TUTORIAL #11
my eleventh tutorial -- how to make this icon in 14 steps:
i'm going to make a tutorial on how i created this icon:
step 01:
decide on the picture you want to use. i chose a screencap i took of POTC2. i know it's a crummy cap -- it's a bootleg, whoops! -- but i hope to make the icon a bit better. maybe better POTC2 caps will be out soon.
step 02:
resize your image and crop it.
step 03:
duplicate your image and desaturate the new layer. set that layer to screen, 66%.
step 04:
duplicate the first layer and bring it to the top. set that layer to soft light (100% opacity) and sharpen it once.
step 05:
duplicate the top layer and set that layer to screen, 15% opacity.
step 06:
go to layer >> new adjustment layer >> hue/saturation and set the saturation level to -100.
step 07:
go to layer >> new adjustment layer >> brightness/contrast and set brightness to +7 and contrast to +16. feel free to fiddle with these levels.
step 08:
right click the icon and select 'select all'. then go to edit >> copy merged and the paste that image on top as a new layer. sharpen it if you like but set it to soft light, 59% opacity.
step 09:
i wanted a bit of color so i created a new layer and filled it with #C7A2A2. set that layer to soft light, 25 % opacity.
step 10:
create a new layer. using the rectangle marquee tool, create a small rectangle on the left of the icon. fill the rectangle with #C7A2A2 and set that layer to lighten.
step 11:
i wanted the bottle to stick out, so, using the round erasher brush, erase some of the pink line.
step 12:
using this brush (i forget where i got it, so, if you know, let me know so i can credit):
make a layer with the brush on it in #FFFFFF. duplicate it if you want it to stand out more -- i did.
step 13:
add a 4 px white border around the icon.
step 14:
for the last step, put some text over that white brush. i used century gothic, bold, 4pt for the small text and arial, bold, 12pt for the word "rum".
and, there it is. 14 steps to making an icon.
+ comments are appreciated; i'd love to see what you created.
i'm going to make a tutorial on how i created this icon:
step 01:
decide on the picture you want to use. i chose a screencap i took of POTC2. i know it's a crummy cap -- it's a bootleg, whoops! -- but i hope to make the icon a bit better. maybe better POTC2 caps will be out soon.
step 02:
resize your image and crop it.
step 03:
duplicate your image and desaturate the new layer. set that layer to screen, 66%.
step 04:
duplicate the first layer and bring it to the top. set that layer to soft light (100% opacity) and sharpen it once.
step 05:
duplicate the top layer and set that layer to screen, 15% opacity.
step 06:
go to layer >> new adjustment layer >> hue/saturation and set the saturation level to -100.
step 07:
go to layer >> new adjustment layer >> brightness/contrast and set brightness to +7 and contrast to +16. feel free to fiddle with these levels.
step 08:
right click the icon and select 'select all'. then go to edit >> copy merged and the paste that image on top as a new layer. sharpen it if you like but set it to soft light, 59% opacity.
step 09:
i wanted a bit of color so i created a new layer and filled it with #C7A2A2. set that layer to soft light, 25 % opacity.
step 10:
create a new layer. using the rectangle marquee tool, create a small rectangle on the left of the icon. fill the rectangle with #C7A2A2 and set that layer to lighten.
step 11:
i wanted the bottle to stick out, so, using the round erasher brush, erase some of the pink line.
step 12:
using this brush (i forget where i got it, so, if you know, let me know so i can credit):
make a layer with the brush on it in #FFFFFF. duplicate it if you want it to stand out more -- i did.
step 13:
add a 4 px white border around the icon.
step 14:
for the last step, put some text over that white brush. i used century gothic, bold, 4pt for the small text and arial, bold, 12pt for the word "rum".
and, there it is. 14 steps to making an icon.
+ comments are appreciated; i'd love to see what you created.