Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

ADD YOUR OWN SIGNATURE to any artwork
You can sign your digital projects one at a time after
printing them, or you can apply a digital signature
from within Photoshop. You can create a large-sized
custom signature brush and save it in your Brush
picker. You can then quickly apply your signature
digitally to all your art projects.
You can change the Size slider in the Brush picker to
add a signature to your images with any size
signature brush, and you can apply the signature in
any color by selecting a specific color as the
foreground color before applying the brush.
When you sign your project, add a new transparent
layer for the signature. You can then add layer styles
and easily change the color of the signature or even
create a blind embossed signature effect.
Creating your own signature brush is best
accomplished using a Wacom pen tablet because
signing your name with a mouse, trackball, or
trackpad is difficult. If you do not use a pen tablet,
create a logo with the Custom Shape tool and the
Type tool as in task #92, and save that as your
signature brush preset.
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1 Click File ➪ New.
2 In the New dialog box, click the
drop-down menus and select Pixels.
3 Click in the fields for the width and height
and type 2800.
4 Click in the Resolution field and type 360.
Note: Starting with a file 2800 × 2800 pixels
at 360 ppi gives you the space to make a
brush at the largest brush size of 2500 ×
2500 pixels. You can then easily resize the
brush to fit many different images.
5 Click OK.
Note: Leave Background Contents set to
White, the default.
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6 In the new empty document, press B to
select the Brush tool.
7 Click the Brush Preset drop-down menu.
8 Select a brush such as the Flat Point
Medium Stiff.
9 Click and drag the Size slider.
Note: This example uses a 35-pixel brush.
You can pick any hard-edged brush for your
signature.
0 Click in the white image and click and
drag with the brush to sign your name.
Your signature appears on the white
image.
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