Photoshop Tutorial: Icons
Program;; Photoshop CS3
Translatable;; No idea :P
Difficulty;; Beginner-Intermediate, only seven steps.
Hello! I came out with another effect I really like, so here we are. We are going from:
This:
to this:
1. Prepare your base. Sharpen if needed, crop, etc.
2. Add this texture from Swimchick. Set it to overlay with 35% opacity, and move it around until the positioning looks good. This is optional. I liked my icon using the texture, and not using it. Do it both ways, and see which you like best.
3. Add a new adjustment layer for color balance. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Color Balance
4. Set your color balance layer to the following settings:
Shadows
+20
+12
+6
Midtones
+18
-1
-12
Highlights
-25
-9
+28
5. Duplicate your base layer and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light.
6. Make a new layer, and fill it with #fcd8a5. Set it to hue at 50%.
7. Duplicate your base layer and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light.
8. And there you have it. Only seven steps!
Translatable;; No idea :P
Difficulty;; Beginner-Intermediate, only seven steps.
Hello! I came out with another effect I really like, so here we are. We are going from:
This:
to this:
1. Prepare your base. Sharpen if needed, crop, etc.
2. Add this texture from Swimchick. Set it to overlay with 35% opacity, and move it around until the positioning looks good. This is optional. I liked my icon using the texture, and not using it. Do it both ways, and see which you like best.
3. Add a new adjustment layer for color balance. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Color Balance
4. Set your color balance layer to the following settings:
Shadows
+20
+12
+6
Midtones
+18
-1
-12
Highlights
-25
-9
+28
5. Duplicate your base layer and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light.
6. Make a new layer, and fill it with #fcd8a5. Set it to hue at 50%.
7. Duplicate your base layer and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light.
8. And there you have it. Only seven steps!