meivocis icons ([info]iconofilth) wrote,
@ 2006-06-13 04:11:00
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Tutorial 002.

  • Tutorial for PSP9, should be easily translatable to older versions and PS.
  • Please do not reproduce the icon exactly. No one wants to see a load of icons that look the same.
  • Requested by [info]newexistence
  • Screencap from Lost Media






    This tutorial incorporates elements of a tutorial by [info]frostthepie, which can be found here.


    Step One:

    Crop the image to 100x100 and sharpen. Duplicate and set the top Layer to screen.

    Merge both Layers.

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    Step Two:

    Adjust > Automatic Saturation Enhancement > Normal/Strong/Skintones present.

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    Step Three:

    Duplicate and set the top layer to screen.

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    Step Four:

    Add a new Layer and colour fill with #222d66, set to Exclusion at 100% Opacity.

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    Step Five:

    Add another new Layer and Colour fill with #7ac7de, set to Soft Light at 100% Opacity.

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    Step Six:

    Copy Merge all Layers - do not merge - by Ctrl+Shift+C.

    Add as a new top Layer - (Ctrl+L) - and set to Burn, Opacity 36%.

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    Step Seven:

    Duplicate your base Layer, set to Soft Light and place underneath the top Burn Layer.

    Merge all Layers.

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    Step Eight:

    Adjust > Colour Balance > Colour Balance >
    Colour Levels 54:37:25/Midtones/Preserve Luminance.

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    Step Nine:

    Adjust > Brightness and Contrast > Brightness/Contrast

    Set Brightness to 10 and Contrast to 4.

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    Step Ten:

    Adjust > Colour Balance > Colour Balance >
    Colour Levels 64:37:25/Midtones/Preserve Luminance.

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    Step Eleven:

    Duplicate and Mirror the top Layer. I felt Jack looked better facing the left, I'm just weird like that.

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    Step Twelve:

    Move the top Layer to the right and the bottom Layer to the left until there is no dark patch visible.

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    Step Thirteen:

    Add a new Layer and select a rectangle to the left, going over Jack by at least 2px.

    Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur > Radius > 1.

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    Step Fourteen:

    On the same Layer select another rectangle, no more than 1px wide, and using the Eraser Tool delete the selection.

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    Step Fifteen:

    Still on the same Layer select another rectangle, again no more than 1px in width, and Using the Eraser Tool, set at 32% Opacity, delete the selection.

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    Step Sixteen:

    Lastly, on a new Layer, add some small text.

    SlimSansSerif - Size 1 - Kerning 100 - Opacity 50%.

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    And that's it, your done.


    Any problems, or if I haven't explained anything properly, just gimme a shout. You should be able to use the above on pretty much any cap or promo but you'll need to play around with the Opacity of the Soft Light/Burn Layers and Colour Balance/Brightness and Contrast.

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    [info]wickedgirl23
    2006-06-13 03:27 am UTC (link)
    great tut!

    do you know how to do the automatic sturation enhancement/skin tones on PS though?

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    [info]meivocis
    2006-06-13 03:35 am UTC (link)
    I've had a poke around in PS and unfortunately it looks like you'll have to do it manually... I'm a newbie to PS though so I may have missed something. Sorry I can't be of any more help.

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    [info]wickedgirl23
    2006-06-13 03:36 am UTC (link)
    okay, thanks anyways! :D

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    [info]newexistence
    2006-06-13 03:43 am UTC (link)
    omg you use psp9? yes there is hope for me! lol i use it too. i love it i'll try it tommorow. thanks so mch for this. one day i hope to be as awesome as you :]

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    [info]everyline
    2006-06-13 03:48 am UTC (link)
    This coloring is so pretty! Love it. *mems*

    And yay for PSP!

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    [info]jackaholic
    2006-06-13 03:55 am UTC (link)
    This is great! And its so well set out that it makes it all look so simple :D And the finished icon is gorgeous.
    Until I get PSP or PS, i'll have to make do with stealing just one little thing from this tut - that little 1px width erasered line :P So simple but oh so pretty ;)

    I'll definitely be memming and trying it out later. Thanks!
    Ooh, and for the record... "No one wants to see a load of icons that look the same."... uhh, if they all look like yours I must beg to differ ;) hee

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    [info]tivojunkie08
    2006-06-13 04:00 am UTC (link)
    This is really nice :) *mem*

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    [info]zoubidaa
    2006-06-13 06:39 am UTC (link)
    this tut is great ! mems ^^

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    [info]frostthepie
    2006-06-13 08:59 am UTC (link)
    I never would have guessed you used my colouring, you make it look so fantastic!

