i use photoshop cs2 atm

like all my sigs

do people just use the build in settings and tweak with them and do different things to make backgrounds? or do they use pics o.o?

help! wanna learn to make sigs so i don't have to pay for them T_T

We kinda do both

The first time I made sig, I used the copy/paste method.

It mean:
I copy the render layer many time, then move it around the sig, and I regroup all the layer in one, then smudge around, sharp, and played with different filter till i like it.

Tutorials

http://www.gfxvoid.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7- Graphic forums with a bunch of tutorials
http://good-tutorials.com/- Website with a collection of Photoshop tutorials
http://www.pixel2life.com/- Website and forum filled with basic Photoshop tutorials.
http://the-dark-arts.net/forums/index.php?showforum=6- Forum with tutorials for Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro.
http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/tutorials/digiart/?order=9&startts=1202371200&endts=1202457600- deviantART's collection of tutorials.
http://www.learnit2.com/- Website filled with Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials.
http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/- Huge forum community with tons of GIMP tutorials.
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials.html- Link to free tuts.
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=327- Learn how to use different programs