What Program Did U Used For Sig's

Hey guys
i been going around thread and i c many nice and awsome sig.
I would like to know which program u guys used to make ur sig so please post it here thx.

I use Photoshop 6

I have lak of experience in this program so if there's any useful tip please teach me.

What i know:

-blending option with text-
as u can c on my sig the one with kryptin night, that's the best i can do to the text

and

-Filtering-

i have a question, is there a easyier way of doing this??? the way i cut goku out is that i used the lasso tool and cut around goku. it was so torturing doing this cause i had to be very careful and stuff while cuting it.

Don't forget to post what program u used and give tips thx.