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Abstract Brushing Signature

by busTa - 15.06.2006

Hey everyone. I've been making signatures for awhile now, I just thought I would
share with everyone my ways of making an abstract signature using brushes and color options.
Enjoy!

Step 1 - Getting Started

Open up a new document, RGB color, 600x150, Transparent.

Step 2 - Clouds

Go to Filter > Render > Clouds
This will provide a base for your brushing

Step 3 - Brushing

You are going to make 2 new layers: one for black brushing and one for white.


Do random strokes with the brush, make sure not to overlap on the same layers,
which means don't brush the same area twice with balck if you are on the black
layer, white if you are on the white layer.

Step 4 - Blending

You are going to set the black layer's blending option to "Soft Light" and the
white layer to "Overlay". Your result should look something like this:

Step 5 - Merge Visible

Go to Layer > Merge Visible or simply press Ctrl + Shift + E

Step 6 - Hue/Saturation

Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation or press Ctrl + U

Step 7 - Setting Color Values

For this image I used a hue of 202, saturation of 15, and a lightness of 0.

Step 8 - Duplication

Right - click your layer and press "Duplicate Layer", or press Ctrl + J


Your result should look something like this now:

Step 9 - Adding a 1 px border

Make a new layer by pressing Ctrl + Shift + N
Press Ctrl + A (Select All)
Go to Edit > Stroke


Set the width to 1 px, inside.

Step 10 - The End

This is my result after adding some text and a render.



I hope this tutorial was of help to everyone. This is how I leave my legacy .