Custom Made Sig and Avatar [9]

[Tekno Venus]

Right then, prepare to be amazed. I have created a sig for Tom. I decided to make it ambitious! It didn't want to follow traditional designs so created one that is unlike any I've seen before.

So here it is. Hope you like it Tom!
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This is the 3rd or 4th revision of the sig (I've lost count). The first version was scrapped completely as I made it the wrong dimensions. So I made it again! It was originally without the background and the paintbrush was much thinner but when shrunk to 650x150, it was unreadable. So, once again, I went back to PS and tried again! The 3rd version was without the background but I thought it was lacking something so I added it. Finally I got this, the final product. I think the hardest thing was getting the text to look right but it came out OK.

Hope you like it
Stephen

P.S - Britton30, don't expect all my sigs to be this ambitious, I had lots of free time to do this one

Wow, great job Stephen! I've applied it and it looks great Thank you!

Edit: As much as I would like to rep you for your efforts, I'm afraid I have to 'spread it around' first

Don't worry about the rep. Glad you liked it though

Noticed some artifiacts around the edge.
Here's a fixed version
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[Arc]

Clever wag?
Urban Dictionary: WAG

No. 10 in your list, Gary
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See the example ? It is about me !

I was given this title by a member of our board

Noticed some artifiacts around the edge.
Here's a fixed version
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Excellent job Stephen Creative

 

[koolkat77]

An addition to LADYPINKtomato1's rotation

 

[noobvious]

Clever wag?
Urban Dictionary: WAG

No. 10 in your list, Gary
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See the example ? It is about me !

I was given this title by a member of our board

Gary? :shock:
I'm not Gary, I'm Bill....or am I?

 

[Arc]

Gary? :shock:
I'm not Gary, I'm Bill....or am I?

You are my complementary clever wag, my friend ... if you dont refuse to be
Join the team ?

 

[Arc]

An addition to LADYPINKtomato1's rotation

Very sweet, as your current sig is

 

[noobvious]

Gary? :shock:
I'm not Gary, I'm Bill....or am I?

You are my complementary clever wag, my friend ... if you dont refuse to be
Join the team ?

I have been known as a goofy fellow.

 

[Alsisgevat]

Everyday the sigs here just keep on amazing me! Well done all your all true artists! And koolkat, your current sig while I typed this message,is beyond awesome!! I cant say why, but the anime looking girl in it is a good choice for a sig hehe Well done on it.

Jaidyn - Nice job with the orb on Arcs sig , it looks epic.

 

[tom982]

Right then, prepare to be amazed. I have created a sig for Tom. I decided to make it ambitious! It didn't want to follow traditional designs so created one that is unlike any I've seen before.

So here it is. Hope you like it Tom!
Full Size
View attachment 211899
Applicable
View attachment 211900

This is the 3rd or 4th revision of the sig (I've lost count). The first version was scrapped completely as I made it the wrong dimensions. So I made it again! It was originally without the background and the paintbrush was much thinner but when shrunk to 650x150, it was unreadable. So, once again, I went back to PS and tried again! The 3rd version was without the background but I thought it was lacking something so I added it. Finally I got this, the final product. I think the hardest thing was getting the text to look right but it came out OK.

Hope you like it
Stephen

P.S - Britton30, don't expect all my sigs to be this ambitious, I had lots of free time to do this one

Wow, great job Stephen! I've applied it and it looks great Thank you!

Edit: As much as I would like to rep you for your efforts, I'm afraid I have to 'spread it around' first

Don't worry about the rep. Glad you liked it though

Noticed some artifiacts around the edge.
Here's a fixed version
View attachment 211905

I hadn't even noticed them to be honest! But thank you, I've updated my sig to the latest version, what's that now, version 5?

 

[Athene]

And here's the companion piece to the first "limitless love" sig. In case you're wondering who the guys in the sig are - they're the gay lovers Brian and Justin from Queer as Folk (US version - based in turn on the UK version).

 

[Arc]

One more for Tom's rotation ... Lately I had nothing to do but using photoshop to pass some time.
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[Tekno Venus]

One more for Tom's rotation ... Lately I had nothing to do but using photoshop to pass some time.
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Nice one Archie. Now Tom's had 2 sigs in one day. He's not going to know what to do with them all

 

[tom982]

One more for Tom's rotation ... Lately I had nothing to do but using photoshop to pass some time.
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Thanks Archie! I love this new style you're doing with the metallic borders I've just changed mine to Stephen's, but yours will come next.

 

[PooMan UK]

Is it a case of double reflection? The reflection of the orb reflecting off the shiny and therefore reflective surface of the rim? Can't view the PSD layer on this old rattletrap of a library computer, so I'm guessing that there are two overlay layers involved; one for the orb, and another separate one for the rim

You guessed it right, in the rim, I put two reflection layers , with two different angels . One reflection is caused by the shine of the orb, and the other is due the the original object, but with a different angle.

Just a heads up but here's a tip when it comes to reflections etc.

