Custom Made Sig and Avatar [6]

[Arc]

OK Pallas .... I am trying to make you see what I do with photoshop . I hope you have evithe and saved a gradient , which is from white to transparent .

First, make a shape as you want .
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Then, then create a new blank layer and apply elliptical marquee tool on it, as it will look like this one .....
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Now select the gradient tool, hold shift and drag from the top to the bottom . The density and depth of the gradient, the length of the strokes etc will depend on you
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Try it .

But with CorelDraw, the process is different .

 

[Britton30]

Pallas, I think in Nick's 2nd example of your sig he has applied a layer of a picture of some shiny reflection too.

 

[Athene]

Arc, you rock Thank you very much for your patience and the little tutorial above. I feel really silly for not thinking of using the elliptical marquee tool - Photoshop Elements has that tool and a good gradient feature, so it should be no problem at all to follow the steps in your guide.

Britton30: Yes - that's a really neat touch of PooMan UK's :-D I hope to apply what I'm learning about glossy/shiny touches to your Air signature

 

[Arc]

I hope now you will be able to apply those effects perfectly

I have tried PS elements earlier .... it has almost all the necessary features , but it lacks the most powerful features - the blending options of a layer . All those effects could be done otherwise, but using those options makes things easy and beautiful .

 

[Athene]

Hi Arc,

Yes, Photoshop Elements is a skinny version of Photoshop CS, so one has to take detours I managed to create an orb yesterday night, but it's not round enough for me as yet, so I'll be experimenting some more. I want to master the glossy/3D effect properly before I get started on your sig, Britton30

Here's an orb, created this morning - not sure if the cast shadow's shape and position are correct, though

 

[Arc]

Hi Arc,

Yes, Photoshop Elements is a skinny version of Photoshop CS, so one has to take detours I managed to create an orb yesterday night, but it's not round enough for me as yet, so I'll be experimenting some more. I want to master the glossy/3D effect properly before I get started on your sig, Britton30

Here's an orb, created this morning - not sure if the cast shadow's shape and position are correct, though

That looks cool
If yoou have the psd file saved, make a few changes like pot the gloss layer a bit up, stretch it a bit to make the glossy position spread a little bit, and sclae the shadow a bit down, apply Gaussian blur there .

Anyway, it looks fantastic

 

[Athene]

Thanks for reviewing my orb, Archie :-D I'll fine-tune it according to your suggestions :-D That Gaussian blur is really good

 

[Arc]

Here is a ball that you may study for the layers which brings a sense of depth thereto .
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[Athene]

Thanks for the ball, Arc *saves image* I just modified my violet orb - here it is again; I added more gloss (to the top and to the bottom), narrowed down the shadow and added more Gaussian blur to it.

 

[Arc]

This one is for FredeGail . Cheers on your Guruship and BSOD team membership
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[StalkeR]

Excellent!

 

[FredeGail]

This one is for FredeGail . Cheers on your Guruship and BSOD team membership
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Thank you Arc!

 

[Arc]

Excellent!

Thanks for the appreciation, Boshko

Thank you Arc!

You are welcome Frederik

 

[A Guy]

This one is for FredeGail . Cheers on your Guruship and BSOD team membership
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Great work Arc

A Guy

 

[Britton30]

Good work Nick, Pallas, and Archie!
@Pallas, I thought your first violet ball was the best.

 

[Ch@n]

The first violet orb was a bit natural and your second one looks a bit cooked up.

 

[Arc]

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So started with PS again, and this time it is for Derek
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[A Guy]

That's great Arc I like the way you always change things up, but keep the same classy style. A Guy

 

[Arc]

That's great Arc I like the way you always change things up, but keep the same classy style. A Guy

Thanks a lot Bill
Shortly I will start to make ugly designs Like the "kill me before I kill you" thing

 

[A Guy]

That's great Arc I like the way you always change things up, but keep the same classy style. A Guy

Thanks a lot Bill
Shortly I will start to make ugly designs Like the "kill me before I kill you" thing

Lol, that will be interesting. The new "dark" Arc

A Guy