the text is a no. get a cursive text and try to match it to the backround. make it there but not noticable until you take a closer look.

http://www.strike9.com/Paterson789/Bama2.JPG

changed it is that better?

way better than your first happy:

[quote="Jimmy Paterson":4a5ba]http://www.strike9.com/Paterson789/Bama2.JPG

changed it is that better?[/quote:4a5ba]
much.

[quote="Jimmy Paterson":aa531]http://www.strike9.com/Paterson789/Bama2.JPG

changed it is that better?[/quote:aa531]

By a country mile. Still a bit large IMO, but we're definitely making progress rock:

thanks, but when I resize it it always trys to square it for some reason and im not sure why...so I have to work on that

[quote="Jimmy Paterson":5510a]http://www.strike9.com/Paterson789/Bama2.JPG

changed it is that better?[/quote:5510a]

Ditch the blurry border, add a 1 point single colour stroke border - Like black, or the second most dominant colour in the sig. I'd also be inclined to sharpen the image slightly - But its hard to guess if that would make it look better or worse....It'd be worth a try though.

You're getting there - Keep it up because I love you.

I love you too. [img]http://www.studiopenumbra.com/images/A%20Heart%20and%20hands.jpg[/img]

[quote="Jimmy Paterson":c8abe]thanks, but when I resize it it always trys to square it for some reason and im not sure why...so I have to work on that[/quote:c8abe]

As a rule, i generally make mine 400x120. Anything more than that looks a touch gaudy for me.