[advocatusdiaboli]

Originally Posted by hamtah Took me about 5 minutes to make. Not my best work, but it is something. I want to know if I should add any text, and if I should then what exactly should it look like (font, color, etc.) If anyone wants to know how it was made, it is quite simple. Three of the same images, some opacity change, fading, and a little erasing.

I dislike that tentacle or crow or whatever it is in the far left upper corner, it makes the signature complex, perhaps put it on the other side of the mountain top?

[hamtah]

Originally Posted by advocatusdiaboli I dislike that tentacle or crow or whatever it is in the far left upper corner, it makes the signature complex, perhaps put it on the other side of the mountain top?

Its a dragon. -.-

[RobGee789]

ok mate i used your sig to show how to add a gradient map

step 1
click the gradient map icon in the top right

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step 2
click the drop down box and pick your gradient (i went for orange to purple as it almost looks great but you can use any one you think will work)

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step 3
pick you layer mode (soft is the normal one i choos but some time it get a little dark so one set to screen or linear dodge will lift it back up)

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step 4
just play with the opacity

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and you can add as many as you like, i normally have atleast 10-15 adjustment layers,

i hope this helps mate

[hamtah]

Originally Posted by RobGee789 ok mate i used your sig to show how to add a gradient map step 1 click the gradient map icon in the top right Click here to see full text step 2 click the drop down box and pick your gradient (i went for orange to purple as it almost looks great but you can use any one you think will work) Click here to see full text step 3 pick you layer mode (soft is the normal one i choos but some time it get a little dark so one set to screen or linear dodge will lift it back up) Click here to see full text step 4 just play with the opacity Click here to see full text and you can add as many as you like, i normally have atleast 10-15 adjustment layers, i hope this helps mate

Sorry I took your time with that. But I do know what a gradient map is, and how it works. I was just kind of confused with what you said in your previous post; I took in that you were telling me to put a Skyrim map over the sig. I call a "gradient map" a "gradient overlay".

But anyways, great tutorial. I use a different way to apply gradient maps, but yours seems much easier than mine. So thanks! :D

[RobGee789]

its all good mate im sure it will help some one

[hamtah]

Alright, I took RobGee's idea on gradient mapping, and came up with 5 different maps. I want some help choosing the best one:

Banner 1:

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Banner 2:

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Banner 3:

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Banner 4:

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Banner 5:

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[Annelies]

For me it's a tie between this one:



and this one:

[hamtah]

Originally Posted by Annelies For me it's a tie between this one: and this one:

I agree. I can't seem to pick from both. Maybe more opinions...

[RobGee789]

this one for me mate


the colours just pop more

[hamtah]

Originally Posted by RobGee789 this one for me mate the colours just pop more

Yes, but it doesn't feel like it gives the Skyrim appeal.