My first Tutorial...
I use Photoshop CS but I'm sure it's translatable easy enough.
Go from this and this to
It is pretty image heavy, be warned if you have a slow connection speed.
I hope it is easy to follow. Feel free to leave feedback so that I can make any future tutorials better.
1. I took my first image:
I cropped it to where I wanted it as a square using the cropping tool but it was too dark for my taste. So, I duplicated it and changed that layer to Screen 100%.
I duplicated the Screened layer four times then changed the top most layer to Soft Light leaving it at 100% Opacity.
I flattened the image at this point. LAYER>>FLATTEN IMAGE From there sharpened the image twice. FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN Then with my blur tool, using a soft round brush at 40% strength set to normal, I smoothed out the skin avoiding the eyes and hair, etc.
And lastly, I sized the image to 100 X 100
2. Next I took my second image:
and pasted the first image on top, setting it to Screen 100%.
There was too much light covering Dean's face so I gently erased that area from layer two. I used my eraser at Size 13 with soft edges, Opacity 100%, Flow 11%, Hardness 1%.
This is what I get:
3. Now create a new layer on top and fill it with #221884 and set it to Exclusion 70%. Merger down (Ctrl + E) so only the top layer is effected.
4. I didn't like the line through Dean's face on the right so I took my blur tool at 40% Stregth, Normal, Soft Round set to 13 size and working on the first layer I blurred the line out.
My Result:
5. Next I created a new layer and I used this gradient
. I don't remember who it's by b/c of the way I organize. If you know, please tell me so I can credit them. My information page on my icon journal 
tonic2w_iconage lists who I credit.
I set the gradient to Soft Light at 63%.
6. Flatten Image.
7. Next create a new layer. I filled the new layer w/ this texture.
Let me know who made it if you know so I can credit them. Set it to Screen 100%.
I thought it washed out Dean to much so I duplicated the background, moved it to the top and set it to Soft Light 50%.
8. Create a new layer and fill it with this texture.
. Again... if you know who made it let me know. Set it to Sreen 100%.
I didn't like the orange ball over Dean's eye so using my eraser at Size 13, Opacity 50%, Flow 11%, Hardness 1% I erased over the area I wanted to change and I got this:
9. One last texture. Create a new layer and apply this texture
at Soft Light 50% Opacity.
10. It's time to add brushes and text. I used this brush.
Let me know if you know who it's by. And added Dean's name.
For both I used the same color. I used the eye dropper tool to pick a dark color from the icon. #75356A and set them to Linear Burn %70 Opacity.
Here is what I set my text to:
Final product:
Cross-posted aticontutorials
Go from this and this to
It is pretty image heavy, be warned if you have a slow connection speed.
I hope it is easy to follow. Feel free to leave feedback so that I can make any future tutorials better.
1. I took my first image:
I cropped it to where I wanted it as a square using the cropping tool but it was too dark for my taste. So, I duplicated it and changed that layer to Screen 100%.
I duplicated the Screened layer four times then changed the top most layer to Soft Light leaving it at 100% Opacity.
I flattened the image at this point. LAYER>>FLATTEN IMAGE From there sharpened the image twice. FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN Then with my blur tool, using a soft round brush at 40% strength set to normal, I smoothed out the skin avoiding the eyes and hair, etc.
And lastly, I sized the image to 100 X 100
2. Next I took my second image:
and pasted the first image on top, setting it to Screen 100%.
There was too much light covering Dean's face so I gently erased that area from layer two. I used my eraser at Size 13 with soft edges, Opacity 100%, Flow 11%, Hardness 1%.
This is what I get:
3. Now create a new layer on top and fill it with #221884 and set it to Exclusion 70%. Merger down (Ctrl + E) so only the top layer is effected.
4. I didn't like the line through Dean's face on the right so I took my blur tool at 40% Stregth, Normal, Soft Round set to 13 size and working on the first layer I blurred the line out.
My Result:
5. Next I created a new layer and I used this gradient
. I don't remember who it's by b/c of the way I organize. If you know, please tell me so I can credit them. My information page on my icon journal tonic2w_iconage lists who I credit. I set the gradient to Soft Light at 63%.
6. Flatten Image.
7. Next create a new layer. I filled the new layer w/ this texture.
Let me know who made it if you know so I can credit them. Set it to Screen 100%.I thought it washed out Dean to much so I duplicated the background, moved it to the top and set it to Soft Light 50%.
8. Create a new layer and fill it with this texture.
. Again... if you know who made it let me know. Set it to Sreen 100%.I didn't like the orange ball over Dean's eye so using my eraser at Size 13, Opacity 50%, Flow 11%, Hardness 1% I erased over the area I wanted to change and I got this:
9. One last texture. Create a new layer and apply this texture
at Soft Light 50% Opacity.10. It's time to add brushes and text. I used this brush.
Let me know if you know who it's by. And added Dean's name. For both I used the same color. I used the eye dropper tool to pick a dark color from the icon. #75356A and set them to Linear Burn %70 Opacity.
Here is what I set my text to:
Final product:
Cross-posted at
icontutorials