Creative Tutorials

Text Effect (PS)

2007-12-24T09:58:48Z

ANY QUESTIONS? ASK! =D

Coloring Tutorial (any program)

2007-10-09T12:56:29Z

Any progam!

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ANOTHER EXAMPLE:

[x] PSD.
[x] Easy.
[x] Comment.
[x] Enjoy.

01 Make a new layer at Soft Light 35% and fill it with #82CE28
02 Make a new layer at Exclusion 100% and fill it with #0D0239
03 Make a new layer at Color Burn 46% and fill it with #C6FDF9
04 Make a new layer at Darken 100% and fill it with #E0D1C7
05 Make a new curves layer at normal 100% and match your settings with the
red curves
green curves
blue curves.
There are no RGB curves.
06 Make a new layer at Multiply 25% and fill it with #E0D1C7 (same color as step 4)
07 Duplicate your base and drag to the top at Soft Light 100%

DONE!
Please remember to lightly change the settings according to your picture. The PSD is downloadable at my my psd post (it's number 14)

PSD Downloads List

2007-10-08T12:34:51Z

Since I am so lazy to make tutorials, I have a list of PSDs! There is a before picture of the original icon, and lots of afters you can download.

[X]ALL PSDS ARE MADE BY ME. TUTORIALS WERE NOT USED FOR THESE (except mines of course)
[X]Credit is required
[X]Click on the desired icon to download
[X]All psds are for the program is says it's for
[X]Comment and Enjoy!

BERFORE

AFTER
click on the icon to download it's psd

Coloring Tutorial for Any Program

2007-10-03T12:00:50Z

Another tutorial! The last one was a huge success!:D So thank you everyone!! ^^

4 SIMPLE STEPS!

Written for PS CS but translatable to other programs ~~but Gimp D: B/c it includes Exclusions.~~ it is :D

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another example

01 Make a new layer at Exclusion 100% and fill it with #01002B. Duplicate that layer (you now have 2 dark blue exclusion layers)

02 Make a new layer at Darken 100% and fill it with #D0C3AF. Duplicate that layer but set it to Multiply. (you now have 2 light brownish layers at different modes)

03 Duplicate your base and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light 100% Now duplicate that layer and change the opacity to what suits you. I chose 34%

04 Now take this texture by me and set it to screen 100%

Done!

Comments are ♥
Enjoy!

Any Program Tutorial

2007-09-14T11:04:44Z

Here I come with another tutorial! Since school has started, I don't have much time on the laptop.

MAKE THESE:

USING ANY PROGRAM!!

01 Open a 100 x 100 canvas and paste this texture BY ME.

02 Now open any picture MAKE SURE IT HAS A SOLID BG!! If it does not have a solid colored bg. Then figure it out :)

03 Crop your picture however you want it to be. Now press CTRL + SHIFT + U (desaturate) or go to hue/sat. and set the sat. to - 100 and flatten

04 copy your picture (cropped) and paste it on the texture. Set it on Multiply 100%. If the bg is still showing a bit; using a soft brush, erase the edges.

05 Now make a new layer at Multiply 100%. Click on the brush tool and pick a round brush with the size of your choice. I chose a number from 50-80. But that's your choice. Now pick a bright/light color. And on the new layer, stamp the brush. If you do not like the color, undo it and choose another color.

06 Now if you want to make a hole in the circle; choose the eraser tool and pick a round brush but make sure it's smaller than the brush you stamped. Now in the middle of the circle.

07 If you want to put some tiny text. I used Arriere Garde (dafont.com) and wrote:
b;ah blujghjkhfgorhjg
jkdsfhgjklhrlktyjhlkgh
hlrkthglkrthglkrhlk
hrlkhgklrhgjlkrthjlkjhglkrthj with the text size on 3-4 px. The color was white so I put the text layer on Soft Light 90-100%.

DONE!! Wasn't that so easy to accomplish a very nice icon??
RESULTS = LOVE
COMMENTS = LOVE

Any Program Tutorial

2007-09-04T16:04:57Z

1 Get out any picture you'd like to use. The easiet and fastest pictures are ones with a white bg. Or solid colors and then you can color it white.

