Tutorials and Icon help

[~Amy~]

You have to install it into your computer 'fore it works on photoshop.

[aejdude]

I use PS 7.

Tutorial 2

We'll be going from:

This

To This

1. Crop your base to 100 x 100.

2. Duplicate your base and set to Screen 100% Opacity and Fill. Do this twice at least.

Depending on the quality of your image, you may need to do this more than twice, I only did it twice.

3. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colour.

Reds

C -31

M +18

Y +50

B +21

Neutrals

C +52

M +5

Y -34

B +9

4. Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Curves

Four Points

First Point

Input 74

Output 70

Second Point

Input 91

Output 99

Third Point

Input 118

Output 140

Fourth Point

Input 161

Output 187

5. Type your text, i used Century Gothic and then hold the full stop button for a little while to get a couple of those lines!

It works most effective when the lines begin to get shorter as they go down.

(i didn't use this text and line effect on every avatar i did with this colouring.)

That’s it! You’re done!

Examples

I'd love to see your results!

[Nicom]

^^ Brill tut, and your results look FABULOUS.

Unfortunatley, due to my stupid headness, my colouring doesn't come out quite the same..

[Cerise]

Thats really nice Nicole!

[Cerise]

My First Tutorial (Photoshop Elements 5.0)

We’re going from http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/Katsykat/Jodi.jpg to http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/Ka...at/Tutorial.png

Step One: Crop your Base to 100x100

Step Two: Using the Blur Tool, go over her Skin to make it look smoother/to make the Quality of the Image better

Step Three: Go to Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Brightness/Contrast – Set Mode to Soft Light. OK

Step Four: Contrast –100, Brightness +100. OK

Step Five: Layer – New Fill Layer – Solid Colour – Set to Soft Light (O: 50). OK

Step Six: Colour #962338

Step Seven: Now, go over her Skin with the Blur Tool again

Step Eight: Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Hue/Saturation – Set Mode to Soft Light. OK

Step Nine: Lightness –38, Saturation +63, Hue + 104. OK

Then add whatever Text/Brush etc you want! I would love to see Results!

Note: It will only get that effect with that Pic I just realised. If you used say This Belle Pic it would look like This

[Cerise]

SECOND TUTORIAL

We’re going from http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/Katsykat/222.jpg to http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/Ka...t/Tutorial2.png

Step One: Crop your base to 100x100

Step Two: Use the Blur Tool to go over her forehead and cheeks

Step Three: Layer – New Fill Layer – Pattern – Soft Light. Element Users take Number 4, I’m not sure about other Users. It’s the Light Brown Vertical Lines one. Ok

Step Four: Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Hue/Saturation – Soft Light. Ok

Step Five: Lightness –24, Saturation +100, Hue –11. Ok

Step Six: Layer – New Adjustment Layer – Brightness/Contrast. Set Mode to Soft Light. Ok

Step Seven: Brightness +81, Contrast –100. Ok

Step Eight: Merge Visible. Then use burn tool to go over the background of the Image.

Then your done! I would love to see your Results!

[Marieh]

I use PS 7.

Tutorial 2

We’ll be going from:

This

To This

1. Crop your base to 100 x 100.

2. Duplicate your base and set to Screen 100% Opacity and Fill. Do this twice at least.

Depending on the quality of your image, you may need to do this more than twice, I only did it twice.

3. Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Selective Colour.

Reds

C -31

M +18

Y +50

B +21

Neutrals

C +52

M +5

Y -34

B +9

4. Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Curves

Four Points

First Point

Input 74

Output 70

Second Point

Input 91

Output 99

Third Point

Input 118

Output 140

Fourth Point

Input 161

Output 187

5. Type your text, i used Century Gothic and then hold the full stop button for a little while to get a couple of those lines!

It works most effective when the lines begin to get shorter as they go down.

(i didn't use this text and line effect on every avatar i did with this colouring.)

That’s it! You’re done!

Examples

I'd love to see your results!

What do you mean by first, second etc point and how do I do that?

[.Amy.]

Heaps of people have been asking for one, so here it is. I'm not going to do it very detailed, but if you're stuck, just say.

(the images were a bit rushed)

Original:

After I colored it:

You can still do the same with a colored picture (as the original).

Ok, get a circle brush, make a new layer, and pick what part you're wanting to color at the moment. Say you're wanting to color the dress, so I pick a purpley color, and on the new layer went over the dress. Set the layer to "Color". Make another new layer, and I picked a peachy color for her skin, so I went over her skin with the brush, and set it to "color". Just keep doing this until you're done.

Now mines a bit shabby and it took me ages to work it out but heres my versions:

[aejdude]

Marie: All i basically meant was you see on this screencap there are four points, i gave the inputs/outputs of all of the points and if you want when you are trying it out again you can try and set up your curves so they look like the above screencap then you should get the same kind of colouring.

[Marieh]

Thanks I'll try tomorrow when I'm hopefully feeling better