Tutorial #1
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made in Photoshop , but I think it will work in other programn , too .
1. Open your image , crop , etc .
This is mine base --
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2. Diplicate your base and set it to screen , 100 % .
My icon now --
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3. Go to Layers , New Adjustment Layer , Hue/Satiration and make the satiration between 20 and 30 .
My icon --
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4. Go to Layers , New Adjustment Layer , Curves . Red -- Input 166 , Output 90 . Remember that the settings for each image are different !
My icon --
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5. Make a new hue/Saturation Layer and make he saturation somewhere around 45-60 , or whatever settings you like,as I said,it's different for different pics .
6. I sharpened the screen layer once . And our coloring is made .
7. Go to Layers , Merge Visible . Then diplicate your icon . Using the move tool,move the layer where you want . Then go to Edit , Transform , Rotate and rotate it a little,so that it looks more interesting .
8. I took a texture by peoplemachines and placed it on icon,so that it covers the whole icon .
This http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n167/insert_a_heart/peoplemachines004.jpg is the texture I used .
Now,take the Polygonal Lasso Tool and select the area,which you want to be seen . Press delete , add some text and your icon is ready !
The final icon --
.
Hope you like it and I tried to make it as easy to understand as I could , but this is my first tut .
Feel free to friends this journal,so taht you can see other icons,banners and tutorials I will post very soon !
to
made in Photoshop , but I think it will work in other programn , too .
1. Open your image , crop , etc .
This is mine base --
.
2. Diplicate your base and set it to screen , 100 % .
My icon now --
.
3. Go to Layers , New Adjustment Layer , Hue/Satiration and make the satiration between 20 and 30 .
My icon --
.
4. Go to Layers , New Adjustment Layer , Curves . Red -- Input 166 , Output 90 . Remember that the settings for each image are different !
My icon --
.
5. Make a new hue/Saturation Layer and make he saturation somewhere around 45-60 , or whatever settings you like,as I said,it's different for different pics .
6. I sharpened the screen layer once . And our coloring is made .
7. Go to Layers , Merge Visible . Then diplicate your icon . Using the move tool,move the layer where you want . Then go to Edit , Transform , Rotate and rotate it a little,so that it looks more interesting .
8. I took a texture by peoplemachines and placed it on icon,so that it covers the whole icon .
This http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n167/insert_a_heart/peoplemachines004.jpg is the texture I used .
Now,take the Polygonal Lasso Tool and select the area,which you want to be seen . Press delete , add some text and your icon is ready !
The final icon --
.
Hope you like it and I tried to make it as easy to understand as I could , but this is my first tut .
Feel free to friends this journal,so taht you can see other icons,banners and tutorials I will post very soon !