Spade's Musings

10 Castle Icons

sspader — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:00:06 GMT

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feel free to take, just don't claim as your own

Thought I'd update for the heck of it.

sspader — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:12:01 GMT

Had an inspiration, went for it.

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My Biggest Icon Post Yet.

sspader — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:18:21 GMT

WOO HOO!!! I made it past 10!!! LOL.

Icon #1, 6 is thanks to a tutorial by dreaming_art
Icon #14, 18 is thanks to a tutorial by navras_rheya

Textures by lookslikerain, rainharbour, artphilia

Caps by wrthy2bluvd, and Stolen-Glances.com *Stupid linking thing not working*

Comments are love, and lets me know what you like. Snurch away, but please credit. :-)

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I'm a newly minted BSG fan.

sspader — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:14:43 GMT

because of razor. YES. Just because of it. Never saw any episodes other than the pilot.

Anyhoo.

Textures by elli, damnicons

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some icons. sigh I really should be doing my assignments.

sspader — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:43:06 GMT

Please credit rainharbour discolore sanami _iconographer

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4 NY Icons, and One Atlantis Icon.

sspader — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:27:32 GMT

My icon mojo is still missing though.

I hope you guys like. Credit Iconographer @ deviantart for the lovely texture in the Shep icon.

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A few icons. Atlantis Style

sspader — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:08:06 GMT

Credits are the same as before. Really...I should do up a profile credit thingy.

Anyhoo.

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Textures, Textures, Textures.

sspader — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:33:33 GMT

Thank you Discolore for writing those wonderful tuts. I've learned alot from you! Although I've been a bad girl and not commenting on your journal to show you what I've done with your stuff!!

The flower texture, is from...?? if you recognize it, please let me know. I'll credit properly

anyhoo.

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Sigh...got bored. Made some Icons.

sspader — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:49:07 GMT

Please credit discolore , unmasked dearest , elli for the Textures/ Brushes/inspirations.

DO NOT ALTER, DO NOT HOTLINK. If you take, please credit. Credit is wub.

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I like small batches.

sspader — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:18:02 GMT

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So...I will be home soon

sspader — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:34:25 GMT

I have 2 more days in New Zealand, and 6 Days in Hong Kong.

This is the first time I've used a computer in almost 2 weeks...and....I didn't feel withdrawn.

EEEnteresting.

I will post pictures soon.

Screw retiring in the Irish countryside. I'm coming to the NZ south islands and buying me a sheep farm!!

Hell yeah!

Some Icons.

sspader — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:11:39 GMT

Been really busy prepping for my big trip to New Zealand, so I finally got a few icons done.

Two more weeks!!

Caps by CSI:NY Online, and Carmine Online.

Textures by sanami276 and 77words

They're not so great, as others I've snow day....*sigh* I've only partially gotten my icon bunnies back.

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Another Small Batch of Icons.

sspader — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:00:32 GMT

The grungy black and white icon is loosely based on a tutorial "Aya Ueto" by youtoldalie
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The bright Lindsay tutorial is a play on the coloring tutorial by macayla_csi

Textures by 77words , itsaquandarymyrasis

Textless icons are not bases.
Please Credit, Comment. *I'd like to know what you think*
Most importantly, Enjoy!!


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A new tutorial, somewhat grungy

sspader — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:47:48 GMT

We will be going from this to this

*INVOLVES SELECTIVE COLOR*

1. Crop/Resize, Duplicate two times, and set both to screen 100%. I added a sharpen filter to the topmost layer.

2. Add a selective color layer with the following settings :
Cyan. Cyan +100, Magenta -15, Yellow - 100, Black - 10.
Neutrals, Cyan - 35, Magenta - 10, Yellow - 35, Black - 5.
Blacks, Cyan - 20, Magenta - 5, Yellow +25, Black +15

3. Add a brightness contrast layer. I set mine to Brightness+18, Contrast+14. It really, really depends on your picture and how you like it.

4. Add a Fill layer with #F8E9E9 and set it to color burn. 100%

5. Add a Fill layer with #EECE90 and set it to multiply 100%

6. Add another selective color layer with the following settings:
Red, Cyan +100, Magenta - 20, Yellow +100,
Yellow, Cyan -50, Magenta +25, Yellow -40, Black -20
Greens, Cyan -100, Yellow -100
Cyan, Black -100
Whites, Cyan, -100, Magenta -100, Yellow -100
Neutrals, Cyan +10, Magenta +10, Yellow -20, Black -10

7. Finally add this texture from ??? and set it to Overlay 100%, and voila!!!

I must stress the fact that you really, really, really just have to play around with the settings. Please comment...and I would love to see your results.

some Danny icons

sspader — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:24:00 GMT

was bored...and inspired at the same time. I hope you like them, and as always..constructive criticism are welcomed. I'm always wanting to try new methods.

Some textures by gender , and iconofilth
Caps by CSICAPS, and STOLEN GLANCES. *sorry..still trying to figure out how to put a link.

Please Credit, and credit the right person .... <_<
Textless icons are not BASES!!
Please don't steal.

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Apollo came in, and I forgot about Carmine....for like 5 seconds.

sspader — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:23:34 GMT

There he was....a towering 6, 5"???

Took me a few seconds to realize, that before me stood the man with the call sign Apollo. If the case wasn't so high...I'd leap over and....well.

Other than that, my day sucked.

HTYMA, is on right now...gave me some icon inspirations.

That's all.

