 12:18

A bit off topic, but you can do more with Photoshop than just Avatars it's totally worth getting.. well once you get the hang of it anyway

Other things such as this wallpaper I made:

Or this GuildSite Layout I made:

Stayfrosty · Jul 30, 2005, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Heres one that I made

Pyro Master · Jul 30, 2005, 11:59 PM // 23:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerbill

A bit off topic, but you can do more with Photoshop than just Avatars it's totally worth getting.. well once you get the hang of it anyway

Other things such as this wallpaper I made:

Or this GuildSite Layout I made:

How in the world did you do that digital revolution wallpaper? It's really really good! Make more!

DaRhino · Aug 01, 2005, 08:18 PM // 20:18

I have always been interested in making sigs, but I'm not sure exactly where to start. Could any of you expert "siggers" lead me in the right direction?

~Thanks in Advance~

Omega Complex · Aug 01, 2005, 08:31 PM // 20:31

Holy Geebus Gerbil, where did you learn to do stuff like that, and if you guys wouldnt mind, tell what program you use to do sig work. I'd love to try my hand and get better!

**Edit** And I'm with Rhino, I've done some but they are very noobish >.<, anyone know a good place to start?

DaRhino · Aug 01, 2005, 09:16 PM // 21:16

I just need to know stuff like, how do you cut images so perfectly to go on backgrounds... and how the heck do you get different image files to become layered with each other? I sound dumb, but I would really like to know!

Gerbill · Aug 01, 2005, 09:57 PM // 21:57

I use photoshop.. I suggest just using photoshop, you can download a trial version on
www.adobe.com.

There are loads of tutorials to find aswel, just search on google.

To cut out images.. there are lots of different ways, the pen tool is the best way but that's quite difficult to start off with.
how about put an image on a layer, use the lasso tool to select a part, simply press delete to cut that part from the picture, do that till it's cut out.
as for selecting, if you hold shift and then select a part, it's added onto your current selection, if you hold alt and then select a part it will be removed from your current selection.

as for layers, put an image on a layer, cut it out, then if you make a new layer and drag it underneat the layer with the image on it (all done in the layer window) it will be beneath the image, if you just make it black for example all the parts underneath and around the image will be black.
each layer has it's own blending options, play a bit around with those.
a standard something for fonts could be "Bevel and emboss" and a 1 pixel black "stroke", works nicely is used A LOT though.

Jade · Aug 01, 2005, 10:43 PM // 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stayfrosty

Heres one that I made

That's super nice. There's just something about the color green on a sig.....
Just a couple suggestions. Play with the opacity on the border, when it's a little more transparent it seems "flashier". for the image you might wanna play around with feathering a bit. First click on your lassoo (either one is good magnetic, etc), then at the top it will say "feather" with a "0px" beside it. Change that number to about 15 (or more or less your choice). Then trace around your image (like of the mesmer), you can go right on the edge of the image, a few pixels outside the image, or even inside the image. Once you have done this hit Ctrl+Shift+I to invert the image. Then tap the delete key and the edges of your image should begin to "disappear". Tap it as many times as you want to get the desired blending effect. I apologize for my lack of technical terms here. I know how to do it but it's harder to tell someone else to do it. (at least for me

)

P.S. I love that background!

the bloodthirst · Aug 02, 2005, 12:46 AM // 00:46

i understand how everyone is getting pictures of their characters on the signatures but, where are you guys getting the backgrounds?

DaRhino · Aug 02, 2005, 02:42 AM // 02:42

Thanks guys, that actually helped a lot. I already have Photoshop™. (lol, TM)

I got it from a friend, but I don't care if it's dodgy...

I already have my background for my sig, I just need to crop/cut/whatever my character and incorporate it into the background. Thanks again guys.

P.S. Any other sites for tutorials?

Gerbill · Aug 02, 2005, 03:39 AM // 03:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by the bloodthirst

i understand how everyone is getting pictures of their characters on the signatures but, where are you guys getting the backgrounds?

Make them in Photoshop most likely..

as for more tutorial sites:
http://www.pslover.com/
http://www.spoono.com/
http://phong.com/
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/

DaRhino · Aug 02, 2005, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Thanks Gerbill, for the sites.

DaRhino · Aug 02, 2005, 05:32 PM // 17:32

Yay! Here's my first poopy sig!!! Marvel at the poor workmanship!

Ahh, I'm so proud of my anti-artisticness.

the bloodthirst · Aug 02, 2005, 07:56 PM // 19:56

here some i made with what little i know about making sigs. the one i tried to make with the warrior cut out but it didnt come out as i planned. the last one is a wall paper i made for my self. nothing fancy but, i got a little carried away while making these and attempted to make one. What do you think?

DaRhino · Aug 02, 2005, 09:19 PM // 21:19

Those are pimp. I especially like the second one.

DaRhino · Aug 03, 2005, 04:01 AM // 04:01

Sorry to doublepost, but I felt it should be said. The link posted by Gerbill, www.pslover.com is very good. They've taught me a lot, and I just started today.

By the way, here's a sig that I made. No foreground picture, but I think the background is good for my first day of Photoshopping.^^
MY FIRST SIG!!

EDIT: How much longer until we can have sigs again on these forums? Or have they been discontinued completely?

Omega Complex · Aug 05, 2005, 02:29 PM // 14:29

I agree, www.pslover.com is a fantastic site. I've learned so much in so short a time and its very easy to understand and duplicate. I've created a few sigs since I started doodling in PS a few days ago. You can find them on a web page I threw together here. Let me know what you guys think! (The bottom one is the most recent and took me about 2 hours before I finally figured out the effect that I wanted, lol)

Gerbill · Aug 05, 2005, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Things to take in count while making a signature

Color scheme, make sure colors are visible on top of eachother that's really important sometimes you just want things to stand out and others not to stand out.

Try and get the hang of using Mask Layers.. they own all, with blending multiple images into eachother.

use blending modes, especially on text this can easily give a nice effect.
for example enter the blending mode screen for your text layer
simply click the boxes "Bevel and Emboss" and "Stroke" then go to the "Stroke" tab and select a different color and make the stroke 1 pixel thick.
that's the easiest and also most generic way to make your text stand out more.