Why do you save them in GIF? It does horrible things to pictures, unless that picture is really ment to move.

Don't know how to save into any other formats......

I realise you only use paint but cutting from wallpapers wont impress, I have photoshop but i can still do pretty good stuff in paint

.PNG is the best format, it does nothing to an image so its the same ^^;

I made this in paint so chances are you can too
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8049/dieingxy7.png

those Gaara ones really need more development. Repitition shouldn't be used like that. It looks like a numeric input (like step and repeat) which wasn't fixed up. It would have been better to go with one and stick with it and develop it.

The ones above it would need a lot more as well, rather than rectangular image plonled on a white canvas. And again, do not use inverted colours - it just looks awful. If it's an image OF something, don't use it. If it's a fractal or abstract image, it MAY work then as a quick colour adjustment.

Also, why do seemingly random words in your sigs have capital letters?

And it's rather easy to save your files in other formats. There are two main ways - file>save as (and select the format from the dropdown menu) and the more effective way, file>save for web (this allows actual size preview and advanced settings for each file format.) It's not that hard, and something you should definitely familiarise yourself with.

Here are some Photoshop Sigs i made...well atleast two out of the many i made:



and



I have more but heres two.....

Don't brush over the stock. And if you're using fractals/abstract, use a black background instead of white and use the glow option in blending options. It should improve the over effect of the brushing if you're using fractals/abstract brushes.

Outer glow or Inner Glow????

Yeah i try not to Brush ovet the stock but it always happen nomatter how hard i try to.....

Heres my latest, yes i brushed over the stock yet again:

You can set the stock layer on top of the brushed layer, and it won't be seen unless you change the blending options. For me, I use both Inner and outer glow in certain situations so that it blends better. Selection of color of the glow to compliment the background is key. Mindless brushing won't help. You have to think up of a general aim of what you want to do before you make a sig in order to make a sucessful one. You can start by thinking of a general theme/feel you want.

But then won't there be white on the stock layer that you'll have to feel in which will mostly get the stock?????

I don't comprehend your question. Rephrase.

I recommend you don't use warping effects for text - unless you've had years of education in typographical design. Seriously, typography can really set the feel for the design, sometimes more so than the accompanying graphics.

I think the colours at the moment (or colour, rather) is leeching the life out of the sigs. For the 'rivals' sig, there should be tension, not a rusty, dirty colour.

Also, if it hasn't already been pointed out, don't put text across key parts of the image (face for example) it looks as if the placement wasn't really considered or resolved. Remember, design is problem solving - using your resources, creativity and knowledge to produce resolved images.

You've a lot of room to improve, but the important thing is; you ARE improving
Just try to be aware of how the sig looks. Take a break from the design for an hour, or even a day, come back to it fresh and see how it looks. Any little errors you might have missed could jump out at you, and you'll then be aware of them in the future.

Anyway, keep at it.

Yeah, you see Rasen what i am saying is that if i do put the stock on the top of the layer won't there likle be white on the side of the Stock because all Stock is like in like a white box or so unless i make two layers and combine them is what your talking about????

You should make seperate layers for each things you do. So you have better control of what you are doing. Make a layer for the stock, one for background, and any amount for all the brushing you do. So they will be seperate and easily manipulatated. Ctrl + Shift + N makes a new layer. There's no way one should affect the other unless you do everything on the same layer.

background,where'd do those come from???

And yes it does sorta help me but still all images mostly have a white background alot so when i cut the image, the white Background sorta also gets cut so when i paste onto the Brushed layer,i have to brush over the white Background which will most likely hit the Stock.....

First, open a new document (File>New), then acquire a stock (File>Open). The stock (or layer 1) should be on top of the background (the new document you created). Unless you're flattening the images together, the white beneath the stock should be left untouched.

To put a brush over the image, just make a new layer (Layer>New). Not only will your stock be left untouched by the brushing, but you'll have the option of altering the brushes's affect (more on that later), while also having the option to delete the layer without affecting the stock.

Ex:



The window you must note when making and combining new layers (found downward-east of the work station):



So it seems you want to brush the layer and not the stock? Simple. Make a new layer instructed above and then move this new layer in between the stock and the background layer.

This post has been edited by PrinJess on 2006-08-15, 03:38 PM

OK when i go to file then open its opens the file but its sets the file automatically as background so i can't edit without rasterizing and i do what you say but for some reason it still brushes over the stock, i don't know if theres a problem or what.


What i do:
First i create a new file then i open the stock that i need then i add the stock after that i make a new layer and then brush yet it still goes on the stock, what am i doing wrong???

Then i add text and well thats all i do........

there are two ways you can fix that. If you simply open the stock image, and it's put on a Background layer, you can double click that layer, select OK, and it will be renamed layer 0. Then you can do whatever you want to it. Alternatively, you could copy and paste the stock image from one doc into a new one, which will paste the stock on a new layer above the BG layer. All you need to do then, is trim the white from the stock

Do you add the stock as a new layer or just paste it onto the background..? You should create a separate layer for the stock, and put the brushing-layers under it, or at least multiply the stock and bring it to the top...

This is hard......I go to File Open and open up the stock......Sigs making is hard.

actually, I think pasting into a document should bring the image in on a new layer automatically, so it shouldn't paste onto the locked Background layer.

Itachi: you'll get the hang of it. A lot of people seem to find getting their head around the software hard at first. But once you get a system worked out, you can manipulate the software to get pretty much any effect you can imagine.