[Tut] Signature method with pics

[Nilrac]

Here is a method I use for making sigs...
This tut was made by me
There are a ton of pics
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Final result

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First off you need to make a new document
Here are the settings I used


Now Fill the Backround with back
Edit > Fill
And place your render anywhere on the document


Next you need to duplicate the render a few times and place them randomly around the document
To duplicate render a fast way press (Ctrl+Alt+Left mouse) and drag


Now you will notice you have many layers of the render, Now merge all the renders (Not the black backround layer) together and make a new folder in the layers pallet (Folder icon in the bottem of pallet) named backround and move all the layers into it including the black backround layer


Put a Gaussian blur of about 1.5 to the merged render layer
Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur


Now add a Pinch with default settings
Filter > Distort > Pinch


Add a ripple with default settings now
Filter > Distort > Ripple


Next add a Twirl with default settings
Filter > Distort > Twirl


Add a Glass filter to the sig now with default settings
Filter > Distort > Glass


Then add a Gaussian blur of .5
Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur


Now duplicate the layer by clicking on it and dragging it to the new layer option near the bottom right corner on the layers pallet
Here is what your layers pallet should look like


Add a wind filter to the top render layer now
Filter > Stylize > Wind (Wind/From the right)
Also add Tiles to the same layer
Filter > Stylize > Tiles (About 10 number of tiles/10%/Backround color)
Then add a Gaussian blur of 1 to the same layer
Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur


Set the top render layer to Overlay (This will make your sig look darker)
Increase the Brightness/Contrast by 20/20 of the bottom layer
This adds depth and makes the colors more intense


Now add a Glass filter to the bottom layer of about 0.3-0.5
Filter > Distort > Glass


Make a new layer on top of others
Then add the commonly used pattern stamp
Follow this tut to make it [Tutorial] How to make scan lines - JCXP Forums
(I take no credit for that tut)
Put a Gaussian blur of 1 on the pattern stamp layer


Make a new folder in the layers pallet named Render
Now place your render where you want to to be in the sig and put it in the renders folder


Now duplicate the render once and place it in the exact same place as the first render
Your pallet should look similar to this


Now set the top player to overlay
Increase the Brightness/Contrast by 20/20 of the top layer
Lower top opacity to about 40%
This ads depth and color looks better


Create a new folder in the layers pallet named Pen Tool
Create a new layer in the new folder and select the brush tool
Set the size to 3 px and 100% hardness
Select the pen tool and make a design on the sig
When you are done, right click and select stroke
Make sure brush is selected on the drop down list
And make sure the "Simulate pressure" is checked


Now keep the pen path up and select the brush tool again
Set the size to 1px and 100% hardness
Press f5
Check "Scattering" and use thies settings


Then create a new later in the pen tool folder
Go back to the pen tool and stroke the path one more time then you can delete the path
Here is what mine looks like so far


After that, delete parts of the lines so it looks like the line is behind the render
Here is what it should look like


And how here is what your layers pallet should look like


Now double click the layer that has the solid line going around the render
to bring up the layer styles window
Add thies settings
Color overlay changes the color of the line... use a color that matches the rest of sig


With the other pen tool layer that has the sparkle type things add this layer style


Then this is what it looks like now



Now you can add your own text and text effects/refections... what ever strikes your fancy.

Here is my final product

[uawili]

Whooo exodus you rock!

[MelonFarmer]

pretty neat

[Fireblast]

good tut ;D

[Darksid]

great tutorial, used it a couple times already! +REP.. Fireblast you should make a tutorial for your sig

[Reflection]

Great tutorial ExoDuS.

And Darksid, I made that signature for him. I've already made a tutorial on how to create it

[Nilrac]

Thanks for the feedback.

Ill be making more in the future.