Ceekay wrote:Check out my new sig & avatar.
This is the first time I kinda like my own work, what do you guys think?
Simple, clean, I like it. Just try to cut your images better. The avatar image still has some white around the head.
I made a background that's not done yet.
Because I'm a helpful guy, here's a quick tutorial for lightning (like the blue lightning in my BG)
Create a new image - any size.
Hit D to restore colours top default (F-Black, B-White), then use your gradient tool on default settings and drag it across your image roughly horizontal.
Now go to filter > render > difference clouds
Now hit shift+I to inverse your image. You should see bright white lightning down the middle.
Now you have lightning, but there's too much white around it, so hit ctrl-L to bring up levels. Drag the black arrow on the slider to the right until there is just a thing strip of white with a bit on the edges.
Paste this as a new layer onto your image and set the blending mode to screen.
If you wish to colorize the lightning like I did in my BG, hit ctrl-u. Check the 'colorize' box and change the saturation and hue to your liking.