    Brilliant tut- I'm definately adding this to my memories :)

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    [info]lalla32
    2006-06-13 09:04 am UTC (link)
    I'm absolutely amazed by the colors you got from an image so dark! *_* Thank you so much! :)

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    [info]never_frugal
    2006-06-13 09:18 am UTC (link)
    YAY for tutorials! :D

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    [info]drankmywar
    2006-06-13 10:35 am UTC (link)
    Nice tut hun :D

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    [info]chained_noises
    2006-06-13 11:27 am UTC (link)
    awesome! +mem.

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    [info]30yearwar
    2006-06-13 11:51 am UTC (link)
    Lovely! Mem+

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    [info]thatsaid
    2006-06-13 12:19 pm UTC (link)
    Great results! I'll add this to my memories for later use. :D Thanks a lot.

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    [info]xcanonx
    2006-06-13 12:47 pm UTC (link)
    Frigging amazing! Love the coloring. Mem`d.

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    [info]psychme
    2006-06-13 01:37 pm UTC (link)
    This is really gorgeous coloring. I'm a PS user, but this makes me open my PSP. Thanks for sharing.

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    [info]estragora
    2006-06-13 02:41 pm UTC (link)
    Great tute, i love that colouring. adding to mems :)

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    [info]_milz_
    2006-06-13 03:39 pm UTC (link)
    WOW!

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    [info]norngpinky
    2006-06-13 04:00 pm UTC (link)
    Awesome tut! I never knew how to do those color enhancing.

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    tho
    (Anonymous)
    2006-06-13 05:09 pm UTC (link)
    great tutor, thanks a lot!

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    [info]cardcaptur
    2006-06-13 06:50 pm UTC (link)
    the effect you achieved was stunning xD *memmed*

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    [info]eatsushi
    2006-06-13 08:52 pm UTC (link)
    Have some more love and some more cyber cookies! :D
    + mems

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    [info]meivocis
    2006-06-22 08:14 pm UTC (link)
    Mmmm, more cookies. *munches* Are you trying to seduce me?

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    [info]eatsushi
    2006-06-22 08:17 pm UTC (link)
    maybe....? *g* this is just so worth the cookies ;) Thank you! I love all your work btw ;)

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    [info]michmashsoup
    2006-06-13 09:08 pm UTC (link)
    Woah! I love how you enhanced the colors. Awesome tutorial! *mems*

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    [info]recycled_sleep
    2006-06-13 10:01 pm UTC (link)
    SO THATS HOW U GET UR WHITE SIDES!!! Thanks so much for this tutorial! This and the other ones rock!


    Im on a bit of a hiatus, but i couldnt help it! :D

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    [info]foxestacado
    2006-06-14 03:56 am UTC (link)
    This is a very good tutorial. Would you like to apply at [info]elite_tutorial? If so, specify in your application that I recommended you :)

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    [info]final__desire
    2006-06-15 04:22 am UTC (link)
    the coloring in that icon is effing gorgeous.
    thank you so much for this tutorial.<3

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    [info]samertia
    2006-06-15 08:32 am UTC (link)
    Thanks so much for this. I'd always wanted to try those Colour Balance things but could never work out the right settings, so this is great :)

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    [info]prettypinkdork
    2006-06-15 05:21 pm UTC (link)
    Thanks for this. Added it to my memories.

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    [info]newkidfan
    2006-06-17 11:35 am UTC (link)
    Amazing! I'm fascinated by it all.

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    [info]recycled_sleep
    2006-06-18 07:00 pm UTC (link)
    ARG! i hate that i can't use it!

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    [info]whoooomp
    2006-06-20 06:18 am UTC (link)
    I was wondering...did you have to download Slim Sans Serif? 'Cause I have psp7 but can't find it and when to dafont.com and can't find it there either. It's hard for me to find fonts that look good small so any help is appreciated!

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    [info]meivocis
    2006-06-22 08:10 pm UTC (link)
    I downloaded it from dafont some time ago, you should be able to grab it free from somewhere.

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    [info]always_loved_yu
    2006-07-03 11:41 pm UTC (link)
    thanks for this!! its great :D

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    [info]angelax
    2006-07-23 02:31 pm UTC (link)
    love this.
    adding to mems.

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    [info]valliegurl
    2007-03-16 06:21 pm UTC (link)
    that is very cool! xD mem'd!
    i got this when i tried, twisted a few things:

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    [info]lalitadreams
    2008-11-20 07:14 pm UTC (link)
    Hi!
    I would know if that you disturbed if I translated your tuto into French and that I put this translations on my LJ.
    Of course it there was a link for your LJ

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    [info]meivocis
    2009-01-08 09:53 pm UTC (link)
    Sure, go for it. :)

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    [info]lalitadreams
    2009-01-09 10:05 am UTC (link)
    Oops I have a pb
    I don't found : "Adjust > Automatic Saturation Enhancement > Normal/Strong/Skintones present." Can you show me with a capture

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    [info]meivocis
    2009-01-09 02:47 pm UTC (link)
    Sorry but I don't have the application any more, I use PhotoShop. :(

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