[Tutorial]Photoshop Signature

This is a tutorial on how to make a signature like this:

First of all, you need to find your render, try to find one that doesn't have a lot of space around its arms, or doesn't have a cape, because

then it will not looks so great with empty space.

1) Open a new document, with a white background, any reasonable signature size will do (don't make it too large wink.gif ).

2) Go Edit---> Fill (shift + F5, or set black as foreground ( I think) and click control shift backspace

3) Duplicate that layer, so now you have two black layers:

When you have done that, then you go to filter --> Render ---> Lens Flare set on these settings: (make sure that you put the lense flare under where your render is going to be located).

4)Then to make it look better, erase the part that is next to the actual part that is bright. (circled in image below, and make sure that you did the lense flare on top black layer)

5)After that, you can open up your render.

and place it on the right side (you can choose wherever you want, but make sure that the lense flare is under the render).
Resize the render to the size you want, or leave it if necessary. Then duplicate the layer (Control J) and click the little eye next to the layer in the layer pallete.

6)I am not the GREATEST at smudging, but I am not horrible, let me show you how the outcome should be (does not matter what brush you use, and you might want to smudge a bit more then shown

7)Set that layer on colour burn, colour dodge, or overlay, whatever setting suites it the best. Then duplicate the layer, then put it on colour

burn, colour dodge, or overlay, whatever setting suites it the best, but make sure it is not to dark, it should look like this after:

Once you have done that, un-hide the hidden render (click on the little eye again).

9) (you can choose if you include/exclude this step from the signature) duplicate the render again, and then set it on hue, then the next one on soft light, or a setting that suites it... (you probably shouldn't do this wink.gif )

10)Mkay when you are done that, create a new layer (control shift n) and take out your pencil tool at a 1 pixel thickness, colour white. Then trace your render with it, then set that layer on overlay, if you want, you can create a new layer again, scribble a bit over the render, then lower the opacity, and set it on overlay, so it looks a bit..... well, how do I explain it.. Cool? Lol. Your outcome should look like this:

11) Ok, next step you create a new layer, on top of all layers (control shift N), go to image --> apply image and set it to this:

12) To the layer you just completed by applying that image, you need to follow this tutorial: ( I made, it is short)

http://www.trap17.com/forums/photoshop-mos...ect-t48223.html

13) You may have to remove some steps on that tutorial, or not, you just need to make that tile effect, and that is it. Once you made that,

erase all the tiles on the render, and then lower the opacity of your eraser, and erase the rest of the part, so it isn't as.... as.. intense..

14) Next smile.gif you can create your border!
Mkay, I'm not sure if this will confuse you or not, but i will try to explain it the best i can.

Click the letter U, it should hi-light a tool that is nine tools down from the top, in the right column. Right click that tool, then select rounded rectangle tool.
Set the tool on these settings:

once you select that, click the top left of your signature with it, and hold the mouse down (don't do it at the top left corner! go more right

so you cut some of the ugly junk on the left side off) and then drag down, all the way down to the bottom of the signature, then drag to the

right, and drag the curves of the right side over the sig, so that side will be square. here is an image on how it should look:

Take pen tool, right click that circle thing you put, and click make selection, then copy it into a new document with a transparent background

15) copy that into a new document, and select the outer border of the image (make sure background is transparent!) and click stroke, set it on

these settings: (on a new layer)

then set that layer to overlay, add your text, and voila! here is a complete version of the signature: