Frozen's Homeroom (Photoshop)

Oops backlog. Sorry about the delay, but my life has been a little... dramatic recently, so this had to take a back-seat. SORRY GUYS! :[

Originally Posted by Beh

Lol. I'll get working soon.

Edit: That link doesn't work, but I'll assume it's the same one you linked Kiara Kensei to. <_<

Yes, yes it was. You clever fool. >;3

Originally Posted by BrenExplode

Here are my best signatures so far that I made using Photoshop, including the one I am currently using. Any advice/critiques/comments/compliments would be extraordinarily helpful. I am willing to learn anything you have to offer.

Few questions:

• How long have you been using Photoshop?
• What tools do you normally use to make signatures?

Not So Recent:

Don't like it. The colours are bad and dont watch the render. The background is very... messy, and it looks like you just threw together a few abstract renders.

Semi-Recent:

Boring background, bad brushing, but the colours are better.

Recent:

More than one image is bad. Without fail. The left hand side is better, but it doesn't look like you did much to be honest.
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Bad colours, effects over renders are never good.
None of your signatures have any of the basic elements that make a good signature. GO FORTH AND LEARN!

Originally Posted by Phobia

Frozen what should I d next. You saw mine, should I post it here?

Post it here cause I don't remember what it was like.

Originally Posted by Happy Mask

Frozen I tried a smudging type signature. I notice this is what your teaching so I attepmted it. This is the third smudge signature I've done and I cant seem to get the results I look for with them.

Post the steps you did, m'kay?

Originally Posted by uǝzoɹɟ

Few questions:

• How long have you been using Photoshop?
• What tools do you normally use to make signatures?

I have had photoshop since August of 2008, but I didn't attempt anything on it until September. I did the first one of those in September, then I stopped for a while and picked up again now in January.

From what I have tried to adapt by watching YouTube tutorials, I use filters very little, brushes alot, and renders I have only recently discovered. I find myself using a combination of linear dodge, saturation, and color dodge(?) when trying to make renders fit better with the color scheme.
Backgrounds use to consist mainly of several layers of brushes, but now are renders, yet I can not seem to get it perfectly how I imagine it before creating it.

Does this class about help with those who have Photoshop Elements?

A chance to learn about Elements and not the more advanced Photoshops that everyone else has.... A tutorial. My kingdom for a tutorial. D:

When there's something you'll have me do, just give me a holler on my wall, Frozen.

okay I will make a summary of the steps I used soon. I've just been busy and I know you have been too.

Alright, here is another signature I have created. I made it before I saw your Basics tutorial, so I guess it doesn't follow the basic rules, but I thought I'd just put it in here since it is one of my better ones in my opinion.

EDIT: Whoops. I just realized I never put it in here. Well, here it is.

I have three new signatures to show you, uǝzoɹɟ. I followed the basics, and I think the outcomes were pretty good. What do you think?

Originally Posted by BrenExplode

I have had photoshop since August of 2008, but I didn't attempt anything on it until September. I did the first one of those in September, then I stopped for a while and picked up again now in January.

From what I have tried to adapt by watching YouTube tutorials, I use filters very little, brushes alot, and renders I have only recently discovered. I find myself using a combination of linear dodge, saturation, and color dodge(?) when trying to make renders fit better with the color scheme.
Backgrounds use to consist mainly of several layers of brushes, but now are renders, yet I can not seem to get it perfectly how I imagine it before creating it.

Brushes. Brushes brushes brushes... Everyone seems to use brushes.

Originally Posted by The Goron Moron

Does this class about help with those who have Photoshop Elements?

A chance to learn about Elements and not the more advanced Photoshops that everyone else has.... A tutorial. My kingdom for a tutorial. D:

I've never used Elements myself, you'd be better getting GIMP, which is free and heading over to Hyrule's Homeroom.

Originally Posted by Hyrule

When there's something you'll have me do, just give me a holler on my wall, Frozen.

Will do.

Originally Posted by Happy Mask

okay I will make a summary of the steps I used soon. I've just been busy and I know you have been too.

When you're ready I guess..

Originally Posted by BrenExplode

Alright, here is another signature I have created. I made it before I saw your Basics tutorial, so I guess it doesn't follow the basic rules, but I thought I'd just put it in here since it is one of my better ones in my opinion.

