Full Tutorial: Sigs

Okay, I figure if I'm gonna do a tutorial I might as well get a draft sig done as well. I'll lpst in in the other topic too, but here's my finished product.





Step 1: create a new image, any size as long as its within 450 px by 100 px (if it's for use on this site). I'll do 380 by 100. Then fill it with black.



Step 2: take some brushes (http://www.deviantart.com) and do some brushing in white above the black layer.



Step 3: Now we add color. There are a few ways to do this. you can:

• add a layer of solid color above all the rest of your layers, then set it to overlay. Make sure it stays on top of everything except your border (last step).
• Edit > Hue & Saturation on your background. This is quick, but it will have to be done each time you want something to be colored.
• Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance. This will allow for multicoloring. Make sure this stays on top of everything except your border.

I'll use the last one. Just screw around with the sliders until you get what you want (in my case, Pacers colors).


Step 4: Find the image you want to use. I used Google Image Search. Right click, copy image. Then go back to Photoshop, click File > New, OK, then paste the picture in.


Step 5: Using the Magnetic Lasso tool, select your player. Then press ctrl+shift+I, then delete.


Step 6: Edit > Select All, Edit > Copy. Then go back to your sig and Edit > Paste. Move it to where you want it, and in my sig I kept it under the Color Balance. I also duplicated the layer, moved it down and set it to Hard Light, but that's optional.


Step 7: Text time. I used Acknowledge at 14 pt, and put it in the lower right corner with a 1 px white stroke. Change the font, size, and position around to your liking.


Step 8: I'm adding a logo blended into the background. First find the logo (http://logoshak.com/) then import it into Photoshop using the same method used with the pic of Granger.


Step 9: Highlight all the white using the magic wand tool and delete it. then press ctrl+T to resize it, because the logo should be at 50%, making it huge. Make it really small, shown here (you won't be able to see that I deleted the white because it's a .bmp).
[img]=http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6655/step97lm.th.png[/img]

Step 10: Edit > Select All, back to the sig, Edit > Paste. Then you can Free Transform again if needed to get it at your desired size.


Step 11: to blend it in, just set the Layer Mode to Overlay.


Step 12: Finally the border. The Color Balance should be the top layer. Create a layer above that. Edit > Select All, Edit > Stroke, 1 px, inside. Set it to whatver color you think looks best (I used white).




And your sig is done. You can host it at http://imageshack.us/index.php

Last edited by The GOAT on Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Very nice job on the tutorial.

Last edited by Andreas Dahl on Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:09 am, edited 1 time in total.

Good basis for making a sig, but honestly that final product looks ugly. :\ Personally I wouldn't put Danny under the color balance layer, and I'd add a Levels/Brightness-Contrast layer above the background to add some depth. Still nice procedure of making a sig, gj goat.

Very nice job on the tutorial. Stickied

indeed
good job

great tutorial, i used that for my nate robinson sig! thanks

i dont understand it...

neither do i...what is that link after brushes?

you use http://www.deviantart.com for the brushes

This is the direct link for anyone who does not know the subcategory:

http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/ ... &offset=24

i dont understand it...

that's only because you're a dumbass.

You just have to look at his sig to understand why he doesn't understand this

couldnt get any more true

I guess the same could be said for the other guy.

yeh i mean i could make something better in 2 minutes

just one question how du u upload the bruses in photoshop after u dnlld them

go to c/program files/adobe/photoshop whatever/presets/brushes/put the abr file in there

how to you put the picture in there,like of granger

Step 6: Edit > Select All, Edit > Copy. Then go back to your sig and Edit > Paste. Move it to where you want it, and in my sig I kept it under the Color Balance. I also duplicated the layer, moved it down and set it to Hard Light, but that's optional.

Thanks man, this helped me out a lot.

First production is below....it's ok but I'm getting better

what handwriting is that

what handwriting is that

On mine?

the Magnetic Lasso tool, does Windows Paint have somthing like that?

yeh i mean i could make something better in 2 minutes

is that how long it took to make yours? cos its not exactly great....

the Magnetic Lasso tool, does Windows Paint have somthing like that?

No man, windows paint does not have the Magnetic Lasso tool.

I try to put the picture to the brush , but it looks terrible, cause the white "paper" or smth . who's in the picture of a player makes a white hole in my brush . HOW TO AVOID IT ???