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In Photoshop 7, but easily translatable.
(There are larger images, so if you have a screen with a smaller resolution, beware.)
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princess_ella89Just as a warning, most, if not all of my icons come from fiddling in Photoshop. I don't have any specific techniques that I use, so if I'm horrible at writing tutorials, I apologize.
Before You Start Iconing: Choosing an Image
This style of icon only works (or looks good) with specific types of images. Here's a quick breakdown of what's good, and what's not so good:
- The image should have a definite start and end point. (The top and bottom are not awkwardly out of frame)
- The image should not be cut off on the sides
- The image should be relatively good quality. It doesn't have to be, but if you'd like to retain your sanity, I recommend it.
Examples:
I decided to go with the image of Katharine pointing to her left. Now on to the next steps.
Creating The Icon: Step 1, Cutting Out The Picture
i) Paste your image on a new layer on a new image in Photoshop.
ii) Using either the eraser or lasso tool, carefully trace around the figure on all sides, eliminating the background. (I usually use the lasso tool in the large areas first, then use the default round eraser and get as close to the figure as possible. I then go back and use the lasso again in the places I could not reach with the eraser.) It comes in handy to magnify the image 200%-300% during this step.
(Don't worry if the the image isn't cut out perfectly, remember, it will be resized.)
Creating The Icon: Step 2, Preparing The Base
i) Resize the image! (I usually resize to about 85px in height, but in this case, I did 80px) Now set it aside.
ii) Open a new 100x100 image.
iii) Flood fill it with a bright colour, complementary to the image.
iv) Set this texture on screen, then duplicate the layer. ( From Here)
v) Set this texture on multiply, 100%. (Again, not sure)
(This is why I chose a bright colour, :D)
Creating The Icon: Step 3, Putting it Together
i) Copy the figure you've cut out and resized and layer it on the new prepared base. Place it wherever you'd like.
ii) Duplicate the image, desaturate (Shift Ctrl U) and set to soft light. Duplicate this layer once again if you'd like.
iii) Duplicate one of your desaturated, soft lighted layers and drag it underneath the main image. Leave the blend mode on soft light and place wherever you'd like.
iv) Repeat step iii if you'd like, as many times as you'd like. Fiddling with the opacity always adds something special. You may also want to erase the sharp end on these layers.
Now we're ready for the extras.
Creating The Icon: Step 4, Adding Extras
-- This is where you're creative! Add any brushes, textures, patterns, etc. that you'd like. The instructions following are the extras I added to this icon.
i) Open a pattern that matches well with your icon (I used a pattern from SwearToShakeItUp on Deviant Art.
toybirds also has some patterns available for download.)ii) Using the lasso tool, or the shape selection tools, select the piece of the pattern that you'd like to use and paste it onto the image. (I use the elliptical marquee tool)
iii) Using the default brush tool, I stamped some small circles in a circle pattern around the pattern I pasted onto the icon (Say that 10 times fast!) I also found that I needed to move the layers around to balance the icon a little better, so I merged some of the layers and moved them. ^_^
iv) Lastly, I added a brush between the base layers and the image layers. (Brush by [Bad username: springfly)]
Final Result:
The only thing to do now is save and share! Enjoy and please, if you do use, show me the results! =D
Other icons made using this technique:
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May 29 2007, 05:44:56 UTC 5 years ago
Okay, I don't know why I went through so much trouble hahaha but this is where the scratch texture is at: http://tokyo.disparue.org/goodies.h
+ I mem'd this tut:) It's too late for me to try it now! haha.
May 29 2007, 13:32:13 UTC 5 years ago
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May 29 2007, 06:39:18 UTC 5 years ago
i'll definitely try it out
May 29 2007, 06:39:56 UTC 5 years ago
these look like guild layouts from neopets
- the text box.
i was thinking of doing something like that, actually.
great tutorial
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May 29 2007, 06:40:35 UTC 5 years ago
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May 29 2007, 06:44:07 UTC 5 years ago
Mine's nothing compaired to your's, but I tried. :D
May 29 2007, 13:35:58 UTC 5 years ago
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Anyway, here's what I did:
I'm mem'ing for later play.
May 29 2007, 13:36:25 UTC 5 years ago
May 29 2007, 07:47:03 UTC 5 years ago
This is very well put together.
& also looks like something I will have fun with. Thank you!
May 29 2007, 08:24:43 UTC 5 years ago
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May 29 2007, 08:54:25 UTC 5 years ago
I love this tutorial!
May 29 2007, 09:40:08 UTC 5 years ago
I have changed something
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May 29 2007, 09:21:57 UTC 5 years ago
this tuto is really amazing!!
great design^__^
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May 29 2007, 10:53:11 UTC 5 years ago
this looks really cool
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May 29 2007, 11:47:56 UTC 5 years ago
Will try this out as soon as I come home from school :)
Added to mems ♥
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