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#1 KillerBoy

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Posted 06 November 2007 - 06:01 AM

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Edited by KillerBoy, 06 November 2007 - 06:04 AM.


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Posted 07 November 2007 - 11:22 AM

Cool.. I saw this tut at Planet Renders! It's pretty good (but of course, I'm not a guru at rating siggys) but it seems a little weird when I look at it; as if the background isn't matching with the render/image? I mean... I don't know.

At 5, I would rate as a 4!

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Posted 12 November 2007 - 02:37 PM

Hah, I noticed you put 3 "L's" in the signature. :P

Anyways, nice tutorial, nice outcome. 3.5/5 from me. :(

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Posted 14 November 2007 - 08:14 AM

always good when people post tutorials it makes life easier :)

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Posted 03 January 2008 - 08:52 AM

this is my result:

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#6 Riel

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Posted 06 January 2008 - 12:07 AM

Umm can u guys plz tell me how to do the scan lines please!!

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Posted 06 January 2008 - 03:49 AM

there are a few tutorials on this site about scanlines, look them up,
BUT:
basicly there are 2 ways to do this:

First the "i can do it myself way":
Depending on the effect you make a new document thats 2x2, 3x3, 6x6, 7x7 or 8x8 pixels (wide and high). In our case for diagonal lines you need 3x3 pixels.
Then zoom in (to see something :P ) to the max. Suppose that is 3200x .
Fill the layer with 1 of the 2 colors your gonna use, most of the time that would be white (not in my case); and set the foreground color to the second (that would be mostly black).
Then take the pensil tool and make sure you got a 1-pixel hard round tip
then just draw the pattern.
Select all (ctrl+a) and edit > define pattern
then you can close the document and go to your document where you want it applied.
Go to your image and apply it on a seperate layer, lower the opacity (a lot) and change the layer mode (sometimes).
Pictures:
Attached File  3x3newdoc.jpg   10.73KB   96 downloads
Attached File  pensil_tool.jpg   7.85KB   96 downloads
Attached File  1pixel_hard_round_tip.jpg   6.89KB   91 downloads
Attached File  drawing_pixels.jpg   9.88KB   89 downloads
Attached File  final_pattern.jpg   9.53KB   87 downloads
Attached File  define_pattern.jpg   71.58KB   94 downloads
Attached File  pattern_name.jpg   12.8KB   99 downloads
Attached File  new_seperate_layer.jpg   12.98KB   90 downloads
Attached File  edit_fill.jpg   21.12KB   93 downloads
Attached File  choose_patternfill.jpg   24.59KB   91 downloads
Attached File  endresult.jpg   33.13KB   92 downloads
Here are some recipes:
Attached File  horizontalScanlines.jpg   96.43KB   86 downloads
Attached File  GridScanlines.jpg   114.71KB   90 downloads
Attached File  BoxesScanlines.jpg   159.3KB   90 downloads

Edited by Scythar, 06 January 2008 - 04:05 AM.


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Posted 06 January 2008 - 04:20 AM

Another method, IF you just need horizontal lines would be the following:
create a new white filled layer on top of your image:
Attached File  newlayer_filledwhite_.jpg   13.56KB   85 downloads

Now, go to the filter menu and choose sketch > halftone pattern
Attached File  filterHalftone.jpg   42.37KB   82 downloads

Change the setting to this f.ex.
Attached File  SettingsHalftone.jpg   8.4KB   91 downloads

Compare the result with the horizontal scanlines in previous post:
Attached File  endresult2.jpg   37.03KB   91 downloads

#9 Riel

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Posted 06 January 2008 - 01:36 PM

Thank you very much!

Edit: Here's the sig that i made =D in my signature

Edited by Riel, 06 January 2008 - 09:27 PM.


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Posted 08 January 2008 - 12:11 PM

Riel nice sig but maybe that bg need abtrac or something else bg B)

#11 VladimirMarenus

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Posted 28 April 2008 - 09:43 PM

This will go down in history as my first Siggy ever. :rolleyes:

This tutorial was very well written. This was literally the first time I'd ever opened photoshop, and with only a little outside searching (grunge brushes, where to find the smudge tool), I was at least able to make a mediocre signature. :D

Thanks a bunch for making my first experience a good one.

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Posted 05 July 2008 - 04:33 AM

This is my design...any comments? It's a nice and fun tutorial i really enjoy it.. B)

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Edited by happy, 05 July 2008 - 04:38 AM.


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Posted 11 July 2008 - 11:18 AM

I came out with this:
One another site my name is Chunk so./..

I messed up the scale lines part so..

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 11:31 AM

thanks for the godly tutorial, i think its well explained and even me as a newbie to photoshop could do it, will definately be trying it later :D

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 04:57 PM

Thank you Man !!!!!!

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 05:14 PM

Nice Tut!

A few suggestions though. You used "Then you" way to many times. I would try and find some more transition phrases.

The font you choose was a little hard to read. (1) It was all caps which sometimes is harder to read then super small text. (2) It was a little to bigger for the images size you make your tutorial on. I'd say decrease the size and use a standard font, such as Times New Roman or Arial.

Other than those two things, I thought the tutorial was very well put together. Nice job! Keep up the good work!

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#17 KillerBoy

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Posted 18 September 2008 - 01:40 PM

Good u liked it, i will come out with more :P

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#18 Relyh

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 04:50 PM

Most of these outcomes look really great based on the tutorial.
The only thing wrong with most of them, and this is the crow calling the kettle black seeing as this is my problem as well, the text ruins the sigs.

It's common faq that text can make or break a sig, decent text can not ruin, just leave the sig as it is.
Pro text can make the sig that much better.
Poor text can in turn ruin the entire sig.

(: Good job overall.

#19 Relyh

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Posted 25 March 2009 - 04:52 PM

Sorry for the double post.


This is my design...any comments? It's a nice and fun tutorial i really enjoy it.. :biggrin:

Attached File  You.jpg   52.33KB   41 downloads



Love the colors, and great work by the tut.
Next time add some personal touches though. (:
Blend the render, and make sure the render isn't too overlapped seeing as how your focal should be kept clear.




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