hi lovely! your icons are absolutely Stunning and i especially love your most recent daenerys ones -- i was wondering what psd you used for them, or if you could possibly do a tutorial on how you did them? c:
Hi! Thanks, I’m happy you like them :D
I used this psd by mydraco, which is great! But you’ll have to edit it to fit the image you choose. In my case I normally add some layers underneath (brightness/contrast, levels, color balance mainly. I also add a selective colour layer to enhance the reds) and play around with them until I like the result. This is how all the layers look like:
Then I normally add some “makeup” layers (I add some blush and darken the lips). I learned how to do this thanks to this amazing tutorial. This is how the makeup folder looks like:
Finally, on top of all the other layers I add a folder with the different background options. It can be just a colour, a gradient or a texture. I add a layer mask to the folder and erase (painting in black using the brush tool on the clipping mask. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THE CLIPPING MASK IS SELECTED WHEN YOU DO THIS) the parts you don’t want to be covered by the colour/texture of the background (in other words, you have to erase Dany’s silhouette). Doing it this way is very convenient because you can add as many layers to the background folder as you want and you don’t have to edit them separately. This is how the folder looks like:
I hope it helps you, I know I suck at explaining (^_^U). If you have any doubts just ask me and I’ll try to explain better :) You can also have a look at my resources rec page, maybe you’ll find something useful.
