Post by Asuka Was Here on Jan 14, 2006 23:37:46 GMT -5
Hello, everyone! ^.^ I finally got my first tutorial request, for the set of Bleach icons I posted earlier today. So today I'm going to teach you how to make an icon with a pinkish hazy effect and stuff.
This tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro, but it should be easy to adapt to Photoshop.
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We're going to be making this icon:
So, we're starting with this base of Ichigo from Bleach:
I'm assuming that you know how to crop, sharpen, enhance, and otherwise prepare a base image, so I'll skip that part.
Next, draw in a fat white stripe with the preset shape tool:
Later on, we'll be adding a text brush to this stripe.
Add a new layer (unless otherwise specified, all new layers are to be placed on top of all existing layers) set to Hard Light at 70% opacity using this texture (made by me):
And you'll get something like this:
Now this is far too bright, and you kind of lose Ichigo amidst all of the yellows and oranges. So the next step is to add a black layer set on Hue (Legacy) at 50% opacity. (On Photoshop, I believe this is equivalent to a desaturation layer. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. It's been awhile since I last used Photoshop...)
We get something a lot less garish:
Now we go back and add the text brush to the white stripe. You can add it to a new layer or place it on the same layer as the stripe; it doesn't matter. We could have done this back when we made the stripe, by the way, but I stuck it here just for kicks.
The text brush I used is the following, made by me:
As a final step, we add this gradient (PSP default):
Set on Screen mode at 100% opacity.
And here's the finished product!
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Some other icons made with this tutorial:
For the complete set of Bleach icons in this style, click HERE
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Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about this tutorial. Also, if you use it to make something cool, I'd love to see it.
If you have any feedback, comments, or criticisms, please feel free to share them. I always like to get advice that helps me do better next time. ^.^
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This tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro, but it should be easy to adapt to Photoshop.
- - -
We're going to be making this icon:
So, we're starting with this base of Ichigo from Bleach:
I'm assuming that you know how to crop, sharpen, enhance, and otherwise prepare a base image, so I'll skip that part.
Next, draw in a fat white stripe with the preset shape tool:
Later on, we'll be adding a text brush to this stripe.
Add a new layer (unless otherwise specified, all new layers are to be placed on top of all existing layers) set to Hard Light at 70% opacity using this texture (made by me):
And you'll get something like this:
Now this is far too bright, and you kind of lose Ichigo amidst all of the yellows and oranges. So the next step is to add a black layer set on Hue (Legacy) at 50% opacity. (On Photoshop, I believe this is equivalent to a desaturation layer. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. It's been awhile since I last used Photoshop...)
We get something a lot less garish:
Now we go back and add the text brush to the white stripe. You can add it to a new layer or place it on the same layer as the stripe; it doesn't matter. We could have done this back when we made the stripe, by the way, but I stuck it here just for kicks.
The text brush I used is the following, made by me:
As a final step, we add this gradient (PSP default):
Set on Screen mode at 100% opacity.
And here's the finished product!
- - -
Some other icons made with this tutorial:
For the complete set of Bleach icons in this style, click HERE
- - -
Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about this tutorial. Also, if you use it to make something cool, I'd love to see it.
If you have any feedback, comments, or criticisms, please feel free to share them. I always like to get advice that helps me do better next time. ^.^
Guest posting has been enabled on this post, so you do not need to register to reply. (Still, it would be really nice of you to register, anyway... we're always looking for new members ^.^)
