1st Icon Tutorial ... be nice to me.
Ok were going from this : 
To this :
Ok this is my first icon so bare with me if I leave bits out. Also I’m sorry but I don’t remember where I got the two gradients from that I use. If anyone can tell me let me know and I’ll credit.
Icon made in PSP9. But I’m sure you clever people can translate it for other programmes.
1. Crop the base to 100x100
2. ADJUST - BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST . Change the settings to +10 and +20. Then sharpen your image.
3. Duplicate the layer twice and SCREEN both of them. Change the opacity on the top layer to 70%
4. Duplicate the base layer and bring it to the top. Desaturate the layer and then set it to SOFT LIGHT.
Leaving you with something like this :
5. Take this gradient and set it to SCREEN.
6. Then take this gradient and set it to Multiply at 60%.
Flatten image.
You should have something like this:
7. Open a blank 100x100 canvas and create a new raster layer in it. Flood fill the layer with #000040 (dark blue) and set to EXCLUSION.
8. Go back to your original icon and take the square marquee tool and select a long piece of the image, like this :
9. Copy the selection and open as a new image. Add a 1px border in black around the selection and copy and paste onto the blank canvas. You also need to flip the picture around so click to Mirror button to do so.
Like this :
10. Copy the last couple of steps again to get the other two squares of image like the icon below.
Flatten image
And Wolla finished icon :
Comments, Criticism I’d appreciate both.
To this :
Ok this is my first icon so bare with me if I leave bits out. Also I’m sorry but I don’t remember where I got the two gradients from that I use. If anyone can tell me let me know and I’ll credit.
Icon made in PSP9. But I’m sure you clever people can translate it for other programmes.
1. Crop the base to 100x100
2. ADJUST - BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST . Change the settings to +10 and +20. Then sharpen your image.
3. Duplicate the layer twice and SCREEN both of them. Change the opacity on the top layer to 70%
4. Duplicate the base layer and bring it to the top. Desaturate the layer and then set it to SOFT LIGHT.
Leaving you with something like this :
5. Take this gradient and set it to SCREEN.
6. Then take this gradient and set it to Multiply at 60%.
Flatten image.
You should have something like this:
7. Open a blank 100x100 canvas and create a new raster layer in it. Flood fill the layer with #000040 (dark blue) and set to EXCLUSION.
8. Go back to your original icon and take the square marquee tool and select a long piece of the image, like this :
9. Copy the selection and open as a new image. Add a 1px border in black around the selection and copy and paste onto the blank canvas. You also need to flip the picture around so click to Mirror button to do so.
Like this :
10. Copy the last couple of steps again to get the other two squares of image like the icon below.
Flatten image
And Wolla finished icon :
Comments, Criticism I’d appreciate both.