Tutorial | Icon #035 & Texture | Icon #004

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How to make

For Photoshop CS2. The .psd file can be found here.

I'm using one Color Fill layer.



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Crop your image down to 80x32.

Sharpen it once and smooth the skin.

Move it to the upper part of the icon.


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Duplicate your base.

Set the copy to Screen | 50%.


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Duplicate your base again.

Drag it on top of all layers.

Desaturate (Ctrl+Shift+U) this copy.

Set the copy to Soft Light.


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Go to Layer >> New Fill Layer >> Solid Color.

Select #C1AD83 and set this layer to Overlay.


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Take one of my brush masks from this set.

Drag it on top of all layers.

Set it to Screen.


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Write your text in #C1AD83.

CluffHmkBold | Size: 14 pt


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Take a tiny text brush from fangirls_inc.

Place it near the big text in #C1AD83.


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[Download @ dA]

How to use the .png images: Drag the image over your icon and set it to Screen.

Please, credit me if you use them. Enjoy :D