If You create a reflection on one object then this reflection should be visible on the other objects (unless they have no shine in which case they should absorb the light or give off very little reflection at all.
In the example below I've shown a shiny orb which reflects any light then I have a very shiny chrome border which also reflects the same image.
The orb also has a blue glow to it which means that some of this should be picked up by the high mirror like surface of the border so some of this colour should be reflected from the chrome surface, we call this light bleed.
If you want the orb to sort of bulge out of your image then you need to create some shadow below the orb (the heavier the shadow the more it bulges out)

The key to understanding reflections is "light" and the surfaces it's hitting. An "overlay" layer is the best way to achieve this...

1. Decide where the light and direction is coming from and how high/low it is (in the example it's from the top left)
2. Decide which surface the light is going to hit (the shape of the object and how shiny/dull the texture/surface might be)
3. Create multiple layers so yo can achieve the feeling of depth. ( a little glow here and a small highlight there can make it all the more believable)

And last but not least practice, practice, practice .... hope this helps a bit

 

[Britton30]

P.S - Britton30, don't expect all my sigs to be this ambitious, I had lots of free time to do this one

That's okay Stephen and you can, and please do, call me Gary.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Is it a case of double reflection? The reflection of the orb reflecting off the shiny and therefore reflective surface of the rim? Can't view the PSD layer on this old rattletrap of a library computer, so I'm guessing that there are two overlay layers involved; one for the orb, and another separate one for the rim

You guessed it right, in the rim, I put two reflection layers , with two different angels . One reflection is caused by the shine of the orb, and the other is due the the original object, but with a different angle.

Just a heads up but here's a tip when it comes to reflections etc.

If You create a reflection on one object then this reflection should be visible on the other objects (unless they have no shine in which case they should absorb the light or give off very little reflection at all.
In the example below I've shown a shiny orb which reflects any light then I have a very shiny chrome border which also reflects the same image.
The orb also has a blue glow to it which means that some of this should be picked up by the high mirror like surface of the border so some of this colour should be reflected from the chrome surface, we call this light bleed.
If you want the orb to sort of bulge out of your image then you need to create some shadow below the orb (the heavier the shadow the more it bulges out)

The key to understanding reflections is "light" and the surfaces it's hitting. An "overlay" layer is the best way to achieve this...

1. Decide where the light and direction is coming from and how high/low it is (in the example it's from the top left)
2. Decide which surface the light is going to hit (the shape of the object and how shiny/dull the texture/surface might be)
3. Create multiple layers so yo can achieve the feeling of depth. ( a little glow here and a small highlight there can make it all the more believable)

And last but not least practice, practice, practice .... hope this helps a bit

Grasshopper you are learning fast.
Multiple layers and more practice and one day you will be a graduate of my slow learner's class. Hehehehe

Nice job Nick!
I will even buy the next round at our PUB of your choice.
THW

 

[Arc]

And last but not least practice, practice, practice .... hope this helps a bit

Still learning, Nick !!!
And Still practicing . I am sure that it will help

 

[koolkat77]

Everyday the sigs here just keep on amazing me! Well done all your all true artists! And koolkat, your current sig while I typed this message,is beyond awesome!! I cant say why, but the anime looking girl in it is a good choice for a sig hehe Well done on it.

Thanks Joey! we need to see some from you too

And here's the companion piece to the first "limitless love" sig. In case you're wondering who the guys in the sig are - they're the gay lovers Brian and Justin from Queer as Folk (US version - based in turn on the UK version).

Nice theme Athene

One more for Tom's rotation ... Lately I had nothing to do but using photoshop to pass some time.
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That looks very good

Just a heads up but here's a tip when it comes to reflections etc.

If You create a reflection on one object then this reflection should be visible on the other objects (unless they have no shine in which case they should absorb the light or give off very little reflection at all.
In the example below I've shown a shiny orb which reflects any light then I have a very shiny chrome border which also reflects the same image.
The orb also has a blue glow to it which means that some of this should be picked up by the high mirror like surface of the border so some of this colour should be reflected from the chrome surface, we call this light bleed.
If you want the orb to sort of bulge out of your image then you need to create some shadow below the orb (the heavier the shadow the more it bulges out)

The key to understanding reflections is "light" and the surfaces it's hitting. An "overlay" layer is the best way to achieve this...

1. Decide where the light and direction is coming from and how high/low it is (in the example it's from the top left)
2. Decide which surface the light is going to hit (the shape of the object and how shiny/dull the texture/surface might be)
3. Create multiple layers so yo can achieve the feeling of depth. ( a little glow here and a small highlight there can make it all the more believable)

And last but not least practice, practice, practice .... hope this helps a bit

Thanks for all the info Nick.

 

[sk0t0s]

Great Sig everyone....

koolkat77 your sig was awesome

 

[koolkat77]

Great Sig everyone....

koolkat77 your sig was awesome

Thanks Timbog

An addition to LADYPINKtomato1's rotation

Very sweet, as your current sig is

Uh..Oh. i missed this one. Thanks Arc