truefusion

You have blending of the render pretty much all figured out. All you need to work on is adding multicolors, depth, and working on the text more. Your brushing is pretty good, also. Try working with patterns, and different kinds of borders.

There's a tool in photoshop called the "slice" tool. What this does is break down your template into pieces so when you save for web, each section turns into a table cell, and gets saved as a seperate image from all the other slices. When saving for web, make sure you select "HTML and Images" in the dropdown list. For backgrounds in the template that can be looped, just use the marquee tool, and select the potential loop area, then edit > copy merged, and create a new document, paste, and save for web. Notice from jlhaslip: Edit as requested

I think the background could have more going on. It looks a bit plain to me. Text could be better, though. But, i'm guessing the attention was mostly on the render. Rating it: 7/10.

Professionality: I guess this would consist of trying to sell what your business is about. Get the word out quick and easy, in an attractive way, and non-offensive.User-friendly: Convenient, dial-up friendly, accessible to many.Clean yet effective: This is basically the other two.Looking at the example template, it would load rather fast, if you use HTML/CSS to your advantage. But, good luck on making that gradient background work on different kinds of resolution. Also, try not to center text, unless it's like a title, or headline.

This is more near banner size than a sig size. The red text doesnt match everything else. Pixelated renders are fine if they represent pixel characters (i.e. NES Mario), but those renders are more rigid, if you will. The background is... interesting, but the render doesnt match it. What program did you use to make this?

Big banners are a no-no. You wanna be dial-up friendly. Also, navigation is better left to plain HTML/CSS, no images. That way if you need to add another link, you wont have to go back into Photoshop, or whatever image editing program, and modify the layout. You wanna try to manipulate anything in the layout with HTML/CSS.Empire Site Template:I'm guessing it's for a gaming website, cause of the renders used in the banner? The content area. I see that as a no-no. The idea is good, but it's not perfected. For you to be able to find a nice loop to that background, and to make it match with the edges, would take forever, and i find it would be very hard to do.Red Template:I see too many red bars, which one would only be needed (basically just the nav bar), which you can use and manipulate in HTML/CSS. That blue bar seems out of place with all the red. The bevel and emboss looks odd. Generally, you'd wanna have a border on both sides.

Here's a template with lighther colors.

Just something I thought I might contribute. Loading time will be similar to around the same time it takes to download the hosted/posted image. Actual dimensions for the layout wont be exactly that wide, I just wanted you guys to see the background pattern loop, which would be visible for larger-than-normal monitor resolutions. If you guys think this layout should be used, just say so, and I'll provide a copy of the layout, all coded, to the people that have access to GFXtrap.

Usually i stick by my sig, but i'm liking Mayank's better. The dot pattern is a nice touch. Text goes nice with the theme. The ribbon and bells is also a nice touch.S_M: 0Truefusion: 0Mayank: 2FtK_Shadow: 0

S_M: Truefusion: Mayank: FtK Shadow: As usual, votes must have a reason. Maintain current votes at end of post: S_M: 0 Truefusion: 0 Mayank: 0 FtK_Shadow: 0 Notice from mayank: Edited as reported by truefusion..changed his sig URL

You have a point there. Guess i'll start it.

Looks like i win this week. Thanks for everyone who voted for me. Winning sig: ---- I'm not sure if i should start the X-Mas one, since it was supposed to start 3 days ago? Not sure if S_M wants more entries, or whatever, but i'll leave it to him to start that one.

Nice sig, nice render, but i think you went a bit overboard on the cresent moon shape. I'ma rate this 8/10.

Too much open space to the right. I suggest trying out different fonts, and have the text take up most of one side. The render has been blended too much, it needs more of his chest. The pixel stretch (?) kinda ruins the background. Rating this as 5.5-6/10.

Nimo's Codec Pack has a large amount of codecs that may suit your needs.

To tell you the truth you could have told him how to improve. For example, you mention that you dont call that a sig. By telling us what you would call a sig, can be a form of helping others how to improve (of course, we would want you to do so in a nice manner). Also, no one said you have to tell others you like their sig in a "noobish" way, or any other way, just for the hell of it. If you still have "trouble" in trying to help someone improve, graphic-wise, you can learn from others, and how we've helped others improve .

The ecchi anime girl seems out of place, but i'm guessing it's there to take up some space, or cover-up something. But, her white shirt, and the robot's "darkness" making an imbalance. Hmm, it may be monotnous in color, but sometimes such a thing works for a sig, rare, but it works.

First one, i'd move the render more to the right, and manipulate the background more on the left, make it seem more balanced.Second one, I'd keep the scanlines, but light seems to be over powering darkness. Maybe moving the render more to the right, to even things out. Or add more depth.

Whoa, easy there Mareck, you didnt even give him/her any ways to improve it, though you said: "Best Regards".Anyways, like mentioned, i'd suggest getting some brushes, you can search this forum for links to good brushes, or download a brush pack S_M made. That sig could use a border, and maybe a pattern overlay. Different font, different color for the font, and different text placement. The sig has depth, but i think too much of it, in one area.

Pressing refresh is like submitting the post twice. What i suggest is, before you submit your post to: copy what you've written (if need be, paste it in an new text document, so you can copy other stuff), then submit. If you get that 404 page, chances are the post has been placed in the database. If so, come back later, when your connection is better. If your post is there, good. If not, no worries, just paste the post back again, and submit it.

Can you provide an outcome for this tutorial? Graphic tutorials are usually useless, unless people like the outcome.

I really like the first one. But, the other 2, I would make the text easier to see, and mix the text styles from v1 and v2 together, making v3 xD.

Brushing is quite nice, just the render doesnt fit it too well, imo. Text seems oddly placed. Maybe arcing the text and have it take up most of the left side would have been better.