tutorial: how i make my icons
ive been asked a lot on how i make my icons so ill tell u all today ehe..
step one:
ive prepared a psd. file that i can alter however i want and what i do is i download a normal grid picture and place it on top of a new layer with the size 250 x 250 (you may change the size but i make sure it’s constrained to a square shape)
the layer on top of that would be the filled in circle, to make that i use the ellipse tool.
make sure that the settings has the stroke option crossed out and the fill option is on like so here, pick a color that you prefer…
afterwards draw the circle manually or type down the size by pixel, make sure you have the chain symbol on (between the width and height bars), otherwise it wouldn’t be proportional
if you want to make it bigger use the option free transform in the menu bar where it says edit… always check the constrain proportions tool aka the chain symbol before sizing up your layer
step two:
place your image above the circle layer (ill use luhan look how handsome he is omf) it should look like this at first
it doesn’t matter if you make your icons like this but i tend to merge him into the circle (?) and to do that you need to add a clipping mask, make sure you do this on the layer of the person/object of your icon and nothing else.. also it should be on top of the other layers
now it looks like this yay we’re almost finished…
step three:
add a coloring into your edit, it should be in a psd. extension file, i usually download mine from yeahps.tumblr.com/tagged/psds or you can manually search for pastel psds via google..
finished product:
extra notes:
+ ive tweaked a bit with the opacity level of the psd, if it’s too saturated or vibrant to your liking i edit it that way and on the original image there should be an option for adjustments in the menu bar, use curves to control the brightness/contrast etc and hue/saturation for the colors..
+ the image of luhan here is alr cropped using the quick selection tool, if you’re lazy search google for (person’s name) transparent png’s or png packs, it should direct you to deviant art where it’s alr custom made and all u have to do is download them
+ if you had any trouble still with these i apologize if my steps weren’t clear enough.. i tried making it as simple as possible, don’t hesitate to ask me if you overcome an obstacle when editing i will most likely answer your q’s when i have spare time :-)