Icon Tutorial : Reita (the GazettE)
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kisame_kun ^^
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Program: Photoshop CS3 Extended
Uses: Various Layer Adjustment Layers, Color Layers
Difficulty: Medium, requires knowledge of adjustment layers
1. Start with your base. I don't like to sharpen my bases first, but you can do what you like.
2. The base looks really dull so I did a Hue/Saturation layer.
My settings: Saturation: +51
3. Next I wanted to increase the reds because my base looks very blue. I used a Selective Coloring layer here.
My settings: Whites: -3, +39, +7, -11
Neutrals: -6, -3, -5, -4
4. I made a tan/light brown color layer at Soft Light 100% to make the icon more of a reddish tone.
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5. And I just added a pale pink/magenta color layer at Soft Light 100% to make it more red and a little brighter.
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6. Now it's looking too red so I duplicated my base and dragged it to the top and set it Soft Light 100%
7. Next I added a Brightness/Contrast layer just to make it a tad bit brighter.
My settings: Brightness: +3, Contrast: +12
8. Because I'm so quick to change my mind, I just decided to make it blue again. :P I used a Color Balance layer.
My settings: -29, 0, +41
9. And more blue. I added a light blue color layer at Color Burn 100%
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10. Now it looks dark so I duplicated the previous layer and set it to Soft Light 67%
11. Then I added a Levels layer because it still looked dark.
My settings: RGB: Input Levels: 20, 1.56, 255
Output Levels: 0, 255
12. If your icon looks too blue, you can try adding a light brown/tan color layer and st it to Soft light at whatever opacity you desire.
13. Finally I added some light textures and tiny text.
Remember: You do not have to copy every single step. You may have to change the settings according to your image.
This tutorial probably works best for dark and dull images.
Thanks for looking! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Comments are <3
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kisame_kun ^^Going from
Program: Photoshop CS3 Extended
Uses: Various Layer Adjustment Layers, Color Layers
Difficulty: Medium, requires knowledge of adjustment layers
1. Start with your base. I don't like to sharpen my bases first, but you can do what you like.
2. The base looks really dull so I did a Hue/Saturation layer.
My settings: Saturation: +51
3. Next I wanted to increase the reds because my base looks very blue. I used a Selective Coloring layer here.
My settings: Whites: -3, +39, +7, -11
Neutrals: -6, -3, -5, -4
4. I made a tan/light brown color layer at Soft Light 100% to make the icon more of a reddish tone.
5. And I just added a pale pink/magenta color layer at Soft Light 100% to make it more red and a little brighter.
6. Now it's looking too red so I duplicated my base and dragged it to the top and set it Soft Light 100%
7. Next I added a Brightness/Contrast layer just to make it a tad bit brighter.
My settings: Brightness: +3, Contrast: +12
8. Because I'm so quick to change my mind, I just decided to make it blue again. :P I used a Color Balance layer.
My settings: -29, 0, +41
9. And more blue. I added a light blue color layer at Color Burn 100%
10. Now it looks dark so I duplicated the previous layer and set it to Soft Light 67%
11. Then I added a Levels layer because it still looked dark.
My settings: RGB: Input Levels: 20, 1.56, 255
Output Levels: 0, 255
12. If your icon looks too blue, you can try adding a light brown/tan color layer and st it to Soft light at whatever opacity you desire.
13. Finally I added some light textures and tiny text.
Remember: You do not have to copy every single step. You may have to change the settings according to your image.
This tutorial probably works best for dark and dull images.
Thanks for looking! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Comments are <3
Other examples: