Hey this is the first time i've used PhotoShop for anything really cause i just got it, but I'm wondering how it looks.

 

 

 

I'm open to any constructive criticism, or suggestions on how to make it better. To me it seems a bit empty, i don't know why..

 

 

 

Edit: Okay i made another one and i think it looks better

 

:)

 

 

 

It's not what would be considered a 'proper' signature.

 

 

 

It looks like you taken a lightning brush and but it on a green background, with some dodge and burn brushes being used around it.

 

 

 

The traditional signature contains a background, a render (a picture) and some text. It's more complicated than that, but those are the basics.

 

 

 

Don't get discouraged, keep trying and look around the Gallery for some inspiration from other users.

 

Try looking at ThruItAll, Soa, Yaff and some others, they have good design skills that will show you what a proper signature looks like.

Thanks you for the Response. I'll definitely look and see if i can get an idea in my head

Nice concept for a sig, though it's fairly basic.

 

 

 

Pryomancer explained the rest.

For a first time it's pretty ok :) Just keep trying and after a while you'll learn all the cool things and tools to make a cool sig :)

 

 

 

Right now, it's kinda basic and empty

its just seems kinda empty...anyway...i just tried pixeling so go for it and just see how it turns out.

Okay i Made another, it looks better i think.....

 

:thumbsup: ??

basically the same thing, but you slapped on a render

 

 

 

you gotta blend the render into the picture, and no that does not mean 'just' making it a have a lower opacity or making it an overlay

So, i need to blend the render in more with the rest of it?

Yes. Look on deviantART for tutorials, I'm sure there are plenty, especially since you use PhotoShop.

I'm looking at Cadbury's Complete Sig tutorial at the moment, but mainly just following the blending part.

 

 

 

I'm working on one, but i think it looks a little more blended. I'll need someones opinion though.

 

 

 

I'll Most likely edit this one (on the last one i forgot to save as .psd file so i couldn't edit very well on it) If any more suggestions come. i think it looks better than the last two, but whats your guys opinion?

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW thank you for all the feedback I'm very excited with learning.

I don't like what you have done too the render, it strains your eyes too much. The background is far too bland, and needs more colours.

For the background colors i tried to use the colors that were in the render to help blend but i guess that didn't work :P

 

 

 

Edit: Okay, I made background better (at least imo) and made the render more clear (if thats what you meant).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry for asking so many questions , but thanks for answering them :)

The render looks better now that it was fixed, but it wasn't blended and just slapped on. And the background still doesn't look too good. The colours seem out of place.

 

 

 

EDIT: Out of place is the wrong word, they don't go with each other is better.

 

 

 

The Brown looks better than the Blue i think. Also, i added a Border.

 

 

 

Thank you so much btw, look what i started from, and now look at my new one

 

 

 

It still looks like a mess...Try using a different tutorial for the background, that one isn't doing anything for you.

Does it look better without the messiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

or does it still need something there?

It still looks bad. Doesn't flow at all. Like I suggested before, find a new tutorial for your background, that one is doing you nothing.

^ But hey, at least he isn't spamming it with C4D's that apparently looks good nowadays.

I completely redid the background but i might need to blend the render into it more, i dunno...

 

 

 

It looks much better with the new background.

 

 

 

To blend it, lower the opacity slightly, only to like 80%.

 

Then use a brush to cover the outline of the render, in layers in front of and behind it.

 

Also try duplicating the layer, placing it behind the original and using the smudge tool to smudge it around a bit.

^ What pryo said basically, the new background is indeed quite a big improvement. The text isn't too bad in this case because it fills up some of the relatively empty space, but in the future I'd definitely only add it when it's really needed and make it less big/distracting.

What kind of brush would be the best for brushing it around the edges?

 

 

 

EDIT: Tried what you said but dunno if it helped.

 

 

 

Looks really well blended!

 

 

 

Your great at taking advice :thumbup:

 

 

 

Should become a great sig maker ! :thumbsup:

Why thank you. i hope i can become better :)