tutorial
this is my first icon tutorial, please go easy, and i would love to see what you guys make after reading it.
credit for this cap goes to this site.
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1. first we crop the image down to 100x100, sharpen it according to your image (this could mean more than once), and duplicate the image twice. set both layer to screen.
2. duplicate the base again, bring it to the top, and set it to soft light. you should have something like this:
3. duplicate the base AGAIN, bring it to the top, desaturate it, and set it to overlay.
4. merge all layers.
5. then using the selection tool, take a section of the main image
and go to copy merged. then paste as new layer and move over to the far left side.
6. using the selection tool again, take a small image of the face
which is essentially 29x46 and copy merged/paste as new layer again. do this three times, placing one image evenly below the other to get a neat film effect, like so.
7. put a 3px #FFFFFF border around each small face image.
8. merge all layers.
9. create a new layer and fill it with #FFDFAD and set it to multiply, opacity 100%.
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10. create another new layer and fill it with #030437 and set it to exclusion, opacity 100%.
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11. take this gradient by
crumblingwalls and set it to soft light, opacity 100%.
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12. paste the same gradient again, because it's not the color i want, and set it to soft light, opacity 55%.
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13. paste the same gradient again and set it to color burn, opacity 66%.
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14. create a new layer and fill it with #000000 and set it to color burn, opacity 15%.
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15. take this light texture byluthien_annare and set it to lighten, opacity 100%.
move it to accomadate your image.
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16. add a 1px #FFFFFF border around the entire thing. i've added a black border so you can see the white.
17. then just add the text and brushes of your choice.
18. merge all layers and you're done. woo hoo.
credit for this cap goes to this site.
to 1. first we crop the image down to 100x100, sharpen it according to your image (this could mean more than once), and duplicate the image twice. set both layer to screen.
2. duplicate the base again, bring it to the top, and set it to soft light. you should have something like this:
3. duplicate the base AGAIN, bring it to the top, desaturate it, and set it to overlay.
4. merge all layers.
5. then using the selection tool, take a section of the main image
and go to copy merged. then paste as new layer and move over to the far left side.6. using the selection tool again, take a small image of the face
which is essentially 29x46 and copy merged/paste as new layer again. do this three times, placing one image evenly below the other to get a neat film effect, like so.7. put a 3px #FFFFFF border around each small face image.
8. merge all layers.
9. create a new layer and fill it with #FFDFAD and set it to multiply, opacity 100%.
//10. create another new layer and fill it with #030437 and set it to exclusion, opacity 100%.
//11. take this gradient by
crumblingwalls and set it to soft light, opacity 100%.//12. paste the same gradient again, because it's not the color i want, and set it to soft light, opacity 55%.
//13. paste the same gradient again and set it to color burn, opacity 66%.
//14. create a new layer and fill it with #000000 and set it to color burn, opacity 15%.
//15. take this light texture by
luthien_annare and set it to lighten, opacity 100%.move it to accomadate your image.
//16. add a 1px #FFFFFF border around the entire thing. i've added a black border so you can see the white.
17. then just add the text and brushes of your choice.
18. merge all layers and you're done. woo hoo.