WoW Signatures Part 2

I made a post previously about where to find generated signatures here. Today I’m going to show you the signatures I make, and a tiny tiny tutorial generalization on how to make your own.

Here are a few examples of my work:
You can tell the date on these as I wasn’t in the habit of giving people awesome gear. They got what they had on.

For more, check out: http://fusignatures.yolasite.com/

I’m actually behind on my requests, Ronnin I didn’t forget about you! I promise! I’m just lazy.

What I use: Photoshop CS3, WoW Model Viewer, and Screenshots.

Photoshop can be purchased here. Or if you prefer I hear Gimp is wonderful and free here. WoW Model Viewer can be downloaded here. As a warning, WMV (WoW Model Viewer) is extremely buggy. So buggy that I’ve stopped using it. My version doesn’t show hair in screenshots anymore. If anyone knows a fix let me know! So I’ve brought myself to using in game screenshots. Screenshots are great for magical effects anyway.

For my backgrounds I usually pick a color and then pick 2 other colors (one lighter than the original, and one darker) and use grunge/smoke/blood photoshop brushes. I literally just splatter it on until something looks good. A good resource for brushes is DeviantArt. Just be sure that they allow free use for the brushes you find!

Then, after I take a photo shoot with whoever I am making the sig for I piece them together to make whatever effect I want. Or really what they want. It can be a little complex. Epi, the druid at the top, wanted to showcase her tree form, NE form, show her new mace she got, and show a little dancing. Butch, the pally 2nd from the top, wanted his Prot highlighted and his Ret highlighted. Or it can be just as simple as what Mord wanted. Mord, the warlock at the bottom, was forced into it by his GF as a gift. So he really didn’t know what he wanted.

It’s as simple as that! lol

One thing I like to point out is that while yes you are creating the signature it is ultimately theirs. If they want to change something you did it’s ok! I know I have had to change a few signatures from something I really loved to something I did o.O at. But that’s what they wanted! And they were happy with it! So in the end that is all that really matters. That the person you are making the signature for is happy.