Tutorial Making a Grunge Sig with Gimp!

Creating a Basic Grunge Signature. Tutorial can be for everyone, but is aimed towards people who are new to GIMP.

Before we start, I just want to ask that you find out how to install brushes.

1. Get some Grunge Brushes! You can use ones that you already have, or install some new ones. If you don’t have any, here are some you can download:

http://search.deviantart.com/?secti...pular+age_sigma:24h+age_scale:5&q=Grunge+GIMP

2. Open up GIMP.

3. Open a new file. (File>New) I usually use 400x125, but you can use whatever size tickles your fancy. It should have a white background. (I’ll spare you the image of a white sig)

4. Brush around with some Grunge Brushes. Use colors like White, Black, and different variations of Gray. For best results, switch brushes often. You should get something like this:



5. Find a render, and open it up as a new layer. (File>Open As Layer) Carefully resize and place your render where you want it.



Halfway there!(Sort of)

6. Duplicate your render layer. Layer>Duplicate Layer) You should now have 2 render layers. Hide the top Layer, and take out your smudge tool. On the bottom render layer, go to Layer> Layer to Image Size. Then, with your smudge tool, smudge it a little bit to both sides, using a Grunge Brush. Set this Layer to Screen. Make the top Layer visible. Do this as many times as you see fit.



7. Make a New Layer, above all of your previous layers. Get out your Paint Bucket tool, and fill the signature with a color that matches you render. Set the Layer mode to something you think looks good. Some good ones to use are Overlay, Burn, Hard Light, Soft Light, Grain Merge, and Color.



You’re almost done…

8. Add text. Pull out your text tool, and… Use it. I usually put 1-2 words, so it won’t look too crammed. Place your text where you want it.



OPTIONAL: If your text is looking a bit plain, there are two ways I like to improve it. For one of the ways, duplicate the text layer. Do a Gaussian Blur(4.0) on the bottom text layer, (MAKE SURE THE TEXT IS WHITE). Then make the upper layer’s text black. Another way is to change the Layer mode of the text.

9. Create a new layer and add a border. There are multiple ways to do this. One of the easiest ways is to go to Script-Fu>Décor>Add Border. Another nice way is to Select all, and then go to Edit>Stroke Selction. Make sure your color is black, and Stroke the selection with 10 pixels. Switch the color to white, Go to Edit>Stroke Selection, on 8 pixels. Switch back to black, and do Edit>Stroke Selection on 6. Set the Layer mode to Overlay.


10. Save your image and share it!

 

Lol,i've done this thousands of times..should help some newer people though....ill do this and post my result.....

theres my result,nice tut....should help some newbs alot

 

Thankies. Nice result, although I think the blue is a bit overwhelming. Either try to change the color, the opacity, or the mode.

 

I did...but I wanted it really blue so I got out a fuzzy brush and made a new layer...set the opacity to 74 brushed,set the mode to overlay and it becomes super blue...
anyways,I wanted it that blue...

 

Oh. Well, that's just my advice, it's your sig, not mine, but thanks for trying my tut. :)

 

No problem,nicely written...
how about an advanced sig tut?

 

Lol... I could always try to write a C4d tut... Eh, I'll work on it. I'm still mastering C4ds myself.

 

I havnt used c4d's much...a little bit...
but if you wrote a tut I would be most greatful!

 

Wow. That is one cool sig tutorial.

 

uhhh...that word thing is against the rules you know....
I am going to try this again later....

 

um what do you do with the saved brushes(where to put it i put it in the gimp folder

 

If your using Windows...

My Computer>Program Files>GIMP 2.0>Share>Brushes

Just put it there.

 

this is what i made and the file is gone(not there)so i did something else.

 

I really like this tut ^^

Here's my result:



I'm very happy with it.

 

Here is what I made, thank to parts of your tutorials.

 

I love misty's stuff. She's like the xehsin of gimp except less stuck up XD.

 

xD

Thanks, Crono.

You gonna try the tut?

 

Thanks to your tutorial I made...

 

Ah... Nice result. The only think I'd suggest is using a couple of different brushes on the Background.

Btw, I have the brush set you used. xD

 

Sorry for bumping old threads, but i really enjoyed this tutorial!

Is my result, I added a lot of brush work, for better or for worse.