Icon Tutorial #3

[ibelonginnarnia]

Alright, well today we'll be going from:

 to
.
Made with GIMP, easily translatable.
Do NOT hotlink any of the images!

TUTORIAL #3- - -HARRY POTTER TRIOGo from 
to
.

1. Open your image. Duplicate the base layer 3 times. Set
the second layer to soft light at 100% opacity, the third
layer to screen at 30% opacity, and the fourth to hard light
at 70% opacity.
Looks like this:


I'd say that looks pretty good!
Sometimes you can just stick with this, depending on the
icon, but I, personally, like to see some color.

2. Open a texture (as a layer).
I used this by
grrliz.
DON'T HOTLINK.
Set the texture to soft light 60% opacity.
Looks like this:


3. Now open some gradients! You can open whatever ones
you like best.
I used this and this by
crumblingwalls.
I set these to soft light 20% opacity.
Looks like this:


No it doesn't look much different, I know. But there is a
small difference. And you can mess with the opacity.

4. Make a new layer. Floodfill it with #A18563. Set it to
multiply 50% opacity.
Looks like this:


Ick, looks dark, right? Don't worry, that'll change.

5. And then open another gradient.
I used this by ???
PLEASE COMMENT SO I MAY CREDIT YOU
I set it to soft light 90% opacity.
Looks like this:


Now that looks better!
I like how this looks. You can stop here but I'll keep going.

6. Now time to open some color layers. Make two new 
layers and floodfill them both with #FFDEBB. Set the first
to multiply 40% opacity, and the second one to soft light
40% opacity.
Looks like this:


7. Open a new layer and floodfill it with #9FDCDB. Set it to
burn at 50% opacity.
Looks like this:


TADA! You're done and you have a lovely icon.