(no subject)
Heey there!! A huge tutorial post made by me. Only photoshop/CS users.
>
>
Some tips about sharping and more...
Hi there!!
I'm gonna show you some tips/tricks for your icons.
1. Sharping Icons
First let's start with SHARPED icons. Lately I've been seeing way too many oversharped icons. This my friends is NOT acceptable haha .
Icon 1: Orginal
Icon 2: Too Sharped..my eyes my eyess!!
Icon 3: Sharped with some fading (YES)
To get the icon of 3. Sharp the Original icon. After the filter go immediately to:
Edit - Fade Sharpen..
Just work with some opacities, how you want your icon to be. I usually set around 30/40 %
:)
2. How to add background
I'm using this method a lot. Sometimes I think it's better than the smudge tool because sometimes when smudges, you accidentally smudge the hair too. A lot of work.
I'm using this icon of the lovely gossip girls:
Go to your tools window and select the "Single Row Marquee Tool"
Click on your icon, somewhere close to the line. Make sure you don't place it too close the heads or otherwise the hair is going with haha. If you like me ( a perfectioniste *blush*) want to make sure it's at the right place, zoom the icon at 500%. So you can see everything better :P
Go to: Edit - Transform - Scale
Hover your mouse above the center point. Then hold in your mouse and drag the tool to above.
Here you go. You have just added a background :)
Add your usual magic tricks and here's my end result.
3. Black/White Tutorial
Requested by sweetie teh_haley
I can almost say that in every icon post there is at least one black/white icon. Sure they are easy to make, sure let's just turn this color icon which I can't work with it anymore and turn it into B/W.. ( I do this a lot haha) But do you know there are differences between the b/w icons?
There are many methods how to turn a picture into black/white. I'm just using these 3 as an example.
Method 1 (black layer): Icon - Add New Layer - Fill in Paint Bucket Tool with black - Set layer to "COLOR"
Method 2 (desaturate): Icon - Image - Adjustments - Desaturate (Shft+Ctrl+U)
Method 3 (gradient layer): Icon - Layer - New Adjustments Layer - Gradient Map - Set the gradient from black to white. Then hit OK.
Do you guys see the differences? Every person have their own preference of black/white icons. But I'm using Method 3 a lot because of the lightning and contrast. I'm using method 1 now and then. And Method 2 is just a no no.
4. Black White washed looked icon.
And here is another tutorial. I think it's some kind of new trend? The washed out look. It's really easy :)
After you have your b/w icon.(see previous point)
I just use the same Bethany icon:
Go to:
Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Exposure
Exposure: +0,02
Offset: +0,0568
Gamma: 1,00
Hit ok...tadaa:
5. Birdy Birdy, colorfull birdy!
And while we're still working on this..why not add the famous birdie (which I don't really like imo ^_^)
First make sure your path window is open. Window - Paths
Now go to your custom shape tool
In the shape window, make sure that all shapes are viewable. Now look for the bird shape and place it on the icon.
Now in the "Paths" window, click on the 3rd circle, the dotted one. After the click your bird is now selectable.
Add new layer and then "Paste Into" your texture of choise. See, because of this, the texture won't go outside the bird shape. Move your bird to your own liking, maybe add some more effects.
That's it. More tutorials on the way. Need a particular tutorial? Feel free to suggest one. Any questions? Let me know.
Like this tutorial? Add my com :)
ENJOY!!
>
>
Some tips about sharping and more...
Hi there!!
I'm gonna show you some tips/tricks for your icons.
1. Sharping Icons
First let's start with SHARPED icons. Lately I've been seeing way too many oversharped icons. This my friends is NOT acceptable haha .
Icon 1: Orginal
Icon 2: Too Sharped..my eyes my eyess!!
Icon 3: Sharped with some fading (YES)
To get the icon of 3. Sharp the Original icon. After the filter go immediately to:
Edit - Fade Sharpen..
Just work with some opacities, how you want your icon to be. I usually set around 30/40 %
:)
2. How to add background
I'm using this method a lot. Sometimes I think it's better than the smudge tool because sometimes when smudges, you accidentally smudge the hair too. A lot of work.
I'm using this icon of the lovely gossip girls:
Go to your tools window and select the "Single Row Marquee Tool"
Click on your icon, somewhere close to the line. Make sure you don't place it too close the heads or otherwise the hair is going with haha. If you like me ( a perfectioniste *blush*) want to make sure it's at the right place, zoom the icon at 500%. So you can see everything better :P
Go to: Edit - Transform - Scale
Hover your mouse above the center point. Then hold in your mouse and drag the tool to above.
Here you go. You have just added a background :)
Add your usual magic tricks and here's my end result.
3. Black/White Tutorial
Requested by sweetie teh_haley
I can almost say that in every icon post there is at least one black/white icon. Sure they are easy to make, sure let's just turn this color icon which I can't work with it anymore and turn it into B/W.. ( I do this a lot haha) But do you know there are differences between the b/w icons?
There are many methods how to turn a picture into black/white. I'm just using these 3 as an example.
Method 1 (black layer): Icon - Add New Layer - Fill in Paint Bucket Tool with black - Set layer to "COLOR"
Method 2 (desaturate): Icon - Image - Adjustments - Desaturate (Shft+Ctrl+U)
Method 3 (gradient layer): Icon - Layer - New Adjustments Layer - Gradient Map - Set the gradient from black to white. Then hit OK.
Do you guys see the differences? Every person have their own preference of black/white icons. But I'm using Method 3 a lot because of the lightning and contrast. I'm using method 1 now and then. And Method 2 is just a no no.
4. Black White washed looked icon.
And here is another tutorial. I think it's some kind of new trend? The washed out look. It's really easy :)
After you have your b/w icon.(see previous point)
I just use the same Bethany icon:
Go to:
Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Exposure
Exposure: +0,02
Offset: +0,0568
Gamma: 1,00
Hit ok...tadaa:
5. Birdy Birdy, colorfull birdy!
And while we're still working on this..why not add the famous birdie (which I don't really like imo ^_^)
First make sure your path window is open. Window - Paths
Now go to your custom shape tool
In the shape window, make sure that all shapes are viewable. Now look for the bird shape and place it on the icon.
Now in the "Paths" window, click on the 3rd circle, the dotted one. After the click your bird is now selectable.
Add new layer and then "Paste Into" your texture of choise. See, because of this, the texture won't go outside the bird shape. Move your bird to your own liking, maybe add some more effects.
That's it. More tutorials on the way. Need a particular tutorial? Feel free to suggest one. Any questions? Let me know.
Like this tutorial? Add my com :)
ENJOY!!