Full Icon Tutorial - Photoshop 7

Here's a tutorial to make this icon:



Now, this is my first tutorial so please comment and let me know what you think.


Note: You will need general knowledge of Photoshop for this tutorial.


Before I start, I used this picture of Pharrell Williams. I cropped it and resized it to 100x100.

Layer One







Layer Two
Duplicate layer one
Actions: Sharpen
Layer style: Screen
Opacity: 50%





Layer Three
Fill with A43523
Layer style: Soft Light
Opacity: 100%





Layer Four
Duplicate layer two
Actions: Desaturate
Layer style: Vivid Light
Opacity: 25%





Layer Five
Gradient fill
Layer style: Screen
Opacity: 70%





Layer Six
Duplicate layer two
Layer style: Hard light
Opacity: 88%
Blending Mode: Pattern Overlay
- Diagonal line; scale- 100%, blend mode- color burn, opacity- 17%





Layer Seven
Transparent Layer with A43523 border
Layer style: Linear Burn
Opacity: 100%





Layer Eight
Text - Times New Roman, size 8pt, sharp, italicized
Layer style: Normal
Opacity: 65%




Your layers should look like this: