New Year Signature. 2007

[kimi_boo]

With the beginning of 2007 we will need new signatures for our images. I thought it would be nice if everyone posted their new sigs. It might help out some of the newbies and give others a suggestion about what to make. So who will be first?? :)

[karen donnybrook]

Kimi,

I thought you would lead by example :D

Karen

PS will work on mine over the next few days

[ChristineV]

What a fun thread this will be! I think I will wait until my Wacom comes .. won't I be able to make one with that?

[kroberts]

I did this the other day when I added my signature to my Christmas card. Nothing fancy, just functional:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19fZWP89qmlEKnoOe4ga9OtIoie_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19fZWP89qmlEKnoOe4ga9OtIoie)

[Wendy]

Hi ...

I donlt tend to add the date to mine ... so I guess I will just continue with the same ones :)

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

Well.... I have been playing around for about 30 minutes now. I still haven't come up with something wonderful. Quite a few goofy ones. :p

I have to admit like Wendy I'm not much into anything with a date on it. I now have just a whole bunch of new Kimi's.

So Wendy go ahead and post just a new Wendy. :D

I will post some examples soon.

Kim.... yours looks great!

[chas3stix]

Kimi,
This is something new to me .Please explain.
Chas

[Wendy]

Hi Chas ...

Many of us put our signatures at the bottom of images we create ... and to do them we usually make a brush.

If you take a look in Wendy's Mini Tutorials (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3641) ... then scroll down to the bottom of the first message you will see links to two tutorial. Simple Signature Brush & Complex Copyright brush ...

They show you how to go about creating the brushes :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

I do like the idea. I will try to folow up with one to contribute. However, have patience, as i will probably need 2-3 times to get it right:)
m
"Learning something new everyday"
p.o.s.l.;)

[chas3stix]

Just how do you put the new signiature on existing photos in the gallery?
Chas

[Wendy]

OK then ...

Here is a selection of mine:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1aIfhJD6EJKPeOGkDT6MxcFbjLByIW_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1aIfhJD6EJKPeOGkDT6MxcFbjLByIW)

Wendy :)

[nkeevers]

I think I'll try it too but it'll take a while. I'm using my new Wacom pen and having a heck of a time. I'm slow now!

Wow Wendy, you have some really nice ones there!

[Wendy]

Hi Chas ...

You first need to make you brush then open your image
choose a colour for your signature, create a new layer above your image
then juct click down once with yout brush ..

... if you do it on a new layer you can also add a layer style, drop shadow etc and move it around until its in the right place :)

Wendy

[Wendy]

Hi Norma ...

All of mine are done using fonts :)

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

Mine are not as fancy as Wendy's. :o
But here are a few I made this afternoon. :D

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DydQTiBloe07hhZBoeDCtIf6UzZO_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DydQTiBloe07hhZBoeDCtIf6UzZO)

Mine are also all fonts.

[Wendy]

Hi Kimi ...

Oh they are really nice !! :)

What fonts did you use on the red one and the green one ??

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

Thanks Wendy.

I am pretty sure the red is Scriptina. I added 2 or 3 K's to get the effect I wanted. The blue one is a bunch of different fonts together. :eek:

I will have to examine yours carefully tomorrow and see if there is a push in the right direction. :cool:

[chas3stix]

Got two of them done ,myself. Thanks to Wendy's great mini-tuts.
Chas

[Wendy]

Thanks Kimi ... :)

Chas ... Glad that you managed to do them OK ... and look forward to seeing them :)

Wendy

[kimh]

I usually go by Kimie. For the forum I better stick to Kimh as it is confusing enough with about 20 of us Kim's already:D
Maybe I can come up with something if I stay away from this forum for long enough!
Kimh

[apasskey]

Wendy and Kimi - I like your new ones but I always really liked your previous ones too. Actually, Kimi, yesterday I was looking at your gallery thinking how much I liked your signature!! I have never gotten around to making myself one. I just type my name on each project. Maybe the time has come to make an actual signature brush.
Andie

[Wendy]

Andie ...

