Upcoming tutorials:

I’ve obtained two awesome retro large pieces from an artist called Immortal, he has a great DeviantArt Gallery and I will be working on finishing the tutorials about these two pieces:

Ideas of the Retro Mind:

Death Breeds Life:

I hope you enjoy these wallpapers are much as I do, and are looking forward to the upcoming updates. I’m nearly done with the first one, so expect to see a new tutorial very soon!

Premium Members

Lately I’ve had some trouble with the premium member script, and I have to manually validate a premium members membership for the login to work. This could take up to 24 hours and I apologize, I will be reinstalling the script as soon as the server transfer has been completed so that the registration process is automated again. Until that time, feel free to sign up and download all of the great tutorial PSD files that we have available!

First of all, the Chronus Crusade signature (2 versions) created by Castro:

Download this signature.

The Full Metal Alchemist (?) signature, created by Roroni:

Download this signature.

This Sprite signature, created by nfx:

Download this signature.

What’s next?

I have several signatures that I am considering to write about. I plan to have it finished by next week. I would also like to write about another large piece artwork. I have my eye on a good looking retro piece that I will post an update about this week or the next. Would you like even more signature PSD files? The premium section holds extra PSDs, tutorials, and more! sign up now!

How did we decide the winner?

All 3 judges had 6 points to give out, 3 to their favourite signature, 2 to the second, and 1 to their third favourite. The points were given out not only based on the looks of the outcome, but also by looking at the process with which the signature was created and the creativity applied to a signature to give it a “personal touch”, which I believe the winner did a really good job at.

Where are the entries?

A summary of all entries can be found in this post.

I wanted the premium membership

Don’t worry, we will have more contests in the future, I will now focus on writing some more tutorials. If you’re impatient, we would really appreciate if you purchase a premium membership, for a small price of$6 you can enjoy extra premium benefits!

On to the results!

On first place, with 8 points, the winner of the signature design contest who will be granted a Premium Membership:

Kaz, with his signature inspired by the Final Fantasy tutorial!!

Aaaaand the runner up, also recieving a Premium Membership, with 6 points:
CheesySalsa, with his signature inspired by the Timeshift Photoshop tutorial!

Honorable Mentions, nice try, keep it up:

Blade recieved 2 points:

MrPurx, recieved 1 point:

BonxFire, recieved 1 point:

Thanks for participating everyone!

You guys did a great job, I personally loved all of your entries and I cannot wait to see your entries for the upcoming contest to see how much you guys have improved. Kaz and CheesySalsa, please post a comment using a valid email adres so that we can send you your premium membership information.

Feel free to comment and give us suggestions for the next contest!

Now, about the contest!

Rules:

• Every member can enter up to 3 signatures into the contest,
• The signature has to be made inspired by a tutorial on SignatureStop. There’s plenty of great tutorials around, so this should not be a problem! Please mention which tutorial or technique was used to achieve your  result.
• Entries have to be posted in the comments below,
• Signatures have to be made by you, no ripping is allowed!
• Contest will end within 3 weeks, on the 2nd of June.

Depending on the amount of entries, up to 3 premium memberships will be given away! Winners will be picked by myself and 2 other judges. Good luck everyone, and enjoy!

Update: Entries!

AEONfire:
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3

Nsta:
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3

Lethal:
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3

Blade:
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3

BONxFire:
Entry 1

d.ban35:
Entry 1
Entry 2

Nfx:
Entry 1
Entry 2

CheesySalsa:
Entry 1

Kaz:
Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3

Demonic:
Entry 1

Mr Pur:
Entry 1
Entry 2

Skulltrail:
Entry 1

A very nice job so far guys, it will be hard picking a winner out of these great signatures!

Contest ended, comments will be closed.

You can continue commenting in the results posts.

Signature Tutorials

This Full Metal Alchemist signature:

Final Fantasy 4 Signature:

CodeGeass Signature:

Killzone Signature:

I hope you enjoy the sneak peak at the upcoming tutorials. If anyone has some special requests or needs support, feel free to leave a comment or Contact Us.

Resources

As of right now, the Resources section is a little poor. The only thing worth looking at are the renders, which I’ve uploaded hastily. We will be working hard to update this section and to add some sort of gallery and download system that’s easier and better for everyone. I have plenty of resources and stocks at hand, so I think they will be worth looking at. I will also be adding a Signature PSD section where people can download some nice PSD files that I’ve released in the past (and will release in the near future *hint hint*).

So make sure you come back soon for more updates, tutorials, psd files, and more! And remember, if you want to support SignatureStop, consider becoming a Premium Member for extra benefits!

- The upcoming Photoshop Tutorials
- RSS
- Content Thiefs and Spam
- Future Plans…
- Premium Members Updates

Photoshop Signature Tutorial

First of all, I have a few upcoming tutorials. I purchased some tags from a designer called nFx, who also created the Skate signature that I wrote a bout a few days ago. I will try to write a tutorial about each one of these, however the best tutorials will be kept for Premium Members Only. More about that later.

I know that recently the amount of updates have gone down. This is mostly because of a very busy real life schedule. I’m running an -almost- 1 man show here (though I appreciate all the help my good friend Fuat has given me) and writing tutorials is very time consuming. I promise that, when things calm down a little, more tutorials will be posted frequently.

