Because of you (Heidi's Graphics Journal)

my new LJ!

hatbrat85 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:42:12 GMT

Hey guys! You can now find me over at my new LJ, So Small! sosmallxx

Thanks :)

hatbrat85 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:12:44 GMT

Thanks to all who replied and said they didn't want to see me leave, you're all very sweet! :) I'll be back under a new username soon (if anyone wants to help me think of a username or would possibly like to administrate an icon and icon tutorial community with me, go ahead and tell me!), with of course icons and icon tutorials, as well as other graphics. But I'm still going to go on a brief hiatus. My grandma's been very, very sick the last week, and was admitted to the emergency room last night for what they're treating as a heart attack. So right now my focus and energy and time will be going into visiting my grandma at the hospital daily until she goes home again, and helping her out any way I can, which includes babysitting her dog. I know I should be keeping myself occupied instead of worrying about my grandma, but guys, she's not doing good at all. Her sodium levels were dangerously low, and her blood pressure's been really low too, so yes I do have a reason to be worrying and concerned. She has never been this sick in her whole life. Just pray my grandma will be ok, and I'll keep everyone posted! :) Thanks again!

13 Snow White icons!

hatbrat85 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:28:43 GMT

Been meaning to post these, just been very, very busy! Enjoy! Remember: NO HOTLINKING OR BASHING! :)

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Reba icon tutorial!

hatbrat85 — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:10:12 GMT

This icon tutorial features 1 of my favorite people of all time, Reba McEntire, in 1 of my most favorite episodes of Reba, The Pagaent of the Grandmas. Credit goes to the wonderful beautdisastrfor making me the caps from that episode! In this tutorial, I tried to not only lighten up the pic I used, but I used a texture, and I also tried to make the pic more blue! This is translatable to other versions of PS as well as PSP!

Go from this: to this:

1. Open up your pic. Resize it to 100x100 pixels after you crop it to the way you like it. This is now your base.
2. Duplicate your base once, set the blend mode to screen and opacity to 100%.
3. Make a new layer. Fill it with this color: 0b0a31 and set this layer to exclusion 100% opacity.
4. Make another new layer. Fill it with this color: dacda0. Set this layer to soft light 100% opacity,
5. Make a new layer. Fill it with this color: ccdaf6. Set this layer to color burn 100% opacity.
6. Remember the blue I was telling you about? This step will make it happen! Make a new levels adjustment layer (Layers+New Adjustment Layer+Levels). In the RGB mode, your input levels will be: 11, 1.03, 232.
In the BLUE mode, these are my settings: 7, 1.11, 232.
7. I also wanted to make Reba's dress more green. So I made a new layer, and filled with this color: d3efdf. Set this layer to color burn 100% opacity.
8. I didn't think my icon looked real bright, so I made a brightness/contrast adjustment layer, and upped my brightness to 13, and contrast to 16.
9. Last but not least, paste this texture: by heartthepretty onto your icon, adjust it to however you like it, and set the layer to screen 100% opacity.

Done! :)

Other examples:

Again...

hatbrat85 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:49:16 GMT

People- GET A LIFE! Quit complaining about my icon tutorials being in icon communities. I'll post them in ICON COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ICON TUTORIALS AND I HAVE LOOKED AND DID NOT SEE ANY SPECIFIC RULES SAYING I CAN'T! SO stop your whining and get over it! I can't stand whiners! I can't please everyone! If you keep complaining, I will close this damn journal and delete everything! Is that what you want? You want to see me gone?! You have made me very, very angry and upset and I am very seriously considering closing this journal down. Why bother keeping it up anymore? Nobody's responded to my latest tutorial, which I changed from my usual tutorials as a request. I only made this damn journal so I could have a place to post all of my graphics and tutorials and not have to worry about bandwidth or making layouts or whatever! It seemed like a good idea at the time but now I'm not so sure.

