Here's a few sites I found that could prove really helpful for creating sigs, smilies,banners, etc.

Graphics programs.


www.irfanview.com - resizing/changing image format/watermark etc. (freeware,requires download)
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www.getpaint.net/index.html - very powerful image and photo manipulation software (requires free download)
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http://www.online-image-editor.com/ - resize, crop, add borders etc
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http://www.phixr.com/ - Online Image Editor that is an affiliate so easy to use with your Photobucket images
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www.myimager.com/ - Online image editor
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www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html - free, no download. change background to transparent, resize, optimize, more.
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www.imageresizer.com/description.php - free image-resizer/format-converter program (requires download)
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www.picture-shark.com/ - watermarking program (free, requires download)
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www.gimp.org/ - Image manipulation program, also gimp-gap animation program (free, requires download) Works with Macs
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www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php - online image manipulation, see the 'ImageMagick Studio' link at the page bottom
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http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/sof...us/default.asp - free image and photo editing (download required)
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www.ultimatepaint.com/- free and trial versions (download required)
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http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/- freeware, create a single animated GIF from any nuber of images
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http://www3.blibs.com/animation-factory/ - very powerful online editor for videos, animation and still images.

Avatar makers


http://www.txt2pic.com/avatars/ - avatar creator
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http://www.blibs.com/mytheme/create-scan.php - small avatars
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http://www.blibs.com/mytheme/create-glitter.php - glittery avatars

Signature/Banner makers


www.siggymaker.gfxedit.com/userbars/ - userbar generator
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www.glittermaker.com/ - animated glittery text for your website, links at the top to other styles including 'graffiti, pimp, trippy, animal'
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http://www.glittergraphics.us/ - " (popup alert)
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www.3dtextmaker.com/ - free 3D text banner creation tool
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www.acidfonts.com/bannermaker.htm - Xara 3D banner maker
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www.cooltext.com/ - free text banner generator
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www.flamingtext.com/start.html - free text banner generator
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www.grsites.com/logo/ - logo maker
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www.ult-tex.net/tools/ultra/banner_maker2.pl - create your own banners
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http://www.bannergenerator.org/ - create your own banners
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www.userbarmaker.com - make your own userbars

Button Generators


www.grsites.com/button/ - make buttons
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www.flashbuttons.com/ - buttons for your website
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www.buttongenerator.com/ - button sets, many free
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www.netdenizen.com/buttonmill/glassy.php - Glassy button maker

Smilie makers


www.frostjedi.com/terra/scripts/graemlin.php
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www.smiliegenerator.com/smiliegenerator_eng.html
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www.smileygenerator.us/re_animate/index.php

Extra goodies


www.siggiez.com/tubes/index.cgi - banner makers, blinkies, fonts, backgrounds, tutorials, countdown banners, psp resources, image magik etc.
http://community-2.webtv.net/BRATTRO...SAVEDMAILFILE/ - loads of tutorials and resources

Glitters

www.angelfire.com/ak5/background_flava/glitter.html
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http://auburn_angel1.tripod.com/aagraphics/id16.html
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http://seira55.tripod.com/glitterfiles2.htm
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www.geocities.com/smhart33/GLITTERS.html

do you use PS on your other works?

its better if you learn making banners sig userbars using PS
mas mahahasa skill mo...^^