a strange and almost unearthly thing

once upon a caps

alexsuami — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:16:02 GMT

onceuponacaps | onceuponacaps | onceuponacaps

ANNOUNCEMENT!

alexsuami — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:59:27 GMT

hello everyone! from now on i'll post my icons - tutorials and other stuff to lonelyasylum come and check if you are interested in!

teen wolf elite

alexsuami — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:52:40 GMT

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12 - multifandoms icons

alexsuami — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:28:05 GMT

22 multifandoms icons: true blood, sherlock bbc, misfits, nikita, dark shadows, teen wolf, game of thrones, byzantium, lost, true love, the fades

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

[1-5] true blood, sherlock bbc, misfits

[6-10] nikita, dark shadows

[11-15] teen wolf

[16-20] game of thrones

[21-22] game of thrones, byzantium, lost, true love, the fades

lims battle - round 01

alexsuami — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:32:16 GMT

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tutorial #01

alexsuami — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:04:46 GMT

tutorial asked by jsfunction

I apologize in advance for my terrible English! I'm Italian, but I'm working on it xD

STEP 1

first of all, i created my base! i opened this caps, i put it in a new doc 100x100px in order to get somithing like that.
Then, with the elliptical marquee tool, holdind down the SHIFT key, I selected the part of the caps in which there is Katniss and deleted the rest!
I put the circle with katniss in the 100x100px doc, i resized it a bit and i added a drop shadow to the circle with these options (click)

STEP 2

This step it's all about coloring the icon! I picked and adapted a yellowish color of mine!

1. curves layer (click on auto)
2. gradient map (from #e9255c to #ffffff) set on soft light, 19% opacity and 82% fill
3. fill layer with this yellow #f4f37a and delet it from the circle with katniss. i set this layer to normal, 30% opacity
4. color balance layer: midtones > +9, +3, -9
5. new fill layer with the same yellow #f4f37a set on color burn, 20% opacity and 40& fill
6. new curves layer (stamp)

7. selective color layer. there are the settings:
reds: 0, +3, -4, +10
yellows: 0, 0, +83, +11
8. new curves layer. there are the settings:
output: 99 | input: 82
output: 204 | input: 208
9. levels layer. there are the settings
RGB: 14 | 1,06 | 243
red: 14 | 1,12 | 255
green: 0 | 1,06 | 255
blue: 9 | 1,06 | 255
10. new fill layer with this grey/black #141412 set on screen
11. vibrance layer: vibrance > +56

12. new selective color layer. there are the settings:
reds: -18, +5, -48, +4
yellows: -9, +30, +24, -1
neutrals: +6, +6, +6, -5
13. brightness/contrast layer. there are the settings:
brightness: 15
contrast: -11
14. new color balance layer: midtones > +15, +9, +15
15. new fill layer with a gradient from black to white (stamp), set on soft light, 77% opacity
16. new gradient map (stamp) set on soft light, 28% opacity
17. new layer of vibrance. there are the settings:
vibrant: +100
saturation: +7

STEP 3

At this point, i worked only with textures (i don't have credits, let me know if you recognize it)
this one set on soft light, 25% opacity
this one, set on screen, 45% opacity. i duplicated this layer and rotate horizontally the texture
this one desaturated (click) set on soft light, 55% opacity
this one (bourbonate) set on screen, 100% opacity

STEP 4

I added the text "the girl on fire" with rockwell (11px - color #5e857d) with a drop shadow (stamp).
Under the text, i added a new layer and, with this brush (stamp) I created a sort of base for the text (also here, i added a drop shadow stamp)
At this point, I added a gaussian blur layer: I created a copy merged layer and then went to filter > blur gaussian blur > 3 (set this to whatever you like), set on soft light, 50% opacity.
I added a levels layer and clicked on auto (stamp).
I created a copy merged layer, i sharpened a bit and voilà, it's done! :)

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ask the maker

alexsuami — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:56:32 GMT

Ask The Maker || My Thread

11 - multifandom icons

alexsuami — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:47:23 GMT

22 multifandoms icons made for iconsmania: becoming jane,
downton abbey, the virgin suicides, doctor who, sherlock bbc, swath,
anna karenina, true blood, skins uk, atonement, easy a, hunger games,
supernatural

