Signature request thread

[serenity21899]

I'm afraid that was all self taught.

It does not require a $1,200 purchase of Adobe Photoshop. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. I downloaded it last summer from the Adobe website on sale for $45 at my boss's request, for editing photos of samples.

The program impressed me so much, I downloaded a copy of it for myself as well. Adobe offers 2 week free trials, and free online instructional videos so if anyone is interested, I encourage them to give it a try. I'm always learning something new and improving my techniques, as looking at my earlier signatures tends to make me wince and shake my head now.

I just learned how to do vape smoke from DoogieTony (in the REO forum) a day or two ago.

If enough people are interested, I could do a basic tutorial blog post and share my master Provarinati .png files (basically, all the Provarinati logos we use).

There are a ton of videos on Photoshop on YouTube, as well. I have always used another graphics program in Creative Suites, but I am currently taking an image editing class, so it's finally time for me to learn Photoshop beyond the basics.

For backgrounds, I use the gradients and patterns. You can get many interesting effects that way. This has the advantage of being able to use the exact colors you want to rather than what someone else has chosen.

I will say both PoM and Ocelot put me to shame, but I will catch up.

 

[WorksForMe]

It's fine by me. If you want a full-on custom one, you know who to ask.

Thanks PoM, but I wouldn't know what to ask for. I don't want animals or flowery backgrounds. I like the Provarinati cult theme.

 

[The Ocelot]

What is the "legal" deal with these banners???? So, PoM made me this beautiful banner (see below) and I also want an ECF Counter Banner to go with it. It says "error" when I try to add the counter. I am an Ultra Member so am I entitled or not? I was told, by a very reliable source here, that I could have 2 but don't know how to go about getting it all up in there.........Does anyone have an answer????

If you are a Supporting Member you can have an image and a quit banner. For regular members you can have one or the other.

 

[PLANofMAN]

Thanks PoM, but I wouldn't know what to ask for. I don't want animals or flowery backgrounds. I like the Provarinati cult theme.

If you are a Supporting Member you can have an image and a quit banner. For regular members you can have one or the other.

Sorry Ocey, but you are wrong. I am not a supporting member and I have both.

23. Signature (sigs)
a. No animated graphics are allowed in signatures and there are no exceptions.
b. No affiliate links are allowed in signatures.
c. No commercial links are allowed. This means links to business websites or any website with a primarily commercial objective unless the site is related to electronic cigarettes and is permissible according to other rules. Signatures with links to Unregistered Suppliers and/or sites of dubious quality/content/reputation are subject to removal. If excessive promotion is suspected, an infraction may also be given.
d. Signature images (graphics, gfx) must be 400 x 65px or less in dimension (this means the width cannot be greater than 400px and the height cannot be greater than 65px), and no more than 25kB in filesize. We advise a .gif or .jpg file.
e. Members who are permitted a linked sig graphic cannot also have text links unless there is a usergroup exception for their group.
f. Members may have a 'Stopped Smoking' graphic of standard size in addition to another graphic.
g. No links (including in signatures) are allowed to websites we proscribe, or to websites either for, or that feature prominently:
pharmaceuticals, porn, gambling, violence, loans, credit, political parties, religious views, information considered illegal in most countries.
h. A signature is a privilege, not a right, and can be withdrawn any time for any reason and without notice.

 

[omyeyes]

Sorry Ocey, but you are wrong. I am not a supporting member and I have both.

Whoa, stop the presses!?!?!?! I thought I saw a few peeps with 2 banners that were not "supporting members" and you're one of them!! What's going on here?????

 

[The Ocelot]

Sorry Ocey, but you are wrong. I am not a supporting member and I have both.

I agree I am wrong based on the rules. This has been discussed before and I posted a copy of the rules just like you did, but no one other than supporting members seemed to be able to do it without get an error....until now. Okay, fess up! Who did you have to hibernate with to get both?

 

[PLANofMAN]

I agree I am wrong based on the rules. This has been discussed before and I posted a copy of the rules just like you did, but no one other than supporting members seemed to be able to do it without get an error....until now. Okay, fess up! Who did you have to hibernate with to get both?

It wasn't my fault. Our parents put us together!

Seriously though, I've never had problems doing multiple banners.

 

[The Ocelot]

It wasn't my fault. Our parents put us together!

Seriously though, I've never had problems doing multiple banners.

