Slanted Pics.

[Lysander]

This is a tutorial I made for my friend. It is a full signature tutorial with a slanted 3D effect.



Ok make a new document any size. Mine is 350x140. Fill the background with Black. Get some brushes and brush with white. Then make a new layer and brush with black. Repeat this process switching between Black and White.



Grab a render. Im using this one.


And place it into your sig. Resize it using CTRL + T. Once your happy with the size press CTRL + U and set the saturation level to -100.



Ok now we need to add color. Make a color balance layer by going to Image > Adjustments > Color balance These are the settings I used but you can do different.

Midtones - 45, 26, -62
Shadow - -30, 19, -62
Highlights - 0, 0, 0

Now render clouds. Filter > Render > Clouds and make another colorbalance layer.

Midtones - 47, -39, 47
Shadow - 0, 0, 0
Highlights - 39, -43, 34

And redner clouds again and make a final colorbalance layer.

Midtones - -29, -31, 20
Shadow - 0, 0, 0
Highlights - 0, 0, 0

And render clouds.


Ok now add a border. Make a new layer and press CTRL + A and then goto
Edit > Stroke > 3pxl > Black > ok
Then
Edit > Stroke > 2pxl > White > ok
Then
Edit > Stroke > 1xl > Black > ok

Set that layer to Soft light

Now add some text. Once your happy we can make the signature slanted. Click the top layer and press CTRL + SHIFT + E to merge all layers. Press CTRL + A to select the whole image and then copy it.

Open a new document the same size but 20pxl wider and higher. Paste the signature into this document (transparent)

Go to Edit > Transform > Distort Move the corners around untill you have a slanted look. Right click the layer and set these blending options.

Drop shadow - Distance 8, Spread 31, Size 0.

Now goto File > Save as Make sure it is saved as a .PNG file.

[Storm3r]

very nice tutorial.
I might make 1 on blending images.

[Zero Arden]

Your tutorial has been accepted and put in the completed forums!

[Zero Arden]

This tutorial is great, here's my ending results. Ignore the picture, I can't do a Renders > Clouds on my tryout version.

For the IE users:



For the FF users:

[slayer]

slay where doyou get the faces that you us to do the work that you did befor?

[Zero Arden]

You asking where I get the pictures I use?

www.planetrenders.net