Dagger of Xian
Senior Member

Registered: Jun 2002
Location: In the Jungle;)(F)

Are there anyother types of programs that i can use for sig creation? or any cds i can install..ill delete this post once i get an answer.

Thanks
staticon
Honorary Moderator

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Reading, U.K.

Dagger of Xian : There are a number of programs which can be used to create sigs. I use PhotoShop but there is also Paint Shop Pro, PhotoSuite - even MS Paint can be used. Some packages are commercial and vary in price from quite cheap to the very expensive. There are also a lot of free public domain and shareware packages available. I'm not sure where you look for them but I'm sure someone can tell you if you ask.
Umah Bloodomen
Senior Member

Registered: Jun 2002
Location: Umahim Territory



Quick Inquiry Staticon:

How do you accomplish the border with the bevel effect in photoshop. (Much like what you did with the sigs of DJ Tech and LeeO).

I tried to add one to this sig I created, and I got a really ugly foggy square over the inner part of the image. (This is the not the example).

I've been trying to accomplish a similar effect to give my sigs a more 3D appearance without much success. Perhaps it will pay for me to quit being so self-taught and eventually buy a better manual eh?

Thanks a lot for any feedback you can offer, Staticon.

staticon
Honorary Moderator

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Reading, U.K.

Umah Bloodomen : The thin white lines in both the sigs you mention were created on a new layer, then drawing a rectangular marquee just inside the sig near to the edges. Next, use dropdown menu options 'EDIT' and 'STROKE'. In the dialogue box, select the colour you require and set the line width. Click on OK and a fine border is drawn. You can remove bits of it by drawing a marquee around the areas you wish to remove and pressing delete.
The bevelling effect is achieved by use of the 'LAYER'. 'LAYER STYLE', 'BEVEL AND EMBOSS' dropdown menu options. This will not work on background images, therefore, you must put the background image onto a layer then select the dropdown menu options above. A dialogue box appears in which you can play with the settings and select a variety of bevel and emboss styles. The best bet is to play with these and see what happens.
You can also call up the style options dialogue box by double clicking the layer you wish to affect in the layers box.

Hope that helps.

BTW - what is a manual?

Kev (100% Self Taught)

DarkWraith
Member

Registered: Nov 2002
Location: London. UK
hey look i'm sorry to do this and i realise this may not be the best place to ask. but i have read the faq about a million times and i still can't work out how to attach my signature to my post. i'm hosting it on my website.

staticon
Honorary Moderator

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Reading, U.K.
DarkWraith - No problem.

•
 Go to the top of the page and click on the tab marked 'User CP'
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 Click on 'Edit Profile'
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 In the box marked 'Signature:' there is a large text box. In this box, type the following:
[IMG]http://www.your website/folder(if needed)/your_pic.jpg (or gif or whatever pic type it is)[/IMG]

This should attach your sig pic to your signature.
Be aware that the forum sig regulation states:
Width: 450px (including text)
Height: 150px (including text)
Filesize: Less than 30 Kilobytes

Hope that helps.

juggalo_joe
Junior Member

Registered: Aug 2003
Location: San Diego, CA


Thank you staticon i think the sig is phat

How do I make it my sig?
staticon
Honorary Moderator

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Reading, U.K.

•
 Right click on the image of your sig and select 'Properties'
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 Hilight the address (ie. the line that read something like http://www.staticon.net/hosted_pix/your_sig.jpg)
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 Click the button at the top of the page.
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 Next, click 'Edit Profile'
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 In the 'Optional Information' section, there is a slot entitled 'Signature:'
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 In the text box, type '[IMG]'
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 Paste the URL you copied earlier
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 At the end of the line, type [/IMG]
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 Click the 'Submit Modifications' button at the bottom of the page.
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Whenever you wish to add your sig to a post, just check the 'Show Signature:' box at the bottom of the 'Post Reply' screen.

Hope that helps.

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