My first sig

[And1Ba11a]

I just got photoshop and I played around with it. Please help me so I can do better cause I just got photot shop and this is my first graphic I made so be nice. this is my first dayComments please

 

[And1Ba11a]

I know its bad just comment and tell what I need to improve I just got photoshop

 

[MaRdYC26]

Dude, "Tell you what I need to improve on"Are you serious? You need to imrpove on everything. The BG is horrid, the text effects hurt my eyes, and I can't even see the render.Do like 5-10 sigs, then come back and post them so we can give u a real direction that your heading in...don't just post one and expect us to say "oh, the BG looks good, but u need help in ___ area.."

 

[And1Ba11a]

I need help with using photo shop lol and this is my very first pic I ever did on psWhat do u press to select the picture and rotate it. I now how to do it with words

 

[tmgbball15]

I agree with Mardy, only I wont state it like that. What I can tell u is to not do that lighting and shadow stuff to the render it kills it. also the text is really bad

 

[Roaming]

The Michael Redd cut could be uglier than my drawing. (I averaged like C's in drawings)mardy was being nice

 

[And1Ba11a]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tmgbball15 @ Jul 11 2007, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I agree with Mardy, only I wont state it like that. What I can tell u is to not do that lighting and shadow stuff to the render it kills it. also the text is really bad</div>whats a render??? I just got photo shop 30 min ago and I was just checking things out lol

 

[Memphology]

http://www.bballworld.us/forum/Tutorial-Fu...l-3-t17757.htmlI made this tut a while back just for new GFXers....use it, its very simple and you'll produce a solid sig for a new GFXer. Just remember it doesn't have to be exactly the same...you can do things a bit different...its more of the process of making a sig than anything.

 

[And1Ba11a]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BluffCityBlue @ Jul 11 2007, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.bballworld.us/forum/Tutorial-Fu...l-3-t17757.htmlI made this tut a while back just for new GFXers....use it, its very simple and you'll produce a solid sig for a new GFXer. Just remember it doesn't have to be exactly the same...you can do things a bit different...its more of the process of making a sig than anything.</div>Thanks can u tell what a bg is and a render?

 

[Memphology]

BG=backgroundRender=the picture of the player or whoever is in the sig...

 

[tmgbball15]

the bg is the background and a render is the player the picture

 

[Memphology]

oh and...it seems you need a PSD...its a precut picture of a player. http://www.psdcentral.net/Site/index.phpgo there, the thrid tab should say "psd" click there. Go through it and pick whatever you want...if its a rapper, actor or ball player. Simply double click the picture and it should upload into your photoshop. On that site, check the forums and look at the tuts on there.

 

[And1Ba11a]

Thanx for the help everyone I just put this up here to c what I needed to improve on and u guys helped thanx

 

[And1Ba11a]

so sum of the effects people use are brushes and they just put them everywhere?

 

[And1Ba11a]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BluffCityBlue @ Jul 11 2007, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>oh and...it seems you need a PSD...its a precut picture of a player. http://www.psdcentral.net/Site/index.phpgo there, the thrid tab should say "psd" click there. Go through it and pick whatever you want...if its a rapper, actor or ball player. Simply double click the picture and it should upload into your photoshop. On that site, check the forums and look at the tuts on there.</div>I dont see any tabs

 

[SportsTicker]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (And1Ba11a @ Jul 11 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>so sum of the effects people use are brushes and they just put them everywhere?</div>Yeah. You should really just look at tutorials first and then come back with questions. That's how I learned at least...It's a lot easier to read up on what you don't know and THEN ask people for explanations, instead of asking first without reading up on anything...

 

[Memphology]

Look towards the right, you should see "forums" and "psds"....its sortve hard to see cause they are what looks like folder tabs....just look close for them.

 

[AiRuPtHeRe]

Ooo boy. You've got a long way to go.Use a gradient to start out - join some GFX sites and look for some good resources. Use some good stocks and blend/overlay them into the BG and blend it a lot into the background so you get a solid BG. Add some brushing in the background. NEVER put glow on your render, just makes it look ugly. Also add a bunch of effects to your player. IMO - this looks like 3 layers. Background - Render - Text then bam your done. Don't worry though dude, I'm new to Photoshop aswell, but once you read some tutorials - you'll be good.

 

[And1Ba11a]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AiRuPtHeRe? @ Jul 11 2007, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ooo boy. You've got a long way to go.Use a gradient to start out - join some GFX sites and look for some good resources. Use some good stocks and blend/overlay them into the BG and blend it a lot into the background so you get a solid BG. Add some brushing in the background. NEVER put glow on your render, just makes it look ugly. Also add a bunch of effects to your player. IMO - this looks like 3 layers. Background - Render - Text then bam your done. Don't worry though dude, I'm new to Photoshop aswell, but once you read some tutorials - you'll be good.</div>isnt glow an effect though??? what kind of effects u mean? filter?

 

[MaRdYC26]

www.good-tutorials.comFTW?

 

[abc]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Jul 11 2007, 09:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Michael Redd cut could be uglier than my drawing. (I averaged like C's in drawings)mardy was being nice</div>mardy was extremly disrespectful, no two ways about it.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (And1Ba11a @ Jul 11 2007, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>so sum of the effects people use are brushes and they just put them everywhere?</div>Sometimes. Google deviantart and dl some brushes then geoogle for a tut on installing them. Brush diff colours and in different spots<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (And1Ba11a @ Jul 11 2007, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>isnt glow an effect though??? what kind of effects u mean? filter?</div>He meant blur, but don't glow it either.I'll post a lot of stuff tomorrow for you.

 

[7Goat]

I never used tutorials when I started out... I just got creative. Got some brushes and got to work

 

[AiRuPtHeRe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (And1Ba11a @ Jul 11 2007, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>isnt glow an effect though??? what kind of effects u mean? filter?</div>Well kinda - but it makes it look pretty bad. Just duplicate your render a couple times, and try different things with each render.

 

[MaRdYC26]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (abc @ Jul 11 2007, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>mardy was extremly disrespectful, no two ways about it.</div>LMAO