Uh huh. There we go. That's the recognition I deserve! Mua ha ha ha ha ha!!! 

EnygmaSoul:

Uh huh. There we go. That's the recognition I deserve! Mua ha ha ha ha ha!!! 

A few Sigs

Gimps Good but i cant really be bothered spending too long making sigs

I like the last one...

too bad it got all mess up and squshed somehow... 

 Hrm... nice start for someone new to graphic work. However, and this should not be taken as flaming, but constructive criticism... please take note of this. I am NOT flaming your work, just guiding you, helping... -watches back carefully-

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You have entered the Burning Text Plains...

'Shaden, the Graphics Guru' has attacked... 

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The signatures are... full of bad qualities. That sounds harsh and critical, but it is true and I can't think of a nicer way to say it. I suggest you practice your layering a lot. For example, the light on your new signature should probably be on an under-layer from the render with some sort of layer effect to distort it from being so sharp. I'd go further into detail but you can find a million tuts on Deviant Art and JaKool. (both are excellent resources for tutorials on PSP/Photoshop and you can probably convert them into GIMP language with certain limits.)

Next, practice text a TON. Your text is plain, stands out way to hard (detracting from the render itself), and could be softened in a few cases. Text is honestly the hardest thing for me and many graphic designers in general, it takes forever to master imo. But really, practice it a lot by using layer effects, brushes, opacity, and layering. Text can kill a signature, it really can. So you want to take a lot of time on it.

 Also, try downloading some brush packs. I'd look for Abstract and Grunge, possibly Tech but that gets a little advanced. Figure out how to use these brushes on the foreground with duped layers and effects - you can really create some amazing things with a simple duped layer and blur'ing the bottom one. Brushes like abstracts and grunges can really fill up empty space.

C4D's and Fractals are also amazing things to begin using. C4D's are made with Cinema 4D which is a commercial program, and Fractals can be made with Apophsys (a free program) which I sugest trying if you want to really get indepth with your signatures. Those are completly optional though and many can be found at render sites for free.

 Last tip, practice making borders (even a simple black 1p line) around the signatures exposed areas. It will make it look better in general, imo. If it seems to sharp, lower its opacity until it looks right (or use effects on the layer). Remember, a good signature can take a few days to make. Some may take hours and still look great, but never try to push 4-5 hours a signature. If it takes 2 days, it takes 2 days. 

 Please, do not take this as a flame. Graphic design is hard and mastering it takes forever, and no, I'm not some GFX Guru, (that was a joke) I've been using the programs for a while and seen many signatures, so I hope you take my advice the next time you open up gimp. Mainly because you have the right idea, but you do need a lot of work. Again, I'm not a GFX Guru, don't flame meh.

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All in all, great job man and keep up the hard work!

EDIT: Do not save and host these things as .JPEG's - it screws them up horribly. Use .PNG, it looks a lot sharper!

RAW...

thanks shaden!!

got any links for some good tuts!!

details and stuff?? 

U didnt even read what he said? He said Deviantart and Jakool, use the search tool on those webpages.

And, the paragraph he wrote is highly explained, all u need to know to start is there. Saint Google < Use it.. 

Arkz~ 

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this was brought up before but another great free alternative to Adobe Photoshop or other commercial image editing software is Paint.NET. I think it's just as good as GIMP, but the only difference is that while GIMP was originally made for Linux users Paint.NET was originally made for Windows users. Although GIMP is cross-platform, Paint.NET isn't but I'm assuming most (if not all) people here are Windows users so there shouldn't be a problem.

Eh, before anyone flames me though, I'm only giving alternatives/suggestions, I'm not saying one program is better than the other. Heck, I don't even use Paint.NET or GIMP, although I have fiddled around with them for a bit so I do know that they are very good programs and together can be compared to commercial image editors out there.

Anyway, enjoy and Dillion goodluck making sigs!  

Thx for signs (Even if I don't know out to use them :S)

Roxas:

Thx for signs (Even if I don't know out to use them :S)

Just type in these "img" tags:

[.img]the-link-to-your-image-goes-here[/img.]

Yes, include the brackets [ ] but do NOT include the periods inside the "img" tags.

Edit: Lol for more info, check this out: http://www.phpbb.com/community/faq.php?mode=bbcode#f50

what type of comp does gimp do best on or does it not matter cause im thinkin bout doin some work mabye ive seen a few ppl do it and thought it might be neat to try but theirs was a members access only and didnt know if gimp is also like that or not  would like to know ASAP so i can hopefully start doin some work if possible. thnx

     Nathan.

nice sig ArKz i guess you love guilty Gear

Also someone hates my sig and says its offensive to religeon so i aint aloud to use it on fansite

Gimp is better because photoshop is soooo expensive. 

tsubaca:

Gimp is better because photoshop is soooo expensive. 

That doesn't make it better - perhaps a better alternative to amateur graphic designers or a hobbyist who can't go out and blow a couple hundred dollars. But in no way is it better, or else it would be the industry standard. Photoshop has a lot of things which GIMP doesn't (although you can emulate most things; albeit with more effort though.) I'm not saying GIMP is bad, but it certainly isn't better, and that is a pure fact.

Although one would argue that endlessly if they've never used Photoshop. Just use what you like best in my opinion. (Paint Shop Pro is wwhere its at for me.)

 ;) 

So, Dillion what fancy art have you created so far. Be nice to see your secert project :)

I downloaded Gimp also and I'm working really hard on it. Its hard for me to figure all the things out so I've been reading the guild from the gimp website. the list is so long. If anyone downloads it and wants some help with it you can find help at the website.

I like Photoshop because the shortcuts and controls are easier to find.