Icon Tutorial No. 14: EIE3 - Haruhi
I remember a time in my graphic making career where I thought that every base deserved a texture--OK, so more than one texture--every time I made an icon using it. This is not true! You can get some of the prettiest icons EVER by simply cropping nicely, changing the hue, adding a light texture, etc.--if even. Thus starts the series of Easiest Icons EVER... All of these SUPER EASY icons have placed FIRST at icontest communities.
Level: SUPER!DUPER!EASY
Program: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 (undoubtably transferable!)
OURANHOSTAWARDS WEEK 29
Go from this to this:
In this easiest icon ever tutorial, we will be using good use of the Gaussian Blurr filter. This effect works well on almost any icon with slight colors. Too much white might make your icon too sharp, so choose a base wisely!
1. Open this picture of the Ouran gang and crop it so the focus is on Haruhi--96x96px.
You should see something like this:
2. Sharpen the image by going to FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN.
You should see something like this:
3. Duplicate this layer (CTRL A>>CTRL C>>CTRL V), then FILTER>>GAUSSIAN BLUR. Set Gaussian Blur to a 7.5 radius. Then set this layer to OVERLAY at 100%.
You should see something like this:
4. Create a new layer and use this (slightly edited) brush by
amethystia in #D84123. Place it in the empty space next to Haruhi.
You should see something like this:
5. Type in "b e l i e v e" in pt Castellar, smooth, also in #D84123. Change blending options so there's an outer glow at 75% opacity.
You should see something like this:
6. Save the document as a .png, then open a new 100x100 px blank document. Reopen the just saved icon and use this corner border brush by me in #D84123. Viola! You are done!
Your finished product should look like this:
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Level: SUPER!DUPER!EASY
Program: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 (undoubtably transferable!)
OURANHOSTAWARDS WEEK 29
Go from this to this:
In this easiest icon ever tutorial, we will be using good use of the Gaussian Blurr filter. This effect works well on almost any icon with slight colors. Too much white might make your icon too sharp, so choose a base wisely!
1. Open this picture of the Ouran gang and crop it so the focus is on Haruhi--96x96px.
You should see something like this:
2. Sharpen the image by going to FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN.
You should see something like this:
3. Duplicate this layer (CTRL A>>CTRL C>>CTRL V), then FILTER>>GAUSSIAN BLUR. Set Gaussian Blur to a 7.5 radius. Then set this layer to OVERLAY at 100%.
You should see something like this:
4. Create a new layer and use this (slightly edited) brush by
amethystia in #D84123. Place it in the empty space next to Haruhi.
You should see something like this:
5. Type in "b e l i e v e" in pt Castellar, smooth, also in #D84123. Change blending options so there's an outer glow at 75% opacity.
You should see something like this:
6. Save the document as a .png, then open a new 100x100 px blank document. Reopen the just saved icon and use this corner border brush by me in #D84123. Viola! You are done!
Your finished product should look like this:
_________
Was this tutorial helpful? Confusing? Too hard? Feedback would be wonderful!
[x] Like what you see? FRIEND
wicked_avis to stay updated on fresh tutorials, textures, brushes, and icons!