Icon Tutorial No. 15: Yuuko
Tutorial requested by
tsukizu and
_jaye_ and granted as a thank you gift ^^ 8 simple steps for a rather dreamy icon that won Mods Choice Week 42 of
clamp_bishoujo.
Level: Easy
Program: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Go from this to this:
This icon tutorial works well with bases that are fairly rich in color. If the base you choose is too light, the light effects might not work out as nicely.
01. Take this picture of Yuuko and crop it at 96x96 px so that the focus is on Yuuko.
You should see something like this:
02. Duplicate the first layer (CTRL A>>CTRL C>>CTRL V) and sharpen it by going to FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN. Set this layer to 70% opacity.
You should see something like this:
03. Using the rounded rectangle tool, draw a rectangle in #000000 on the side of Yuuko's fan so that a bit of it is cut off on the edge. Change blending options so that there's an OUTER GLOW at 75%.
You should see something like this:
04. Use these two textures (1, 2) by
myrasis and set them both to SCREEN at 100% opacity. (The second light texture was slightly edited so no light would obscure Yuuko's face.)
You should see something like this:
05. Use this texture by
eggdrpsoup and set it to Soft Light at 100%.
You should see something like this:
06. Text time: Type "F" in Young Love, 30 pt, #906EA7, and "fantasies" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, 9 pt, #906EA7. Change blending options on "fantasies" so there's OUTER GLOW at 75%.
You should see something like this:
07. Create a new layer and use this tiny text brush by me in #906EA7. FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN if the color is too weak.
You should see something like this:
08. Save the icon as a .png and open a blank 100x100 px document. Reopen the icon and paste it on so it's nicely centered. Then use this dotted border brush by moi in #906EA7. There! Done!
Your finished product should look like this:
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tsukizu and
_jaye_ and granted as a thank you gift ^^ 8 simple steps for a rather dreamy icon that won Mods Choice Week 42 of
clamp_bishoujo.
Level: Easy
Program: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Go from this to this:
This icon tutorial works well with bases that are fairly rich in color. If the base you choose is too light, the light effects might not work out as nicely.
01. Take this picture of Yuuko and crop it at 96x96 px so that the focus is on Yuuko.
You should see something like this:
02. Duplicate the first layer (CTRL A>>CTRL C>>CTRL V) and sharpen it by going to FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN. Set this layer to 70% opacity.
You should see something like this:
03. Using the rounded rectangle tool, draw a rectangle in #000000 on the side of Yuuko's fan so that a bit of it is cut off on the edge. Change blending options so that there's an OUTER GLOW at 75%.
You should see something like this:
04. Use these two textures (1, 2) by
myrasis and set them both to SCREEN at 100% opacity. (The second light texture was slightly edited so no light would obscure Yuuko's face.)
You should see something like this:
05. Use this texture by
eggdrpsoup and set it to Soft Light at 100%.
You should see something like this:
06. Text time: Type "F" in Young Love, 30 pt, #906EA7, and "fantasies" in Copperplate Gothic Bold, 9 pt, #906EA7. Change blending options on "fantasies" so there's OUTER GLOW at 75%.
You should see something like this:
07. Create a new layer and use this tiny text brush by me in #906EA7. FILTER>>SHARPEN>>SHARPEN if the color is too weak.
You should see something like this:
08. Save the icon as a .png and open a blank 100x100 px document. Reopen the icon and paste it on so it's nicely centered. Then use this dotted border brush by moi in #906EA7. There! 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!
---
Tutorial requests are still open in honor of 100 Watches--request a tutorial here!
Affiliate Pimpage:
icon_witches--they're going to hold an icontest soon so go over and check it out!