by Cheshire » August 3rd, 2007, 2:16 pm
Here's a trick that I use:
Change the color of the text so that it matches the color pallet better (say, a shade of gray that is similar to a gray on the armor). Then apply a very subtle outer glow around the text (white or even lighter shade of gray than the text). This will trick the eye into thinking everything is "color coordinated" yet will make the text stand out.
In fact, I used this trick on my current siggy. If you look at the bottom right hand corner, my name is simply outlines of the letters (with the luminous effect i think). But the way I made it stand out while keeping the contrast/colors the same is by applying a outer glow (notice the sand around the letters is slightly lighter than the sand a little further away).
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