20 Disney icons: 10 Sleeping Beauty, 10 Cinderella

hatbrat85 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:09:50 GMT

10 Sleepinh Beauty and 10 CInderella icons! No bashing, no hotlinking, no stealing, and textless icons are NOT bases!

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Join us!

hatbrat85 — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:40:24 GMT

Attention Disney icon lovers! Would you like to join a brand new Disney icontest? You can! Head over to Disney Dreaming (http://community.livejournal.com/disney_dreaming) today for more details and to join! :D

Rules!

hatbrat85 — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:33:13 GMT

I really hate to post this (again), but I feel I have to. We need a reminder for those who post in here:

-When I say NO BASHING I absolutely mean NO BASHING! If you don't like something I do, keep it to yourself! I post my icons in icon communities, and will continue to do so unless someone (MODERATOR) tells me otherwise. So keep those smart *** comments to yourself! Obviously people enjoy my tutorials or I wouldn;t be posting them!
-I'm still screening anonymous comments, so be smart, don't be an anonymous poster! I will disable that option permanently!

If anyone has any questions or (non bashing) comments, feel free to speak up!

Disney icon tutorial #13!

hatbrat85 — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:21:59 GMT

I'm only gonna post this tutorial in a few communities because I saw some people were getting tired of all the cartoon tutorials I do. Which is fine, they don't have to read it if they don't want to, but I don't want another bashing incident. So here we go! This was made in Photoshop CS2, but I did not use selective coloring this time, so it's most definitely translatable! :)

to this:

1. Open up your pic. Crop it, with your aspect ratio being 1x1, and resize your pic after cropping it to 100x100. This is your base.
2. Duplicate your base once, and set the blend mode to screen, opacity set at 100%.
3. Make a new layer. (Layer+New+Layer or in PS, Layer+New Fill Layer+Solid Color). When that's done, fill your layer with this color: d09f7a. Set your blend mode to multiply and opacity to 69%.
4. Make another new layer. Set this one to color burn 100%, and fill it with this color: acd4f9.
5. Make a levels adjustment layer (Layer+New Adjustment Layer+Levels). Leave your blend mode and opacity where it is. In the RGB mode I used these settings: 0, 1.10, 246.
6. I think my icon needs some enhancing. So I make a hue/saturation adjustment layer (Layer+New Adjustment Layer+ Hue/Saturation). I increased my SATURATION in the MASTER mode to +27.
7. It's coming along, but there's 1 last thing we need to do before we're done! I made a brightness/contrast adjustment layer (Layer+New Adjustment Layer+ Brightness/Contrast). Increase your brightness to 15, and contrast to 25.

Done! :) See that was easy! Add text or brushes if you want to, I left my icon alone!

Remember:
-No bashing!
-No hotlinking!
-Comments are ♥
-Credit required if using an icon!
-Textless icons are NOT bases!

Other examples:

*Peter Pan screen caps came from fever of fate!

New set!

hatbrat85 — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:05:06 GMT

As much as I loved my other set. I decided it was time for a change! This new set is made by my good friend Courtney, aka Courtizzle, aka hauntedxx1!

MAJOR update part 2!

hatbrat85 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:27:55 GMT

Here are the 7 headers!

MAJOR update!

hatbrat85 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:26:23 GMT

To celebrate my making of my 300th Disney icon, I have, in 2 separate posts:

37 icons

and

7 LJ headers!

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25 Martina McBride icons!

hatbrat85 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:44:44 GMT

Wow, I was just looking through my entries and realized I haven't updated my collection of Martina McBride icons in a while! Sorry this will be a bigger post, 25 icons!

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Icon tutorial!

hatbrat85 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:34:23 GMT

From this: to this:

This isn't translatable, it's got some selective coloring in it.This should work best on dark, orangey colored images.

