dei.,sig noob thread,Wallpaper and Userbar

[L10]

nice and cool

[diddy]

+deidei+, you're starting to have some style, but still need work! i like blur effect!

[Fizdale]

you are correct, its still noobish but keep trying till ya get that stuff to work, text is bad and bg needs more depth, in the 1nd sig, it's just toooooooooo plain.

Keep trying

[Lean]

Alright, when cutting you can use the Lasso Tool (Polygonal or Magnetic, it's completely up to you), Extract Image, or the ever useful Pen Tool.

Your NLSC Universal Sig is plain, maybe some effects will add kewlness in it. And don't use Comics Sans.

[deihatein]

I wonder across a tutorial and i was amazed of its beautiful effects and see if i could create one.

Credit to Planetrenders.com for the picture

Hoping for comments

[GaZuN]

I like the da Chris Paul and D. West signature.. Also like Superman's avatar..
Nice stuffs here Keep 'em coming

[Oskar]

Sorry that I am a critic, but that teaches you. Well, the render isn't blended at all. It needs a border and well.. If you manage to do these two things, maybe it's going to be better.

[deihatein]

I know i put a border on the sig. Might as well edit it.

For me any criticisms in my works are allowed because it make me to be better at creating sig.

[spoiler]I hope Lean see this [/spoiler]

[deihatein]

Again i made another sig. I wasn't sure if it great though



Hoping for comments

[Oskar]

Improving. Though, you should put lighting in it, make the sides darker and also, add more contrast. Keep it up !

[deihatein]

Thanks for the positive comment Oskar, BTW i decided to edit/tweak the steve fox sig, it's seems it need more editing so that what i do.



Hoping for comment again

[Lean]

Reading tutorials are good, Dei. And I like the rendered backgrounds too. My only concern with the sig above is the cutting on the guy's hair.

[deihatein]

Reading tutorials are good, Dei. And I like the rendered backgrounds too. My only concern with the sig above is the cutting on the guy's hair.

Actually, i just got the render(pic) on a site where good renders are made . For me finding a good pic and cutting it myself might ruin the sig i am making. .

[Oskar]

I never use renders. I make pictures from stocks, if needed I cut it out myself, but I always use the backround, smudge it and add C4D's, then mess with contrast, sharpen, blur, other adjustments, gradients and so on, add text and a border and I'm all done.

[deihatein]

Since I am bored and become fascinated on my sister wallpaper she did not long ago. I decided to give it a try.


800x600
Click the image to see the wallpaper

I dont think it is not good for a first try. No background effects.

Here is the sig base on the wallpaper


and I have also tried making a userbar(or whatever they are called). It's just simple so nothing special to it yet.




For those who are great in sigs,photoshop or anything that is related to PS please let me know your suggestions so that next time some of this will not be beginner like works. It's seemed that I forgot to put a border to the sig and the userbar

[Angelo]

You need to focus more on choosing the right back grounds and designs for your sigs and also you need to choose wisely the fonts that you will be using..

[Lean]

The avatar is quite well. Though I thought it was Strider Hiryuu at first. Kris is right, you need a better font selection, or better yet, those effects that you used in the text shouldn't be there at all.

Layer Styles are better done manually, in my opinion, to say the least.

You're on a roll, practice more, you need to be bored all the time so that you could practice more.

[deihatein]

The avatar is quite well. Though I thought it was Strider Hiryuu at first. Kris is right, you need a better font selection, or better yet, those effects that you used in the text shouldn't be there at all.

Layer Styles are better done manually, in my opinion, to say the least.

You're on a roll, practice more, you need to be bored all the time so that you could practice more.

Thanks for the suggestions Lean and Kris. I was trying to play with some effects so that's why the font turn out to be. To think I like making effects more than having to think of a background and font, damn everytime I want to make something in Photoshop the BG and the font selection are my biggest problems.

To think that I like the wallpaper text more than the sig text

If I am bored and have the time and if anyone likes request so that I can practice my PS skills like Lean said. I maybe willing to accept some request

[Lean]

Read tutorials and give it like a 2 - 3 hours "practice" everyday.

You need to have better font and color selections.

[shadowgrin]

Too many people are nice in this thread. Time to shake it up.

You suck at it dei. Stop making shitty stuff.
Stop the silliness and concentrate your efforts on something that's worthwhile.
Asshole.

Much better than the Letting Off Steam thread.

[PiksS]

Too many people are nice in this thread. Time to shake it up.

You suck at it dei. Stop making shitty stuff.
Stop the silliness and concentrate your efforts on something that's worthwhile.
Asshole.

Much better than the Letting Off Steam thread.

atleast he is trying!....
anywhys.....I would say you need to look at other artwork....to atleast to see the way they are made....because some of your work is just out of place, like simple brushing, a picture with pretty shitty effects and no design!....you need to visualise in your mind the concept of a sig!....what would be cool and what wouldn't.....try more than 1 effect on a picture! And learn more about the tools you are using
The easest way to practice your background is on NBA player sigs, just use a city/court or anything related to the player, play with it, like with the layers, add the teams logo, then add the player!...

[deihatein]

Too many people are nice in this thread. Time to shake it up.

You suck at it dei. Stop making shitty stuff.
Stop the silliness and concentrate your efforts on something that's worthwhile.
Asshole.

Much better than the Letting Off Steam thread.

Lol, yeah I know suck bigtime but still I try to improve and improve. Thanks for the construtive criticism anyway shadow.

atleast he is trying!....
anywhys.....I would say you need to look at other artwork....to atleast to see the way they are made....because some of your work is just out of place, like simple brushing, a picture with pretty shitty effects and no design!....you need to visualise in your mind the concept of a sig!....what would be cool and what wouldn't.....try more than 1 effect on a picture! And learn more about the tools you are using Wink
The easest way to practice your background is on NBA player sigs, just use a city/court or anything related to the player, play with it, like with the layers, add the teams logo, then add the player!...

[color=indigo][b]Thanks for the tips. I will try