a r t | r e s o u r c e s (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gotitbad) wrote,@ 2005-12-23 19:15:00 |
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| Entry tags: | icon, tutorial |
Icon Tutorial: Stacy Dupree
I did this in PSP, but it can be translated
1.) Crop and resize your picture to 100x100. Go to adjust>color balance>color balance... (sorry I don't know how to do this in PS). Set it to:
-69, 42, -26
Then click edit>repeat
You'll have something like this:
2.) Duplicate this layer so you have the picture twice. Move the second one (the one on top) so that only the right edge is showing and it is covering the left of the first picture. In my case, it is covering half of Stacey's face. Merge layers.
You'll have something like this:
3.) Take this light texture by the amazing
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dearest and paste it on. Set the layer to screen and move it around to where you want it. Do the same for the other one, making sure the white part covers part of the icon but not too much:
and 
Duplicate the base and put it to the top. Set this on soft light, 100%. Merge all layers.
You'll have something like this:
4.) For text, I started with PlumBAE (available from DaFont.com) set on size 26, color white and kerning on normal. Type a random word. (I typed the word 'color' but it doesn't really matter 'cause I had no intentions of the whole word being shown.)
Next I wrote 'STACY' in Georgia, size 6, kerning 1000 and again in white. Position this appropriately and before merging the layers, go to effects>3D effects>drop shadow. Take a random color from your icon (preferably dark) and set both offsets (vertical and horizontal) to 2, opacity 96, blur 3.00. Click okay and merge layers.
You're done!:
(Stacy Dupree pic from Orange Gold & Green)
