Icon Tutorial 01
This icon tutorial was made for Photoshop but should apply to other graphics software as well.Step 1: Original image - I always duplicate the original picture in case I make a mistake. Crop the image and sharpen.
Step 2: Duplicate the original image again. Crop and sharpen.
Step 3: In the first duplicate, apply Color Balance (CTRL + B) with the settings -50, 40, 70.
Step 4: Place this texture by awmpdotnet on Hard Light. Mask it so it only covers the picture on the left (the second duplicate).
Step 5: Fill a new layer with #051026 and set it to Exclusion. Erase the edges so it covers only part of the white space. Bring down the opacity to 80%.
Step 6: Add text. Flatten all your layers, or what I like to do instead is Stamp Visible (CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E). Sharpen once more.
Final image:
Please feel free to comment with your results at my LiveJournal.
Picture from UKCGalleries.com, texture from awmpdotnet