Tutorial #1

[nightcomes]

Going from this
to

Made with PSP8 but easily translatable. :]



Start off with your image crop it down to 100x100 play with it to make it your base.
alrighty so we start off by sharpening the base


Duplicate it and desaturate it. set it to softlight 100% opacity


Make a new layer and floodfill it with this gradient


set it to softlight 100% opacity


Make another new layer.
floodfill it with this gradient


set it to softlight 100% opacity.. erase any parts you dont want


Make an new layer. floodfill it with this gradient


set it to lighten 100% opacity


Make a new layer. floodfill it with this gradient


set it to softlight 100% opacity


Now just add some text and brushes and voila.. a purrdy icon :]


I don't know who the gradients are by... i forgot XD sorry...