In all of my signatures, I make half decent signatures, that then get spoiled by the text. If you have got any good hints then please post them. TY !
Experiment experiment experiment. I think 80 % of the people find the text the hardest part of the sig (most of the time me too), then they just get some pixeltext or some simple arial with same blending modes all the time. The best thing is to experiment with all kinds of blending modes, fonts etc. It doesn't matter if it doesnt come out well for a time, after a while you'll see what fits and what doesnt.
My opinion is to make text blended, simple and not obvious. That is most of the time, sometimes it is very different.
Text or typography is really so subjective that it's hard to make specific "rule" to go by, but heres a few things to keep in mind. There is no "best" font; each piece of typography should fit the piece it was created for. -Limit the number of typefaces in a piece, and it's generally better to keep them in one area. The eye is atracted to text as it is a recognizable symbol, putting too many typefaces in a piece creates too many foci and can kill your flow faster than anything. -Keep in mind the placement of your typo. Generally cornering it is a bad idea because it becomes an eye trap, but you don't want to put it right on the focus either b/c that would take away from the stock or render. Carefull placement is key as it can do anything from directing flow to balancing out a piece. -Pick a font that fits the piece, if it's an elaborate piece an elaborate typo might be appropriate. If you're unsure about what font to use, choose a simple easilly recognizable one. Generally sans-serif fonts such as arial, helvetica, or avante garde work well with most things. -"When in doubt, leave it out." Someone wiser than I said it. Not every piece needs typo. Great typography can add alot to a piece, but a poor typo can hurt it just as much. If you don't feel that it adds somthing to the piece, leave it out. I realize the advice is rather general, but typography isn't really somthing that can be taught in a tutorial, it's just learned as one goes. Keep practicing, don't be afraid to try new things, and you'll improve at your own pace.
right now i have found that arial has been able to suit all my needs.... personally i like to title my sigs/pieces and my new text style allows me to. I do regular Arial for my name and then do bold with the extra bold option that photoshop provides in the text window (clipboard icon on the upper mid-right of the text button) and i make that my title, see my current sig for an example. I find in lighter pieces (or atleast the area the text is being placed is light) its better to do a color match with the eye dropper tool. On darker areas that are almost black but not quite that soft light, possibly duplicated 1-2 times then having an overlay layer tends to look nice. If I still had an example of the latter I would post it, but I sold it for 250 credits about 5 minutes after i made it sadly
