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requested by reebeecaa
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using Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
ONE
I resize the image and crop it to a 100x100 canvas. I knew I was gonna put antlers on him so I want to get as much negative space as possible
shown with a color fill layer beneath so you can see the masking later
TWO
add a curves adjustment layer to brighten. the value will change depending on the cap but try to aim for a convex curve.
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the values for this specific cap are:
output: 151 | input: 59
output: 228 | input: 158
THREE
erase the background. since the cap is a bit dark i used a layer mask to do this so i can repair any mistakes. i then replace the background with a blurry part of the original cap.
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FOUR
add a black & white adjustment layer at soft light, 50% for contrast (i do this because i add a lot of grunge textures on screen and it helps not wash out the blacks so much)
FIVE
add this texture by pandavirus to the canvas and place it on screen. play around a bit until you find the perfect placement.
SIX
I want a monochrome icon so i add a black & white adjustment layer at 100% opacity.
SEVEN
attach the antlers. I edited the original image too much to post it but it was from the same book as this vintage picture that i got from archive (dot) org. i desaturate and invert the image and then adjust the brightness/contrast until the antlers are white against a black background. set the image on screen and adjust it on his head.
EIGHT
now for some color--create a new color fill layer at #998180 and set it to hard light, 100%
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NINE
to add the dripping blood, i cut out the bottom part of this texture by cleamour and place it on multiply. resize, smudge, mask and/or erase until it appears like it's dripping from the antlers. this is actually made up of 6 duplicated layers.
TEN
when your happy with how it looks, stamp the image into a new layer and sharpen. i use the paint daubs filter (brush size: 1, sharpness: 1) and lower the opacity to 50%
ELEVEN
for contrast, i stamp the image again to a new layer, desaturate it and set it on hard light, 20%
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TWELVE
the whites were looking too bright so I create a color fill layer #d4cbcb, drag it below the hard light layer in the previous step and set it on multiply, 100$
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THIRTEEN
I want a more metallic color so I duplicate the stamped BW image in step eleven and set it at 33% opacity
FOURTEEN
finally, i add the text. these are lyrics from the song "becomes the color." i choose the words "think" and "become" to emphasize will's fear of becoming a monster like hannibal. the text layers are rasterized so i don't know the exact values but the font is either Modern No. 20 or Baskerville Old Face for the regular text and New Baskerville for the italics. the text layer is also duplicated (normal, 50%) to add more weight.
FIFTEEN
add a brightness/contraste layer at +5/-10 and voila, icon!
hmm...i notice now the end result in my saved PSD is a bit different--i must have deleted/changed a step. the original icon has a bit more gray to it so i guess there's a gray color fill layer on multiply/color burn/linear burn involved but i can't recreate it. it's a tiny difference anyway lol. as usual, if you need any of the steps clarified, just ask! :D
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requested by reebeecaa
>>>
using Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
ONE
I resize the image and crop it to a 100x100 canvas. I knew I was gonna put antlers on him so I want to get as much negative space as possible
shown with a color fill layer beneath so you can see the masking later
TWO
add a curves adjustment layer to brighten. the value will change depending on the cap but try to aim for a convex curve.
>>>
the values for this specific cap are:
output: 151 | input: 59
output: 228 | input: 158
THREE
erase the background. since the cap is a bit dark i used a layer mask to do this so i can repair any mistakes. i then replace the background with a blurry part of the original cap.
>>>
FOUR
add a black & white adjustment layer at soft light, 50% for contrast (i do this because i add a lot of grunge textures on screen and it helps not wash out the blacks so much)
FIVE
add this texture by pandavirus to the canvas and place it on screen. play around a bit until you find the perfect placement.
SIX
I want a monochrome icon so i add a black & white adjustment layer at 100% opacity.
SEVEN
attach the antlers. I edited the original image too much to post it but it was from the same book as this vintage picture that i got from archive (dot) org. i desaturate and invert the image and then adjust the brightness/contrast until the antlers are white against a black background. set the image on screen and adjust it on his head.
EIGHT
now for some color--create a new color fill layer at #998180 and set it to hard light, 100%
>>>
NINE
to add the dripping blood, i cut out the bottom part of this texture by cleamour and place it on multiply. resize, smudge, mask and/or erase until it appears like it's dripping from the antlers. this is actually made up of 6 duplicated layers.
TEN
when your happy with how it looks, stamp the image into a new layer and sharpen. i use the paint daubs filter (brush size: 1, sharpness: 1) and lower the opacity to 50%
ELEVEN
for contrast, i stamp the image again to a new layer, desaturate it and set it on hard light, 20%
>>>
TWELVE
the whites were looking too bright so I create a color fill layer #d4cbcb, drag it below the hard light layer in the previous step and set it on multiply, 100$
>>>
THIRTEEN
I want a more metallic color so I duplicate the stamped BW image in step eleven and set it at 33% opacity
FOURTEEN
finally, i add the text. these are lyrics from the song "becomes the color." i choose the words "think" and "become" to emphasize will's fear of becoming a monster like hannibal. the text layers are rasterized so i don't know the exact values but the font is either Modern No. 20 or Baskerville Old Face for the regular text and New Baskerville for the italics. the text layer is also duplicated (normal, 50%) to add more weight.
FIFTEEN
add a brightness/contraste layer at +5/-10 and voila, icon!
hmm...i notice now the end result in my saved PSD is a bit different--i must have deleted/changed a step. the original icon has a bit more gray to it so i guess there's a gray color fill layer on multiply/color burn/linear burn involved but i can't recreate it. it's a tiny difference anyway lol. as usual, if you need any of the steps clarified, just ask! :D
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