2 Desaturate your image (CTRL + SHIT +U) or make a hue/sat. layer and set the sat. to -100 and merge.

3 Duplicate your base at soft light 100% If it's too bright change the opacity. This step isn't required but makes my picture looks better so if you'd like to skip it, then feel free to!

4 Now merge everything.

5 Take this texture by world_dreams, the color bars are by me. Now set that layer at multiply 100%

6 Now for the part where you pick one of those three icons. Here are the brushes: (pleasemake them a brush or paste at multiply)

by pale_septembre from here @ petit_pixel or by unknown or if you want text, make a text layer on top of everything. I used georgia on italic.

7 Picked your icon? good. Make a new layer (FOR THE BURSHES:) and stamp your brush with your desired color. Or paste the brush at multiply 100% Now using an eraser, zoom in your icon and erase the parts that are covering your person. slowly so you don't get mixed up and pissed x) (FOR THE TEXT) After making the text layer, resterize it. Now take the eraser (not a big one) and zoom in your icon and erase the parts covering your person.

DONE! Add whatever you if you want where ou want how you want.
RESULTS ARE LOVE! AND SO ARE COMMENTS <3

Coloring Tutorial

2007-09-01T08:25:19Z

+PSD

01 New Curves Layer

Input: 94
Output: 150

Don't play with the opacity yet, it's for later :)

02 New Selective Coloring Layer

Red: -100 +37 +100 0
Yellows: -100 -40 -100 -100
Neutrlas: +21 -4 -6 +6

03 Duplicate the selective coloring layer and set it at softlight 100%

NOW FOR THE OPACITY PLAYING

for the curves layer:

try setting it on screen. For this one, I set it on screen with the opacity 62% you can either put it on screen and play with opacity or keep it normal and play with the opacity if you want. Basically what I'm trying to say is play with the opactiy :)

Now I don't play with this layer but it depends on your image. The softlight sc layer. If you want. Mess with it.

btw.. I have a batch of icons coming soon that is FILLED with this coloring. It's gorgeous with most pictures *coughmostlyjaredonescough*

ENJOY!!

psd here

Mod Post

2007-08-28T22:25:07Z

PLEASE READ!!

I now have let this community grow. By giving any member posting access! I figured that I don't have time to be posting tons of tutorials. But don't worry, I still will! And I know there are hundreds of outstanding people out there willing to share something with all of us. That's it for now. The profile will be updated tomorrow.

Post while you can, people! Comments are amazing! Good luck to us! Oh and if you want to know if this is a mod post, make sure the userpic is the same as the one I'm currently using.
:)

Provehito In Altum
xx JK

Tutorial for any program

2007-08-14T15:09:29Z

Make this:

PSD available!

01 Open your icon you'll be using. Here's mine if you want to follow along. Squee! Jared!

02 Now make a new 100 x 100 canvas and paste this texture by me:

03 Go back to Jared. Now click on the marquee tool. On the options tool bar, set the style to Fixed size, and next to that, the dimensions on 60 x 60 pixels.

04 Click anywhere on the icon. Now click and hold inside the running ants square. And drag it to where you want. Happy? Now copy it. Edit >> copy or CTRL +C

05 Go to your texture. Edit >> Paste or CTRL + V Move it to the center.

06 Make a new layer. On the layer's pallette, drag this new layer under Jared. Now choose your marquee tool. Set the style to normal. And on the new layer. Click and drag till you get this: See the running ants? Now grab the fill tool with the color of your choice. Fill the running ants square. Now grab the marquee tool, right click on the icon, deselect.

07 Take this microscopic pattern (u can't see it clearly so highlight it and save it) Open it in ps. Go to Edit >> Define pattern. Press ok.

08 Now right click on your layer with the blue square we just filled. Click on blending options. Check stroke like this: (for the pattern type, choose the pattern I gave you.)

press ok

09 Now take this tiny text brush by me: and make it a brush by going to Edit >> Define brush preset. Now on a new layer, choose that brush with the color you want. I chose black. Stamp. Now do the same for this brush by me: I stamped it with #17858F

Done!! If you want, you can make a dotted border by doing step 8 but for the texture layer.

