My Designs

this is the very first sig I made...

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7...rdragonty1.jpg

Please honesty would greatly be appreciated here, includeing any tips on how to improve.

Hm as first advice, I'd tell you to never paste two images like that! :)
Use a soft circle brush to eliminate the rough line :)

was trying to go for 2 different shades fadeing from one to ther other but im a ps nubie lol, Thanks for the advice =)

The text is a little hard to read, try to put it in a place with as little noise as possible.

If you're new, I'd say try out as many tutorials as you can find, then after you've made a few, you can begin to create your own style.

Yes, read lots of tutorials. It's a great way to learn how to do stuff. But I found it easier to do them after I played around with PS by myself. So maybe you could keep going for a while and after you familiarized yourself with most of the tools you can go and check for tutorials.

Also, this may be a personal preference, but I'd choose a different aspect ratio for a sig. Like 2/3 or half the height you chose.

But as the very first sig you made, it's not bad :)

Thanks for all the tips, I have made a few costumes for PSOBB and decided to try my hand at Sig makeing, could any of you give me some linkage to a good tutorial site?

My Costume Designs:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4...nghuneycr0.jpg http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7...ueswirlhz3.jpghttp://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1...dyfoneyth1.jpg

ok after reading a few tutorials I made this:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1...rdragonqa3.jpg

The font is better! Keep trying :)

That's not bad for your first one! I know you have another one posted, but I'll just comment on both of them.

The first had font colors that were kind of hard to read, and I agree with Polaris on not having two images so solidly put together, but it's not bad if you know how to blend it well.

And for your second one, you got better at putting two images next to each other, and the font is easier to read. You're getting better with your placement! :D

You're making a lot of improvement and as far as tutorials go, you can try and look for some so you can develop your own style. Me personally, I like Filter effects and transparency.

Well, that's just my :twocents:. Keep up the good work!

Third attempt, takes from many Shakugan no Shana picture... this is my best work I feel.


Massive thanks on all the advise guys and gals, really appreciate it.

Way better! :)
BUt don't put two borders so thick together ;)
Put one red border with 1px and then another one in black with also 1px and then another one of 1px in black :) Works better and the result is suttle.

Text is kinda lq!

Keep practising:D

Thats the pfficial text in there... or did you mean the colours of it? and I changed the borders at your suggestion, they are just borders from this site and not on the actual sig them selfs

hm yes but it's a bad idea to paste text already made! ;) But the sig was pretty big, try to make banners 400*150 max :)

changed the text:

didnt like how low the text is :/

But it fits better :D