Category Archives: Tutorial

 

PaintShop Pro
 
 

badbadpixie asked me to do a tutorial for a QAF icon using a dark cap and using Paint Shop Pro. Now I do NOT work in PS CS3 at all so this tutorial uses one of the ways that I have worked with the dark caps of QaF.
 

I am currently using Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 but much of this tutorial would apply to the older versions of that program too. It has pile of features (many I have barely skimmed) but it does work quite differently from PS CS3. Be kind this is my first attempt at a tutorial.
 
 
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 Tutorial for yellow caps (QAF)
 
 
Requested by diet
 
 

Made using Photoshop CS, not translatable (sue me)
 
 

diet requested a tutorial on working with QAF caps, but this works for all caps that are saturated with yellow.

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TUTORIAL
 
 

1. Duplicate the base twice, set the first layer to Screen 100%, the second to 47%. Depending on your picture this may vary.
 
 
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Tutorial

Here is another tutorial for you. it’s pretty easy. it’s made in photoshop CS2
 
 

We’re going to go from to
 
 

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Tutorial – Brian Icon
 
 

Made in photoshop CS2
 
We’re going to go from to
 
 

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This is the first real tutorial I have ever done, and the first one I’ve written for this community (INSIDE KINNETIK).
 
 

Those who know me knows that I’m a bit scattered brained, and when you read this tutorial you’ll agree…. I do change my mind a lot and I do make a lot of unnecessary steps. But it’s just how I work. And I wanted to show you that it’s ok to be sort of “all over the place” as long as you’re happy with what comes out of it.
 

Anyway. I hope you will like it.
 

I’m using Photoshop CS2 for this.
 
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This tutorial I wrote a while back and posted in my own graphics journal. Some of you might have seen it already.
 

Under the cut it’s a little wee bit of tutorial of one way I go about preparing a base for the icons I make. After I go through these few steps i add textures, text, brushes and what-not’s. This is one the quickest ways I think, and works very well for the more semi-dark qaf caps.
 

Hopefully someone might find it somewhat useful. I made it in PS CS2.
 

We’re going to go from:
 

this:

(click for original size)
 
to this:

 
 

Welcome. School is in session…
 
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Photoshop – Basics: Blending and layer masks.
 
 

To blend an image by blurring it’s edges to create a seamless transition is sometimes very useful when making any sort of graphic. Usually I use it for larger stuff like headers, wallpapers and banners or any sort of collage. Layer masks are also very useful when you want to erase areas without using the eraser.
 
 

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Photoshop – Basics: Layers and cropping.
 

I’m gonna start this by posting a couple of basic Photoshop tutorials.
 

This is child’s play for most of you, but it’s actually something that I have myself explained a couple of times before so I think it might be good to put it into a post here.
 

The software I’m using is Photoshop CS2, but the basics applies to Paintshop Pro as well. That is to say – it’s translatable with a little imagination.
 

Take your seats. School is in session!
 

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Glossary
In this post I will add words that are normally used when working with graphics that can be a bit confusing to understand at first. I’ll do my best to keep it alphabetical.
 

This is a Work In Progress…
 

Blend/s/ing
To blend two or more images together. For example to make a collage.
 
 

Crop
To “cut down” an image to the size you want.
 
 

Layer blends
Not to be confused with blending. This is an effect you can apply on a layer. Examples of layer blend modes are: Screen, Soft Light, Multiply, Exclusion etc.
 
 

Manip/s – Manipulations
To manipulate an image. In same cases it referres to for example when the graphics artist put one person’s head on somebody else’s body.
 
 

Textures
An image that can be pasted into a layer and by changing the layer blend mode will bring different feels and looks to the finished image.
 

If you know of any word that should be here but isn’t, don’t hesitate to comment about it here and I’ll add it to the list. Same with if you have stumbled upon a word that you don’t understand. I’ll do my best to answer you and then add it to the list.