Download the PSD, here

Results, please! :) Comments are ♥

Another Tutorial + Translatable!!

2007-08-05T13:10:11Z

Yes, a transtaltable tutorial! I really like how it turned out, though! I hope you do too!

We'll be making this:

1 Take this texture (by me) and paste it on a new 100 x 100 canvas.

2 Now open whatever icon you'll be using. If you want to follow along with mine, here it is:

3 Now click on the marquee tool. And on the tool bar options, click on the drop-down menu for the style. Pick fixed size. Next to that. You'll see the dimensions. Put in 50 x 50.

4 Now click anywhere in your icon. A square of running ants will appear. Now click and hold inside the box and drag to where you want. Happy? Edit >> Copy

5 Now go back to your texture canvas. Edit >> Paste. Move it to the right. Or wherever you want. But I put it to the right.

6Make a new layer. Don't change the blend mode. Keep it at normal. Make sure this new layer is under the icon picture you just pasted. So in the layer's pallette. You have to drag the new layer under the angelina pic.

7 Grab the marquee tool. Change the style to Normal (not fixed size!!) And with the tool. You are going to place it like this cross: Now drag it like this: see the running ants??

8 Take the fill tool and fill the running ants square with the color of your choice. I chose #7FB529 Please remember that your filling the square on the new layer.

9 Go back to your picture. There should be no running ants. Now resize the picture to 50 x 50. If it needs sharpening go to Filter >> Sharpen >> Sharpen.

10 Grab your marquee tool. Set the style to fixed size. Dimensions: 20 x 20. Click, move, and copy.

11 Back to the icon. Paste the small angelina pic 3 times. Move them all to the left (according to this tutorial). Now merge down the 3 pics (CTRL +E). Desaturate them (CTRL + SHIFT + U)

12 Now make another new layer. UNDER THE 3 PICS LAYER! Grab the marquee tool and set the style to normal. Make this on the new layer:

13 Grab the Fill tool. Fill with the color of your choice. I chose a very light grey. (#CFCFCF)

Final Touches!

14 Take this tiny text brush by me: and paste it wherever you want.

Done! I then used the font 'Angelina' to write the A

Enjoy!! I would love to see some results!

Example:

Comments are ♥

PS Tutorial

2007-08-05T11:33:28Z

Beginner Friendly!
Enjoy! Note that this may not work properly with any image. You need to mess around.

1 Make a new layer at Color Burn 48% Fill it with #94CCD2

2 Make a new layer at Overlay 13% Fill it with #FFA5A3

3 Make a new layer at Exclusion 100% Fill it with #050320

4 Make a new selective color layer by going to Layers >> New Adjustment layer >> Selective Coloring Layer. Make sure you have 'Relative' checked.
Reds: -95, +74, +59, -6
Yellows: +49, -60, -34, +8
Neutrals: +1, -11, 0, -13

5 Make another selective color layer. Relative.
Reds: -95, +100, +100, -6
Yellows: -100, -42, -63, +8
Neutrals: +1, -11, 0, -13

6 If you want to slightly brighten up your picture, go to Layers >> New Adjustment layer >> Brightness/Contrast. I raised the contrast up to +11. But that's up to you!

Download the PSD here

DONE

Comments are ♥ like always! :)

3 tuts in a day?

2007-08-04T15:36:58Z

I promise this is the last one for today! Any Program.

We'll be making this:

1 Make a new 100 x 100 canvas. Paste this texture by me onto it:

2 Now open any icon you want. Color it if you like. I used this icon I just made:

3 Now click on the marquee tool. And on the tool options bar, choose fixed size for the style. The size should be at 80 x 50.

4 Click somewhere on your icon. Running ants have attacked! Now click inside the running ants square and drag to where you want.

5 After doing that, go to Select (on the menu) >> Modify >> smooth >> 4 px. Press ok. Edit >> Copy.

6 Go back to your canvas with the texture on it. Edit >> Paste. Move the pasted picture to your desired place.

7 New layer folks! Keep the blending mode at Normal.

8 Now click on your marquee tool. Keep the style at fixed size. But change the dimensions at 20 x 20.

9 Clickety - Click! A new square has appeared! Now move it. tsk tsk Not your hips, silly! the running ants group. Grab your fill tool. and fill the square with the color of your choice! Do that 3 times. You now have 3 squares. You can fill them with different colors!

