Making forum signature graphics...

Done, 2 mins. There is no actual background on this, so the image will pretty much work anywhere.

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Small note, please do not send me a private message asking for a sig. I use this thread to track the order of work done, and who is owed what.

Please, post all requests here on this thread.
 
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Do what you can with it. preferably none of that BS with the characters name a bunch of times behind the image of the toon
 
Sanitarium said:
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Do what you can with it. preferably none of that BS with the characters name a bunch of times behind the image of the toon
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I can certainly do something :)

Do you have any other suggestions or things you want done? the image is good quality, I just need a bit of creative direction. I'm kind of running dry.

Server? Guild? A saying? An insignia? Which ones did you like the most out of the ones already done?
 
hmm guess i should have given you more to work with, apologies. going to get a screenshot of my 70 hunter as well to throw into this sig if you dont mind



Shaman:



Sanitarium

<Twink Info>



Hunter:



Ambassador Crionics

<Twink Info>



both are on Korgath. would prefer each toon on either side of the signature.
 
Sounds good - what about screenshots of the characters doing some kind of an emote? Like /flex?

I can work with more then one character :)



OH - get me a screenshot with totems! - I have an idea and need a clean shot of totems!
 
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totems



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huntar
 
Cool - I got 1 person ahead of you and should have them both done within a day or two at the most. I have a few parties to go to, holidays and all :)
 
hello :) your work is sexy. i would love if you could make me a sig.



Toon name: Dötz (HUGE Gothic but really easy to read text)



Saying: WTB Name Change to Hötz (tiny text)



Extra: Would love a dark purple-ish fog around him while hes casting a heal.

Extra: Somehow incorporate a big faded Druid paw like the one under my picture (just one)<-------



Picture:
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Armory:Dötz @ Shadowsong - Game - World of Warcraft



thanks <333
 
I got you guys added to the list - give me some time. Christmas is here so I am dealing with Family :)



Happy Holidays!
 
I just got this message from Steamed, and thought I would share in case someone else is thinking the same :)



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Hi, I have been working on making sigs for people for some time now. The one thing I can never do perfectly and what I consider the hardest part of making a signature is cutting the background away from the character. I saw in a post that you use photo shop like me, do you think you could give me a quick rundown of how you cut things so cleanly? I always get a white line or something around mine, and sometimes it takes me an hour or two to cut it out. I use the magic wand tool but that only works with a super clean background, so a lot of the time I have to use the lasso which is really annoying. So, as a stated earlier a tutorial or video link (of where you learned) would be great.

Thanks and merry Christmas (or Happy Chanukah) from Steamed!
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To begin with, make certain the image itself is on its own layer, and is not set to being the 'background' in Photoshop. With your image as a layer, and not a background you will begin the work of clearing the unwanted stuff from the character.





#1 - Get to learn about the pixel color tolerance setting on your wand. That you can control how much or how little color variation is selected per click. Remember to hold down shift (might be control, I forget which, but my fingers always remember) as you click to keep selecting areas until you have as large a space you want. You can change the tolerance with each click/selection. Higher tolerance = more color ranges that will be selected with the wand. A tolerance of 1 is the lowest, the most I ever like to work with is around a 10 to 15 range for big areas.



Once you have your BACKGROUND selected....



#2 - Feather the selection. That you will want the selection to have a feather variable of 1-2 for a nice clean removal. A feather that is more dramatic such as 10 - 30 adds a great blend effect.



#3 Hit delete, clean up the image. There usually will be some small TRACE left. A GREAT way to get -all- left over trace you missed is to add the 'STROKE' effect to the layer you are working in. Stroke will create BIG obvious outlines even on something so small as -1- pixel, which makes clean up super easy. Once you are done with background cleanup, remove the stroke effect from the layer.



#4 Perfect the character. Use a feathered eraser setting for this. You never want to use a hard line eraser. Feathering the images makes them softer, and seem more natural.





Enjoy :)

I hope this helps you with your sigs. If you want a screenshot tutorial of my work, Ill be happy to write one and post it with screenshots!



My average cutout time is 10 - 15 mins for a "messy" job. Some jobs, are as fast and easy as 2 mins. This style is pretty fast, I never use a raw eraser for the job.



PS - Experience, error, and college has taught me all I know :)
 
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