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Full Icon Tutorial for Paintshop Pro 8
This tutorial assumes at least a basic knowledge of Paintshop Pro
How to make this icon:
First, we need a base.
I used a screencap from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which I
got from teh_indy.
I cropped and resized it:
Duplicate this layer (Layers>Duplicate). Now, it's a bit fuzzy. So, we're
going to sharpen the top layer. Go to Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen More.
Now it looks like this:
Now, that person in the background makes the picture look a bit freaky. So
lets get rid of her! Using the Push tool:
We'll just push her out of the picture. Drag the tool over the top of her,
starting at the left hand side of her face.
Keep doing this until she's gone completely:
It doesnt matter if it's a bit rough looking. You dont want it too
perfect anyway! Duplicate the layer again, and set it to Soft Light:
Duplicate the layer again, and set it underneath the Soft Light layer - set
this one to screen, and reduce the opacity to 75%:
Now, create a new layer underneath the Soft Light layer. Fill it with a dusty
blue colour (#013460), and set it to Exclusion.
Now, create another new layer above the Exclusion layer. Fill it with a creamy
coloured gradient like this one:
Set the gradient layer to Colour (Legacy), and reduce the opacity to around
50%.
Repeat the gradient on another layer (above the 'Colour Legacy' layer), but
this time set it to 'Dodge' at 20%:
Again, create a new layer with the same gradient. This time, set it to Burn
on 100%:
Now it's time to do the border! Now, you can either use a brush for this,
or do it by hand. If you want to use a brush, you can use this one:
Now, on a new layer, make the border with a dark redish brown colour (#491800)
from the icon, as that will go with the image.
Now, select a light colour from the icon (#FEDD94), and select a texture like
'Twigs' or something - as long as it's a really sharp texture, you'll be alright.
Create a new layer, and use the textured colour ontop of the border.
Set this new layer to Soft Light, and reduce it's opacity to around 75%:
It's still a bit too bright, so lets duplicate the dark brown border layer,
and set it to Multiply at 80%:
Now that's not too bad, but the border doesnt stand out enough for me. I'll
go down to the original border brush layer, and give it a drop shadow (Effects>3D
Effects>Drop Shadow) in Black, Offsets - Vertical: 0, Horizontal: 0, Attributes
- Opacity: 100, Blur: 3. Check the box that says 'Shadow on a new layer'.
Click OK.
It still doesnt stand out too well, so we'll duplicate the drop shadow layer,
and set the duplicate to multiply.
And we're done! You can add text if you like, but I really like it without
text - it seems to speak for itself as it is, for me.
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