1.First open a new image.
File>new>Set the image size.

2.I like to start out with a certin brush called ab#4 from http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/20251391 =No name brush set.
Brush all around

3.I use a filter right here called polar coords
Filters>Distorts>polar coords
Circle depth in precent:0
Offset angle:play with it tell you like it

3b.For a more swirly look make a new image 800x600 and follow the above steps.
4.Add a new layer
Layer>new layer>Keep the default settings
5.Brush over it with so me brushes.I'll uselly use a whole set of them*Don't just use the same brush over and over again*

You can keep doing this step to get different results
6.Next you need to color it.
Theres two ways i color mine Colorize and color balnce
Color Balance:
Tools>Color tools>Color Balnce.
Play wiht the setings untill you like.

Colorize:
Tools>Color Tools>Colorize
Play witht he setings untill you like.


7.Renders play a big part of the sig.I'll use one I got from http://www.gamerenders.com
Make a new folder called renders>Save any render you like to there>Open it up>Scale it to a size that goes with your bg>Copy and paste to your sig.


8.Next we need to add text.You can get fonts at http://www.dafont.com .I'll use Sell Your soul.
Filters>text>Freetype
Scroll through the list untill you find oen you like

I just made mine simple white.
You can add more detail to it.


9.After all this you need to add a border
Script-ful>Decor>Add border

Border x size:1-2*I usally use 1*
Border y size:1-2

Border color:Black
Defalt value:I use 25, but you can do what ever you like


10.Now you need to save it. You can save it as anything you want.I use mostly all of them


11.Now you must upload it.You can use http://imageshack.us/ or http://photobucket.com/

Finished Result

Nice job! I really like full tuts, because they get you to understang GIMP a little more.

Thank ya

your tut sig turned out very very cool.

I love the texture depth.

lol texture Depth?
Well what ever floats your boat

depth of a texture can be altered depending on the contrast and sharpness of the midtones.

the less sharp the mid tones the shallower the texture. sharp contrast in the midtones give the image a deeper feel.

compair your #2 image with the one after ...
"Tools>Color Tools>Colorize"

Ah I see what your saying

Nice work Tkill, definately going to have to work on this one today =P but for now...game time lol. I'll be sure to post what I get out of the tutorial though. =)

Edit: Been...a while, but my current sig used this tutorial for the background =P (I'm slow lol)

Looking good. Also you may want to include blending the render with the background.

I never have ever blended my render so it won't be inculded

when i add a new layer should i set it to foreground color, background color, white, transparent

transparent

Here goes wat i made with the tut.

Thanks For The Tut. Tkill

Thats a tight tutorial i am going to try that.

Nice tut man, I'm pretty sure I saw someone else using that Sig though, I don't know if it was you or not but.. yeah.. might be a ripper out there. Anyways I still like the Tutorial, I'll have to try it out sometime.

when i go to use color balance the picture doesn't change to any color

Pretty good tutorial. It's easy enough without being condesending. LoL. Your graphic came out excellent by the way.

I'm going to give it a shot, and will post my results. :l:

on the fifth step could u tell me some good brushes to use

mat5: http://www.gimptalk.com/topic.php?a=v&t=886&f=11
newgimp :You have to miss with the settings
Homicide:Was it someone by the name of Cloudwolf? That would be me.
Glad ya'll like the tut.

sorry for the long reply been using ps.

Great tutoial :h:

I like it very much. But now that photobucket isn't trustworthy, I would stick with imageshack.

I have a question, how to add a render to your sig and show me the link where you got the render from.... I am new to using gimp.

With GIMP open, just go to File | Open as Layer and the image you select will be added to your current project. You can also drag/drop or copy/paste.

Art

Here's what I made with your tut...



Not bad for my first one, eh?