Kayles (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} princofwhales) wrote,@ 2008-08-23 15:10:00 |
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179 // Tutorial 9: DHr
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Requested by: audioxxrainbow
Difficutly: Beginner. Simple steps, but it does require the basic knowledge of your program.
Program: PS Elements 4.0
Translatable: Very.
Tutorial 9 - Dramione Icon | ||||
| Before Steps | Steps | After Steps | ||
| I started this icon with two COS captures. I can't seem to find the Hermione one. Oh well. Roughly selected the subject. No need to be exact. ROUGHLY. |  | ||
| After you ROUGHLY selected your subject, right click the selected area and choose the feather option. I useed 25px on these caps, but it varries for different caps. |  | ||
| N/A | Open a new file sized 100x100, or whatever size you wish. Fill with all black. |  | ||
| Paste your feathered Draco to one side of the icon. Unsaturate the layer. Duplicate this layer twice. There should be 3 Dracos. On the layer pallete, set the first (bottom one) to Normal 100%, the second to Screen 100% and the third (top) to Soft Light 100%. Now Draco has some contrast. Feel free to erase any extra ugly background. |  | ||
| Repeat the same process with a selected, feathered capture of Hermione. She needed different Screen and Soft Light settings since the lighting for her cap was a bit different. That may be the case for your caps too! Play with the opacities and expirament! |  | ||
| Merge all of the layers and then duplicate the merged layer. Set the duplicate to Screen 69%. This helps make our lovely little couple a bit brighter and a little easier to see. |  | ||
| When we put the Screen layer on we lost a little of the contrast. SO, duplicate the merged layer again, bring to the top and set to Soft Light 48%. Again, play with your settings. These numbers worked especially well with THIS icon. It will probably be different for yours. |  | ||
| I then opened up a stock picture, that I can't seem to find for the life of me (I've moved computers since I made this icon). But if you have it please share, so I can link it! Anyways, it was already on the white background, so I cropped it and pasted it in. ALL DONE! | | ||
If you have any questions at all, please ask away! I'll be glad to assist you in any way possible.
I only ask that you:
+ Do not use the same caps to make the same exact icon
+ If you must annoy me and make the same icon, don't ask for credit. You didn't actually make it.
Pst! TWILIGHT_IC & DISNEY_AWARDS & SKANDARFANS & DAWNBROKE would all love to see you!
