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Zeerus	Aug 6 2005, 07:48 AM
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	Title: Multi-Color Signature Background Tools: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and higher 1. The first thing you need to do when creating your multi-color signatures is, of course, create a new document. For the sake of quick loading times I will be making a 325 by 125 pixels signature. Now that you have a blank canvas reset your colors by hitting the letter "D" on your keyboard. Fill the background with the color black. 2. Now hit the letter "X" to switch colors, and make white your main one. Take out the brush tool (B), and choose a nice abstract / grunge brush. One of my favorites is Destiny Set 65 by Destiny952. Begin brushing the signature in random spots, with different brushes, until you get the desired effect. At this point, if you'd like, you can create a new layer (Layer -> New -> Layer or Shift + Ctrl + F2), reset the colors again, and brush lightly with black. 3. Now we have the basis for our background. It's time to start coloring. Go to Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Color Balance. The midtones section will control the main color of your signature. Move the sliders until you get a color you want. I usually go with a blue / green mixture. Now click the small circle next to the word Shadows, and begin messing around with the coloring. Do the same for highlights. Once you have the desired color go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds. This will scatter the colored portions of the image. 4. Repeat the previous step for your second color layer. This time, make sure you change the color settings to add some contrast to the image. If you still see some noticable grey areas after rendering the clouds, then you should keep adding Color Balance layers until they disappear. 5. And there you have it. You should now have a full, multi-color signature. Feel free to add a render, text, borders, or whatever else you feel is appropriate. Remember, be creative with your work. Please post your results. If you are viewing this tutorial as a guest, and find it useful, please register and enjoy full member benefits.


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