Icon tutorial livejournal10/12/2023 ![]() Now this layer doesn't maul the image, but it still has an effect. We're going to lower the opacity to "31%". Now, the blacks have been given much more depth- Or rather, waaay too much. We're going to be using a solid black color: #000000. We'll leave the first two alone, but change the mode to "Overlay". A small box will appear, asking for "Name", "Color", "Mode", and "Opacity". Go down to "New Fill Layer" and choose "Solid Color" from the box that will pop out from it. This step is easy- Go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and press "Layer". This way, we'll be able to have moderately bright icon while still giving that "Multiply" layer some credit. Type in "85%" (you don't actually have to type the percent just "85" is good). Click in the text box, selecting all the text. In order to preserve the blacks form that multiply layer, I'm going to that small text box next to our blending mode box labeled "Opacity". Brightened up the icon, didn't it? But I believe that's too bright. Go to the "Normal" blending mode, click the drop down arrow button, and choose "Screen" from the selection. ![]() Click and drag the layer to the top, so the Multiply and Soft Light layers are under it. Right click that first layer, with our base set to "Normal", and click "duplicate layer". ![]() That's right, we're duplicating the base again. We're going to fix this in our next layer. This blending mode makes the blacks even darker, but also removes the whites from the soft light layer. The base has now been dramatically darkened, which may be way too much. Go up to that "Normal" blending mode, click the drop down button, and change it to "Multiply". Drag the layer up to the top, so it covers your Soft Light vase. Right click it, and press "duplicate layer". In your layers box, go to your first layer, with your original, untouched base. Your darks are darkened, and your whites pop out a bit more. By doing this, you're adding depth to a pretty flat image, and adding much better contrast. Now you have a copy of your base- Change the blending mode (it should say "Normal" for now) by clicking the drop down button, and click "Soft Light". A small menu should come up- Press "duplicate layer". In your layers box, right click your base's layer. I did not sharpen for my base, because a fill layer will give a sharpened look in step 5. Here, you may Sharpen (Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen) or whatever you may want to do. Now, you may drag those boxes (preferably the corner ones) and change the size the way you fancy without squishing the image. First off, go up to the top toolbar and find the icon that looks like a chain. Eight little boxes along a dotted line should appear around your image. Scroll down to "Free Transform" and click. You can either do "Image Size" (Image -> Image Size.) or do it the way I do- "Free Transform". Now your image may be obscured by the small canvas. ![]() Make sure it says "pixels" next to both boxes). Change the "width" and "height" to a 100 each. Press the enter button- Now you've got your photo. Release your mouse, and everything that will be chopped off should be in a grey-ish haze. Drag your mouse from the corner of the image you want until you've covered the entire image. It's a little box with a slash down the center- click it. Go to the crop ( ) tool in your toolbar on the side. Wonderful collage, but I obviously don't need all those pictures. First off, grab a picture you fancy I'm going to be using the sexy James Dean as my muse.
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