Harry Potter manip
Ok, so for one of the icon challenges I usually post in I submitted this icon. It won Mod's Choice at Wizard_Icontest! yeay! For more of my icons, visit mczicon_love
I used images from Harry Potter 3 and of me ;) from photoshoots with my band.
I'll teach you how to make it now:
take this image and crop it to look like this:
Next create a new layer and color the hair with #ff0084. Bring down the opacity to "41%"
Next take this image and crop it to look like this:
Next, play with the curves to color correct the image...
Image > Mode > CMYK Color
Image > Adjustments > Curves
When your image looks like this stop:
Now resize the image to width: 135 pixles and heigth: 187
Now make a new blank image and move both of these images together.
Play with the brightness/contrast a bit. DONT OVER DO IT!!
close the eye on your Lupin layer and create a layer mask on your "Tonks". Once you've done this get rid of the background. Do this also to your Lupin layer.
Enough with the manip, Now here comes the icon fun!
Create an icon 100x100pixles at 72dpi
place this as the background:
hogwarts school view
Now highlight both layers of your Lupin and "Tonks" and move them over to your new icon. DONT RESIZE THEM.
Now using your brightness/contrast move the brightness back on "Tonks" and Lupin a bit so it'll match the shadows the "sun" should create on your image... or until it looks perdy with a nice little mist. Use the burn tool for shadows in "Tonk's" and Lupin's hair and face. Use the sharpen tool on Lupin's eyes a bit so they don't look so blury.
When you feel that the image is to your liking; Add your text and then add a new layer for teenie brush text:
Then create your last layer: for your border
ALL DONE!
I used images from Harry Potter 3 and of me ;) from photoshoots with my band.
I'll teach you how to make it now:
take this image and crop it to look like this:
Next create a new layer and color the hair with #ff0084. Bring down the opacity to "41%"
Next take this image and crop it to look like this:
Next, play with the curves to color correct the image...
Image > Mode > CMYK Color
Image > Adjustments > Curves
When your image looks like this stop:
Now resize the image to width: 135 pixles and heigth: 187
Now make a new blank image and move both of these images together.
Play with the brightness/contrast a bit. DONT OVER DO IT!!
close the eye on your Lupin layer and create a layer mask on your "Tonks". Once you've done this get rid of the background. Do this also to your Lupin layer.
Enough with the manip, Now here comes the icon fun!
Create an icon 100x100pixles at 72dpi
place this as the background:
hogwarts school view
Now highlight both layers of your Lupin and "Tonks" and move them over to your new icon. DONT RESIZE THEM.
Now using your brightness/contrast move the brightness back on "Tonks" and Lupin a bit so it'll match the shadows the "sun" should create on your image... or until it looks perdy with a nice little mist. Use the burn tool for shadows in "Tonk's" and Lupin's hair and face. Use the sharpen tool on Lupin's eyes a bit so they don't look so blury.
When you feel that the image is to your liking; Add your text and then add a new layer for teenie brush text:
Then create your last layer: for your border
ALL DONE!