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lylith_st ([personal profile] lylith_st) wrote2007-11-22 12:29 am
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Ok folks, some people ask me for a tutorial and I have a really easy one to make your (most with pictures than photos) icons look bright and nice.

With no selective colouring, ( SC is pretty useful but a pain in the ass too)

That’s my first tutorial,  sorry for the mistakes and if something isn’t well explained at all.
Here we go, how to go from:

this: Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucketto this: Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

In 6 easy steps! =D 

1. Pretty obvious, choose your pic. I used this pic of Giselle form the new Disney movie “Enchanted” and do the basics: Crop, sharpen, and resize it. I usually to the sharp thing in the end, but that’s maybe just me.


2. Now that you have your base you should duplicate it and made it to screen if it’s to dark or to multiplicity if it’s too light. For my base I duplicated the image two times at screen 100% opacity

It should look like this:
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
3. New layer, fill it with #0B0438 set it to exclusion 53% opacity. Different bases need different opacities, you should play with them. Now it looks like that:
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
4. Create a new layer, fill it with #6A95ED set it to color burn 43% opacity.
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
5. Create a new layer, fill it with #EF9DAE set it to soft light 100% opacity.
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
6. Go to Layers and create a brightness contrast layer with:

-brightness: -16
-contrast: +21
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Sharp the image and you’re done!

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Now you can add text, textures, whatever you want =D

Other examples of icons done with this colouring:
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Oh and for those awesome people who took the time to read my tutorial here’s the PSD

^_^ tell me what you think 

[identity profile] lovesafable.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
very nice!

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
thanks!! =D
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[personal profile] trascendenza 2007-11-22 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, that's awesome! Makes me wish I knew how to work layers. ;_;

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
well six month ago i have no idea of photoshop and layers, srly, you just have to keep trying :)

[identity profile] 87octane.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
It was very well-done.
And I'll use this for sure next time I make icons.

I've also downloaded the PSD.

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
heheh I love it when people add the psd on the tutorial so I did it. I actually look at milions of tutorials to make my icons :/

^_^ you last comment conviced me to made the post so thank to you babe

PS: now I'm doing more Death note icons. Mostly based on doujisnhis XD

mello and matt are a total badass and I love them :3
and for example my avatar
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[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
eheh thanks !!! =D

let me see what you get

[identity profile] sakurita.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 05:10 am (UTC)(link)

Qué genial.

Muchas gracias por el tutorial, lo voy a probar. :D

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
de nada guapa! cuando hagas algo déjamelo ver que me hará ilusión =D

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_ligaya_/ 2007-11-22 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Love the coloring! ♥

Muchas gracias por su tutorial. v^_~v

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
thaaankks!! =D

besos!

[identity profile] frayed-misfit.livejournal.com 2007-11-22 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much :)

I am just starting with photoshop and found this very useful!

I'll be sure to credit you and this tutorial if I ever learn how to make great icons!

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-23 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
you're welcome! I'm glad to knwo I helped you!!! =D


^__^ <3

Que sencillo tut!!

[identity profile] pinwis-nicole.livejournal.com 2007-11-23 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
y muy padre el coloring!!, cuando haga los mios te dejo mis resultado va??!!, haber que tal
Adios!!

Re: Que sencillo tut!!

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-11-23 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
jeje gracias! me alegro de que te gustara! me encantará ver los iconos que puedes hacer =D

[identity profile] shiransita.livejournal.com 2007-12-12 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish I understood something other than Sharpen from this, I just seriously do not know how to even use the layers LOL

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2007-12-13 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
ouch!

^^'

[identity profile] summer-kloklo.livejournal.com 2008-04-28 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
beautiful XDXDXD
I can translate the tutorial in Italian? citing your credits XD

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2008-04-28 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
of course you can! :D

I'm form spain ^___^

[identity profile] summer-kloklo.livejournal.com 2008-04-28 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks XD
i love spain XD

[identity profile] bloodys0ng.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
nice job! n_n

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2009-07-01 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
thanks!

[identity profile] shalowater.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
great tutorial. i made these.

Image Image Image

[identity profile] lylith-st.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are really nice! :>

[identity profile] cb-janey.livejournal.com 2011-09-01 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Snagging + will credit - thank you! (: