Again, Simple Sig Tutorial
Written on June 5, 2007 by admin
Again, I write a simple sig tutorial, this tutorial is for beginner and need 20-30 minutes.
Step 1: Go to file > new and make a new document with a transparent background.The dimensions that I chose for my sig are 400×120 px but you can choose whatever you want.
Step 2: Press D to set the foreground and background color to default (black & white). Now press Alt + backspace to fill the layer with black. Now go to Filter > render > difference clouds. Now press Ctrl + F three times to repeat this process three times. Here’s the Result:
Step 3: Go to Layer > new > layer. Now Press Alt + backspace to fill the layer with black. Go to Filter > render > difference clouds. Now press Ctrl + F three times to repeat this process three times. Finally press Ctrl + I, this should alternate the layer’s colors. You should get something like this:
Step 4: Go to Layer > new > layer. Press Alt + backspace to fill the layer with black. Now go to Filter > render > difference clouds. Now press Ctrl + F three times to repeat this process three times. You should get something like this:
Step 5: In the layer menu, choose the second layer by clicking on it and set the blending to overlay, then choose the third layer and set the blending to screen. It should look something like this:
LAYER MENU HELP: The layer menu helps you change some of your different layer’s options just like I did in step four. The layer menu should look like this:
If the layer menu does not show in your screen go to Window > Layers.
Step 6: Now it’s time to apply the render to the layer. They have great renders in the Renders part of this website. Save the render to your desktop or whatever and then, in photoshop go to file > open > and open the render. I chose the Hulk render from this site Rendered by Bash. Click on the rectangular marquee tool and press Ctrl + A, then Ctrl + C and go back to your signature. Now press Ctrl + V, this should create a new layer on top of all the other layers. The render will be probably too big for the signature. If you want to shrink it down, go to Edit > Free Transform. To shrink it down evenly, hold Shift while srinking it down. When you’re happy with your render’s size, press Enter. It should look something like this:
Step 7: Still in the render’s layer, press Ctrl + J. This should create a copy of the render’s layer. Now go to Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the radio of the Blur to 3.0 px. Now set the render layer to overlay. It should look something like this:
Step 8: Now let’s give some color to the layers. Go to Layer > new adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast. Press OK and set the brightness and contrast to a level that you like. I set mine to Brightness +6, Contrast +15. Then go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance. Press OK and set the color to a level that you like. I set my color balace to Shadows: -44,+25,-19 Midtones: -32,+64,-32 Highlights: -26,+27,-25. It should look something like this:
Step 9: Now let’s add some more effects. Click on the bottom-most layer and go to Filter > Stylize > Extrude and set these settings type: blocks size: 25 pixels depth: 3 random.Now go to Filter > sharpen > sharpen. Press Ctrl + F three times to repeat the effect. It should end up like something like this:
Step 10: If you want to add some text, click on the top layer and use the type tool.
Step 11: Now for the border, go to layer > new > layer. Press Ctrl + A and then go to Edit > Stroke. Set the color to white (or any other color) and the size to 3 px.
