Banner Tutorial thread

[FlygonXS]

This is good, I'll try make a banner using some of these tutorials, as soon I go home from my vacation.
I'll make a Photoshop 7.0 Tutorial too.

[Knightblazer]

Here's my banner. I used quite a bit of everything, and its my first real master-looking banner. (Not to mention downloading at least 10 Photoshop brush sets) >.<



Meh; it was random.

Knightblazer

[Nagashi]

New Tut



Please post results. =)

[Shadow Hybrid.]

My fist sig on photoshop
Edit:
and another, this tutorial is great, the only problem is I keep getting carried away with the smudging

[Metagross Guy]

can i get a pic of ash with pikachu thaks

[Elite 4]

Wow, I never knew it was that easy to make a banner!

You really helped. Thanks.

[Sailor Universe]

This is really great, thanks a lot! I've been experimenting with banners for quite a while, and this will certainly come in handy.

[Golden Rapidash]

Are there any banner turorials that relate to the GIMP? Or do some of these apply to GIMP as well?

[Mangekyo Sharingan]

i have same question and also can i post my first result'S on gimp here too i have them in a thread that evryone doesnt care too muvh about :/

[Umi Mizuno]

Simple Banner Tutorial: (using Photoshop)

Step 1
First, open up new image [390x115] and take your image. Mine was Roxas but you can choose whatever you like.
[Crop it, or do what you normally do to your images]


http://i8.tinypic.com/25k38th.jpg

Step 2
Next, duplicate the image. Since I found the image a bit too dark, I set the layer to 'Screen' to brighten it up, if your picture is too bright, set the layer to Multiply or Color Burn and play around with the Opacity until you're content.


http://i8.tinypic.com/25k3ame.jpg

Step 3
Now here's the fun part, BRUSH TIME! Add a new layer and let 'em loose. I added some random brushes, most were swirl brushes around the ends of the banner but you can add whatever you want. [If your picture is dark or night like, use some sparkle brushes to make a starry effect] I found this wonderful swirl brush pack and if you want to use it on your banner, it's here. Set the layer mode to Overlay or leave it at normal and change the opacity to something a bit faded.


http://i8.tinypic.com/25k3blf.jpg

Step 4
Now add your text [if any] to the banner and do whatever you normally do with it.

Optional: If you want, take your pencil tool set it to square brush pixel size 1. Then change the Mode to dissolve and change the opacity near 40-50% and apply the brush under your text.


Now, add your border. And ta-da!


http://i8.tinypic.com/25k3bzd.jpg

Feel free to ask me questions if you don't understand something, and if you decide to use this tutorial, please post your results. I'd love to see them.

[Nagashi]

Cheers Umi, here's my result:

[Umi Mizuno]

=o Very nice Nagashi! I love the feeling to it. Hopefully my tutorial helped some people, maybe I should've added more steps. xD;;

[Mangekyo Sharingan]

well all yall tuts and sigs look nice but im asking can some one make a tut about gimp i mad a couple sigs you can find here but im not following any tuts i neeed a good tut please im begging of yall make a gimp tut

heres link
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=141327

[Mega Trickster]

well all yall tuts and sigs look nice but im asking can some one make a tut about gimp i mad a couple sigs you can find here but im not following any tuts i neeed a good tut please im begging of yall make a gimp tut

heres link
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=141327

Nobody ever seems to find that little GIMP Sticky all the way down on Tech Help. People wont make you a tut if you beg them too, and you can find tons of tuts here if you checked the sticky.

[kevmel309]

where do u get photoshop?

[Mega Trickster]

where do u get photoshop?

You can get it at computer stores, but be prepared. The lowest I've seen it at is $650 US.

[kevmel309]

wow really, y that high

[Mega Trickster]

wow really, y that high

Because the program has AMAZING capabilities and compatibility with stuff. It can do pretty much any art-related stuff.

[Brandon-kun]

This might sond really n00bie but, how do you get rid of the White background from a picture on Adobe Photoshop CS2?

[.:Sen:.]

You can try using the Magic Wand tool, and when you've selected the white background you want to delete. Then go to edit and cut it out.

[Umi Mizuno]

This might sond really n00bie but, how do you get rid of the White background from a picture on Adobe Photoshop CS2?

Go to the paint bucket, set the mode to clear, make sure that the option on the left of the small sqaure panel says Foreground, and then click on the places you want erased.

[Brandon-kun]

Thank you so much Umi-Chan, if I may call you that. xDD I also am trying the way you did your tut, but I downloaded the brush set, and I wanted to put it in my brush setss, but I couldn't find the file, is this something common?

[Umi Mizuno]

Thank you so much Umi-Chan, if I may call you that. xDD I also am trying the way you did your tut, but I downloaded the brush set, and I wanted to put it in my brush setss, but I couldn't find the file, is this something common?

Uh, Save the brush set again to your desktop, click Start, then Run, then Browse, then go to that little scroll bar at the top of the Browse window you just click on, scroll till you see Local Disk C: then click on that. Click Program Files, then click Adobe, then click Adobe Photoshop [whatever version you have] then click Presets, after that click Brushes, and put your brush set in the Adobe Photoshop Only folder. Hope that wasn't too hard. ^^;

[Brandon-kun]

Uh, Save the brush set again to your desktop, click Start, then Run, then Browse, then go to that little scroll bar at the top of the Browse window you just click on, scroll till you see Local Disk C: then click on that. Click Program Files, then click Adobe, then click Adobe Photoshop [whatever version you have] then click Presets, after that click Brushes, and put your brush set in the Adobe Photoshop Only folder. Hope that wasn't too hard. ^^;

Thanks Umi.

Oh, and I know I am annoying right now but, are there any tuts on how to make Pcitures bland in with the abclground and stuff like that?

[Umi Mizuno]

Thanks Umi.

Oh, and I know I am annoying right now but, are there any tuts on how to make Pcitures bland in with the abclground and stuff like that?

*choke* There is a reason the Search Thread option was invented.

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