[Nobody]

I was fooling around with the effects on Adobe Photoshop 6.0 after installing it when I made something I though was pretty good. I added text to it, and here it is:
http://img214.echo.cx/img214/5707/nobodysig0ri.jpg
(probably just crap compared to what most of you can do though)
That image is also my new signature image.

[Excalibur's Power]

Nobody, that's great for a beginner. You should've seen what I did when I first began using PS.

[Mallick]

That's similar to my first APS image. I'll show you something cool sometime.

[Neo]

Nobody. try messing around with Filter > Render > Clouse, or different clouds. try messing with the levels and curves.

[Gardna]

It is nice, i would say. The green Nobody sign is looking noobish, but overall 9/10

[Ravenblade]

Its a bit bland bt i guess the overall effect is nice. I agree with Gardna that the green text looks a bit out of place though =/

[Nobody]

I thought so. I colored it green 'cause it's a bright color; it would show up well on the picture.

[Ravenblade]

I dont know whether this is just me being over tired, but is it moving?

Thats probably an incredibly retarded thing to ask but i get the feeling it is or my mind is playing tricks on me XD

If it isnt then that adds to the effect IMO, i stared at it for some time.

[Nobody]

It's not an animation. I'm not sure why wou stared at it, but it's probably triggered by the concentration of the light where it is; I think things like that can cause optical illusions if you stare at them hard enough.

[Ravenblade]

^^ ok i had a feeling it'd just be my mind playing tricks.

Still i like the fact i had to look at it and couldnt work it out

[Nobody]

I've no idea what I did to make it, but here's another one. I used both Photoshop itself, and ImageReady for this one.

[Ravenblade]

Its nice too. I think you probably have the basics sorted out now so maybe you should move onto to art with more structure and maybe something more solid to look at?

[Andross]

Umm, not sure what you people are wowing about...Filter>Render>Clouds isn't a complicated thing to do.

Suggestions:
Use Distortion Filters, then after using one, go to Edit>Fade *Filter*...
Adjust the color by going to Image>Adjustments>Color Balance
Mess with layers and brushes
Try this for doing decent text - and ALWAYS avoid Comic Sans MS. Never looks good.
Refer to a color wheel to find what colors look good together (lime green on gray doesn't look good)

[Nobody]

Okay. I'm going to remake the text in my signature, and perhaps change other things a little bit. I'll edit this post when I'm done.
EDIT: I made something, but didn't add text 'cause I decided not to make it my signature. It's a large image file, so I'm just posting a link to it:
http://members.cox.n...r/explosion.tif
To me, it looks like an aerial view of a large explosion on a peninsula.
EDIT2 @ 9:51 PM: I wasn't fooling around this time; Betrayer/PDM helped me alot making it. I'm not too sure if I should make it my sig [YET] (notice how I did not add text to) because it's not in it's final version. But it's definately much better than my current one.
http://members.cox.net/lawrencemar/nobodysig2.gif

[Tachyon360]

It's a bit better, but you need to work on your skills a lot.

Before you even think about working with filters, start out by learning the very basics. Good-tutorials.com is a good place to start.

[Ravenblade]

Its nice Nobody, id still like to see some general image in it though - I think works along the line sof Andross' are a little way off yet so maybe working with actual images is an idea.

Still, good job.

[Elliott]

Save as JPEG.
The very first image is, very, very basic. Sorry, that's just they way it is.
Experiment with ALL the filters (thats how I started), then after that move onto the default brushes, then some customs. After all that, start looking into tutorials. www.good-tutorials.com is prolly the best.

[Baer]

For a beginner it's alright. But there is space for improvement. Here a few tips...

- Photoshop 6 is kind of outdated I would suggest buying or getting Photoshop 7 or Photoshop CS as they have better features. If you want I can give you the installer file and all that if you like. Just add me on MSN.

- Filters are good for beginners. But when you learn more you will need a new technique. So I suggest downloading some brushes from deviantart or a similar site.

- Borders. You can never have a graphic without a border. Here's how to get one of the most simplist and most widely used borders.

Select the Rectangular Marquee tool and put a box over the whole graphic.
Right click somewhere inside the square and then click on the command, Stroke.
Use these settings.

Width: 1 px
Colour: Black (# 000000)
Location: Inside
Mode: Normal
Opacity: 100%

This will give you a 1 pixel border.

I hope this has helped.

[Tachyon360]

For borders, I just select all, contract the selection 1 pixel, and use the fill tool. Takes me about 4 seconds.

[Elliott]

I just used Baer's method before, much better than what I usually did:

Flatten image > New Layer from background > Layer style > blending options > stroke (inside black 1px)

[Andross]

It's easier to just hit Ctrl+A if you're ending up with a stroke command in the end. One other border to consider is a 3px black-white-black border. That's usually just a personal style choice.

[Nobody]

Agatio, on Apr 20 2005, 03:58 AM, said:

Save as JPEG.
The very first image is, very, very basic. Sorry, that's just they way it is.
Experiment with ALL the filters (thats how I started), then after that move onto the default brushes, then some customs. After all that, start looking into tutorials. www.good-tutorials.com is prolly the best.

I know it was basic. I'm a beginner, but I really liked the filter and the blur settings I used.
Anyway, I'll try to get a new image up soon, but I need some ideas.

[Tachyon360]

I have to disagree with Agatio. Learn about layers, layer masks, and channels. Then practice with established brushing and filter techniques, a little bit at a time. Once you get the hang of it (not necessarily mastering it, but getting decently good) try what works best for you.

[Djinn]

Looks pretty bland, sorry. :)

IMO, it looks like just a cloud effect, with your name. Try downloading some cool fonts at:

http://www.dafont.com

They have the best font, and hopefully you'll get better. :)