Tutorial 04
Hello !!! Here's another tutorial for me, requested by my dear friend nocturnelorelei. XD I hope everyone finds it useful !!! For this one we'll learn how to from:
to
(Base made by nocturnelorelei for clamp_visual)
01. The base is already cropped, so we'll skip that particular step. (for more info on cropping check this tutorial). So our real first step will be adding a gradient made my crumblingwalls:
Use it on blending mode Screen at 100% opacity
02. Duplicate the gradient layer and set it to Color Burn at 30%. The result after the two layers should be this:
03. Not very pretty ne ? Well, we're not fixing that yet. First well darken the image even more using a texture from colorfilter:
You'll have to use it at Color Burn with 71% opacity. Here's a sample of the result:
04. Now we start to beautify our icon. You will need the following textures by soulspring in this order:
and
Set the blending mode to Screen at 100% (for both layers) and you'll get something techno-ish like this:
05. It still looks a bit icky, so you'll need to duplicate your original base and paste it on the top layer. Use it with Soft Light at 100% and it should look similar to:
06. Now we'll be adding some light textures by colorfilter in this order:
// Blending Mode: Screen 100%
// (Duplicate of the previous layer) Blending mode: Screen 100%
// Blending Mode: Screen 100%
After all this lights your icon will now look very shiny:
07. Next, make a new layer and fill it with black (#000000), then set the mode to Soft Light at 53%. That will get rid of the extra-lightness.
08. Now, use the Rectangular Selection Tool to make a rectangle (duh!). Then you take a random swirly brush. (The one I used comes from Sakura Kira's brush set called Kurly Kew) and set it at a nice size to add a little swirl to your rectangle and make it prettier. Alternatively, you can use an already decorated brush. I believe 77words has some. Anyway, the purpose of it is to have a little square to add text on. XD
09. Finally, all you have to do is add some text and a border, and tadaa !! Your icon should be all pretty and ready !!
Have fun, and please comment and credit if you use it, I'd love to see what you guys come up it !!
to
(Base made by nocturnelorelei for clamp_visual)
01. The base is already cropped, so we'll skip that particular step. (for more info on cropping check this tutorial). So our real first step will be adding a gradient made my crumblingwalls:
Use it on blending mode Screen at 100% opacity
02. Duplicate the gradient layer and set it to Color Burn at 30%. The result after the two layers should be this:
03. Not very pretty ne ? Well, we're not fixing that yet. First well darken the image even more using a texture from colorfilter:
You'll have to use it at Color Burn with 71% opacity. Here's a sample of the result:
04. Now we start to beautify our icon. You will need the following textures by soulspring in this order:
and
Set the blending mode to Screen at 100% (for both layers) and you'll get something techno-ish like this:
05. It still looks a bit icky, so you'll need to duplicate your original base and paste it on the top layer. Use it with Soft Light at 100% and it should look similar to:
06. Now we'll be adding some light textures by colorfilter in this order:
// Blending Mode: Screen 100%
// (Duplicate of the previous layer) Blending mode: Screen 100%
// Blending Mode: Screen 100%
After all this lights your icon will now look very shiny:
07. Next, make a new layer and fill it with black (#000000), then set the mode to Soft Light at 53%. That will get rid of the extra-lightness.
08. Now, use the Rectangular Selection Tool to make a rectangle (duh!). Then you take a random swirly brush. (The one I used comes from Sakura Kira's brush set called Kurly Kew) and set it at a nice size to add a little swirl to your rectangle and make it prettier. Alternatively, you can use an already decorated brush. I believe 77words has some. Anyway, the purpose of it is to have a little square to add text on. XD
09. Finally, all you have to do is add some text and a border, and tadaa !! Your icon should be all pretty and ready !!
Have fun, and please comment and credit if you use it, I'd love to see what you guys come up it !!