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  • Shadowcliff
    FFR Veteran
    • Jan 2008
    • 695

    #1

    First siggy attempt using GIMP

    I made my first siggy .
    I think it turned out OK, for my first attempt.
    Tell me what you think.



    The only thing I wasn't sure of was what file type to save it as... It's a .jpg.

    There is always room for improvement, especially with this, so tell me what I can do to make it look better. Thanks!

    [EDIT] Woah, now that it's on the forums I see a whole bunch of empty space...
  • 25thhour
    I like max
    • Feb 2007
    • 2922

    #2
    Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

    Not too shabby.
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    • rzr
      TWG Veteran
      • Oct 2007
      • 7608

      #3
      Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

      I luff GIMP. It's all I use. <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333. As for the sig, I gotta wait till I get on a computer to see it, but I am interested in it.

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      • rzr
        TWG Veteran
        • Oct 2007
        • 7608

        #4
        Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

        O hey cool found a way to visit it to see it. I like it. I like the design and what not. I'm interested in seeing how you do when you start working with text. Tell me what you did with it because I myself am still learning.

        P.S. Nice lighting effect. Try playing around with them some more.

        Originally posted by darkshark
        Everyone sucks at this game. The second you think you're good is the second you stop trying to get better.
        Originally posted by aperson
        i had a mri the other day it was the best song i heard in years

        Originally posted by Sprite-
        More of a joke than the time I deleted all the credits on the site.
        Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
        yeah my goldfish think im a riot they do this thing where they turn upside down and float to the top of the tank

        i guess their alcohol tolerance isnt as high as mine

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        • Shadowcliff
          FFR Veteran
          • Jan 2008
          • 695

          #5
          Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

          I was planning on having the text in the bottom left, bigger, but I couldn't get the glow to work, so I put it in the radial gradient. I'll PM you with steps on how to get that glow effect.

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          • thechild
            FFR Player
            • Feb 2007
            • 1642

            #6
            Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

            It kinda looks like you pwned a black wall with a brush but it still looks pretty cool. I used to be pro with GIMP, stop making stuff a long while back.

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            • rzr
              TWG Veteran
              • Oct 2007
              • 7608

              #7
              Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

              Okay, cool. Do you use the tutorials?

              Originally posted by darkshark
              Everyone sucks at this game. The second you think you're good is the second you stop trying to get better.
              Originally posted by aperson
              i had a mri the other day it was the best song i heard in years

              Originally posted by Sprite-
              More of a joke than the time I deleted all the credits on the site.
              Originally posted by MinaciousGrace
              yeah my goldfish think im a riot they do this thing where they turn upside down and float to the top of the tank

              i guess their alcohol tolerance isnt as high as mine

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              • Syhto
                BuMP it
                • Mar 2006
                • 2466

                #8
                Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                Visually appealling. It's pretty good for a first attempt especially. The black space can be seen as intentional, and personally I kind of like it. It has a more simplistic style-- just because it wasn't intentional doesn't make it a bad thing.

                But yes, when it isn't framed after you've been working on it and its contrasted against another color it can look a lot different.

                Keep up the good work.
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                • Quigly
                  nah
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 3506

                  #9
                  Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                  I suck at GIMP ='(.

                  Which makes your siggy look even nicer haha. Good job.
                  nah

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                  • Shadowcliff
                    FFR Veteran
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 695

                    #10
                    Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                    Thanks!
                    I want to learn more about Gimp from someone with experience, so... anyone with experience, PM me. I know about layers and layer modes, the different tools and what they do, and I've only begun to tap in to the effects and combinations of effects... I'm not deep enough into the program to begin achieving a certain look on my own through reasoning, so I'm sifting through tutorials trying to find how to learn the basics.
                    Help, please!
                    I'm determined to get better at using Gimp!
                    Last edited by Shadowcliff; 01-4-2009, 01:20 PM.

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                    • thechild
                      FFR Player
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 1642

                      #11
                      Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                      Originally posted by Shadowcliff
                      Thanks!
                      I want to learn more about Gimp from someone with experience, so... anyone with experience, PM me. I know about layers and layer modes, the different tools and what they do, and I've only begun to tap in to the effects and combinations of effects... I'm not deep enough into the program to begin achieving a certain look on my own through reasoning, so I'm sifting through tutorials trying to find how to learn the basics.
                      Help, please!
                      I'm determined to get better at using Gimp!
                      you could AIM me if you need some help feel free. PM for my screen name,

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                      • Nightfirecat
                        ...back from the dead.
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 3213

                        #12
                        Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                        Actually, it's very nice, besides the amount of empty space. I do like the focus of it though. The glow effect is good, I like how it isn't just one solid color, that there's some fluctuation of it's color along the way.

                        4/5, and gratz on managing this with GIMP.


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                        • Renevatia
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                          • Feb 2006
                          • 555

                          #13
                          Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                          lol nice , it's clean

                          the text isn't flashy enough to match it
                          Reminder for self to make new sig.

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                          • makdaddy
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                            • Mar 2003
                            • 1688

                            #14
                            Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                            GIMP sucks, nice sig

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                            • sarahxjane
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                              • Aug 2005
                              • 2109

                              #15
                              Re: First siggy attempt using GIMP

                              Not bad.

                              I haven't used GIMP before so I don't know how good this is, to be honest.

                              I'm told saving it has a .png is good.

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