Go for it ... you can do it :D :D :D

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

Andie.. my girl. Where ya been?;)

Do make one and post it. Looks like Wendy and I are the only ones posting. Oh, wait and Kim. :D

[chas3stix]

Well,here they are. Nothing fancy but a start. Color wouldn't change,though...Why?
Chas
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Jzks8n4YTyNr9192Hl3jCQg23iZgK0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Jzks8n4YTyNr9192Hl3jCQg23iZgK0)

[Byron Gale]

I'll play... (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1w4oDYy7KYyHH2eeDO6v4nFwqoJgjk)

[karen donnybrook]

Byron,

Love it - made me laugh.

Karen :)

[Wendy]

Oh very nice Byron :) :)

Chas ... did you make a brush ?? If so you just need to change your foreground colour and then use the brush :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

Here's mine if they get posted correctly. I just had to do a "gold" version too.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1dE2VMm4ABMP0783Fow9zZN1txHvK0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1dE2VMm4ABMP0783Fow9zZN1txHvK0)
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1emXj2wJ9QoawvGAz1sn47xRQp78wP0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1emXj2wJ9QoawvGAz1sn47xRQp78wP0)
Here's hoping they are not too wrong sized, as I do not have the edit post and/or delete post accomplished , yet.
m

[kimi_boo]

Bryon.... :eek: :D
you will need to use that one for Grant's Challenge. ;)

Michelle... I may just copy that one. :)

[msbrad]

Thanks Kimi, feel free to copy ,:)
Font for the m and the b was: palace script mt. Each letter on own layer then moved around to where I wanted it. The numbers were font: 38
The best part was I did get the brush saved, and its still there:D .
m

[msbrad]

Byron, I like that !
m
ps: not ready for any challenges from here , yet.

[JulieM]

I don't even have a gallery posted and I'm making a signature! :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1jAI9cURtHxPgBb6RvTp38Agc5u34_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1jAI9cURtHxPgBb6RvTp38Agc5u34)

[CarolLHB]

I like that one, Julie-very edgy!:)

[kimi_boo]

Julie.. I like yours also.:D I need to try thinking outside the box. :o

Michelle... here is my copy of yours. Thanks for the idea.:p
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1kOmjHxFFeleUFBJllx8Nt6s54Xn1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1kOmjHxFFeleUFBJllx8Nt6s54Xn1)

[msbrad]

Kimi, It looks great. What font did you use.
Oh, gosh, I am such a font-a-holic.

Julie, Time for a gallery to go with the signature
m

[kimi_boo]

Julie, I just took a close look at yours.:) I bet that will look really cool when you add a bevel and drop shadow to it. :D

Anyone wanting to add the copywrite symbol? Instructions...

Hold down your "Alt key and type 0169" (number 0)

Laptop, Hold down your "Function key & Alt key and type MJO9" (letter O)

[kimi_boo]

Kimi, It looks great. What font did you use.
Oh, gosh, I am such a font-a-holic.

Julie, Time for a gallery to go with the signature
m

Michelle... I used Scriptina for the letters, and ZeitGeisterbahn for the numbers.:p

[Wendy]

... and any Mac user wanting to do the copyright symbol just hold down Alt and click on G ... :)

Wow there are some great new signatures here !! :)

Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Kimi-just saw two of your signatures on the main page of Pixentral at the bottom-you've hit the big time!:D

[kimh]

Okay, I just did this one up.
Kimh
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1t82HKmpPP4UNaepWgJ9WKwEJWJZMh

[Cmcburnett]

All of your signatures are so creative. So many different ideas. Thanks for sharing.

[kimi_boo]

Carol... how funny is that.:eek:

This one is not brand new. I made it a few months ago. It is still one of my favorites. :D

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Ug8YlwcsdFeKX6HVZbcmxl9AnpJ0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Ug8YlwcsdFeKX6HVZbcmxl9AnpJ0)

[Wendy]

Kimi ...

