Tutorial 01 - The Gilmore Way
I'm pounded with homework - it's crazy. But I am making icons (which I will post soon)... but today I bring you an icon tutorial! alicondc requested one in my last icon post, so I went ahead and wrote one.
We shall be covering this effect:
Please remember, as with all tutorials shared by icon-makers, that this is meant to inspire you all and provide you with techniques so you can experiment and make icons of your own. I will not be happy seeing duplicates of this particular icon everywhere.
Ready? Let's begin, then.
Again, here's the icon I'll be making:
1. Here is the base that I've created from a cropped image of Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham (courtesy of Luminary):
2. Sharpen the image (Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen).
3. Duplicate the image (Layer > Duplicate) and set the new layer to Screen. Then, Merge the current layers.
4. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer OR CTRL-N) and fill it with this gradient:
(a gradient I created, credit it you use in your own icons)
5. Set the layer with the gradient to Screen and then Duplicate (x2) it.
6. Then, take one of the Default Brushes (45px) and paint a streak like the one below:
7. Now, with light effects you can do what you like. Play with the effects, colors, layer modes, etc. There really is no wrong way to do it.
If you want to get exactly what I got (I do it differently every time), add some Outer Glow (Layer > Effects > Outer Glow). Then, Blur it a bit (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur - Radius around 4px). Here's what I have:
8. Then, make it intersting with some sparkly brushes and such. Again, you can do what you want with this. Here's what I came up with:
9. Now, add your text and whatnot, and YOU'RE DONE!
The final product:
Hope that helped you out! :)
Leave comments if you plan on taking the icon. I'd like to know if I should keep writing tutorials. Happy Valentines Day (well... tomorrow)! <3
We shall be covering this effect:
Please remember, as with all tutorials shared by icon-makers, that this is meant to inspire you all and provide you with techniques so you can experiment and make icons of your own. I will not be happy seeing duplicates of this particular icon everywhere.
Ready? Let's begin, then.
Again, here's the icon I'll be making:
1. Here is the base that I've created from a cropped image of Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham (courtesy of Luminary):
2. Sharpen the image (Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen).
3. Duplicate the image (Layer > Duplicate) and set the new layer to Screen. Then, Merge the current layers.
4. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer OR CTRL-N) and fill it with this gradient:
(a gradient I created, credit it you use in your own icons)
5. Set the layer with the gradient to Screen and then Duplicate (x2) it.
6. Then, take one of the Default Brushes (45px) and paint a streak like the one below:
7. Now, with light effects you can do what you like. Play with the effects, colors, layer modes, etc. There really is no wrong way to do it.
If you want to get exactly what I got (I do it differently every time), add some Outer Glow (Layer > Effects > Outer Glow). Then, Blur it a bit (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur - Radius around 4px). Here's what I have:
8. Then, make it intersting with some sparkly brushes and such. Again, you can do what you want with this. Here's what I came up with:
9. Now, add your text and whatnot, and YOU'RE DONE!
The final product:
Hope that helped you out! :)
Leave comments if you plan on taking the icon. I'd like to know if I should keep writing tutorials. Happy Valentines Day (well... tomorrow)! <3