Tutorials

[Flux]

Cheap and easy way to make an abstract siggy:

1) Open a new sig, size it to your preferred specs (i like 350x135)

2) Fill bg with black

3) Choose a good abstract brush set (may wanna check out xxCursedxx, he makes some damn good abstract brushes)

4) Open new layer

5)Brush white in a nice controlled fashion,decide a pattern you want to follow. make sure you're brushing at 100% opacity

6) On the same layer, after brushing white, change opacity to 45% and brush black on top

7) Open new layer,set opacity back to 100% and brush black,followed by white at 45% (see the pattern?white/black,black/white,white/black,black/white etc etc)

8) Do as many layers as you would like (i stay between 10 and 35) then set layers to either overlay or soft light (you could mix it up and have each layer do one or the other,just experiment)

9) Merge down 1 layer at a time,making adjustments to fit how you want it as you go.

10) After everything is merged, duplicate the layer and flip it horizontal, then flip it vertical,so the top is now the bottom and vice versa

11) Colorize each layer differently,then find a nice blend (maybe linear light or lighten....whatever,just find one blend that looks good)

12)Merge down, then duplicate layer again

13) Invert the colors of the top layer,then find a nice blend again.....

14) thats basically it,just play around and see what works best

finished product-

I hope this helps someone,i've only just started working with this style,and as far as i know i'm the only one who does it like that. of course make variations here and there,i'm at work so i cant test and post my results and whatnot,but just experiment,and enjoy.

[Flux]

This is the easiest way i can think of to make a grunge bg,although am not gonna worry about coloring yet.this is jsut basics.

Step1) File-new. Make the starting layer 350x135

Step 2) Filter-Render-Cloud

Step 3) Create new layer and select grunge brush

Step 4) Begin brushing with black, then open new layer and brush white,continue with the alternating layers for a total of 10 layers.

Step 5) Merge the layers down 1 at a time with each layer set on OVERLAY,pay attention to how they adjust as they merge.

Step 6) Image-Adjustments-Hue/Saturation. Set HUE to 25, Saturation to 30, and Lightness to -15.

Step 7) Duplicate layer. Now go to Image-Adjustments-Brightness/Contrast. Set Brightness to -20 and Contrast to +20.

Step 8) Set the duplicated layer to OVERLAY and merge down.

Step 9) Choose an adequate render, and size it only if it needs to be resized. Now duplicate the render, and set the duplicated render BENEATH the background (it will now be the bottom layer).

Step 10) Duplicate the original render (you now have 2 above the background) and take the render beneath the background and go to Filter-Blur-Radial Blur. Set the blur to 45-Zoom-Good. Take the background and set it to SOFT LIGHT.

Step 11) Still following me? Take the two renders ABOVE the background, and set them both to Lighten. Now go to Layer-Merge Visible.

Step 12) Text.....Find a suitable text, and make your first layer of your name (or whatever else you want on your sig.) Duplicate your text, then go to Layer-Rasterize Text. Now duplicate the text layers,and set one BENEATH your sig.

Step 13) For the text beneath your sig, go to Filter-Blur-Radial Blur, same settings as before. Set your sig to Soft light. For the text ABOVE your sig, go to Layer-Layer Style-Blending Options. Select Drop Shadow and Stroke. Set the Stroke at 1px, Color Black, and set the blend at Soft Light.

Step 14) To finish off, go to Edit-Stroke, and set the width at 2px, color black with the blend setting at Soft Light.

Step 15) Edit-Stroke, but this time,set the width at 1px,color White, blend setting Soft Light.


**My end result-

[GIZZLE]

VERY NICE BRO! I'll try the first one tomorrow after school and post my result.

[SHORTIZZLE]

Hmmm....... interesting, very interesting........

[Flux]

How to make a glassy storm orb the easy way:

*just so you guys know,these tuts i'm posting are in fact from my own experimentation,just in case anyone is wondering*

NOTE-I am at work right now,and going solely by my memory.Since my mind is off,there may need to be some editing done to this tut. Give it a try,and if anything seems off,let me know.I will edit this when i get home.

1) file-new, set the size to about 300x300 (just so you have enough space)

2) select your elliptical tool,and hold down shift so you can make a full circle (not too large,make it the size you want)

3) while the circle is still selected, go to filter-render-clouds. this will make the inner circle all clouds without affecting the outside

4) go to filter-distort-spherize. you can use the default settings for this if you choose

5) spherize 4 or 5 times,pay attention to how the cloud cover changes.try to get it how you want it to look (make sense? lol)

6) with the circle still selected, duplicate the layer,and spherize 2 more times.

7) go to filter-distort-glass.you can use the default setting if you like.

8) invert the top layer, then set it at either overlay or soft light

9) merge down,then reselect the circle again,and spherize 2 more times.

10) filter-distort-glass,default settings, do this 2 times.

11) go to hue/saturation,color it how you want to,then duplicate the layer,and go to color balance,color it how you want,then duplicate yet again,and go to curves,set the the curve slightly.

12) make sure all the layers are either on overlay or on soft light then blend down.

13) last time,select the circle,then filter-distort-spherize and filter-distort-glass

14) with circle still selected, add a 1 px black stroke with a soft light setting,and you're done.

[Mystery]

Might wanna add some pictures of your steps to make it easier

[ghost]

no,you may wanna read carefully....and how can i add pics of my steps when i was at work?yeahhhh....

[KIZZLE]

hey Flux,
Iam thinking your tutorials would look great on a articles sections of the new site. What do you think?

- KIZZZZzzzzzzz

[ghost flux]

hey,its whatever kizz.if you wanna use them there,cool. just give me a chance to double check my steps,cuz like i currently posted,i was at work and had to use my memory to write them....thusly,i may of missed a step or two.but yeah,anything i post,feel free to use,i'd be honored ;D

[Mystery]

I am so very sorry flux

[ghost of flux]

its alright cookie,i forgive you

[]-[IZZLE]

wolfy.. abt the glassy orb... im not able to render the circle alone .. every time it gets rasterized and the whole layer gets rendered as clouds.. what am i doing wrong??

[Flux]

it seems like every time i come to this forum i'm not home what exactly do you mean? gd it...hit me on msn lata i guess: [e-mail] i'll try to walk you through it,and make whatever corrections need to be made i guess

[Matty Ham!]

hey man love the tuts, real help, havnt tried them yet tho, but i bet ill get used to this.. thanks man, ill buzz you on msn if im stuck, if you dont mind

[ghost]

if ever you guys need me,feel free. but if i get quiet,either i'm 1) gettin food....2)havin a smoke....3)chasin my daughter....4)workin on something that may look promising.

[SHORTIZZLE]

lol his daughter is soooo cute!!

[GIZZLE]

I've heard some bits and peices. Sounds like shes a cute litle kid....