Weekly Tutorials!
May 8, 2011 13:59:41 GMT -7
Post by Logi Shimizu on May 8, 2011 13:59:41 GMT -7
Week 1!!!
So Hi guys, I've recently acquired the title of GFX Moderator, and as part of looking after the 'Artistic Views' section, I will be doing weekly tutorials.
This week, I have written a simple tutorial, designed to get you started on making your very own signatures! This is an incredibly simple sig tutorial, one that doesn't produce the greatest effects. It is very good for starting off though.
Ok, now that that's said, lets go!
1. Open photoshop. Simple, once you opened it, your screen should look something like this.
2. Next, we will create a new photoshop document, with these settings.
P.S. To create a new document, go to ''File>New''
3. Now we've got a nice document set up for our sig, our next step is to get a render. Now, I suggest using Planet Renders to find some good renders. I will be using this one. Credit for the render goes to Prosthetic of Planet Renders.
4. Once we have gotten hold of our render, lets import it to photoshop. Go to ''File>Open'' and select the render. When you have the render open in photoshop, simply hold your left mouse with the move tool selected, and drag it onto your sig document we opened earlier. Your screen should now look something like this.
5. Press Ctrl + T (Or CMD + T ) to enter transform mode. While holding down shift, drag one of the dots on the corner of the rectangle that popped up when you pressed CTRL + T. Once you have resized it to proper size, place it into position like this.
6. With your render layer selected, press CTRL + J (or CMD + J ) a couple of times. This duplicates the render, so we can perform the next step. Your screen should be looking a little something like this.
7. Now, click on each of the duplicated layers, and position them as to cover the background completely. If your original render gets lost underneath the duplicated layers, simply drag the original layer to the top of the list. This is what your sig should look like so far.
8. After you have covered the background, click on the top duplicated layer, and merge all the duplicated layers by repeatedly pressing CTRL + E (or CMD+E). Your screen should look like this. We are getting there, this might be boring, but it produces a nice beginning result.
9. Use Motion Blur on the merged layer. Use the settings I've shown, or play around with them to get a result you like.
10. We're nearly finished! Simply add some text using the text tool, AND YOU'RE DONE!
If you need more fonts, I suggest using DaFont.
11. If you want your render to stand out a little bit, go to the blending options of the render layer, and apply a stroke to your liking. This is what mine turned out like.
So yeah, thanks for taking the time to read this tutorial, I certainly hope it helped you :3. If you have any questions, drop me a PM, or ask in the GFX help section.
Final Result
So Hi guys, I've recently acquired the title of GFX Moderator, and as part of looking after the 'Artistic Views' section, I will be doing weekly tutorials.
This week, I have written a simple tutorial, designed to get you started on making your very own signatures! This is an incredibly simple sig tutorial, one that doesn't produce the greatest effects. It is very good for starting off though.
Ok, now that that's said, lets go!
1. Open photoshop. Simple, once you opened it, your screen should look something like this.
2. Next, we will create a new photoshop document, with these settings.
P.S. To create a new document, go to ''File>New''
3. Now we've got a nice document set up for our sig, our next step is to get a render. Now, I suggest using Planet Renders to find some good renders. I will be using this one. Credit for the render goes to Prosthetic of Planet Renders.
4. Once we have gotten hold of our render, lets import it to photoshop. Go to ''File>Open'' and select the render. When you have the render open in photoshop, simply hold your left mouse with the move tool selected, and drag it onto your sig document we opened earlier. Your screen should now look something like this.
5. Press Ctrl + T (Or CMD + T ) to enter transform mode. While holding down shift, drag one of the dots on the corner of the rectangle that popped up when you pressed CTRL + T. Once you have resized it to proper size, place it into position like this.
6. With your render layer selected, press CTRL + J (or CMD + J ) a couple of times. This duplicates the render, so we can perform the next step. Your screen should be looking a little something like this.
7. Now, click on each of the duplicated layers, and position them as to cover the background completely. If your original render gets lost underneath the duplicated layers, simply drag the original layer to the top of the list. This is what your sig should look like so far.
8. After you have covered the background, click on the top duplicated layer, and merge all the duplicated layers by repeatedly pressing CTRL + E (or CMD+E). Your screen should look like this. We are getting there, this might be boring, but it produces a nice beginning result.
9. Use Motion Blur on the merged layer. Use the settings I've shown, or play around with them to get a result you like.
10. We're nearly finished! Simply add some text using the text tool, AND YOU'RE DONE!
If you need more fonts, I suggest using DaFont.
11. If you want your render to stand out a little bit, go to the blending options of the render layer, and apply a stroke to your liking. This is what mine turned out like.
So yeah, thanks for taking the time to read this tutorial, I certainly hope it helped you :3. If you have any questions, drop me a PM, or ask in the GFX help section.
Final Result
