I used to use Paint ( ) and Ulead Gif Animator 5 , but someone once suggested Paint.NET and this is one of my first attempts at using it.

I'm still getting used to the idea of layers, and having trouble manipulating images after I insert them (I can't seem to go back later and just select the image I inserted and not the whole layer) but altogether I am satisfied with the results so far.

nice.. . . keep it up.. .

i like it.. . Super M

nice work Jason

good work Jason

Very nice work...
Many people here use Adobe Photoshop CS3....
If you're really into making sigs and stuff like that,you can check Yes_No_Maybe? tutorials out...He did an awesome job with this!

me and my bro use Macromedia Fireworks Mx 6.0.. .you can check it out.. .

YNM is a great sigmaker

thanks for the tips... I would like to add that at this time I can't use the "big boys"... my PC is only:

AMD Athlon 800 MHz
448 MB SDRAM (yes the old type not DDR)
32 MB Video card

but hey, I think I'm getting better already check out this new avatar I made


PS - someone did mention to me that Photoshop 7 might work on this old hunk of junk, but I haven't the desire right now to dive into that... I'm cool with Paint.NET... for now

EDIT: Here is my latest attempt at a sig

I think with them specs your best not to use PS but you could try elements which is a smaller version of PS having just "elements" of the PS. Or you could try PSP (paint shop pro) I have version 8 and it dont use as much resource as PS. With regards to selecting just the parts that are on a certain layer you could try this but remember I am using PS so might be diferent on what your using, I would;
Hold CTRL and click on the thumbnail of the layer and you should see the marching ants around the parts of that layer that contain pixels ie; it's now selected.
Also in PS there is the option to lock the transparencey which means that only the pixels will be effected and not the whole layer.
Not sure if you've got the option to save a selection or create a path but that is also a option in PS.
Hope this helps.
The pic's you have done so far are great! Well done.

Thanks to TA + J 4 the big up!!!

Hey Jason welcome to the addictive world of gfx.

I have same specs as you at the moment as on the old mans laptop so I use Paint Shop Pro 10 with no problems. It accepts png files and photoshop files as well as PSP.

Keep em coming mate and i'll book you a room in the Addicted to Gfx rehab centre next to mine.

Some nice work there Jason, Super Mario- Old Skool

Keep it up JasonP27
Your getting better.

Alright... now I spent a bit more time on this one so I hope you all think it was worth it...
Of course, it's yet another Mario themed sig, but that's what I like

wow.. .nice sig mate.. . :

Again Jason Good Work M8

Cool mate.

Like it mate

Here is the newest sig I made. I tried out PSP XI this time instead of Paint.NET. There are a lot more options, but it seems to me like Corel went out of their way to make it harder to use than it should be. In the end, I may have to use a combination of the two to create the look that I want.

Kept it kind of simple this time



EDIT: someone mentioned that "Jason" is a little too hard to read... so this is an alternate version:

mate.. . nice water effects.. .

another sig... bloated with characters LOL

^^^ good stuff Jason :), seen so much of mario makes me wanna go up the loft and dig out my old Nintendo lol

Keep up the good work Jason, they're getting better all the time

verry nice m8, cool sig! i realy like this

ohh.. .a new one again.. .coool.. .keep it up Jason

Good Stuff Jason keep it up matey :)

You rock Jason.

cheers for the wallpaper and keep up your cool work

I love them all Jason

I figured it's about time I made another mario sig...



whatcha think?

cool.. .a new one.. .keep it up Jason.. .

i had a good laugh with your avatar.. .

yeah with the avatars I sometimes convert parts of Flash movies I find to video and or Animated gif, it's tough getting them the way you want and keeping the size small enough for the forum... I love Flash movies though

cool.. .that's great mate.. .you deserve a on the patience.. .

this is easily one of my favorites... experimenting pays off sometimes

Truly good stuff Jason. Very nice.

yes i agree with you jozzep! Yes_No_Maybe? did my sig and i love it!


also jason i like your sig and avitar great work

More mario , nice work Jason, I think you've got this sig thing sussed mate

great works mate.. .

A couple new ones...

great works Jason.. .the last one is even better.. .

yeah I think it is... but I had to retweak it a little... here is the result... notice the foot coming out isn't covered anymore with the brick

cool.. .it looks like it's going to come out.. . great effects mate.. .

I had to take a break from Mario so I did something a little more in the spirit of Darkside_RG...

WOW.. .i love it mate.. .how bout try making it as a DS Wallpaper?

great work Jason.. .

Very nice Jason and very different for you

Thanks guys



thanks for the idea... posting them now in the Anyone Looking For.... thread

Jason mate. i've watched all your sigs and they just keep getting better

Top stuff mate well done

practice makes perfect but too much of sig making makes you addict to it.. .



EDIT: @ Jason, you're welcome mate.. .love your wallpaper.. .great job.. .

cool, i like ya style

and... back to Mario

Jason. I've taken the time to scroll through this thread. It's cool to see how quickly you learned, and watching it progress through your posts. Good to see someone taking interest in graphics, and really applying themselves..

-smiles-..big thumbs up from the darkside n00b.

Thanks... I didn't realize I was improving at all, although I do try to learn at least one new technique or tool or whatever with each new design. I wish I had more time to devote to it, but I am involved in so many things, I've never read a tutorial for the program I use yet.