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Request tutorial #2!
This one is for korekara.
This seems to be PSPX ONLY... However, I'll try to make it translateable.
Also: the result differs from the original icon in details. Sorry ^^;
Going from
to
.
1. Here, have a base of Mr. Kratos Aurion from Tales of Symphonia. Ain't it nice~?
2. Duplicate the base. Go to Adjust -> Hue and Saturation -> Hue/Saturation/Lightness. Set the settings to Saturation -100, Lightness -5. Bring the duplicate to top and set it to Soft Light, 100%.
3. No-ow, a new layer. Fill it with #051949 [
] and set it to - gasp! - Exclusion, 100%.
4. Duplicate the desaturated base, drag to top, and set to Soft Light, 100%.
5. Now, use this gradient:
[99% sure it was PSP's default] and set it to Screen, 100%.
6. Now, see, PSPX has that pretty pattern called 'Canvas' as a default. So, if you're using PSPX, make a new layer and fill it with said pattern. If you're using another program/a PSP version that doesn't have it, paste this ->
<- as a new layer. Set the patterned layer to Burn, 100%.
7. Gradient number two. Use this one:
[99% certain that it's by crumblingwalls, and set it to Overlay, 100%.
8. Now, right-click your icon and select Copy Merged. Now, right click ANYWHERE and select Paste as a new Image. On the new image [which is your icon merged], select a rectangle around his eyes [should be 100 pixels wide], and copy it [Ctrl+C]. Now, on your layered icon, make a new layer. Then, zoom in a bit, right-click and select Paste as a new Selection, and position the rectangle on the bottom. Now click Ctrl+D to deselect.
If you did it right, you should get something like this:
9. Now, select the Rectangle Tool on your tool bar. Since it uses a vector layer [meaning: the color used = background color], set your background color to white and draw a rectangle where the eye part meets the rest of the icon. It should be quite wide, since we will use it for text!
Uh. It should look something like this now:
10. Now, text. ... Write something that matches the icon. It depends on your picture. On this one, I used Times New Roman, size six for larger text and one for the tinytext. I have, however, forgotten what the kerning was for the big one. I'm sure that the kerning for the tinytext was 300. The color I used was #263448.
11. That's the final step: adding the border. I used a square brush [size doesn't matter] and drawn a three pixel border in white [#ffffff] and then a one-pixel one in #263448 ON A NEW LAYER.
Voila!
Whew. That was kinda hard @@;
This one is for korekara.
This seems to be PSPX ONLY... However, I'll try to make it translateable.
Also: the result differs from the original icon in details. Sorry ^^;
Going from
to
.
1. Here, have a base of Mr. Kratos Aurion from Tales of Symphonia. Ain't it nice~?
2. Duplicate the base. Go to Adjust -> Hue and Saturation -> Hue/Saturation/Lightness. Set the settings to Saturation -100, Lightness -5. Bring the duplicate to top and set it to Soft Light, 100%.
3. No-ow, a new layer. Fill it with #051949 [
] and set it to - gasp! - Exclusion, 100%.
4. Duplicate the desaturated base, drag to top, and set to Soft Light, 100%.
5. Now, use this gradient:
[99% sure it was PSP's default] and set it to Screen, 100%.
6. Now, see, PSPX has that pretty pattern called 'Canvas' as a default. So, if you're using PSPX, make a new layer and fill it with said pattern. If you're using another program/a PSP version that doesn't have it, paste this ->
<- as a new layer. Set the patterned layer to Burn, 100%.
7. Gradient number two. Use this one:
[99% certain that it's by crumblingwalls, and set it to Overlay, 100%.
8. Now, right-click your icon and select Copy Merged. Now, right click ANYWHERE and select Paste as a new Image. On the new image [which is your icon merged], select a rectangle around his eyes [should be 100 pixels wide], and copy it [Ctrl+C]. Now, on your layered icon, make a new layer. Then, zoom in a bit, right-click and select Paste as a new Selection, and position the rectangle on the bottom. Now click Ctrl+D to deselect.
If you did it right, you should get something like this:
9. Now, select the Rectangle Tool on your tool bar. Since it uses a vector layer [meaning: the color used = background color], set your background color to white and draw a rectangle where the eye part meets the rest of the icon. It should be quite wide, since we will use it for text!
Uh. It should look something like this now:
10. Now, text. ... Write something that matches the icon. It depends on your picture. On this one, I used Times New Roman, size six for larger text and one for the tinytext. I have, however, forgotten what the kerning was for the big one. I'm sure that the kerning for the tinytext was 300. The color I used was #263448.
11. That's the final step: adding the border. I used a square brush [size doesn't matter] and drawn a three pixel border in white [#ffffff] and then a one-pixel one in #263448 ON A NEW LAYER.
Voila!
Whew. That was kinda hard @@;