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+---- Thread: [TUTORIAL] How to make a smudge signature (/showthread.php?tid=3010621)
[TUTORIAL] How to make a smudge signature - DaemonSic - Nov 10, 2012
~INTRODUCTION~
Hi guys. Welcome to my first tutorial on HF related on GFX. I will show you how to create smudge tutorial that looks like this.
This tutorial is for those that just began making signatures. And smudge signatures look great, so I hope you will like this tutorial. I have used PS CS5.
~1st step~
Open Photoshop and create 400x150 file. Then load your render. Make 1 copy of your render. You will use your first render to make background, and second one for focal(render, main thing in PS). Stretch your first render used for background, until there is no empty space. If your render is too small, then make more copies of that render, and put one behind another. It will look like this.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/24glu3u7qzh8e35n8wxb.jpg[/img]
~2nd step~
First, merge all your background renders buy selecting them(ctrl + click on that layer), and then click Ctrl+e. That will make your backgorund layers into one layer. Its time to smudge. Choose smudge tool.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/5lrv2zntd11k99jmf4d6.jpg[/img]
Then click F5. You will get a window where you will change settings of your smudge. Here are the settings.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/fxixkoi2o49t9l2zj6jz.jpg[/img][img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/cbg88g5dqt5tz9g2mmx.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/4v0k25af3g32vdqafql.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/4v0k25af3g32vdqafql.jpg[/img]
Then you will get something like this. It looks bad now, but it will look better.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/9k5fhgkkoh4ab5w1433y.jpg[/img]
~3rd step~
Place some textures on the background. I prefer "star" textures. Change the textures mode to Screen and set opacity around 50%. It will look somehow like this with textures.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/lvnx800h6fqanftrgxf.jpg[/img]
~4th step~
We will now add a render. Do not place it in the center, place it left or right, but not to right or left, it should be on sides, close to center. After you added it in a nice position, you will need to smudge its edges so it would fit nice with the background. It will look kinda like this.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/whv8u3y6bpg51wuc0t9.jpg[/img]
~5th step~
Use a 300px soft black brush to add shadow on sides.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/o4e1gtj8zil2qv1ks.jpg[/img]
Now use a 300px soft white brush to add light.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/ounj22aqd88y5a0zpy7e.jpg[/img]
Set its mode to soft light and change opacity to around 70%, or use any other opacity you like. It will look like this.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/3lp8hbdokp5zcjd12.jpg[/img]
~6th step~
Its time to add gradients.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/cktq8u5f9up3b5kvvz9w.jpg[/img]
Add this gradient.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/qa8hk7uej4zopv0jfb9.jpg[/img]
Set its mode to soft light, and opacity to below 50%. Your choice. Add some photo filter, and contrast, and it will look like this.
[img]http://www.zaslike.com/files/1czcyojtmpexztpuo7l3.jpg[/img]
Looks nice, right? :)
~7th step~
We will sharpen the signature. Create a new layer. Then click Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E, or you can go to Image->Apply Image.
Then go to Filter->Sharpen->Sharpen. It will look like this.
~Finished~
Thats it, we have finished. God, I am tired from writing 😉 Now, you can make your own smudge signatures, or play with more thing in PS, and create better signatures.
NOTE: This is for those who just started creating creating signatures in PS, so I would like if no one would troll or hate.
* - Sure - Nov 10, 2012
Nice tutorial, defiantly easy to follow for beginner's. Good contribution o3o.
* - DaemonSic - Nov 10, 2012
(Nov 10, 2012 08:26 AM)Sure Wrote: Nice tutorial, defiantly easy to follow for beginner's. Good contribution o3o.Thanks :) HF is such a large community, and only one replyhere? Hmm...
* - kaiyokoon - Nov 12, 2012
Simple and pretty nice looking for the time it takes to make, good tutorial.
* - the_goods - Nov 14, 2012
Man, I use Photoshop to make GIFS but every thread I open up it seems I learn something new, great beginner tutorial and great work. Love this forum. Thanks man!
* - ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ. - Jan 30, 2014
This shit was a ballin ass tutorial man, good shit. I know people will understand this. Bump back up for great tuts.
* - KrunkShine - Jan 30, 2014
Awesome tutorial! so easy to follow! Thanks a lot.
* - QcOwn - Feb 2, 2014
Easy one, awesome ! make more tutorial ! thanks
* - オーディオ - Feb 2, 2014
very nice tut i enjoyed this alot thanks.
* - AnnuitCoeptis - Feb 2, 2014
Great tutorial my end product looks amazing thanks for sharing this :D
* - Timberwolf - Feb 2, 2014
Wow very nice job! I need to try this out.
* - J4mie - Feb 2, 2014
Completely leaked, even the pictures and not even given credit to original author. NO respect to this user.