10 Now take this texture by moi and paste it as multiply I put it on the white box so it can stay pink. Or you can make your own heart with shape tool (in ps).

Now add whatever you want. Txt, blah blah. I added a dotted border around the lindsay pic.

Wanna Know How?!?!?!?!?!

Make a 2 x 2 pixelled canvas. Zoom in as much as it can. Make a 1px square at the topright and the bottom left. Make that a pattern and stroke 1px your pic with it! Done!

3rd Tutorial! Header

2007-08-04T12:34:32Z

Two tuts in a day? W00T! This is a header tutorial for PS. It involves selective coloring but you can skip that.

From This:

To This:

1 Make a blend of your own. I made a quick one using Lindsay photos from SweetandTalented. You can use my blend here

2 Make a new selective coloring layer.
Reds: +100 +36 -100 +11
Yellows: -100 -100 +100 +100
Greens: +100 +100 +100 +100
Magentas: -100 +100 +100 +100
Neutrals: +60 +22 -4 0

3 Make a new layer at multiply 100% fill it with #C5B190. Erase the parts that are covering lindsay's face.

4 Make another multipy layer at 100% and fill it with #E9E7CE. Erase small parts covering her face.

5 Now take this texture Set it to lighten and erase the edges with a soft brush eraser. I located it at the bottom left of my blend.

6 Now take this texture and set it to multiply. Again, erase the covering parts.

Almost Done!!

7 Duplicate your base (blend) and drag it to the top. Set it on overlay. If it's too bright, set it on soft light. Mess with the opacity if you like.

8 Take this texture and set it on lighten. Move it around if you want. I erased some parts that were over taking my blend.

DONE!!

Note: This is not begginer friendly. You may need to have the least bit of experience with your program. If you got lost at a step. Feel free to tell me.
Comments are ♥

2nd Tutorial!

2007-08-04T09:51:40Z

A new tutorial with different steps for PS and PSP. Enjoy!

PHOTOSHOP

1 Make a new selective color layer. Make sure it's at relative not absolute.
Reds: -100 +100 +100 0
Yellows: -100 -100 +100 0
Greens: +100 -100 +100 +100
Cyans: +100 -100 -100 +100
Whites: +100 +100 -100 +44

2 Make a new hue/saturation layer and raise the saturation to +20. Set this layer at Soft Light 100%

PAINT SHOP PRO

1 Make a new hue/saturation layer and raise the saturation to +20. Set this layer at Soft Light 100% Duplicate this layer. Now, you have two hue layers. Moving on..

2 Make a new layer at burn or color burn. Fill it with #21C8FF. With the eraser tool, carefully erase the parts of this layer that is covering your flower(s).

Done! Both results might now be the same. But close enough. That was the only way I can translate it to PSP. I'm sorry if it may not work. This tutorial was originally created for PS anyway.

Good Luck! Comments are ♥

PS B&W Tutorial

2007-08-03T20:23:21Z

First tutorial in this community! Please be sure that I will not re-post my tutorials at ms_vogue. So, the tutorials there will not be re-posted here. Off to a fresh new start!

1 Make a new layer set at Lighten 100% and fill it with #790808 (a maroon color).

2 Make a new selective color layer and match your settings:
Reds: +100 +100 +100 0
Neutrals: +100 -7 -23 0

3 Make a new color balance layer and match your settings:
Midtones: +100 +13 +9
Shadows: +23 -17 -16
Highlights: +1 +7 -3

4 Make a new selective coloring layer and match your settings:
Reds: -100 +100 +100 0
Yellows: 0 0 +100 0
Whites: -100 -79 +25 0

5 Make a new selective coloring layer (promise this is the last one!)
Reds: +100 +100 +100 0
Yellows: +100 +100 +100 +24

OPTIONAL STEP: If your result may be too dark, try duplicating your base picture and setting it on screen. Play with the opacity. If that isn't enough, duplicate it several times.

Done