I think that one is stunning !! :)

Wendy

[karen donnybrook]

Here are my signatures:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1teTe2tVEvkOjwQlDbzRKqdxGedd8_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1teTe2tVEvkOjwQlDbzRKqdxGedd8)

I use the colour I want and just add a layer style suitable to the image I am signing.

Karen :)

PS I used one of Wendy's fairys

[kimi_boo]

Karen... I love your 3rd one across. :D

[msbrad]

Karen
those are great.
Now, I finally understand GOLD, how does one do SILVER??
m

[Vesta]

Hi All,
Kimi, I want to play too, sometime this weekend.

Vesta

[kimi_boo]

We are waiting for you Vesta. :D

[karen donnybrook]

those are great.
Now, I finally understand GOLD, how does one do SILVER??
m

I downloaded "tooled silver" layer style from the Adobe site.

Karen :)

[karen donnybrook]

Kimi,

I think that is more elegant. It really depends on the photo I am "signing" which one I use. The latest addition in my gallery has one of the Pixel Pixies on it.

Karen :)

[Wendy]

Karen ...

Oh those are great, some really elegant ones in there ... I love them :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

Thank you Karen,
I will visit Adobe today and do some looking.
m

[frank abramonte]

Just a thought. Why not flip the second hand?

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1HejH4BX69UOBVC20hMfS6PZsu01

[Wendy]

Oh I like that idea !! :)

Wendy

[Cmcburnett]

Very elegant signatures, I have to work on mine, a lot.

[kimh]

Thanks Frank, that is a little better:)
Kimh

[apasskey]

I just can't decide what to even use for my signature - So many choices...
Apasskey, Andie, Anne Paske, AP, APaske, Anne P..:rolleyes:

Whatever shall I choose? Help.....:confused:

Thanks - Andie

[apasskey]

Kimi - I have been busy entertaining my darling in-laws - they are 79 and 84 and so wonderful. I feel guilty sneaking away to my computer when I have company that I rarely see! Plus I have been starting to print out some photos from my trip to Spain and Portugal so I can make my scrapbook of the trip. So much to do, so little time! Really tho' my heart has been on the forum - I really miss it when I'm not here. It calls to me. Andie:)

[kimi_boo]

Andie... make them all and save in a set. :D
You can use which one strikes you mood with the photo. I have loads. :p

[apasskey]

OK Kimi - I guess I will do that. Maybe later tho - we are leaving for the Fiesta Bowl Football game soon. Andie

[frank abramonte]

Can someone explain how to get a signature to appear in the singnature box. I'm on a mac platform. I created a jpeg file but don't know how to link it.
Thanks

[Wendy]

Hi Frank ...

Do you mean that you want to add an Avatar to your signature ... if so then:

Click on User CP then on Edit Avatar (left hand side) and just follow the instruction from there :)

Wendy

[frank abramonte]

Wendy, one more question, what size should it be, and is a jpeg file suitable? Or does the avatar scale down automatically to fit the window?

[Wendy]

Hi Frank ...

A jpg is fine ... The maximum size is 80 by 80 pixels or 24.4 KB (whichever is smaller).

Wendy :)

[jo]

OK -- here is my new avatar for a while...

[kimi_boo]

Nice Jo!! :D

I have always secretly coveted your cool signature. :p ;)

[jo]

And I publicly covet your wild imagination, Kimi!

[Wendy]

Hi Jo ...

Oh you have had a make over ... I do like the new look :)

Wendy

[jo]

I never took the time to make a brush before, Wendy, even though I saw your instructions last year -- always just typed the copyright on an image and it came from whatever mood I was in. But after playing with text for the scrappers guide week-by-week lessons I tried a "monogram" for the bride and groom and I liked how it worked typing each initial separately and moving them around to snuggle up to each other. So in the holiday lull with Kimi's urging, I decided to make a copyright brush for 2007. Kimi always comes up with fun things to play with! I needed some inspiration!