GUIDE: DIGITAL SIGNATURE

This is a quick guide on how to turn your signature into a digital file in photoshop that you can drop onto anything. You even will be able to change the color of the digital signature and can export it in a variety of different file types including .png with a transparent background.

Iterations

On a piece of paper in pen sign your name multiple times. Keep writing your name until you wrote one you like then write your name 2 more times just to make sure. Try to leave space around each signature so that you will be able to isolate the one you like.

2. Pick One

Once you wrote a signature you like and want to move forward with it, take a picture of it with your phone. Get the picture so that you can open it on the computer.

3. Open in PS

Open your picture in photoshop and make sure it is in an unlocked layer.

4. Crop

Crop the image to only be the signature and go to the channels tab.

5. Red Channel

Turn off the blue and green channel b/c red has the greatest contrast with the white background. Open Image > Adjustments > Curves.

6. Curves

While holding Alt (Option on Mac) drag the slider on the right until the artifacts are no longer visible. While holding Alt, drag the left slider until you begin to see your signature. Click Okay.

7. Selection

CTRL click on the red channel thumbnail to select the white around your signature. Press CTRL + SHIFT + I to invert your selection to select your signature.

8. Layer

Go to the layers tab and turn off the visibility of your layer.

9. Fill Color

Create a new solid fill and choose what color you want your signature to be. Once you select a color you can save the file as a .png and can place it on anything with a transparent background.

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