Step 2. Layer one will be your background Layer,
Foreground colour = White
Background colour = Black
Choose Radial gradiant (at top left) and Click where you want the main source of light and drag it out how I've done it. http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/8832/step2tq9.jpg
Step 3. Create new layer, and on the new layer draw a straight line directly across the centre horizontally with a 1px pencil. (tip: hold shift while dragging across to make the line straight) http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/2075/step3dl3.jpg
Step 8. The bottom 3 Line layers Are the main 3, the top three are background effects and are put to 22% transparency or whichever Transparency you feel is best for the lighting effects.
My end result after lines. http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/984/step10ga3.jpg
You can use the erase tool to get the edges smoother, but I won't bother.
Step 10. You can add a C4d render Behind your name or any effects you wish. But the final steps are at hand! Create a new layer, Select it and Image>Apply Image.. Then hit OK. This pastes all your layers into 1 layer (a quick merge without merging them).
Final Step. Add your Text(top layer), a border if you need one and add any effects or animations you wish. If you want to know how to do the reflecting fading text I can extend this tutorial a bit more later on.
That concludes my first tutorial, you can use little extras to finish off the pic like me, text effects, pattern fill (the lines going across the pic) again, if you want to learn how to do it I will update the tutorial to help you. Although this is more of a lighting effects tutorial ;) not a sig exactly. Also finish your picture off with sharpen! I was using screen prints but the real quality of how it turns out is the same as in my signature.
Try different variations, I would love to see how it turned out for other people.
10-31-2006, 09:33 PM
Jeff
Pretty good. The final result isn't amazing, but the techniques used were interesting. I wouldn't use the waves filter because it leaves minimal control for getting it exactly how you want it to look (I'd use free transform or pen tool). Still good though.
11-01-2006, 08:41 AM
Ben
Its all pixelly??
And try to make your own stars instead of using others brushes.
OTherwise an okay tut
11-18-2006, 09:01 PM
Tayles
to be honest, it wasnt good at all...couldnt follow it properly due to lack of detail, sorry
