Getting back into signatures!

ExSolstice wrote:

You don't want them too big. Most people go with 350x100. Mine varies depending on what im using. Mudkip avatar is pretty lol though.

I usually use 500x100

Try 375x125, and try to add a bit of ''flow''

Flow, for example, Hariyama is a moderatly calm and spiritualistic pokemon so I added a calm mountain background to make it fit...For his backgrounds he usualy just puts on a random picture

cdplayar wrote:

SloSerge wrote:

Flow, for example, Hariyama is a moderatly calm and spiritualistic pokemon so I added a calm mountain background to make it fit...For his backgrounds he usualy just puts on a random picture

Good point.
Although I tend to use colours from the characters and make my own background.
;3

That is a pretty interesting way to make bgs. ^^

I'm not going to say you don't put a lot of effort into them, but you need to put more in. The backgrounds are either one bulk color or some sort of smudge / etc. Using Photoshop or GIMP you can do so much more with the background its insane. You just need to play around and try a bit more.

That and fractals / C4Ds make everything. Sure if you over abuse them they really ruin the picture, but the right amount of them can really bring it out more and make it more visually appealing.

You need to layer. It seems that you barely even are doing different things with brushes. You either smudge, or do a basic gradient.

When I first stated I always did a solid color background and then scribled over it with the burn tool. Like the background for my emerald sig.

experiment with brushes
duplicate your render layer multiple times
just go wild
let your imagination take over

cdplayar wrote:

GaiaAero wrote:

experiment with brushes
duplicate your render layer multiple times
just go wild
let your imagination take over

The biggest problem I have is that I can barely use the software to it's full potential.
Because the effects I have are horrible and I really don't know where and how to use new brushes.
>->
Help pl0x

Well you can download a brush and put it in the brushes folder if you are using GIMP if you use Photoshop then import the brushes that's what I did when I got interested in sigs...

I'll make a video on it CdPlayar to teach you.

cdplayar wrote:

GaiaAero wrote:

experiment with brushes
duplicate your render layer multiple times
just go wild
let your imagination take over

The biggest problem I have is that I can barely use the software to it's full potential.
Because the effects I have are horrible and I really don't know where and how to use new brushes.
>->
Help pl0x

I'll screenshare via skype and help you if you want

I made the video. Check out my latest topic in the ART section.

ExSolstice wrote:

You don't want them too big. Most people go with 350x100. Mine varies depending on what im using. Mudkip avatar is pretty lol though.

you call that big?

They're better, but, to be honest, it looks like a background, a filter, and random smudging with colors, with the render and text, of course.