So, I was told that my last signature was very low quality, and now that I look at it it really was.

Now Im trying my best to make another signature that is higher quality, but even inserting a render into PS makes it LQ.

Wat do?

post the render here?

also is it just when you open it in photoshop, or when you re-size it does it become lq?

http://www.planetrenders.net/renders/displayimage.php?album=2&pid=48812#top_display_media

When I resize it.

This post was edited by TortoiseBox on Feb 15 2013 03:22pm

You have to hold shift when you rezise and always drag it from the corner

I can't see it from the site

are you re-sizing it right?
as in using transform (ctrl+t) and then holding shift when sizing it down?

Yes I am. My outcome is this: (This is also the render)

oh
it's because you're zoomed in 200%

Derp.
I am derp.

One other questinon, if I may; what are LQ effects? I understand them definition wise, but how do I avoid them? My last signature was nothing more than gradient maps and a grunge stock and it was... Monstrous.

l/q usually is either from a lack of finishing touches (blurring / sharpening in foreground / background respectively) or from using low resolution stocks and effects
often times c4ds and such are quite sharp or over sharpened, so further sharpening makes them look l/q
sometimes it's best to sharpen and blur individual layers rather than waiting until the last steps where you apply image

I see. So, sharpen/blur an image progressively?