Some Graphic Tips Please

Hey, for making grpahics I have Photoshop CS2 Cinema 4D and 3DS Max. Can you give me some tips on how to make my sigs look awesome. I have the idea, I made my sig and a couple other pieces if you saw my tryout, but what is the thing to make it look awesome. Some tips would be great because without and graphic help I won't get any better. Thanks.

 

good-tutorials.com [All Photoshop Tuts]pixel2life.com [Has A Section With A Lot Of PS Tuts!]Just expierement really, that's the best way to learn. Don't overbrush use your gradients, and filter work too, so they don't like a quick 5 Minute job wiht brushes just slapped on.Sit down, and just fool around, you'll get a lot of learning out of that.

 

What kind of things did you use to make your sig?

 

www.deviantart.com Get brushes from therewww.dafont.comget fonts there

 

Does Deviantart have and viruses in their brushes?

 

I never caught a virus in any brushes from there...

 

Well I usually use a solid color with different blending options, apply a slight gradient, some abstract shapes, and even add a little brushing in for some nice detials. It takes some time ot learn not to just slap brushes on and call it a graphic, in fact I'm still getting the hang of it myself. Just take your time, and practice, practice, practice.

 

I just add clouds, then make new layers with different brushing and blending options. Then colorize, etc...

 

Thanks for all of your advice. I will practice and then in a couple of months I will try out for the graphic team again. Thanks again.

 

Take your time, and try your best. That's all you need to do.

 

With All of your help and I have been practicing. I have made this. My question is this... Is this quality good enough for the graphic team. How much further talent do I need to get to become graphic team quality? Thanks. By the Way. Picture from PSDCENTRAL.NET

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jets91 @ Aug 31 2005, 12:01 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>With All of your help and I have been practicing. I have made this. My question is this... Is this quality good enough for the graphic team. How much further talent do I need to get to become graphic team quality? Thanks. By the Way. Picture from PSDCENTRAL.NET</div> You know, that's a huge improvement from your current sig, but, it's not good enough to be on the graphics team, you should make the bg more active and add some effects to the text, now bevel/emboss, but more advanced effects.Good job though.

 

How do you do more advanced effects to the text? An example would be great.