bases

[wa_tshhhh]

Everytime i try to make bases the image is so unclear ! Could anyone explain to me how to make good bases?

Comments

[peaceolgy]

Saving them as png. rather then jpg. usally improves the pictures clarity.

[peaceolgy]

Also oversharping can make it unclear. Try using the Gaussian Blur (Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur) usually around 0.40 will make it a little smoother without making it blurry.

[sweet_light]

in psp7 I use sharpen and then "unsharp mask" (Image> sharpen> unsharp mask)...I have yet to figure out what the heck is going on with the settings, I just adjust them til it looks right. For people, I do "sharpen", for anything else I do "sharpen more".

Then adjusting contrast, saturation, coloring...occasionally adding a layer of color to make it pop. It really depends on the image you're trying to create a base out of!

then yea...saving it as a .png file =)

[sweet_light]

sorry, the part about people=sharpen, anything else=sharpen more that was just a note, should have been above as part of the first step. I don't sharpen again. =P

[staci22]

You could try after cropping:

- Sharpen once (if the image is already very small or pixelated, sharpening a couple times before cropping also works well)
- Duplicate the layer and set to soft light
- Add a gaussian blur at a radius of 1.5
- Adjust the brightness to whatever strikes your fancy :)
- Add your colouring or whatever else you want to the icon and save as a .png

Hope that helps! =D

[wa_tshhhh]

thanks!! but i got another question, when i crop my image and try to resize it, it's not always 100*100 but sometimes 100*86 or something like that, why is that?

[beckyo]

You need to either use the square selection tool (I use PSP7, btw) or set your crop tool too 100x100.