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Please note that this tutorial works best when using Paint Shop Pro 8. Some of the steps might not be possible in photosphop or other creative programs.
x credit to _scarlet_icons in keywords if using
x if you have made an icon using this tutorial, please post it up, I'd really like to see it
Resources:
bases by
final__desiretextures by
ashke_icons and
_hakanaidreamstext by
firithel_icons I started with two bases,
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1. First of all, I sharpened the image twice, and using the SMUDGE tool (opacity 40, hardness 40), I smoothed out the skin.
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2. I took this gradient and I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%. I took the same gradient, flipped it once horizontally and once vertically, and set it to MULTIPLY 100%
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3. I took this texture, made by
ashke_icons, and I set it to HARD LIGHT 100%. Using the ERASER tool (opacity 7, hardness 6) I erased some of the parts covering the body.
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4. I took this texture, made by
_hakanaidreams, and I set it to SCREEN 100%. Using the ERASER tool (opacity 100, hardness 67) I erased all the parts of the texture except the white column.
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5. I went to my second image of Emma, and using the SELECTION tool (shape: rectangle) I selected a narrow, vertical stripe of the icon. I copied this selection. I returned to my first image and I pasted the selection on top of all the other layers. If the pasted selection is too big, you can always use the SELECTION tool to cut off the excess. If it’s too small, go back to the other image and make another selection. I desaturated the stripe.
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7. I added some text. (this text was made by
firithel_icons).
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8. I merged all the layers. I duplicated the base. For the top layer, I went to Effects > Artistic Effects > Sepia Toning (amount to age: 10), and I set it to COLOR (Legacy) 100%.
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