Before we begin you need to pick out a good "render" for your signature. A render is basically an image that takes the focus in your signature, the render I will use currently looks like this
First off I hit Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+C, then I go to File> New, and I set my image proportions to 410 wide, and 165 high.
Then I hit Ctrl+V and right click the eraser tool I select the Magic eraser tool, I hold down Ctrl and then left click my render. I move my render all the way to the right, then I let go of the mouse button. If the background is currently white, and not like this>
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5844/screen10zh.png Once again select the Magic Eraser tool, and then, pointing your cursor away from your render left click once, the white brackground should dissapear. I'd recommend saving your image now...
Create a new layer by going to Layer> New Layer> name it whatever you want> OK
Then, go to Window, and check Layers if it is not checked, and then left click your new layer and drag it to the bottom. If Layers is already checked find the Layers box and drag your new layer to the bottom.
Select the layer again then select the bucket tool, with the color white slected, and repeatedly fill the layer until it is a solid white.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8393/screen28bh.png
Now I select some brushes, and some colors that compliment my render, and I brush the background like mad...
Then when I have a nice effect I go back to my render, and select Filter> Blur> Gaussion Blur> .5
Then I lightly bush over my render with my opacity set to 60%.
Then I head over to www.dafont.com and get myself a nice techno-ish font. The font I selected is called 13 Misa.
Then I select the test tool and my new font, and chose new colors that not only compliment my render, but my brackground.
Then I right click the text layer, and give it a a basic shadow.
So far I have this (shh... Don't tell NilsC this is another Gift Sig for him...
) > http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4927/screen34qs.png(if you still have questions about how I did the background and the text just reply or send me a PM, and I'll help you out.)
Now we create another layer, and we put it on top of everything else so far. When I think my image is good enough I save it as a .png and open it up in MS Paint. And make a 1 pixel black border with the line tool and make an identical border, inside that, just one pixel smaller on every end.
My finished product is this
Voila!!!
