tutorial -17- rosy
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Editted to add: remember, all my icon tutorials are made using Paint Shop Pro 8.
First off, I sharpened the image once. Using the SMUDGE tool (hardness 40, opacity 40) I smoothed out her skin.
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I duplicated the image twice. I set the topmost layer to HARD LIGHT 58%, and I set the middle layer to SCREEN 62%.
I created a new Raster Layer (Layers > New Raster Layer), and I filled it with #200809 (using the Flood Fill tool). I set this layer to Color (Legacy). Using the Eraser tool (opacity 9, hardness 4, size 115) I lightly erased some of the areas on the right of the image.
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I took this gradient, and I set it to SOFT LIGHT 64%.
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I took this texture, made by sanami276, and I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%. Using the Erase tool, I erased some of the areas covering her face.
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I merged all the layers. I duplicated the image. I desaturated the top layer and I set it to HARD LIGHT 50%.
I took this texture, made by colorfilter, and I pasted it on top. Using the Selection tool (shape: rectangle) I cut out some of the left area (the area covering her face). Using the Preset Shape tool (shape: rectangle), I drew in two vertical white rectangles.
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I selected the base layer, and using the Selection tool (shape: rectangle) I selected a vertical portion of her face. I copied this selection and pasted it on top of all the other layers. I desaturated it, and it moved it to the very right of the icon. Once again, I went back to my base image, and I selected the eye (once again, using the rectangle Selection tool). I pasted this selection on top of all the other layers, and I set it to HARD LIGHT 100%.
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I took this texture, made by domeofstars, and I set it to LIGHTEN 100%. I erased the small bit covering her forehead. I added in some tiny, tiny text… and voila!
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