1. Open up your base/pic. If it isn't already, crop your pic and resize it to 100x100 pixels.
2. Duplicate your base twice, and set them both to screen 100% opacity. I did this twice because my pic was dark, but you may only have to do this once.
3. Make a new layer. Set it to exclusion, 100% opacity. Fill the layer with this dark blue: 040637.
4. This is the only step that makes this tutorial non translatable to PSP: Make a new selective coloring layer. These will be my settings, but adjust to whatever your icon needs:

Reds

Cyans: 100
Magentas: 0
Yellows: 24
Blacks: 10

Yellows

Cyans: 100
Magentas: 47
Yellows: -37
Blacks: -29

Neutrals

Cyans: 100
Magentas: 12
Yellows: 11
Blacks: 6

5. Make a hue/saturation adjustment layer. Bring your saturation up to 19 in the MASTER section. Again, the amount of adjusting you need will depend on your icon!

6. Make a color balance adjustment layer. In the MIDTONES, these are your settings:

Cyan/Red: -11
Magenta/Green: -29
Yellow/Blue: 9

All done! Remember:
Textless icons are NOT bases!
No bashing!
Comments are ♥
Credit required if taking an icon!

Other examples:

28 Sailor Moon icons!

hatbrat85 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:29:54 GMT

No bashing, no hotlinking, credit is required, and comments are ♥!

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Sailor Moon icon tutorial!

hatbrat85 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:00:57 GMT

Turn this: into this: without using selective coloring! Very easy to use!

1. Open up your base/ pic. If it isn't already, reduce the size and crop the pic to 100x100 pixels.
2. Duplicate your base. Control J will do this for you in Photoshop. Set the blend mode to screen and opacity to 44%. We don't want the icon too light if we can avoid it.
3. Make a new layer. Fill it with this color: d77f0d. Set the new layer to multiply, with the opacity set to 66%.
4. Make a new layer. Fill it with this color: 7bccfb. Set this layer to color burn 100% opacity.
5. My icon's looking too dark, so I go to my base, duplicate it, bring it above all my other layers, and set the blend mode to screen and opacity to 100%.
6. Make a hue/saturation adjustment layer, and in the MASTER mode, bring your saturation to +45.

That's it! Other examples:

Remember: Comments are appreciated, and always adjust to whatever suits your icon!

new set!

hatbrat85 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:57:57 GMT

I have a new set, made by my friend Joie (darkhorizonx)! What do y'all think? Oh and be on the lookout for a new icon tutorial coming soon!

16 Sailor Moon icons!

hatbrat85 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:38:12 GMT

16 Sailor Moon icons, textless icons aren't bases! Let me know if you want any of them!

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12 Sailor Moon

hatbrat85 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:49:46 GMT

12 Sailor Moon icons! I love this show and watched it until Cartoon Network pulled it off the air all those years ago! NO BASHING!

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Update time!

hatbrat85 — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:12:09 GMT

Time for an update! I have a new layout, made by onebigshrug . And I have a new set, made by my good friend Chelsee, aka dream_it_anyway . And last but not least, 15 new Carrie Underwood icons! Brush credit goes to ashenvale_moon.

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Disney icon tutorial #12!

hatbrat85 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:31:27 GMT

This is my 12th icon tutorial featuring Disney, and it's extra special because I finally have Adobe Photoshop CS2, so this involves some selective coloring! I'm so sorry though it isn't translatable! :( All it takes to make this beautiful icon is 5 steps including selective coloring and color balance!

1. Open up your pic. Resize it to 100x100 after cropping it the way you want. This was my base:
2. Duplicate that bottom layer (control J in Photoshop) and set it at the top of the layers pallette. Set this layer to screen opacity 50% fill 100% opacity. If you want to, sharpen this layer. I did a smart sharpen and sharpened the icon by about 40%, but adjust it!
3. Make a new selective coloring adjustment layer (Layer+New Adjustment Layer+Selective Coloring). This is the hard part, so stick with me! Put in these settings:

Reds: -28
             28
            100
            -11

Yellows: -100
                 -82
                  34
                  37

Greens: 100
                100
                100
                100

Cyans: Same as greens

Blues: Same as greens and cyans

Magentas: Same as blues, greens, and cyans

White: 0
            15
            -6
            -6

Neutrals: 16
                  2
                  26
                  -8

Blacks: 100
               100
               100
               100

4. All done with selective coloring! Now, let's make a new color balance adjustment layer (Layer+New Adjustment Layer+ Color Balance), and in the MIDTONES section, type in these numbers going across: -20, -9, 24.

