Comments | skiescancrack: #23 Creating space guide no.1

rainyrainydays in skiescancrack

#23 Creating space guide no.1

Jul 17, 2007 15:38

I don't normally write tutorials, but I get asked about this a lot and I was kinda bored so...

CREATING ICONS WITH SMOOTH BACKGROUNDS
in PS CS3 (but completely translatable to lower versions.)

We'll be making this ->

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tutorials, psd files

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sadiebabi July 17 2007, 14:01:41 UTC

Very cool. =)

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 17:08:14 UTC

Thank you! ;)

fightstarr July 17 2007, 15:08:02 UTC

That's a beautiful icon and I love to see how other people do this! I do it quite differently, but there's always something new to try out I guess!

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 15:49:35 UTC

Thank you! :)

Yeah, I use quite a number of different methods, myself.
It all depends on the cap, really.

fightstarr July 17 2007, 16:18:56 UTC

This method looks a lot easier! I may have to try it out. I normally use the clone tool and it takes FOREVER.

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 17:04:30 UTC

Most of the time I combine both of them. :)
For me the clone tool comes in handy for more complex backgrounds like brick walls etc... I LOVE it for that.

chocky_mousse July 17 2007, 15:43:33 UTC

oO Awesome! I have always wanted to know how people do this! =) Thanks.

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 17:05:31 UTC

No problem. :)

ex_spirits2 July 17 2007, 19:22:55 UTC

prettay. thanks!!

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 20:03:17 UTC

No prob. :)

killmotion July 17 2007, 22:04:43 UTC

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ILU.

God, it still seems hard, like what if the looks adorable and the background sucks?! *OCD* I believe the key is in the Lighten tool. I've never used that. And the YED icon! Yes.

rainyrainydays July 17 2007, 22:33:55 UTC

THE FEELING IS SO VERY MUTUAL MY FRIEND! ;P

'Background sucks' as in, it's uneven and ugly colored?
It's still do-able.
I'd probably use a different method and work with color fill layers and masks instead.

If you give me a HQ cap I could demonstrate if you like...

killmotion July 18 2007, 00:17:23 UTC

HAHAH BUT OF COURSE.

Yes. As in really busy and full of stuff yet he (Dean, since that's the brother I icon XD) looks cute. Oh, an example cap? *chooses* This! 'Cause I love this scene, but I only want Dean (and Sam's back--and the table's fine, but the rest is just ugh. In the way! Hello? Dude next to Dean's ear? Yeah, ruining the potential icon!)

rainyrainydays July 18 2007, 01:33:29 UTC

Okay, LOL. Personally, I wouldn't even bother with that cap, cause that one is really hard.

It's not perfect, but this is the best I could come up with, using color layers and masks.
I'll try again tomorrow and write something up...

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