006: tutorial

[sodapop_01]

okay so i was asked by stereofonic if i could possibly make a tutorial of one of my icons from my previous post, so i'm gonna try and make a tutorial, i say try because well. i really but really suck at explain, plus my way of iconing is much unorthodox, i guess you could say, but i hope you understand and if not ask away!

how to get from;

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STEP ONE
well this is pretty obvious no? take a picture for your base, crop it/size it as you like, just leave it alone afterward, no sharpening nothing.
for my base i used this picture of effy, (credit to skins brasil) sized at 266width 200height pixels.



your icon should look like this

STEP TWO
Add a new layer and then fill it with #8F82B5, then put the Opacity to 51% and set it to Multiply.



your icon should look like this

STEP THREE
Add another layer, this time fill it with #B59882 and set this one to Multiply as well.



your icon should look like this

STEP FOUR
Now paste this texture as a new layer afterward set it to Multiply, Opacity 68%//Fill 80%.



your icon should look like this

STEP FIVE
Now duplicate the texture an set it to Overlay this time, the Opacity & Fill remaining the same as in Step 4.



your icon should look like this

STEP SIX
Now add a new layer fill it this time with #3B2307 put the Opacity to 54% and set the layer to Exclusion.



your icon should look like this

STEP SEVEN
Now paste this gradient set to Soft Light, Opacity 78%



your icon should look like this

STEP EIGHT
Go to layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: -34
Contrast: 22



your icon should look like this

STEP NINE
add once again a new layer, fill it with #EAE81D then set the layer to Difference, Opacity 39%//Fill 11%



your icon should look like this

STEP TEN
Paste this gradient, set it to Overlay, Fill 33%



your icon should look like this

STEP ELEVEN
now go back to your base, Duplicate it, and put it at the top of all your other layers and set it to Overlay, Opacity 60%



your icon should look like this

STEP TWELVE
Again Duplicate your base, put it on top of all your other layers only this time set it to Screen.



your icon should look like this

STEP THIRTEEN
Duplicate your base again, and put it on top of all your layers, this time setting it to Multiply, Opacity %82



your icon should look like this

STEP FOURTEEN
For the last time lol, Duplicate your base put it on top of all your layers, set this time again to Screen.



your icon should look like this

STEP FIFTEEN
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation
MASTERS:
Hue: -9
Saturation: -22
Lightness: 6



your icon should look like this

STEP SIXTEEN
Add a new layer, fill it with #8F82B5 set it to Overlay, Fill 44%



your icon should look like this

STEP SEVENTEEN
Hurray! the last step, pretty easy to go to Layer > Flatten Image, when that's done you go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen *



your icon should look like this

**if the your icon is to sharp for your taste one thing you can do is duplicate your icon after you've flatten image, sharpen but then change the opacity until it's to your taste.

and other example of icons with this method;