Couple of Sigs.

[Newt]

I'm pretty new to this, I've learned everything I know off this site. Tell me what you think of these and which one I should use.









I was also wondering how to make a good grungy feel for a background for a sig im making. Comments appreciated.

[neogfx]

I'm not a fan of any TBH but the first Yoda one has good composition, just way over contrasted (and I like contrasty images).
Read a few tuts and keep at it though, for a beginner you ain't lookin half bad.

As for a grunge bg, try this tut, credit goes to matje from noobdesign for the tut. Please don't rip!

[Newt]

ty for feedback

[Dark Method]

I think the first two are kinda cool, but you gotta blend the renders more. IMO, with your scanlines/patterns, try to keep the opacity on them at a lower level.

For example, on my current sig my scanlines on the bottom left are set at 40% and I've also erased parts of it.

EDIT: Also try a simple 1 pixel border around some of your sigs.New layer> CTRL +A >EDIT>STROKE
Then make a 1 pixel border of an appropriate colour. Remember too if you have a light border on a forum with a light skin, it'll be harder to see. You can also give your entire sig a drop shadow effect so it "floats" so to speak, but that's another story.