i think i'm getting better...

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:18 am

well, it's definitely better than my current... i was making it for a tutorial on basic sig creation on forums that me and my friends run (tinyurl.com/b4bkt)

first version

second version, i think the text blends better in this one

toughts? suggestions?

wes · Post by **wes** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:24 am

you should color the background more.
try using borders.
the text is the first thing i look at when i see the signature, IMO it's a bad thing.

i see you made this for a basic sig, i guess it's OK. the bottom one is better

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:17 am

yeah, i like the bottom one better, better text blending. i kinda like the black and white background, but the text does need to be toned down a bit, here's a more recent one. not much change..

wes · Post by **wes** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:18 am

better, but the bright whiteness of the text is still a little disturbing.

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:23 am

problem is that the glow i have on it makes it kinda fuzzy, so lowering it's opacity more will make it harder to read. i'll work on it...

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:33 am

The render is very low-quality and low-resolution.

xXxCocoFangxXx · Post by **xXxCocoFangxXx** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:00 am

Very nice! Look good.

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:53 am

RaVNzCRoFT wrote:The render is very low-quality and low-resolution.

i just snagged one off the internet somewhere and did the gaussian blur trick to blend it in a bit, and had the unblurred render's opactiy lowered some.

Phosphorous · Post by **Phosphorous** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:45 pm

Add a nice 1 pxl border.

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:06 pm

i did on that last one in the third post. 1 px black on the inside.

Phosphorous · Post by **Phosphorous** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:44 am

Ok, now fix the text on your current.

Lower the glows and raise the opacity and use a blend mode. Photoshop users love to use overlay, but I dont really now what that does O_O, so experiment with it.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:39 am

Nice

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:53 am

will-do. man, this thread has too many snipers in it, i'm getting dizzy

edit: ok, here's another tweak. i changed the background to have a slight blue coloration, a bit stronger now. i couldn't change blending options on the text because it used a black font and the layer was set on screen, although i did mess with the glow options and transparency and fill.

hmm, maybe a bit much blue...

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:24 pm

Put the text layer on overlay and duplicate it a few times..

Then make a new layer, fill it with another color and mess with the blending modes (ie. overlay, colordodge, soft light).

And also, when you're blending, sometimes it helps to put a copy of the background layer overtop the render, then erase over the render with a low opacity eraser

Phosphorous · Post by **Phosphorous** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:36 pm

The blue looks kinda bad.

gh0570fchurch · Post by **gh0570fchurch** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:50 pm

[cc]z@nd! wrote:hmm, maybe a bit much blue...

Yeah...