How to create a sig pic tutorial
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Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
Great tutorial. I Made a few sig pics, any suggestions?
My first one, maybe add some text or something.
I like this one alot.
OR i could do this and put something out to the left?
My first one, maybe add some text or something.
I like this one alot.
OR i could do this and put something out to the left?
1- Choose your font style/bevel/color wisely. Even though you might like a particular font, it may look like crap on a sig with a certain background.
2- When inserting a car into a particular background, the car might seem to stick out. This is probably because the reflection on the object is different than the background's color. For example, if you have a pic of your sweet Camaro which was taken in Virginia on a January morning, and stick it into a background of the desert highway in Nevada in the late afternoon, the car will have a bright, maybe bluish cast to it, while the desert background will have a yellow, orangish cast to it. The fix is simple; Go to Image>Adjustments>Photo Filter. Here you can add a 20-30% warm filter to the Camaro, and it will blend in better with the desert background.
3- Borders- Sometimes a border can help with a sig looking "plain". Simply create a new layer by selecting Layer>New layer. Then select the entire layer by going to Select>All. Next create the border by selecting Image>Stroke. Set the thickness of the border stroke, (usually I use 6-8 pixels) then choose the color. Hit "OK" then Select>Deselect to remove the selected border. Sometimes the border can be blurred by adding a Gaussian Blur to the border's layer.
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Thanks alot snootch those were some good tips. I couldnt find the photo filter, but i used the color balance and made the windows a little more transparent.
And i added a border, and got a new font and location, but im still not real sure on what font to use or where to put it.
And i added a border, and got a new font and location, but im still not real sure on what font to use or where to put it.
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Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
Thanks alot snootch those were some good tips. I couldnt find the photo filter, but i used the color balance and made the windows a little more transparent.
And i added a border, and got a new font and location, but im still not real sure on what font to use or where to put it.
And i added a border, and got a new font and location, but im still not real sure on what font to use or where to put it.
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Really all you need to do is play around in PS for a while, seeing what all the options do for you. BTW, the photo filter isn't in the "Filters" section, its under Image, then Adjustments- near the bottom. Youv'e got a hell of a good start, and what you've done looks great. Just play around with settings, and find a few things that can really make your art "pop". Good luck....
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Wow that looks amazing snootch. I just took some of your ideas and made a few more with ghost rider in it.
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig2copy.jpg)
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig5copy.jpg)
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig4copy.jpg)
And i have an old version of photoshop i think its the 7.0 one thats almos 5 years old, so i dont think mine has the photo filter
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig2copy.jpg)
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig5copy.jpg)
![](http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l48/firesilverlullaby/newsig4copy.jpg)
And i have an old version of photoshop i think its the 7.0 one thats almos 5 years old, so i dont think mine has the photo filter
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My problem is in the beginning everytime i click to apply the transition nothing happens, and even when i hold the shift the photo doesn't stay in proportion. It sucks because i can't even get a pic of my car to transition into a 500x150
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