tutorial; dean winchester
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Tutorial for: Photoshop CS2
Made in: Photoshop CS2
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate, knowledge of your program is a MUST!
Image Heavy? Sort of. But dial-up friendly I'd say.
Translatable?Yes, to a point. You could skip the selective color step in this icon and the outcome wouldn't be affected too much.
PSD included? Yes.
Requested by deadwillwalk as part of the request free for all. The post is still open for requests, tutorials and anything else, check it out!
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS AT THIS POST!!!!
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crop and sharpen your image. mine is of dean winchester from Supernatural 4x11.
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duplicate base three times and set the first two duplicates to screen, the third to soft light and desaturate. (opacity 100% on all)
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layer -> new adjustment layer -> color balance (opacity 100%)
Shadows: 0 | 0 | 0
Midtones: 0 | -18 | -44
Highlights: 0 | 0 | 0
003
add this texture, resize to 300 px and set it to hard light. (opacity 20%)
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layer -> new adjustment layer -> color balance (opacity 100%)
Shadows: 0 | 0 | 0
Midtones: -11 | -18 | -58
Highlights: 0 | 0 | +6
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layer -> new adjustment layer -> hue/saturation (opacity 100%)
Master: 0 | +15 | 0
006
layer -> new adjustment layer -> selective color (opacity 100%)
NEUTRALS | C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, B: +5
BLACKS | C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, B: +5
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layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
using a 16 px hard brush in white drag your brush over the lightest parts of the icon.
looks like this
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filter -> blur -> gaussian blur (radius 3.0 pixels) and hit ctrl+f until you get the desired effect.
looks like this
009
duplicate base, drag to the top and set to soft light. desaturate. (opacity 30%)
010
layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with c47cb2 and set to soft light (opacity 70%)
011
layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with fcf8df and set to multiply (opacity 100%)
012
layer -> new adjustment layer -> gradient map, black and white, set to soft light (opacity 42%)
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layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with faa1c9 and set to screen (opacity 15%)
014
layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
add more light to the icon by repeating steps 7 and 8, erase as needed.
mine looks like this
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ctrl+alt+shift+e, filter -> sharpen -> sharpen (opacity 21%)
016
layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
add a grungy grid brush in white (check my resources for where to get those) on the lightest parts of the icon. one click should do it.
looks like this
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image -> adjustments -> invert, set to soft light (opacity 100%)
flatten and save. you're done!
other icons made with similiar settings
+ psd
+ do not copy tutorial step by step! use this as a GUIDE!
+ resources
+ check out my other tuts?
Tutorial for: Photoshop CS2
Made in: Photoshop CS2
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate, knowledge of your program is a MUST!
Image Heavy? Sort of. But dial-up friendly I'd say.
Translatable?Yes, to a point. You could skip the selective color step in this icon and the outcome wouldn't be affected too much.
PSD included? Yes.
Requested by deadwillwalk as part of the request free for all. The post is still open for requests, tutorials and anything else, check it out!
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS AT THIS POST!!!!
000
crop and sharpen your image. mine is of dean winchester from Supernatural 4x11.
001
duplicate base three times and set the first two duplicates to screen, the third to soft light and desaturate. (opacity 100% on all)
002
layer -> new adjustment layer -> color balance (opacity 100%)
Shadows: 0 | 0 | 0
Midtones: 0 | -18 | -44
Highlights: 0 | 0 | 0
003
add this texture, resize to 300 px and set it to hard light. (opacity 20%)
004
layer -> new adjustment layer -> color balance (opacity 100%)
Shadows: 0 | 0 | 0
Midtones: -11 | -18 | -58
Highlights: 0 | 0 | +6
005
layer -> new adjustment layer -> hue/saturation (opacity 100%)
Master: 0 | +15 | 0
006
layer -> new adjustment layer -> selective color (opacity 100%)
NEUTRALS | C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, B: +5
BLACKS | C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, B: +5
007
layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
using a 16 px hard brush in white drag your brush over the lightest parts of the icon.
looks like this
008
filter -> blur -> gaussian blur (radius 3.0 pixels) and hit ctrl+f until you get the desired effect.
looks like this
009
duplicate base, drag to the top and set to soft light. desaturate. (opacity 30%)
010
layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with c47cb2 and set to soft light (opacity 70%)
011
layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with fcf8df and set to multiply (opacity 100%)
012
layer -> new adjustment layer -> gradient map, black and white, set to soft light (opacity 42%)
013
layer -> new fill layer -> solid color, fill with faa1c9 and set to screen (opacity 15%)
014
layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
add more light to the icon by repeating steps 7 and 8, erase as needed.
mine looks like this
015
ctrl+alt+shift+e, filter -> sharpen -> sharpen (opacity 21%)
016
layer -> new layer (opacity 100%)
add a grungy grid brush in white (check my resources for where to get those) on the lightest parts of the icon. one click should do it.
looks like this
017
image -> adjustments -> invert, set to soft light (opacity 100%)
flatten and save. you're done!
other icons made with similiar settings
+ psd
+ do not copy tutorial step by step! use this as a GUIDE!
+ resources
+ check out my other tuts?