ICON TUTORIAL NO.1
to 1.0 Find a picture and resize it down to 100x100. This will become your base. |
2.0 If needed, flip your image (Edit..Transform..Flip Horizontal). |
3.0 Now, duplicate your base and set the Blend Mode to Screen at 100% Opacity. |
4.0 Duplicate your base again and set the Blend Mode to Soft Light at 100% Opacity. |
5.0 Create a new layer and fill it with #0E0172. Set the Blend Mode to Screen at 80% Opacity. |
6.0 Create a new layer and fill it with #D5CAAE. Set the Blend Mode to Multiply at 80% Opacity. |
7.0 Create a new layer and fill it with #FFCCFF. Set the Blend Mode to Screen at 30% Opacity. |
8.0 Create a new layer and fill it with #820505. Set the Blend Mode to Color Burn at 10% Opacity. |
9.0 Duplicate your base again and drag it to the top. Set the Blend Mode to Soft Light at 60% Opacity. |
10.0 Sharpen the current layer. I did only twice, but many choose to do three or four times for maximum effect. |
11.0 Now, add white text. I used Carnivalee Freakshow(14pt, Normal Blend, 86% Opacity) for the large letters, and Arial(3pt, Normal Blend, 100% Opacity) for the small letters. |
12.0 Be sure to double check that your font setting is on Sharp as opposed to None or Crisp. This will produce a better result in the end as the letters will be a little bit blurred. |
13.0 Rasterize both text layers (Layer..Rasterize..Type). You only need to do this if text is covering your character. |
14.0 If your text is covering the character, select the parts that are "on top" and delete them. It now appearts that the text is behind them. |
Congratulations! You've completed your icon. If this helped you, feel free to comment or share your icons!
Of course, you can always comment anyways ;)