[ride the lightning]

Hey guys

Ok, when I'm making icons, I'm having trouble making the quality of the image look great, for example:

I'm using this cap here:



And this is the best I can do with it :



Any help/suggestions?

Thanks

[***BLONDIE***]

Originally Posted by Courtz_BV (View Post) Hey guys Ok, when I'm making icons, I'm having trouble making the quality of the image look great, for example: I'm using this cap here: And this is the best I can do with it : Any help/suggestions? Thanks

I'm not sure what program you are using, but I use PSPX. These are the steps I use to get clearer caps.

First: I take the picture and go to adjust - one step photo fix
Second - I go to adjust - one step noise removal - (repeat this step)
Third - Crop your picture to 100X100
Fourth - Sharpen if needed..
Fifth - Duplicate - Set to soft light.

Now the rest is up to up, for coloring/layers/textures, etc....

This is my result, from the cap you used. I have not done any adjusting to it, I just used the steps above for this.

[ride the lightning]

That looks awesome But I use Photoshop, and I don't see any one step photo fix or one step noise removal

[charmingbrenda]

^^ hi guys... just wanna ask if you know a good video splitter and where can i dowload one? thanks..

[4N6 DNA]

Courtney, have you tried one of these ways:

Advanced noise removal
2 Minute Photoshop Tricks Guide: Noise Reduction - Step by Step

Or even a noise reduction filter?

charmingbrenda, sorry I know nothing about videos If we can't help you here, don't forget to also ask over on the info Center's Video making Question Thread.

[charmingbrenda]

^^ oh sure thank jessie...

[Patrick_S75]

I have made a step by step tutorial for one of my wallpapers.

[Melissa Ann]

Thanks for the tutorial Patrick! I love what you do with your arts! So to have a step by step guide is fantastic!

[***BLONDIE***]

Start with this base...

1. Adjust - One Step Photofix
2. Duplicate - Set to Softlight - 59%
3. Layers - Color Balance - Mid= -69,0,+55 * Shad= 0,0,0 * High= 0,0,-42 - Set To Screen - 100%
4. Layers - New Raster Layer - Color Code (#f1b59b) Set To Multiply - 53%
5. Duplicate Base, Drag To Top, Desaturate - Set To Softlight - 43%
6. Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

DONE!!!!!! FINISHED LOOK --->

[Screenshot Of Layer Palette]

[sharmans]

That's a gorgeous tutorial, Blondie!

[***BLONDIE***]

Dreamy/Smoothe Skin - In 3 steps.. In PSP-X

Start With This Base...


1. Adjust - One Step Noise Removal
2. Duplicate Base - (Go To - Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius - 5.00) Set Layer To Overlay 100%.
3. Duplicate OVERLAY Layer and Set to Softlight 30% - Merge All Layers (Flatten)

DONE!!!!!! Finished Project...


If You Want A COLOR Photo - Take Your Completed Base & Do These Steps..

1. Duplicate It - Go To - Adjust - Hue/Sat - Colorize - Settings: Hue= 15 * Sat= 95. (Leave Layer Normal)
2. Erase The Inside Of The Eyes, Then - Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)
3. Duplicate Base - Set Layer To - Color 75% - Use This Color Code #d5fbfb (Click On Her Eyes & Color Them, then take your Dodge Tool and make sure your settings are these - Settings: Round, Size 30, Hardness 50, Step 25, Density 100, Thickness 100, Rotation 0, Opacity 35, Limit - Highlights, Check Continuous. (Now click over her eyes, a couple of times each, to brighten & smoothe them, then - Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten).
5. Duplicate Base - Set To Overlay - 50%, then - Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten).

DONE!!!!!! Finished Project...


I know these tutorials can be done a million ways, this is just another one..

[Melissa Ann]

That's so gorgeous!

[Samweed Knightly]

Wow. Very nice. Thanks for the tut.

[ride the lightning]

Great tutorials

[DoubleU]

How to get the coloring below using Photoshp....TUTORIAL HERE