| How to make a signature I noticed that lately there are a lot of signature requests, and there's even a thread dedicated to it now. I don't want to say, that requesting is a bad thing, but I still think that a sig is better if you make it yourself, and I believe that most people don't even try to make their owns or try but fail, because they never used Photoshop before. So therefore I tried to make a tutorial with the basic steps of making a sig. It's not the ultimate way of how to do a sig, it's just how I do it. Hope it helps some people :) Step 1. - Finding a picture Step 2. - Make a render Step 3. - Making background Step 4. - Adding MAL part Step 5. - Adding text Step 6. - Adding a border Step 7. - Slicing So with this, we have our sig ready. Hope it was understandable, and it helped at least someone a bit :) |
SunyiNyufiDec 14, 2008 7:37 AM
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| Very nice guide Sunyi, very detailed. :) Hopefully it'll help some people out. |
| really good guide and that sig is amazing |
| Superb stuff! This will be great help for beginners and I'm sure how to incorporate the MAL part been a frequently asked questions. |
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| @ Sugoi-otaku Thanks :) @ ChiBuki Yeah, I noticed it too. And an other problem with the most sigs newbies make is IMHO that the updates are not readable, so I thought I have to detail it a bit :) @ windy Funny thing is, while I was looking for a picture I had to realize that there are rarely guy+headphones pics. It always half naked girls XD [qoute=windy]i usually make mine with borders around the individual update so that was helpful to see. I do that too sometimes, but I'm actually too lazy to do it most of the time >_> And since I only use two rows makes not much difference I think... @ the_seventh_l You're welcome, hope to your made-in-PS sig :) @ Factor Seems like it did help at least a bit :) btw... I love your ava <3 |
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| very good tutorial, almost deserves a sticky ^^ |
| I might try this out when I get the chance. Seeing as it covers the basics, it leave people with room to experiment for themselves. |
| Your search on "Oran Solus" returned the following quotes: "Oran Solus? I know him. What a wanker. He still owes me a tenner." Oscar Wilde "Oran, you're so intelligent and awesome <3" Bakayaro "Oran's sexy." LolitaDecay "Oran is a sophisticated penguin." Drybananna "Oran is a Hand-Eye you faggots." EddieSpaghetti "Oran for Prime Minister." the_prime_one "Oran is all that is stated in his sig and more." orbitzz |
| Great tutorial! Maybe I'll try when I find some free time :) |
| Really really good tutorial. ^-^ |
| very nice :D I think it will help a lot of new people around here. although you really don't have to use the picture of the list: you can just use the list box size like opening a blank new picture with that size. the width is always 260px with the "recent updated" title: 1 entry = 39 pixels 2 entries = 58 pixels 3 entries = 76 pixels 4 entries = 94 pixels 5 entries = 113 pixels without the "recent updated" title [means with a custom title] 1 entry = 25 pixels 2 entries = 44 pixels 3 entries = 62 pixels 4 entries = 80 pixels 5 entries = 99 pixels for example, if you want 3 lines of updates you have to make it 62 px X 260 px haha, so here it is, so you will never forget what are the sizes. :D |
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| i used it. k thx. 8D i'm just having slicing problems. D: like always. |
MaoraDec 16, 2008 7:52 PM
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| wow!!!nice~ |
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| Really Nice Tutorial xD Thanks! |
| damn...my sig wont update when i finish an episode and do the thing to my "animelist"... and also photoshop elements doesn't seem to have slice tool... =_= i need help T^T |
| Photoshop CS3 |
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| yey! finally found this thread!!! this is great! |
     Thank you to Cyruz-chama for patiently helping me with my siggy ;) |
| nice tutorial! :D I'll try it soon! |
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| is there a GIMP tutorial?. reply ASAP. |
 "I will create a PERFECT WORLD"  |
| Thanks! You really helped me on making my Sig! |
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| what are proportions? |
| "Death is already staring us in the face, just hasn't decided to kill any of us yet." - Unknown |
| I have no idea what you really mean...but max size for forum signature is 600*140 pixel |
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SunyiNyufi said: I have no idea what you really mean...but max size for forum signature is 600*140 pixel Thats what I meant, Thank you |
| "Death is already staring us in the face, just hasn't decided to kill any of us yet." - Unknown |
| really helpful =) |
| This has been bothering me for a while, what size does the MAL updates part have to be? |
 Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
| Great tutorial <3 love it |
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| @ Suzune-chan SoraQuasar said: the width is always 260px with the "recent updated" title: 1 entry = 39 pixels 2 entries = 58 pixels 3 entries = 76 pixels 4 entries = 94 pixels 5 entries = 113 pixels without the "recent updated" title [means with a custom title] 1 entry = 25 pixels 2 entries = 44 pixels 3 entries = 62 pixels 4 entries = 80 pixels 5 entries = 99 pixels for example, if you want 3 lines of updates you have to make it 62 px X 260 px haha, so here it is, so you will never forget what are the sizes. :D Was written on the first page in the thread :P @ Kanade-chan Flattering doesn't work on Onee-chan :P |
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| That was very helpful. Thanks alot :) |
| Ah, it took me quite sometime to figure out, I thought it was bloody complicated but it's just like putting a puzzle together! The slicing tutorial seemed slightly complicated but it's great and yours is great too! Thanks alot! |
| i loved the tut. and ill very much like to try it all soon |
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| this thread helps me alot thanks |
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| thankyou. :> |
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MythicialTuyuk said: thanks now i'm ,going to download this photoshop CS3 really thanks for ur help Better download CS4 or CS5. :> |
Music is about enjoying sound~
| awesome tutorial ^3^ Thanks a lot^^ |
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| awesome =D great tutorial .. learned alot xD |
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| Thanks so much for the tutorial! I'm using it now. :D But I have a question... I'm using Photoshop CS3, and for some reason I can't use brushes at all. I can see the brushes themselves, but they're greyed and I can't click on them. (The layers are unlocked and everything.) I don't know what I'm doing wrong! T__T Does it make a difference if I add that I'm using CS3 Extended? |
Pink_RibbonMay 14, 2011 4:57 AM
| I think is is for an older version of photoshop..because i dont really know what you are talking about in the version i have right now. |
| ~ pereztaastic ~ |
| Thank you for this tutorial. It helped a lot. :D |
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| Don't save it as a .jpeg as you will lose a lot of the quality. Save as a .png instead. |
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| Very helpful, thanks a ton! |
Wecc said: All Hail HaXXspetten King of the Loli Traps! |
| this topic suck! Not every single individual have " PHOTOSHOP" !!! I'm among on the list of those people who dose'nt. Is there a good substitute out there. which would let me make my own sig on my own? this topic don't help me...and i don't care if this threat is old or not..i write where i write//thhn you dears=) |
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