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isawfred1st · 04-02-2005, 09:37 PM

Time for a tutorial! LOL, I just feel like sharing some tricks, so here we go...

Translatable for pretty much any graphics program except MS Paint. *waggles eyebrows at Amanda*

OH, and SS only allows six images per post, so I just posted links instead...and could you tell me if it's worthy enough to appear at IconTutorial @ LJ plz?

1. First, start off with this picture of Rita Skeeter and Bozo.

2. Crop it to something like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/1.jpg
Label it as "base."

3. Copy the base. Sharpen it (using a filter), then set it to Soft Light @ 100% (or any blend mode that softens the sharpening while still maintaining the integrity of the image.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/2.jpg
Label it "sharpen, soft light" so you know what you did to it.

4. Desaturate the base to get rid of the overly-vibrant look. I just used "Color Variations" and set the desat at 50%. You can do it a lot of different ways, though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/3.jpg

5. Next, apply this gradient:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/4.jpg
194648 and 1C3A54, made by me. Set it to exclusion @ 77%, label it "exclusion gradient."

6. Apply these two gradients:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/5.jpg
Label as "screen gradient 69%."
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/6.jpg
Label as "color burn gradient 56%."
Both were made by crumblingwalls. Don't forget to set the said blend modes and adjust the opacities.

7. Ok, so far, we have this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/8.jpg
Make a new layer right below the three gradients (and above the two base images). Apply these brushes made by someone I don't rember on LJ:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/10.jpg
Both in white, label as "brush 1" and "brush 2."
The avvy should now look like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/11.jpg

8. It looks ew, n'est-ce pas? Copy the layer labelled "sharpen, soft light" and paste it on top of all the layers. Set it to Soft Light @ 100%. Go to Color Variations again, and increase blue by 100%. This is what you get:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/12.jpg

9. Text time...I put "t h a t s k e e t e r w o m an " with spaces, in Georgia, black, size 7, italicized.

10. Make a new layer above the text and apply this brush:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/13.jpg
In black, at an angle.

11. Finished product:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/14.jpg
And the layers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/15.jpg

If you want to look at it all at once, just go to my PB . PM me if you have questions.

04-02-2005, 09:37 PM	#568 (permalink)
isawfred1st Location: Liddypool Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,355	Time for a tutorial! LOL, I just feel like sharing some tricks, so here we go... Translatable for pretty much any graphics program except MS Paint. waggles eyebrows at Amanda OH, and SS only allows six images per post, so I just posted links instead...and could you tell me if it's worthy enough to appear at IconTutorial @ LJ plz? 1. First, start off with this picture of Rita Skeeter and Bozo. 2. Crop it to something like this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/1.jpg Label it as "base." 3. Copy the base. Sharpen it (using a filter), then set it to Soft Light @ 100% (or any blend mode that softens the sharpening while still maintaining the integrity of the image. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/2.jpg Label it "sharpen, soft light" so you know what you did to it. 4. Desaturate the base to get rid of the overly-vibrant look. I just used "Color Variations" and set the desat at 50%. You can do it a lot of different ways, though. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/3.jpg 5. Next, apply this gradient: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/4.jpg 194648 and 1C3A54, made by me. Set it to exclusion @ 77%, label it "exclusion gradient." 6. Apply these two gradients: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/5.jpg Label as "screen gradient 69%." http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/6.jpg Label as "color burn gradient 56%." Both were made by crumblingwalls. Don't forget to set the said blend modes and adjust the opacities. 7. Ok, so far, we have this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/8.jpg Make a new layer right below the three gradients (and above the two base images). Apply these brushes made by someone I don't rember on LJ: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Tutorial/9.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/10.jpg Both in white, label as "brush 1" and "brush 2." The avvy should now look like this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/11.jpg 8. It looks ew, n'est-ce pas? Copy the layer labelled "sharpen, soft light" and paste it on top of all the layers. Set it to Soft Light @ 100%. Go to Color Variations again, and increase blue by 100%. This is what you get: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/12.jpg 9. Text time...I put "t h a t s k e e t e r w o m an " with spaces, in Georgia, black, size 7, italicized. 10. Make a new layer above the text and apply this brush: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/13.jpg In black, at an angle. 11. Finished product: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/14.jpg And the layers: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...utorial/15.jpg If you want to look at it all at once, just go to my PB . PM me if you have questions.