Well I noticed that in the "show off your best" people 说 they had trouble in a way with creating 图标 they liked. I go the simple but effective way with 图标 all the time...and usually people enjoy them, yay! Because who doesn't like some nice colouring? (this was all done in photoshop CS2, I'm pretty sure it can be done is other photoshops and possibly other programs)
Any ways to start off get a picture that is clear (try really hard to do this because it'll make everything easier for you, but it doesn't always matter)
Step 1: Choose your image
Step 2: Resize it to 100x100 so what 你 want to be shown in the 图标 is being shown clearly
Step 3: Now...I am a dirty cheater when it comes to step 3, lol. Actions are gods gift to...everything <3 爱情 你 actions.
(What actions are, is they are a group of steps 你 can just click play instead of having to do them individually 由 yourself. This is super helpful if 你 create 或者 find a good one)
(contained in this action is...duplicate layer, sharpen layer, set layer to screen, hue & saturation - saturation to +20, selective colour - Reds - cyan: -100 | magenta: +20 - Neutrals - cyan :+60 | yellow: -17 - Blacks - black: +30) (or go link and download it)
或者 你 can take the selective colour layer off and get...
Step 4: Add your text that 你 like
(Font: Augie | Size: 19 | Mode: Smooth | Leading: 13pt (have "Character" as a palette so 你 can get the leading))
(Blending Options - Stroke - Size: 2px | Colour: #7f4f30 (which was a colour i just picked up from the tv))
ta-da! 你 have an 图标 and 你 learnt to do quick colouring. 更多 complex things I would do is brighten the colours up, so a soft light layer on 50% opacity.
This may seem like a lot but all it is is resizing your image, using the action and adding your type.
This also works nicely on photographs 或者 anything else. This one especially with a good image can create a great pop of colour.
Examples of the action used (no other editing):
Any ways to start off get a picture that is clear (try really hard to do this because it'll make everything easier for you, but it doesn't always matter)
Step 1: Choose your image
Step 2: Resize it to 100x100 so what 你 want to be shown in the 图标 is being shown clearly
Step 3: Now...I am a dirty cheater when it comes to step 3, lol. Actions are gods gift to...everything <3 爱情 你 actions.
(What actions are, is they are a group of steps 你 can just click play instead of having to do them individually 由 yourself. This is super helpful if 你 create 或者 find a good one)
(contained in this action is...duplicate layer, sharpen layer, set layer to screen, hue & saturation - saturation to +20, selective colour - Reds - cyan: -100 | magenta: +20 - Neutrals - cyan :+60 | yellow: -17 - Blacks - black: +30) (or go link and download it)
或者 你 can take the selective colour layer off and get...
Step 4: Add your text that 你 like
(Font: Augie | Size: 19 | Mode: Smooth | Leading: 13pt (have "Character" as a palette so 你 can get the leading))
(Blending Options - Stroke - Size: 2px | Colour: #7f4f30 (which was a colour i just picked up from the tv))
ta-da! 你 have an 图标 and 你 learnt to do quick colouring. 更多 complex things I would do is brighten the colours up, so a soft light layer on 50% opacity.
This may seem like a lot but all it is is resizing your image, using the action and adding your type.
This also works nicely on photographs 或者 anything else. This one especially with a good image can create a great pop of colour.
Examples of the action used (no other editing):
