CSI Project - Completion of Season 1

[solamentenic]

This batch completes the Season 1 icons. 22 episodes down, 93 more to go.

Comments

[solamentenic]

I usually sharpen the icon twice then use the fade sharpen to get it just right. I also use a gradient similar to this



usually on Overlay (I think) to get the color similar to the one in #5.

[ex_stormwin]

I think I might have to steal that idea.

You know, just to try it out on a couple of icons :P

But seriously... these are fantastic, yet again. I'm too impatient to do that much layer masking, so I appreciate someone who will :)

[solamentenic]

Steal away. I'm sure I'm not the first to use it.

Thanks for the compliment. And a little secret. I don't layer mask. It's all erasing by hand because I never bothered to really figure out the masking. : P

[ex_stormwin]

It's not nearly as hard as you think, actually. I was stymied by the layer mask until _jems_ explained it very well, and basically it's just add the layer mask, use a brush in black, and erase away. What makes it better than the eraser is that if you make a big mistake, all you have to do is switch the brush to white and fix it, rather than go through massive undos.

[solamentenic]

I will have to check that out. Thanks!