Here’s a preview of the upcoming Photoshop Signature Tutorials:

RSS

We have a tiny RSS icon at the top left corner of the page. You can sign up on our RSS feed and recieve a little notification each time SignatureStop posts an update! The icon is hidden a little, however next to it is also our Search Box you can use to find articles or posts about a certain subject on Signature Stop.

Content Thiefs and Spam

My logs show a lot of traffic lately, mentionning a lot of Hits but not a single Pageview. This means that websites literally Copy + Paste my entire tutorial, edit out the credit text, and re-posting this on their website. Most of the time they don’t even bother reuploading the images, so this results in a chunk of bandwidth taken away without a single mention of SignatureStop. I would hereby like to take the opportunity to tell everyone that you may not under any circumstance copy, modify, or redistribute any of the tutorials on any other website whatsoever.

To get back at these “content thieves” I am removing most of the images from my host and renaming them in the original tutorial. I will then upload a picture with the text “..This website is stealing content…” and the likes to notify their users that the article does not belong to them. I apologize if you hotlinked to a picture to showcase something and that picture has now turned into something else.

So, if you come across a website copying any of these tutorials, please send me an email or place a comment below.

Premium Members Update

I’ve placed some new very good looking PSD files online for premium members. Right now to become a premium member, you have to Sign-Up using a credit card. I’m trying to change it so you can join simply by sending the funds from your account (people without a credit card) rather than having to use your credit card. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to let me know. I’ve also finnished another premium members tutorial, definitely worth checking out!

Premium Members can sign up here!

Future Plans…

I have some big new release planned for SignatureStop, however don’t expect to see it very soon as it’s still in the very early stages of setting up. We will be developping a system where users can login and submit their own tutorials to a special tutorial listing. We will feature a tutorial of the month that Premium Members and myself will monthly decide in a voting poll. This tutorial listing will be specifically focused at Signature Tutorials, Large Piece tutorials, Cinema4d tutorials and the occasional miscellaneous tutorial.

a sneak preview:

Premium Members will be able to watch the process and updates close by in the Premium Member Section. Sign up now!

Affiliates

SignatureStop is now actively looking for new quality websites to affiliate and exchange links with. If you have a photoshop/web related website and would like to exchange buttons, please consider becoming an affiliate (scroll down for affiliate info).

Upcoming

I’m not sure what to write about next, Premium Members will be able to vote about the next subject or request tutorials in the premium section, so please help me decide and join now! Also, the premium section has recieved another update with additional premium signatures and other PSD files. I’m looking for large artwork to write tutorials about next, if you have any suggestion feel free to place them in the comments. For now, here’s a teaser of what might become the next signature tutorial!

We hope to see you back soon!

small edit, I just found out my contact form isn’t working properly, I will be taking it offline shortly until further notice. Untill then, feel free to send me an email at administrator[at]signaturestop[dot]com.

We were also having technical difficulties with Wordpress deciding to randomly remove all the categories. We’ve restarted the server which seems to have fixed the problem. Sorry for the short downtime!

I’ve just finnished setting up the premium member section! You will be able to purchase a 1 year membership to SignatureStop for as little as $6! Apart from supporting SignatureStop to provide you with fresh new content every day, there’s more! There are many benefits you recieve as a premium member, such as:

• A download section for all available tutorial PSD files
• Recieve extra support with detailed instructions and animations
• Premium Tutorials, available to premium members only
• Premium members get to view tutorials before they are released to public
• Vote which signature YOU think we should write about next
• Extra PSD files of signatures, templates, and logos!
• An advertisement free Premium member zone
• A soon to come Premium Member Discussion Board

You will also be supporting SignatureStop to stay online and provide more tutorials for everyone. We need your help!

Here’s a tiny preview of the Premium Member content available. Be sure to join to check out all of the amazing stuff in the Premium Section!

Premium Signatures:

Premium Tutorials

Premium Renders

And much, much more!

I’m on a very busy schedule, however I would still like to provide you guys with some fresh content. I will not be able to write any new tutorials in the next few days, however instead I have decided just to upload some good looking Signature PSD files everyone can download and learn from. The tags have some good looking effects that might be useful. Please do not redestribute or direct link these files, isntead, a link to this page would be very much appreciated.

These signatures were created by a designer named Atreyu. He has a very good looking unqiue style. The layers are not named properly, however you should still be able to figure out how the signatures were made. If you would like to see a tutorial on one of these signatures, I will be able to write one later. Also, a very talented designer from national sig league has donated some tags I can use to write tutorials from. They look awesome, I will post a preview below the downloads.

PSD files:

Click here to download the PSD file.

Click here to download the PSD file.

Click here to download the PSD file.

Upcoming tag tutorials:

All of these tags were made by one of the best tag designers I’ve seen lately, both his old and new work is stunning. His work is very advanced, with a lot of quality stock in them. He uses a variaty of filter effects and tools to create his work. Please enjoy the following tags and make sure to check back soon for the full tutorials!

Radiohead tag, with a unique pentooling effect.

Gears of war tag, including a combination of gradient maps, levels and selective color layers.

Doctor House tag, over 15 adjustment layers used and over 50 layers.

See you soon!

Please let me know if you like the render section, or if I should try previewing the renders some other way. Sorry for adding advertisement underneath the renders, have to keep the site going, I’m sure you’ll understand!

Edit: I’m already getting negative feedback, I don’t like the way I’ve displayed the renders. I will fix this soon. If you don’t like the renders, don’t worry about it. These are just some renders to get it going, I will be posting quality renders such as these later on:

So be sure to check back soon!