First, make a new document in Photoshop(400x150 is what I used)
make sure that your colors are set at default by pressing d

Next, go to Filter>Render>Clouds:


Now open up a grunge brush pack (I used stalemateisgod) and brush the clouds a bit:


Create a new layer and invert the brush color and start brushing again:


Create another layer, invert the brushes and brush over that layer:


Create one more layer, invert the colors and brush over that layer as well. Once you are done brushing set the Layer Blend to Soft Light:


Now duplicate the last layer and set the layer blend to overlay. Once that is done go to Layer>Flatten Image:


Now to add the render. I will be using a render that I cut out quickly for this tutorial. Feel free to use it:
Link to Render

Open the render and copy it onto your sig(hit ctrl+shift+u to desaturate it):


Now take the magic wand tool and select the space around your render. Now hit ctrl+alt+d to bring up the feather window. set it to 20px and hit ok. then hit the delete button to blend the render into the background. I hit it about 3 times:


Now for text. I used Distress at 36pt with a strong anti-alias. For text effects, I used this, this, this, this, and this:


For the pixel font I used Visitor TT2 BRK at 12pt with no anti-alias. Text effects were a gray color overlay and a 1px black stroke:


Now add a color balance layer and click ok. now go to Filter>Render>Clouds. Now duplicate that layer and hit ctrl+I to invert the clouds on the duplicated layer.
For Color Balance 1 I used:
Shadows: +49/0/0
Midtones: +100/-39/-100
Highlights:0/0/0

For Color Balance 2 I used:
Shadows: 0/0/0
Midtones: +100/+42/-100
Highlights: 0/0/0

To create a border, create a new layer underneath the color balance layers and hit ctrl+A to select all. Next go to Edit>Stroke and make a 3px black stroke. Then go to Edit>Stroke again and make a 2px white stroke. Finally go to Edit>Stroke and make a 1px black stroke. Now set the Layer blend to overlay.

After you have done that you should be finished. Keep in mind that this is a very simple tutorial. Mess around with different brush packs, text effects and coloring techniques and see what you come up with.
Finished Product

cheers m8 ill do it later :)

there we go :)

another go

edit: here is the avvy

anotha



avatr:

some more i made....

<-- testing somin out

<-- proper one

i like the top sig :)

my one or earlybirds?

nice, can you give me a link to the grunge brush packet?

I'd have to find it...

thanx man

no prob...here's the link to download the brush I used.
stalemateisgod Brush pack