First, What does CnC mean. Second. Nice job. I tried making sigs once. I sucked. I dont have a photo editor either. i had GIMP but I was afraid of my brand new computer getting a virus so I deleted it. if anyone is willing to teach a terrible sig maker hmm... temping right? WRONG!
CNC= Comments n' Critcism And they have a Signature School thread, you can apply there for a teacher. I use Photoshop CS4 but some teachers here also use gimp, like LockDown.
If you download gimp from it's website then you shouldn't get any viruses. Oh and I like the second one. The dark arms in the first one are kind of distracting.
I'm glad it turned out so well. The best thing about this is that I followed him with it and made my own while I was telling him and teaching him and the other best thing is that I didn't touch the signature much at all. Anyways, from teaching him myself and following what I said, I came up with this: Also, this is not to steal his thunder, he did great. He was a great student, although since he is new it would be easier to teach him if you're able to show or share your screen with him.
Newer version is much better. Firs version was quite ew, with horrible text and borders as stated. The elbow is a little overblurred and it doesn't blend very well or have any bright effects. The sig kinda just seems to say "look at me but not too close". No light source, flow, or any effects that go with the render/style of the sig.