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Promised an icon tutorial for this icon:

So, here we go.


This icon was made with Paintshop Pro 8, but I believe it should be fairly translatable.

1. Start with this cap by _jems_ and crop it as you see fit and resize it. Then, sharpen it (adjust>sharpness>sharpen).


2. Duplicate the base and set it to screen. Then, duplicate that screened layer twice. Set the topmost layer to soft light and desaturate it (adjust>hue and saturation>hue/saturation/lightness). You should now have (from bottom-most layer to top-most) the base layer, two duplicates of the base set to screen, and another duplicate of the base desaturated and set to soft light.


3. Between the top layer and the layer beneath it, create a new layer. Fill the layer with a dark blue (#0B1837) and set it to exclusion.


4. Create a new layer on top of everything else (above the duplicated layer of the base set to soft light). Fill it with a brown gradient and set the layer to multiply.


5. Create a new layer on top of the previous layer and fill it with a light blue gradient. Set the layer to burn.


6. Create a new layer and fill it with the same light blue gradient. Set the layer to color (legacy) and change the opacity to 20.


7. Create a new layer and fill it with the same brown gradient as before. Set the layer to multiply.


8. All that's left is the text. Create a new layer. The text on this icon is Century Gothic, size 1, color black. Then I set the layer to soft light.


And there you go. Icon completed.

Just a note, that not all these effects will look exactly like this on every icon. It depends on the cap; whether it's dark or light, high or low contrast, the colors of it. I make a lot of my icons using these techniques, but I vary them from cap to cap, and of course add different layers or take away some of the layers I used in this one. So, don't expect to be able to come out with an exact copy of this icon with a different cap using these steps.

Anyways. Hope this tutorial was useful for you. :)

Comments

[fixated.livejournal.com]

I. LOVE. You.

You rock. I'm adding this to my memories.

[the-true-slayer.livejournal.com]

This is great. I see how the blues and greens stand out. Saving to my memories, thanks!

[http://users.livejournal.com/__rockmonkey__/]

I've always tryed to figure out how to do this. Thanx! :)

[doctorevel.livejournal.com]

Great tut. Thanks.

[recycleanimals.livejournal.com]

[ba4ever.livejournal.com]

*loves*

Thanks!

[colormered-cons.livejournal.com]

hem hem.. I LOVE YOU:D

[bargaining.livejournal.com]

I love you!! :D Adding to memes. :)

[clutterklutz.livejournal.com]

Oh awesome tutorial :) saving to memories.

[amethyst-fluff.livejournal.com]

Thank-you!!! I'm adding this to my memories.

[zoicite.livejournal.com]

very cool! i love seeing the way other people color their icons. I rarely ever even think to set layers to burn. I'll have to try playing with it sometime. thanks for the tutorial!

[forbiddenstorm.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU!!! :D you made day....really. thank you. i'm so adding this to my memories. i'll take this and use it to make new icons and see what i can come up with. did i mention that i love you?!

[rosiew.livejournal.com]

very cool! thankyou for posting this.

[maeby-tonight.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! Saving this tutorial! I love the Arrested Development ones you made! :)

[starrysummer.livejournal.com]

I love the coloring on this.

*adds to memories*

[x007.livejournal.com]

thanks thanks thanks a million! :)
*adding*

[crashx.livejournal.com]

Added to memories.

[mscreations.livejournal.com]

Great Tutorial. I love the coloring.

[kite-iconables.livejournal.com]

love the colouring

memorised!

[khalig.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I love how you've styled your icons and it's so nice to see how you got them that way. I'm saving this to my memories.

[rhymewithorange.livejournal.com]

this is a great tutorial...so simple, and yet such an awesome effect! This one is for sure going in the memories...thanks!

[maryangel200.livejournal.com]

Adding to memories.
I can't wait to try it.
Thanks so much for sharing :)

[katelynndc.livejournal.com]

I love the coloring in this tutorial, so I'll be saving this one! <3 :)

[vampkiss.livejournal.com]

I loove your tutorials! So easy to follow and makes everything so pretty. :)

[waywardgirl47.livejournal.com]

Adding to my memories. Thanks!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_allesinside/]

I love this tutorial :) I hope you do another one!