Perhaps you know a secret way to do it that you didn't know you knew you did because it was a secret. I shall not speak on this topic again as I don't know what I thought I knew because I thought I knew it and I didn't know I didn't.

 

[PLANofMAN]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1v9tuhl3srt9kh/T3AnoHra0B

Dropbox link to the core files I use. Please copy and save them on your computer, make changes there, not in this file location. If you cut and paste them, or change them in Dropbox, it will delete or change them for everyone.

You will notice there are two of each item. One is the .PSD file I use when I actually do stuff. The other is a high quality .JPEG that lets me preview the file. .PSD files don't show a small thumbnail picture in Windows Explorer when I'm looking for a specific file. The JPEGs help me find files if I can't remember the name of the file.

The files I'm sharing are:
The Provarinati logo
The Eye of Horus logo
The Provarinati seal (I actually haven't used that one yet)
A blank 400 pixel x 65 pixel signature background

Remember to save your work as .GIF images. These are much, much smaller than .JPEG images and will let you keep much more detail in your work. ECF allows a maximum size of 25 kb. Most of the banners I make are between 12-20 kb.

The logos and stuff are intentionally oversized. This allows me to keep as much detail as possible when I shrink them down.

 

[The Ocelot]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1v9tuhl3srt9kh/T3AnoHra0B

Dropbox link to the core files I use. Please copy and save them on your computer, make changes there, not in this file location. If you cut and paste them, or change them in Dropbox, it will delete or change them for everyone.

You will notice there are two of each item. One is the .PSD file I use when I actually do stuff. The other is a high quality .JPEG that lets me preview the file. .PSD files don't show a small thumbnail picture in Windows Explorer when I'm looking for a specific file. The JPEGs help me find files if I can't remember the name of the file.

The files I'm sharing are:
The Provarinati logo
The Eye of Horus logo
The Provarinati seal (I actually haven't used that one yet)
A blank 400 pixel x 65 pixel signature background

Remember to save your work as .GIF images. These are much, much smaller than .JPEG images and will let you keep much more detail in your work. ECF allows a maximum size of 25 kb. Most of the banners I make are between 12-20 kb.

The logos and stuff are intentionally oversized. This allows me to keep as much detail as possible when I shrink them down.

I do it differently, but I would never be able to articulate how. That's why I'm an artist and not a graphic designer.

 

[PLANofMAN]

I do it differently, but I would never be able to articulate how. That's why I'm an artist and not a graphic designer.

I'm a writer and a welder. I'm not a graphic designer either. If I was, I would be doing this kind of stuff for a living, and I certainly wouldn't be contemplating writing a "tips and tricks of signature making" in my blog. That is a rather daunting prospect. I'm actually thinking about making YouTube videos instead. More "show" and less "tell."

 

[PLANofMAN]

Freebie time again. Not a Provarinati signature per se, but close enough. Anyone have a ProVari Stealth and no banner?

 

[WorksForMe]

What do you think about this for an avatar? I'm not sure if I'm ready to go this dark.

 

[serenity21899]

What do you think about this for an avatar? I'm not sure if I'm ready to go this dark.

Actually, this reminds me of pbrusardo's ProVari video and makes me laugh.

 

[PLANofMAN]

Actually, this reminds me of PBusardo's ProVari video and makes me laugh.

It did the same for me. This one should look less like an image from a video game once it's shrunk down.

 

[WorksForMe]

It did the same for me. This one should look less like an image from a video game once it's shrunk down.

All Hail the sig master! vape in peace brother PoM.

 

[AngiBe]

All Hail the sig master! vape in peace brother PoM.

Love that Avi!!!! PoM...you ROCK!

 

[PLANofMAN]

All Hail the sig master! Vape in peace brother PoM.

Crap. I forgot about the CASAA Banner. You can have only one banner + a quit banner. One of them has to go.
Look at Baditude's signature. He did a workaround that still put a link to CASAA in there.

Otherwise, everything looks great!

Too bad CASAA or the Provarinati don't have "Since-My-Last..." banners. THAT would be a nice work around.

 

[ah64ace]

I would appreciate some help resizing this to the proper dimentions. Editing welcome if the words aren't readable. Thanks in advance. Can't seem to get Paint to do the job.

 

[PLANofMAN]

I would appreciate some help resizing this to the proper dimentions. Editing welcome if the words aren't readable. Thanks in advance. Can't seem to get Paint to do the job.

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I hope I got the date right. I left my microscope in the other room.

Edit:

Here's a different one if you want more of a "quit banner" look.