PSP7 Tut. // Light textures

...in PSP7. Yes, ancient :)


1. I start off with this picture and crop it and resize it, so I get this:


Then get the whole picture again and make a 2nd image so we get another angle of Eric Szmanda's delicious pretty face...



2. Blend them together (for this, I used the Freehand tool and set it to feather 22 and Anti-Alias). It should look something like this.


Adjust brightness and contrast (brightness: 28, contrast: 58)


3. Add a gradient. I made this one myself. Set the Layer Properties to Lighten.



4. Now add a light texture (this one made by </a></b></a>holiday_romance)

Set it to Screen (Lighten looks good too but whatever you want) and we get this:


I added a border brush by </a></b></a>fluffy_monster


5. Now just sharpen it a little. Go to Effects - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask





You did it! Treat yourself to a cake. F the carbs, you just made an awesome icon!