My first tutorial!

[wishful_desires]

Going from
to
in Paint Sho Pro 9.
I'm sure it's translatable in other PSP versions, but I'm not sure if it is to other graphic programs.


1. Make your base 100X100, sharpen once [adjust > sharpness > sharpen]

2. Duplicate base [layers > duplicate]
and set to screen 70% opacity

3. Duplicate base [layers > duplicate]
set to soft light 60% opacity

4. Creat a new raster layer [layer > new raster layer)]
fill with #000040 and set to exclusion 100% opacity

5. Creat a color balance layer [layers > adjustment layer > color balance]
Midtones -
-15, -7, 14
Shadows -
0, 0, 30
Highlights -
0, 0, -10
[make sure to keep preserve luminance checked]

6. Creat a channel mixer layer [layers > adjustment layer > channel mixer]
Red -
110, 0, 5, 0
Green -
0, 110, 0, 0
Blue -
0, 0, 105, 0

7. Duplicate the channel mixer layer [layers > duplicate]

8. Duplicate the base and drag to top
set to color (legacy) 40% opacity

9. Duplicate base and drag to top
set to multiply 20% opacity

10. Merge all layers [layers > merge > merge all (flatten)]

11. Duplicate base
set to soft light 50% opacity

12. Repeat step 10 and you're done. :]

Other icons made this way:




I'd love to see what you all come up with!

Thanks,
Dessiree