My first sig

[Jtcuth48]

This is my first sig I made with the GIMP. Please give me suggestions about how I can make it better. I had fun making this.

 

[DarthGohan1]

Good 1st sig.




A couple tips for next time:
-Add a border
-Do more with the BG... it'd really obvious you just blended Link renders back there





And just mess around with stuff, see what things do, and you'll get better.

 

[Jtcuth48]

Thanks




How do you add a border though?

 

[Jman]

Looks good, but I would add a border to it.




Woops, Darth beat me to it.

 

[Triforce3force]

Pretty good for a first try.


^_^

....I only have MS paint....but I'm still attempting to make something....

...Too lazy to get GIMP.

 

[DarthGohan1]

To add a border, add a new layer once you finish everything else (generally... unless you want certain things over the border).

Then, do the following:
-Select -> All
-Select -> Shrink (Usually 1 or 2 pixels, but try it out to see what size you like better for what you're working on)
-Select -> Invert
-Now choose a brush or something else to color in the selected area. You may want to change the opacity from 100 to something else to make the border partially see-thru.

 

[Jtcuth48]

Okay, I tried that... how does this look?

 

[ƒish]

Okay, I tried that... how does this look?

Thats a step up, but you need to learn how to make a background without just using brushes/filters.

the text could be better... try adding some blending options to it.

the render was cut decently for the tools used... but I'd suggest using the pen tool on it, it works a lot better than a lasso/magic wand.

 

[Jtcuth48]

Okay, I'll try doing that next time

 

[Sporge27]

I like that second one. not sure why but I do

 

[Furry Sparks]

mmkay... well, make the text match more with the background. I just hate it when say there is a green background, and blue/red text that doesn't fit at all.

oh, and same with the pictures, they don't match/blend with the backgrounds really.