______ICONIZE. ([info]a_girls_story) wrote,
@ 2007-11-24 11:55:00
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Tutorial Time
A tutorial for my friend [info]nodazzle  

Going from this to

I tried my best to recover the psd but to no avail. In turn, I attempted to recreate it with relative success...anyway, here it is:

step 1 I always like to start out with a blank 100x100 layer set to "transparent" because it allows for more flexibility as far as the scale goes but you can prep your image however you like. I chose an x-files screencap and used the "place" application to paste it onto the background.

step 2 duplicate your base 3 times, setting the top one to screen 9% (this image didn't require too much brightening so i left the screen layer at a low percentage, for a darker image it may be necessary to have more than one screen layer)

step 3 set your middle layer to normal 7% and desaturate it ( you may need to raterize the layer first, in that case go to layer-raterize-layer)

step 4 create a selective coloring layer (layer-new adjustment layer-selective coloring), set to normal 100%

REDS
cyan: 100%
magenta: 0%
yellow: 100%
black: 0%

YELLOWS
cyan: -100%
magenta: 0%
yellow: 100%
black: 0%

NEUTRALS
cyan: -19%
magenta: 0%
yellow: 18%
black: 0%

step 5 create a new layer and fill it with #441b1b, set to exclusion 71%

step 6 create a new layer and fill it with #9b4f05, set to softlight 28%

step 7 i made the follow texture from an image used by [info]chaoticfae , set to soft light 23%
 

step 8 use a soft brush eraser-opacity 70% to erase whatever parts are too dark (the floor in this case)

step 9 create a new layer and fill it with #c1d0a7, set to multiply 37%


Other icons made using similar technique:

  

Please comment with any questions :) Also, I would love to see what you come up with!





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[info]aka_katya
2007-11-24 06:11 pm UTC (link)
yay! thanks for making a tutorial for this. I *heart* this icon^^

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-24 07:14 pm UTC (link)
you're welcome!

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[info]xxxdeathletter
2007-11-24 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Lovely tutorial.
I love how simple and soft my result turned out. ^__^

Image and video hosting by TinyPic to Image and video hosting by TinyPic

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-24 07:14 pm UTC (link)
beautiful!

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[info]yamatsumi
2007-11-24 07:13 pm UTC (link)
lovely! meming

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-24 07:14 pm UTC (link)
:)

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[info]maharet83
2007-11-24 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Ha! I can't believe my eyes. This icon really grabbed my attention, and I rmember going 'how did she do that?', and here it is. Many thanks. Can't wait to try it out *mem*

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-24 07:39 pm UTC (link)
lol yay!

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[info]mrgentlemanman
2007-11-24 08:58 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much for this! I've been trying to find out how to make this effect!

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-25 06:09 pm UTC (link)
I spent forever trying to find it too! and then one day, i just faked it...lol

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[info]coffeedrops
2007-11-24 09:18 pm UTC (link)
yay, and xfiles tutorial!
thanks a lot for this, really :)

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-25 06:10 pm UTC (link)
your welcome :)

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[info]nodazzle
2007-11-24 11:13 pm UTC (link)
oh excellent... i love this tutorial!!! thank you so much. :)

my gift to you:

- karen!

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-25 06:09 pm UTC (link)
beautiful!

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[info]unique_kiwi
2007-11-25 11:15 am UTC (link)
this is such a beautiful colouring.

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-25 06:09 pm UTC (link)
thanks

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[info]tippz
2007-11-26 03:02 pm UTC (link)
+mems+
amazing coloring. thanks.

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-26 08:54 pm UTC (link)
welcome ;)

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[info]rizny
2007-11-28 04:37 am UTC (link)
Beautiful! I have the feeling I'll be using it a lot. I'd show you what I came up with, but I'm entering it in an icontest so I'm not allowed yet ;D

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[info]a_girls_story
2007-11-28 10:21 pm UTC (link)
cool :)

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