One Tree Hill Tutorial
Very easily translatable. :) Very easy, also. Made in PS6.
Today, we'll be going from
to
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Cap by whoresque.
001. Take your base - crop it to 100x100.
002. Sharpen it once, duplicate the layer, and set it to Color Dodge 100%.
003. Duplicate that layer and set it to Color Dodge 80%.
004. New Layer >> New Fill Layer >> #6699CC at Darken 70%.
005. New Layer >> New Fill Layer >> #CC6699 at Soft Light 50%.
006. New Layer >> New Fill Layer >> #CC9966 at Darken 80%.
[Optional]
007. For the pink orb thinger - I used #CC006 with a soft round brush, 45 px. Then I set it to Screen at 80%. But you could probably play around with the opacity to whatever you want. :)
008. Now you don't have to put text either, but what I did was I put the text of my choice, and then chose the button at the bottom of this window >>
. With that I chose outer glow, and then proceeded to play around with opacities. My default color is like a pastel yellow, so I kept that, and then set it to Screen at 85 percent. [ In the picture above, disregard how I've selected Layer 2 :) ]
009. Then I added a border to the image. Select all (Ctrl+A) and then go to Edit>> Stroke. I set mine to 3 px so that it's visible, but again, you can play around with it. :)
Flatten the image, and tada! You've got you're icon.
I'd like to see some finished products if anyone uses this tutorial. :)