Icon Tutorial o2: Mirage
Hola! Today we'll be making this icon:
[x] Program: Photoshop CS [but, it can be transferred to any other program]
[x] Difficulty: easy
[x] Basic lessons: prepping, cropping, using light textures, brightening, smooth skin
[x] Feedback is much appreciated
Since I talked waaaay too much on the other tutorial, this one I decided to just go straight to the point. Plus, I'm lazy ;D
Step o1: Image
Photo found here
Result:
Step o2: Cropping and preparing base
a.) Crop the image to 100 by 100 [Note: Make sure Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions, and Resample Image: Bicubic is checked off; we don't want our image looking squished.>
b.) Go to Filter--> Sharpen --> Sharpen. Be careful when sharpening your image. If it looks slightly edgy/pixelized, then I suggest you quickly go to Edit---> Fade Sharpen to decrease the effect. Next, using the zoom tool [
], zoom in as much as possible in order to smooth out the skin, which is the next thing. Now using the blur tool [
]{Size 6 brush, Mode: Normal, Strength: 50%}, I went over the model's skin a bit just to smooth out some wrinkly stuff, etc. Do not go over defining lines, eyes, lips, or face edges.
Result:
Step o3: Levels
a.) I wanted to darken the image in a few places to I went to Image--> Adjustments--> Levels. Here are the numbers:
Result:
Step o4: Darkening it more
a.) Duplicate the image now. Go to Layer--> Duplicate layer
b.) I changed the blend mode in this one and reduced the opacity:
Blend mode: Soft Light
Opacity: 67%
Result:
Step o5: Insert light texture
Inster this light texture:
Light texture:
by colorfilter
Blend mode: Screen, 100%
Result:
Step o6: Text and finishing up
a.) Tool:
Text: CAC Pinafore, found here
Word: mirage
Size: 20.35
Colour: white (#FFFFFF)
Result:
b.) Now to add border
Border brush:
by crumblingwalls
Stamp it on and you are done!
End result:
Other icons done with this tutorial (and added a few things):
o1
o2
o3
o4
More can be found HERE, at my icon journal.
Please try to remix at your own discretion. Icons are up for grab. Credit is not needed, but it's a lovely thought. Don't claim as your own, though! Have fun~
PS evalization [icon journal]= evalize [personal journal]= l_angelblood