Tutorials

[Andrew]

Here some tutorials for ya. lol

Sig Colouring and Render Blending: (Images are too big so i'll link them)

1. First open your sig. This will work with any style (grunge, abstract, tech) but I am using grunge.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/viv...%20images/1.jpg

2. Now put on your render. (make sure that it's on the top layer!) and use the smudge tool to smudge all over the sig.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/viv...%20images/2.jpg

3. Set the smudged layer on overlay, duplicate it then set the duplicated layer on soft light.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/viv...%20images/3.jpg

4. Now, add your render... again. Duplicate the render layer and set it to soft light (overlay is another option) on the soft light render layer to go Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set it at 2.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/viv...%20images/4.jpg

5. Now just add some text and a border.

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Indented Avatar Tutorial: (Just a Simple Avatar tutorial)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/723/ ... tarlk7.png

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3px Boarder Tutorial: (Read the name ^^)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3682 ... dergf2.png

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Full Sig Tutorial: (Simple Full sig)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8964 ... ialyj0.png



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C4D Tutorial: (C4D Renders tutorial)

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6780/c ... ialwl2.png

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Effect for a sig: (Just some little effect)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1294 ... sigue8.png

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Realistic Sketch?: (Suppose to be a Relaistic sketch?)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9193 ... tutcl2.png

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Simple smudge sig: (For people who have Photoshop CS and above, If you you can have the smudge tool with scattering)

Part 1:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5492 ... rt1mb3.png

Part 2:
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3161 ... rt2uh3.png

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C4D and smudge Sig: (Again Photoshop CS and above)

Part 1:
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4900 ... rt1db5.png

Part 2:
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/2204 ... rt2kh3.png

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Jack Black Sig: (I like it so I made a sig with it. Plus JB owns!)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9036 ... ialny2.png

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A Easy Render Blending: (Was a request cause someone didn't know how to blend Renders. Never actually posted this anywhere ^^)

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3743 ... tutet4.jpg

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Simple User Rank Icons: (Got bored and decide to do it since I did some for my mate. Easy to do as well.)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1180 ... ialmg0.png

[Andrew]

Bump.

Just wondering if anyone would like to say any comments? XD

[Miha]

It's useful =P

[Colton]

Nice to see a new forumer contributing like this already

[murkar]

I'd like to comment.

Tutorials are the biggest problem with design in my opinion because everybody ends up using the same style.

If you want to be a really good graphic designer you need to learn photoshop inside out, and then do things that nobody else has done.

[Colton]

I prefer fireworks for some reason.. But yeah your right.

[Nightmare]

fireworks is better for animation imho

[Andrew]

There for newer people who use photoshop. :p

[murkar]

I do know that but still; people tend to end up using only the techniques they learn in tutorials rather than coming up with their own stuff.

[Nightmare]

I'd like to comment.

Tutorials are the biggest problem with design in my opinion because everybody ends up using the same style.

If you want to be a really good graphic designer you need to learn photoshop inside out, and then do things that nobody else has done.

I can see what you mean, people often use the tutorial for most of their sigs making all their sigs look the same..it does get boring

Personally, I hate using tuts, you can never get the best result as each sig looks different and needs different gradients lighting effects etc

[Solus]

i think tuts are good, but for learning new techniques to use alongside other techniques and styles of your own. looks good Andrew, ill have to read some of these later.

~soul