(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ok i know theres a sticky about this but its pretty old now. soo..
i really do suggest you read this and the stickied post by mystery before you
start GFXing

Ok so this is my begginers guide on your signatures i even recomend reading this before you read any tutorial, because tutorials depend on you having the right tools, brushes etc. so lets get started.

1.getting your resources,
these websites listed below will be a major part in your gfxing so take good not e in them,
rendersites:
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brushes, etc:
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Stocks:
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ok i'll just say when you want a brush pack from deviant-art type in
what programme your using for photoshop type Ps then type the brush pack you want E.G:
Ps splatter brushes,
Ps abstract brushes,
Ps Vector brushes,
i recomend downloading a few brush packs after you read this guide.

Now the lay-out of photoshop
these are the windows that should ALWAYS BE OPEN

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now you have the right windows open these settings are helpful for smudging:
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when your using the brush tool i suggest you leave the settings on default, or
you could always experiment.

Creating your backgrounds!:
ok creating a good background can be quite hard my preferd way of making a
BG is smudging the stock and then duplicating the render (CTRL+J when the layer of the render is selected) remember when smudging a BG smudge with flow E.G: smudge to the top right, otherwise it could turn out quite messy k?

suggested size canvas for a sig:
somthing like 350-400x145-175.
as you get better at GFX then experiment with sizes.


the main elements of a GREAT sig:
a good background,
a HQ render and the render should not have to much clothes all over the place.
blending,
contrast,
no clashing colours!,
flow,
depth.
well theres many other things you should think about, but i cant remember much more lol if you think of anything please comment it!

ok now i think your set for making a good sig, try following somones beginer tutorial i will be realising one very soon!! ^
please comment and thank me! :cool:

good post!

good post but for resources you shoulda linked them to my topic on websites there loads for anything they could need. Nice though :p

link me up

nice thread thankyou it will help me alot in the next day or 2

This is a nice post. I am kinda passing the begging stages of photoshopping. This is going to be very useful.

I know you may think that but im only just passed begginer and i have been doing GFX for like a year and a half now. Not trying to offend you but getting graded in sig making isn't just about how it looks.

k lots of ppl tell other ppl to go do tutorials, but where do u get tutorials that do these render sigs? i find hella tutorials but just like how to do like a certain thing not on how to make a sig, so if anyone knows a website that does these tuts please post link

anyone wanna answer my question?