I guess I like small batches

sspader — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:43:42 GMT

Texture Credits go to 77words , gender , oxoniensis

Let me know what you think. Constructive Criticism welcomed. If you like, take, please credit.

Thanks for looking!!

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A Drunken Tutorial

sspader — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:03:57 GMT

*Please excuse my grammar...I'm drunk and seriously tired. Not kidding.*

So...I come posting a texture tutorial. Though I must tell you that, there are so many uses for different textures, it's hard to make one specific tutorial to fit your desired icon. You just have to play with the different blends to achieve the look that you want. Lately I've been making grungy icons, but this can be easily modified to make a crispier icon if you so desire.

This is just a basic tutorial with NO SELECTIVE COLORING. Yes, it still confuses me.

I will post a somewhat intermediate texture tutorial in the near future.

So...we'll be taking this *From CSICAPS*
to this,

Okay.

1. Crop, sharpen. Duplicate base, Screen, Exclusion layer with a dark blue, then duplicate base to top and set to soft light. Duplicate the screen layer if it's still too dark.

2. I took this texture from dearest and set it to Hard Light 100%

3. I duplicated the base layer again and dragged it to the top to Overlay 100%

4. Then I did a color fill of a tan-ish color #EDD6BA to give him some fleshy color, since the texture made him a little too blue for my liking.

5. Then I did a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer -32 saturation ONLY.

6. Then I did a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer to -5 Brightness, +15 Contrast.

here's what my layers look like.

And there you go.

Really, it's all about playing around with the settings. Plus, this may not work with all icons.

I would love to see your results.

The Movie "300"

sspader — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:42:07 GMT

Well...I finally saw it in imax.

A few things.

I don't think I payed any attention, as for the story...simply cause of some serious distractions. I mean when was the last time I have seen that many cut men in a collective like that, on screen!!

Oooohhhh. *fans self*

Gorgeous cinematography, gorgeous post, gorgeous ending.

That's it.

*runs off to make a texture tutorial for Sugah.

Rawr...another small batch.

sspader — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:18:40 GMT

Oh great....I just took a second job to fund my escapade to NZ. I have no weekend anymore. FUN....<_<

Small batch again...Texture Credits go to 77words, blimey_icons, gender

Please let me know what you think, Credit when you take. I hope you like. Thanks!!

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just a small batch of new icons.

sspader — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:37:24 GMT

Hope you likes. Textures by dearest , Myrasis, Poetic Writing, @ Deviantart, blimey_icons

*sigh* All I wanna do is photoshop all day. ALL DAY. Tells ya how addicted I am to this program.

A formal hello

sspader — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:44:29 GMT

Okay...I am just as new to the LJ world. So for now..you may see a smidgen...a tutorial here, an icon there, a rambling here, a cry there.

Please bear with me as I am still getting used to the controls.

anyhoo..

Squee you laters.

My first tutorial.

sspader — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:51:45 GMT

Hey.

so...I come bearing a tutorial. At the begging of one named Sugah....she came bearing my favorite cookies so I couldn't resist.

I couldn't remember how I did the first icon...some of you reading this may have noticed it before. I made it similar, but now it's crisper..and it's sorta reminding me of the coloring used in the movie 300.

Here we go...please bear with me.

We'll be going from

to or

Includes Brightness/Contrast, Hue Saturation, and an optional Selective Layer

*Before I go on...I'll let you know what I do to 98% of my icons. ALWAYS.*

I always screen two layers from bases, and adjust as necessary. Then I do a color fill of a dark navy blue, and set it to exclusion 100%. Then duplicate the base that wasn't screened and bring it to the top and place it on soft light, and I play around with that layer's opacity settings. It gives this nice contrast, and smoothness to the icon.

1. Resize, crop, sharpen...whatever.

2. Duplicate base, Screen 100%. Do this twice if it's still too dark.

3. Fill with #070A45 and set to exclusion.

4. Duplicate base, bring to the top and set to Soft Light 100%

5. So...If you like the yellowish hue in the first icon example you see above, use these settings for selective color

RED : +14, -35, -1, -13 YELLOW : -19, -41, -35, -33 NEUTRALS : +2, -7, -27, -16

Drag this layer to just below the exclusion layer.

If you can't get your mind wrapped around selective color, which I am still sorta...you can skip this step.

6. Add a brightness/contrast layer, and set +19 Brightness, and -9 Contrast.

7. Add a hue/saturation layer, and set +11 Saturation, and +5 Contrast. Leave Hue at 0

*NOTE, if you're NOT using the selective color layer, set the saturation to -20.

Here's what my layers look like...with the selective color.

Confused yet?? Sorry. Again, this is my first tutorial. I would love to see your results here, or at DLC.

Spade's Musings

10 Castle Icons

Thought I'd update for the heck of it.

My Biggest Icon Post Yet.

I'm a newly minted BSG fan.

some icons. *sigh* I really should be doing my assignments.

4 NY Icons, and One Atlantis Icon.

A few icons. Atlantis Style

Textures, Textures, Textures.

*Sigh*...got bored. Made some Icons.

I like small batches.

So...I will be home soon

Some Icons.

Another Small Batch of Icons.

A new tutorial, somewhat grungy

some Danny icons

Apollo came in, and I forgot about Carmine....for like 5 seconds.

I guess I like small batches

A Drunken Tutorial

The Movie "300"

Rawr...another small batch.

just a small batch of new icons.

A formal hello

My first tutorial.

some icons. sigh I really should be doing my assignments.

Sigh...got bored. Made some Icons.