Tutorials and Icon help

[-Emily-]

Cat, I didn't add the pic at the bottom, cos I thought it looked cool as it was. What do you think?

[-Emily-]

To make this

1. Crop your image.

2. Duplicate your image.

3. Layer>>new layer Leave the settings at normal 100%

4. Layer>>new adjustment layer>>gradient map>>ok

5. Choose the black and white one, and press ok.

6. Use the eraser tool at 100% strength to erase her top. This way you'll get your original image back.

7. If you erase it all you'll get your original back, but if you just erase her hair, top etc, the rest of the pic will still be black and white.

8. Add text etc and you're done

[-Emily-]

1. Open picture .

2. Crop and resize it, adjust curves RGB I80 O150 and levels to Input 56 1.39 244 and you get this:

3. Add these textures as new layers, blue first. rotate the black/pink horizontally before adding . Set both new layers to soft light.

4. Set the layer to original background layer, rotate the avatar horizontally and add this layer in white.

5. While the avatar is still rotated horizontally, add this brush in white line stroking her arm, like this: to achieve this effect:

6. Rotate avatar back (horizontally), and you have this:

7. Add more brushes if you like.

What do you think?

[.Cat.]

Emily- First off, nice tutorials Second, it looks nice even without the picture- good job!

[.Cat.]

I love that tut I just made one!!.

Didn't turned out the way I wanted it but I like it!!.

Ooh nice!

But I had only tried it out once, so I can't guarantee it will work for everyone.

[-Emily-]

Thanks cat

[-Emily-]

Tutorials!

After Sevenpudding's suggestion, it was decided to have all the turotials in one thread.

Please post your tutorials here.

-Mercury_Girl.

From to this

Crop the image.

Use the brush tool to go over the little picture.

Filter >> Sharpen >> Sharpen

Use the Blur tool at 50% strength to smooth out her skin, pick a small soft brush. ONLY the skin, not the eyes or lips.

To add contrast I use curves.

Layer>>New Fill Layer>>Solid colour

# 100943, dark blue, set to exclusion, 100%

Layer>>New Fill Layer>>Solid colour

# EC76DD, pink, set to soft light, 86%

Duplicate base, drag it to the top, set to soft light, 100%

Duplicate base, drag it to the top, Filter>>Blur>>Gaussian = 1.6, set to multiply, 18%

I just couldn't do it! I followed your instructions, but ended up with this :S

[Amir]

^I can try for you, with the same pic?

[-Emily-]

Ok! Do you want me to post the pic?

[Amir]

I actually have the pic. ;)