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

[1-5] becoming jane, downton abbey, the virgin suicides

[6-10] doctor who, sherlock bbc, swath

[11-15] anna karenina, true blood, skins

[16-20] atonement, easy a, hunger games

[21-22] andrew&emma, supernatural

i heart lims - round 02

alexsuami — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:58:50 GMT

10 - multifandom icons

alexsuami — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:38:49 GMT

31 multi-fandoms icons: harry potter, nikita, shameless us, lost,
legend of seeker, pretty little liars, game of thrones, teen wolf

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

harry potter / shameless us
[1-4]

nikita (with 3 alternates)
[5-8]

[9-12]

pretty little liars (made for a battle @iconsmania)
[13-17]

[18-22]

lots / teen wolf / game of thrones
[23-27]

lost
[28-31]

the icon quest

alexsuami — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:40:53 GMT

theiconquest - my profile at the caste *KING* here !

the icon quest

alexsuami — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:45:39 GMT

theiconquest is a graphics-centered interactive community.
Enter challenges, make icons, earn points, become the ultimate icon maker!

09 - THE BORGIAS FOR ICONSMANIA

alexsuami — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:24:40 GMT

[01-20] the borgias s01

magic awards - teen drama

alexsuami — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:12:56 GMT

a huge thanks to daydreamshole for nominating me for teen drama at magicawards. Love you mon amour ♥

i heart lims - round 01

alexsuami — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:33:42 GMT

08 - VARIOUS FOR ICONSMANIA

alexsuami — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:14:46 GMT

[01-26] 18 various icons + 8 alternates

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

I made these icons for a challenge! there was no particular claim ... just pictures!
I'm not very satisfied sincerely, but I couldn't do better ):

[1-5]

[6-10]

[11-15]ì

[16-18]

ALTERNATES
[19-23]

[24-26]

07 - PRAISE MEME

alexsuami — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:28:22 GMT

MY THREAD | JOIN THE FUN

06 - 20IN20 FOR ICONSMANIA

alexsuami — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:53:03 GMT

[01-30] 20 various icons + 10 alternates
[31-34] wendy (peter pan) and taylor swift

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

stuff pack - psds, fonts and textures
[1-5]

[6-10]

colours - vibrant, pale, two colors, vintage, dark
[11-15]

artist's choices
[16-20]

ALTERNATES
[21-25]

[26-30]

wendy (peter pan) | taylor swift
[31-34]

alexsuami — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:03:20 GMT

05 - TEXTURES PACK #01

alexsuami — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:21:16 GMT

10 icon-sized textures

» comment if you take ♥
» please, credit if you use them!

So, this is my first textures-pack ever! hope you like it! (:
» please, don't claim as yours
» you can post them anywhere you want as long as you credit

DOWNLOAD ON MEDIAFIRE : .rar | .zip
DOWNLOAD ON BOX.NET : .rar | .zip

04 - 10IN10 FOR ICONSMANIA

alexsuami — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:55:53 GMT

10 icons + 5 alternates

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

claim → alisha (misfits)

themes - close uo, negative space, fusion, black&white, text
[1-5]

artist choice
[6-10]

ALTERNATES
[1-5]

03 - 20IN20 FOR ICONSMANIA

alexsuami — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:06:57 GMT

20 various icons + 5 alternates
there wasn't a particular claim!

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

stuff pack - psds, fonts and textures
[1-5]

[6-10]

colorfull - purple, blue, yellow, red, black&white
[11-15]

artist choice
[16-20]

ALTERNATES
[1-5]

02 - SKINS VARIOUS

alexsuami — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:51:54 GMT

yep!! i'm obsessed with skins!

[07] cassie
[12] season 6

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

[1-5]

[6-10]

[11-15]

[16-18]

01 - VARIOUS ICONS

alexsuami — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:11:11 GMT

here i am! the first post (:
i made this like 3 or 4 mounths ago!

[12] supernatural
[18] effy stonem (skins)
[33] fringe (from the pilot)
[19] pretty little liars (from the pilot)
[05] skins 6 trailer

» comments are ♥
» these are not bases!!
» if you take them, credit me!

supernatual
[1-5]

[6-10]

[11-12]

effy stonem (skins)
[13-17]

[18-22]

[23-27]

[28-30]

fringe (pilot)
[31-35]

[36-40]

[41-45]

[46-50]

[51-55]

[56-60]

[61-63]

pretty little liars (pilot)
[64-68]

[69-72]

[73-77]

[78-81]

skins 6 trailer
[82-86]