5. Last step! Make a new hue/saturation adjustment layer (Layer+ New Adjustment Layer+ Hue/Saturation). Increase your saturation in the MASTER mode to 25.

That's it! What else did I make with this tutorial?



Remember:
-Comments are ♥, especially since this is my 1st time using selective coloring!
-Not every icon is going to turn out the same, so make any adjustments that are necessary!
-No bashing!
-Let me know if you have any questions!

Disney icon tutorial #11!

hatbrat85 — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:26:21 GMT

SInce y'all missed me, I thought I'd show my appreciation and throw a welcome back party by... posting a brand new tutorial! LOL!

We'll make this: by using this base: and a little bit of magic (well maybe not lol!)

This is a short, simple coloring tutorial, it shouldn't be hard at all! Are we ready?

1. Open up the base or pic you would like to use. If it isn't already, crop your pic and resize your pic to 100x100. If it's already a base, then it should already be 100x100.
2. Duplicate your base (bottom layer), set it on top of the base layer in your layers palette, and set this new layer to screen 100% opacity.
3. Make a new layer (Layers+New Layer). Fill it with this color (peach) : ffc29a. Set this layer to multiply 37% opacity.
4. Make another new layer. Fill it with this color blue: 9edefc. Set this layer to color burn (burn in PSP) 100% opacity.
5. Last step! Make a hue/saturation adjustment layer (Layers+New Adjustment Layer+Hue/Saturation). In the MASTER mode, increase your saturation to +46.

That's it! Feel free to add text, textures, or brushes to your icon! Remember, adjust your opacities according to your icon, not every coloring result turns out the same on every icon!

Examples:

59 Disney icons!

hatbrat85 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:34:27 GMT

I've made 59 Disney icons, enjoy! Remember: Comments are ♥, no bashing, and credit is required!

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I'm going off hiatus!

hatbrat85 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:22:40 GMT

Hey guys! Here's what's going on: I'm going off hiatus! But some things are going to be changing: 1)I don't want to see any more bashing going on in here. It's very rude and disrespectful to bash something I've made after I've worked so hard on it. Get a life! If you don't like it, keep it to yourself! 2) I'm still going to screen everyone's comments before they get posted on here, to keep any more spamming from happening. As long as your post isn't negative, most likely I'll approve your comment. 3) For now, I'm still disabling anonymous posting. Again, this is to keep spamming from happening, and if it does, I can track who's doing it and keep them from posting here. To all my pals online who do post anonymously, I'm sorry for any inconvenience this causes you, but I'm sure you understand my reasons behind this rule. 4) I'm going to start back slowly, by posting some icons and maybe a tutorial or 2, to see how things go. 5) Thank you to everyone who's supported me and my graphics, and all the positive comments I've gotten about my tutorials and icons! I appreciate that so much guys! You're the reason I'm coming back!

If anyone has any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to post them here! :)

Attention!

hatbrat85 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:57:05 GMT

Attention everyone! Due to some nasty posts I've been receiving lately, I've made some changes in the way people are allowed to post on here. First of all, when I say no bashing, I really mean no bashing. It's very rude and disrespectful to bash me when I have worked so hard on creating all of my graphics and tutorials. If you don't like something I do, keep it to yourself! Second of all, from now on, there will be no more anonymous postings on here. This is so I know who does and doesn't bash me, and then I can ban the users who bash me. Third, everyone's comments will have to be cleared by me first before they're posted. This is also so I can watch and catch bashers in the act and ban them. And fourth, I will be going on a brief hiatus from here, I'll only be coming on to respond to questions and comments, but I will not be making any more tutorials or graphics for a little while, because I am very angry and upset about this whole situation. I hope everyone understands. This won't be forever, but I don't know when I'll be back. Thank you all for being so supportive of me and everything I do, it means the world to me.

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