My first tutorial. It works best with Paint Shop Pro 8.
Go from this image to this...
1. First I decided which part of the image to use for the icon. I cropped it down to a square, and then resized it to 100x100. Then I duplicated the base layer. I desaturated the new layer to -100.
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2. Using the Smudge tool (Brush Size 9pts, Opacity 61%, Hardness 54%), I smudged out all the gray areas of the image, using only vertical strokes of the brush.
3. I duplicated this layer 4 times, and set the tabs to look like this...
4. Then I went back to my base layer, duplicated it, and moved it on top of all the other layers. Then I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%.
5. I hid the base layer from view (just X out the visibility toggle, and I merged together all the other layers.
6. I created a new gradient using #F26C4F and #070303 (one colour at each end, so it's an even transition). I set the opacity to 100% and the angle to 156. I set this gradient as a new raster layer to LIGHTEN 100%. I duplicated this layer once.
7. Then I took this texture, by
bombayicons, and set it to SCREEN 42%. I desaturated it to –100, and then I erased some of the stars in the lower left-hand area.
8. I created a new raster layer with this gradient, and set it to OVERLAY 42%.
9. We’re almost done. Now just create a simple, thick white border, and then afterwards add some text. Merge all the layers.
10. Duplicate the base layer once and set the duplicated layer to SOFT LIGHT 100%. Then create a new raster layer, fill it with #F3EEDD, and set it to DARKEN 100%. Merge all the layers again, and you’re done.
Go from this image to this...
1. First I decided which part of the image to use for the icon. I cropped it down to a square, and then resized it to 100x100. Then I duplicated the base layer. I desaturated the new layer to -100.
-> 2. Using the Smudge tool (Brush Size 9pts, Opacity 61%, Hardness 54%), I smudged out all the gray areas of the image, using only vertical strokes of the brush.
3. I duplicated this layer 4 times, and set the tabs to look like this...
4. Then I went back to my base layer, duplicated it, and moved it on top of all the other layers. Then I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%.
5. I hid the base layer from view (just X out the visibility toggle, and I merged together all the other layers.
6. I created a new gradient using #F26C4F and #070303 (one colour at each end, so it's an even transition). I set the opacity to 100% and the angle to 156. I set this gradient as a new raster layer to LIGHTEN 100%. I duplicated this layer once.
7. Then I took this texture, by
bombayicons, and set it to SCREEN 42%. I desaturated it to –100, and then I erased some of the stars in the lower left-hand area. 8. I created a new raster layer with this gradient, and set it to OVERLAY 42%.
9. We’re almost done. Now just create a simple, thick white border, and then afterwards add some text. Merge all the layers.
10. Duplicate the base layer once and set the duplicated layer to SOFT LIGHT 100%. Then create a new raster layer, fill it with #F3EEDD, and set it to DARKEN 100%. Merge all the layers again, and you’re done.