Clean MSN Style Signature

Step 1 - Create Your Document

Open up a new document 500x500. Your image will be cropped to size later, this is not the final size of your signature.

Step 2 - Add a Gradient

Fill the background with a gradient from #163773 to #ecf3f6. (Start at the top left and end at the bottom right.)

Step 3 - Create a New Layer

Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N), set your foreground color to #ecf3f6. Select the pen tool, use the following settings:

Step 4 - Make Your Shape

With the pen tool make a shape like so:

Step 5 - Make a Selection

Right Click inside the shape and click make selection.

Use the following settings.

Step 6 - Add a Gradient

Select the gradient tool with the following settings:

Fill the selection with a gradient like so:

Step 7 - Erase a Little

Select the eraser tool with a 100px soft brush. Erase the gradient until it looks like so:

Step 8 - Duplicate That

Duplicate the layer (Ctrl+J) Go to edit>transform>flip horizontal. Next go to edit>transform>flip vertical. Move the new layer so it lines up like this:

Step 9 - Duplicate That.. Again

Merge the 2 gradient layers. (Ctrl+e). Duplicate the merged layer, go to edit>free transform. Rotate it to the right or left like I did. Change the opacity to something other then 100%. Now repeat this press and you should see something like this:

Step 10 - Crop the Image

Select the crop tool and crop your image like so:

Step 11 - Add Some Text

Add some text and a boarder and you got a awesome sig.