[DEVILS ADVOCATE]

ok i have recently started to try and make sigs. i was using PSP7 but it sucks and i was just wandering if anyone(n0isetank/zoner) could give me a few tips on making them using PS cause it is alot more different to PSP7 and im having trouble making them with it. Any help much appreciated. thank you>

[Zoner]

Here are a few pointers:

1. Layers. Use 'em. Add layers, play with transparency.
2. Use the Eraser tool (with differing opacity) to blend images together.
3. It's all about readability. Use high contrast colours for text. Nothing worse than a blue background with a slightly different shade of blue for the text.
4. Use motion blurs, swirl distortions, and brush strokes in your backgrounds (if they are of the abstract variety). It's amazing what you can do with a few splats of colour and these filters.
5. Use the layer effects like drop shadow, outer glow, emboss, etc tastefully. They can be abused very easily.
6. Have fun. No one's life depends on this. Just roll with it.


Zone

[DEVILS ADVOCATE]

ok. i have been trying to do some of the stuff u told me to do and here is what i have done for one so far

[img]http://mohaa.cact-sd.org/aasigs/test-1.jpg[/img]

[ninty]

Looks good.

Try some of these sites:

http://ard.virtualave.net/tips/ps/index.html

http://tutorials.yo.lv/

http://www.phong.com/tutorials/