PS 6 Full Icon Tutorial Blending Gradients Text

[shadowshamrock]

I'm using PS 6
I hope it's easy to translate.

From this
to


okay so first I got this image:


Then I cropped it using the Rectangle Selection tool set to Constrained Aspect Ratio
(be sure in in width and height box it's the same number so that you get a square)

Next sharpen the image twice Filter>Sharpen>Sharpen[2x](it looks pixelly but when you resize it it'll look fine)
You should have this:


Now go to Image>Image Size Make sure it's on Constrain Proportions (this is for when you plug in width it automatically resizes the height with it. Set to 100x100
You have this:


Now go to Filter>Sharpen>Sharpen Edges [1x]


I think he looks to red orangey so I went to Image>Adjust>Variations and I played with the colors until I got this:


To me this looks much better :)

So then I got this:

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And I copy it then paste it over the base and set it to Multiply

Now I didn't like the orange over his face so I took the eraser tool with a soft round brush and set it to Opacity 40 and erased the layer over his face.
Like so:

Then I got this gradient:

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And paste it over both layers setting it to Lighten Opacity 60%
Then I did the same erasing that I did with the muliply layer. So now it looks like this:


Then I used the rectangle tool to make 2px border around the edge.
Like so:

So now I added text

Font: Calvin and Hobbes (dafont)
Size: 12
Opacity: 70
Color FFFFFF

Then I right clicked the text layer Blending Options>Stroke
Color 000000
1px
Position Outside
Blend Mode: Normal

Finally I went to Layer>Flatten Image
Save it as you like and you're done!



I hope you like this tutorial.
Icon is up for grabs just credit me :)