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Liyones

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^[~[Making Signatures - Where and how to start?]~(red)]


Dear Comunity , well a lot of players asked me how to design a cool signature , so i decided to make this tutorial for them and help the Photoshop newbies.


^[~[What programs i can use to make Signature?]~(red)]


Well as beginner i recommend to use photoshop , it's really easier to use and better , you can use Gimp or Adobe illustrator


^[~[What do i need before i start design?]~(red)]




  • You need time.




  • You need creativity/Imagination




  • Resources (C4D,Metaballs,renders,backgrounds,effects,textures etc..) i recommend you to check DevinArt Or you can check another websites.




  • And the most important thing is patience




^[~[What resources i need to make a signature?]~(red)]


First of all you need a stock (render with background) or a render (image as png) , i recommend render for beginners because starting with stock is really hard , second you need a background or a stock behind the render (it can be picture of city/war/base anything..) , Finally and the most important thing you need a texture/effects for example (metaballs,paper texture, light effect..)


^[~[The point of Making Signature]~(red)]


Lightning "Light/Luminosity" , Flow , Smudge , blending "this option is not needed always it depends on the type of signature you're making" .


^[~[What can i add to the signature to make it look better?]~(red)]


You can add a border to your signature to make it look better , You can add a text to make it better too but you must know where to put the text so it look cool , you can also add some animations like (glitch, light..) to make it better. (i will post some examples Below .
before:
alt text
After:
alt text


-What i used in this signature-



  • Blending

  • Lights

  • effects

  • border


Well as you guys see i used a smoke + fire effect and blended the wolf with the background by adding a gradient map and some options to customize the lights and used some lightning brushes and after i copied the sign 3 times and added lightning in each signature layer then made an animation.


^[~[From where should i start?]~(red)]


Well the best way to learn is tutorial (can be a video) , you can find the best tutorials here or here , i recommend you just watch and learn , do not follow or you can follow the tutorials but you can add your own effects and things always with a specific theme, see what you need to do to add depth, flow, lightning that would be better , even the tutorial you followed has everything , make your own signature unique , just some touch.


^[~[Tutorials and resources]~(red)]


Well those tutorials are not made by me but , they were just selected by me for photoshop beginners:


Tutorials
Tutorial2
Devinart


Or Effects Tutorials and how to use them:


Deph
Flow and Lightning (Luminusidade)
Flow
Smudge


Text tutorial , will help you blending text in signature etc:


text basics
Text positioning in a signature


If you have any question ask in a reply and i will add tutorial for it with explanation , Thanks for reading hope this helped you!


Best regards,
Liyones.


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