Need some advice/tips on making signature banners

[spacycowboy]

Could someone recommend a website (or a link to a messageboard thread) that gives tips on creating banners? I know people recommend Photoshop when making one... and I've already got it on my computer. I just need some tips on how to add textures, shading, effects, etc. to make the banner background look more dynamic. Thanks.

 

[Billyhoyle]

www.wcremix.com

http://www.121s.com/viewtopic.php?t=1983&highlight=banner

 

[spacycowboy]

Excellent! Thanks for those links.

 

[shoesncard4life]

noobie here! Hi Guys! Just wanna seek your ultimate guidance and infinite wisdom. I am not a computer/web savvy bloke, so I am having trouble spicing up my signature. How do you(in simple layman's terms) put a pic of your favorite player or card in it? I tried clicking the "insert image" icon but it keeps asking for a url address. I tried copy/pasting some pics from my photo bucket to that address but unfortunately only a link comes out. Can anyone help me? Many thanks and terribly envious of all the members with awesome looking sigs!

 

[AndrewG23]

noobie here! Hi Guys! Just wanna seek your ultimate guidance and infinite wisdom. I am not a computer/web savvy bloke, so I am having trouble spicing up my signature. How do you(in simple layman's terms) put a pic of your favorite player or card in it? I tried clicking the "insert image" icon but it keeps asking for a url address. I tried copy/pasting some pics from my photo bucket to that address but unfortunately only a link comes out. Can anyone help me? Many thanks and terribly envious of all the members with awesome looking sigs!

in your photobucket there should be a "IMG" link under each of your pictures. just copy and paste that into your sig and it should work.

 

[shoesncard4life]

You're the man Andrew G. Will try it out! Thanks mate!