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Smudge Signature Tutorial
This tutorial is so easy, anyone can do it.
This is for Photoshop, but if you have GIMP, I bet there is a way to do the same way using it.
Step 1: Make a new document, size doesn't matter, and pick the 14 Splatter Brush. Change the size to whatever you like. I recommend 21.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18dc316c64.png)
Step 2: Opening the Brush Pallet, by clicking on the menu type button on the toolbar, use these settings. (Oh, some of mine are different because I was in Brush and didn't notice. Just tweak the Other Settings to match what I have)
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18dc3d1035.png)
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18dc3f1f89.png)
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18dea8f2b9.png)
Step 3: Place your render in the center of the signature and start smudging. Smudge until you have something like what I have.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18deaabba1.png)
Step 4: Put your render on the signature again and start smudging. Don't smudge as much this time, and only smudge about half as far out as you did before. ![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18deb6f238.png)
Step 5: Do the same thing, place your render, and smudge. Smudge however you like. Once you finish, set the opacity of the layer to 50%.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18e12466f9.png)
Step 6: Now, on the layer you started with (Should be Black), place a gradient that is Black and Some color from your Render. Use radial and then place that layer right under your render layer. Set it to Color Dodge.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18e132cc08.png)
Step 7: Now, take a Soft 35 brush and erase the edges ever so slightly. This just makes it blend in a little.
After that, your signature can be called "finished", but if you want to add some more effects, then continue on. This is what your signature should look like:
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18e13e96e1.png)
Step 8: Now to add some easy lighting. Select a Soft 200 brush and make sure the color is white. Click once right above your signatures head or wherever you think the lighting should be and then you have light.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18ec00a5f7.png)
Step 9: Now to add a gradient map. Where it shows the layers, look under it a little and you should see a circle that is half white and half black. Click on that and select Gradient Map. Choose a black and white one and then check reverse.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18e391a123.png)
Step 10: Now to add a Photo Filter. Click on the circle again and select Photo Filter. Choose whatever color goes best with your signature. I chose Magenta. Change the opacity of that layer to 50% so you get faint coloring.
![](http://www.gamers-forum.com/imagehosting/135748b18e39d21ca.png)
Step 11: Add text and a border and you are done! When you finish, your signature should look something like this:
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nice dude gonna make me a new sig now too bad i haven't been on this forum for 24 hours yet lol so i can't use the sig till then
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very nice tutorial - one thing though, you should water mark your tutorial images so no one else steals them, people do it all the time, put your name on it or a website's url on it so people know where it belongs
simple tut yet very effective - good work, gave you some rep for it
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![Quote](cpstyles/darkvision/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by LiNuX
very nice tutorial - one thing though, you should water mark your tutorial images so no one else steals them, people do it all the time, put your name on it or a website's url on it so people know where it belongs
simple tut yet very effective - good work, gave you some rep for it ![Smiley](images/GF-Smileys/smiley.gif)
oh o i made this little signature for a friend that died and i forgot to put my name on one of the corners oops hope no one steals it.
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Very nice tutorial.
I just got a trial version of PS and I'll probably give this a go. I'll need to pick up some new tricks on this program.
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