tutorial: dear god, no! aka, how to butcher your icon in ten easy steps.

[jehnt]

Have you ever wanted to make an icon that was creative, unique, and memorable? Have you ever wondered how people make icons that stick in your memory days after you seen them? Icons whose specters you just can't be rid of? Icons so glorious that you may never look at an icon the same way again

Comments

[cattereia]

*gigglesnort* I somehow wish this were a surprise.
Also, not adding to mems, i hope you don't feel offended. :p
I like the way you added the birdy. :D

[jehnt]

Yeah, I'm not sure why you would want to refer back to this later except for the lulz. And the icon really wasn't complete without the bird. It's to symbolize that he's freeeeeee. And also that his favorite food dish is roasted dove.

[xxshebeexx]

Wow, that's the first time I've seen an explanation of what TEH BIRD is supposed to symbolise in an icon. I can't believe I never realised that it referred to favourite dishes. Much love to you XD

[cattereia]

Yeah, i gave in and favourited it, anyway. :p
Ahh, i was wondering why it was parked ever so closely to his mouth, like he's about to leap out and bite it's head off.

[tove_91]

ZOMG!!o_O
Of all the tuts I've EVVAH seen, that's srzly one of them!! Fur rlz!:D:D
I love all the different effects you explain, it's a great way for moa and all the other photoshop users out there to expand our horizons..! I especially like how the pink blob effect blend with the squares effect!!!:D:D
Thanxx times a MILLION for this!!:D:D:D:D<3<3<3<3<

Here's my result!:D:D:D

[jehnt]

Wow, your icon is unbelievably gorgeous. The snail adds an interesting aspect. I think you have used even more sharpen effect than I did. It makes his skin look sparkly, like he's Edward Cullen or something.

[talim]

OH GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE

In case I end up deleting it later on, which I feel like I might do when I wake up tomorrow... haha, here it is. God, how could you forget bad, misspelled and un-antialiased text?!

[jehnt]

Haha, originally in the tutorial I had this not-antialiased white text with a pink stroke layer around it that said "beautiful!" but then I deleted that step because it was just too beautiful for me. But since you left out the bird step, it works! (Well, for a certain definition of "works.")

[talim]

I'm a GIMP girl myself so I was too lazy to look for the brush to use. XD Emergency bad text to the rescue!

[imaginatrix]

LMAO!

:: hands you Internet on a plate, tied up with a shiny red ribbon ::

Now let's just wait for the idiots to start actually USING this tutorial... >:-) I foresee much snark and mockery to come!

[jehnt]

*mistakes internets-on-a-plate for breakfast and gobbles them up*

I kind of wonder what non-iconrants-inclined people think of this when they see it, but they're not commenting so I don't know! Woe!

[ranielguerrero]

WIN

[jehnt]

Thank you!