EDIT: Whoops. I just realized I never put it in here. Well, here it is.

Meh, it's not to bad. However, I suggest you start using smaller canvas', and also stop using text. Bad text ruins these.

Originally Posted by BrenExplode

I have three new signatures to show you, uǝzoɹɟ. I followed the basics, and I think the outcomes were pretty good. What do you think?

Throw up the steps you took for your favorite one please.

Oh... I don't like GIMP. It's too hard to use and I can't draw with it, and I use Elements pretty much to draw my webcomics.

Well... thanks anyway.

So are any of you actually going to reply here again?

Originally Posted by uǝzoɹɟ

So are any of you actually going to reply here again?

I've been busy... with stuff. <_<

I have the thread subscribed so I see all of the new posts.

Originally Posted by Beh

I've been busy... with stuff. <_<

That's quite alright. :]

Originally Posted by Hyrule

I have the thread subscribed so I see all of the new posts.

Hmm... I never did ask you to do anything did I?

Okay, I want you to make me a sig with the most interesting background you can. Smudging works well, and there are loads of amazing tutorials out there. I'd suggest only using C4D etc. if you're confident you can pull them off though.

I'll get it up this week.

I tried redoing the Mario one again. The background isn't as sharp but I'm not sure about the lighting.

I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary, just basically a few smudges and filters. Here are some steps to give you an idea on what I did but nothing too detailed.

Step1: First I used a simple green and baby blue gradient.
Step2: I smudged over the gradient.
Step3: I placed my render, then duplicated it. Then I rotated my duplicated layer and smudged it abit with a random brush.
Step4: I duplicated my render layer again. Then I used filters/distort wave/randomize, then on the same layer filters/distort/shear. Then I set the layer to dodge.

Then basically I used those^ same steps above over and over again. A couple of layers I applied image, then I went to filter/ditsort/twirl, then I use either soft light or dodge. Then a few other layers I applied my image, blurred it and I'd do either a screen or linear dodge to make the light brighter. I put a few polka dots with a small hard brush with the colors I used from the gradient map. I took a large soft brush and put a light source to the right of Saria. On another layer I used a black brush then lowered the opacity. I googled some music notes and placed it into my image.

Oh yes, one thing I forgot to mention is that on the layers that I set diffrent, I always erase parts I dont like.

Thats basically all. Anything else are just effects that I play around and experiment with using filters. Alot of times I even forget what I've done after I'm finished lol. I may have left a few good steps out because I'm trying not to make this too long. But those are the basic things I've done.

I didn't follow the assignment that closely. I used only one fractal with a lowered opacity. The text is yummy though. :3

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Originally Posted by uǝzoɹɟ

Throw up the steps you took for your favorite one please.

Alrighty then, I am finally uploading the steps here. I am using the Admin bomb one, that is my favorite:


1st Layer: White Background
2nd Layer: Took image of person/wizard that you see, and used a leaf to smudge it across the canvas.
3rd Layer: Duplicate of wizard render, smudged it out, and set it to color dodge.
4th Layer: Duplicate of wizard render, smudged it out, and set it to overlay.
5th Layer: Duplicate of wizard render, and erased some of the edges to blend him in some.
6th Layer: Dark Blue-ish render, smudged it over the canvas, erased parts that covered the wizard render.
7th Layer: Duplicate of blue render, smudged it out, erased parts that covered the wizard render, and set it to color dodge.
8th Layer: Duplicate of blue render, smudged it out, erased parts that covered the wizard render, kept it on normal.
9th Layer: Blackish render, smudged it out, erased parts that covered the wizard render, set it to color dodge.
10th Layer: Duplicate of black render, erased parts that covered the wizard render, set it to color dodge.
11th Layer: The Admin Bomb, Lilith Text, 24 pt, tilted it, set it to Overlay.

And that be all.

I made another sig using a tutorial as a base. I used C4Ds and everything.



Didn't turn out too bad.

Edit: The last one's background has like nothing done to it, so I made something a little more edible...

Can I join ? I have very little experience, but i want to learn. I have photoshop elements 3 for mac.

Edit: here's a quick sig I made by discoloring the clouds effect