R. ([info]mintandcoke) wrote in [info]cokeandmint,
2006-11-25 02:30:00
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Under request, the Gaussian tutorial!




New tutorial made in Photoshop CS. It uses Selective Colors, but there is an alternative step for users of other programs that will permit everyone to get the same results! :) So, 100% translatable!  This was made under request to: [info]pernille_is_me, [info]eyre_lasgalen and [info]cosmicfish.




This is my base from Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. It was cropped and resized. Nothing else was done. Since we'll be using a blur, do not sharpen it.


   


Now, you will duplicate it twice and set both layers to screen. Take the last one and go to filter > blur > gaussian blur ( radius 2,2 ). Then, take the erase tool and erase the parts of Hermione's face.


   

Create a new color fill layer in tan. I got #E1AA7E. Set to softlight. The icon now looks pretty soft already. But the colors are still a bit 'dead'.


   

Create a new color fill layer in green ( mine is # 90E57C ). Set it to softlight. Now you don't have a very beautiful output, but this will be corrected. Observe how the base now has a more illuminated aspect.


   

Create a color balance layer and fill with the following adjustments:  +15 / -84 / -38. The color balance will fix the excess of green in the icon. Now it is ready to more 'detailed' adjustments.
   


   


Time to work on colors. Create a new Selective Colors layer and  have the following adjustments:



REDS -100 / +20  / +100 / +12  

YELLOWS -100 /  -19 / +21 / -32 

CYANS +100 /  +22 / +1 / -20





Basically, in this step I choose the appearance of the reds and made then stronger, increased the profundity of yellows and fixed the cyans in the background windows. Pretty, huh? A nice change from the hyper-saturated icons we are all used to see.


PSP AND OTHER PROGRAMS USERS


Here is how you will substitute this
step:


Create a new Hue/Saturation layer and set
the following adjustments:


MASTER  0 / +25 / 0

REDS 0 / +58 / 0

YELLOWS -5 / +8 / -16

CYANS  0 / +14 / +38

 


Now, go on normaly with the next steps.
You see? The Saturation of specific colors will get almost the same result.


 


   

Create a new Hue/Saturation layer and increase the saturation to +15. I do not recommend that you increase it much more than this. The it of this icon is the very soft coloring, so popping out the colors too much will spoil the desired effect.


   

To get your final result, create a Brightness/Contrast layer and increase the contrast to +16. This final step is just to 'illuminate' the icon.


 


For PSP users, this is final result:


 




 


You're done! How do you like it?


Comment if you find this useful, alright? :) Well, Wednesday was my birthday, so be nice and join [info]cokeandmint if you love this community and its icons and tutorials :P

Hope you like that, I am so glad it turned out to be translatable.

Hugs, Renata. 

Tags: harry potter, resources: tutorials

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  • 41 comments

[info]as_rare_as

November 26 2006, 02:10:40 UTC 5 years ago

pretty.
+mem'd

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:26:12 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks!

[info]wwe_baby

November 26 2006, 02:13:17 UTC 5 years ago

that's really nice. added to mems =)

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:27:06 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks a lot!

[info]newexistence

November 26 2006, 02:16:42 UTC 5 years ago

YOU.ROCK.!.:]

[info]mintandcoke

December 5 2006, 14:25:10 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, thank you so much... :)

[info]alyburns

November 26 2006, 02:17:02 UTC 5 years ago

That is SO

Thoughtful to include directions for those who don't have selective coloring! Thank you! Now all I need to do is find a good screencap to try this out on - I LOVE the effect and the beautiful icon! THANK YOU AGAIN!

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:31:18 UTC 5 years ago

Re: That is SO

Oh, you're welcome! It's difficult sometimes to find alternatives for selective colors... it's one of the handiest tools for PS CS. But in some cases, it is not so essential and some steps can be replace either by saturation of some colors or loads and loads of layers! :P

Try [info]dj_capslock. The BEST screencaps EVER. ;)

[info]alyburns

5 years ago

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[info]cosmicfish

November 26 2006, 02:35:02 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much! mem'd

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:32:58 UTC 5 years ago

You're welcome! :)

[info]twinkletrees

November 26 2006, 03:16:46 UTC 5 years ago

Ur tut are always bloody amazing!!! U really have a knack for these type of thing! Meming. Btw where do u get ur HP screen caps?

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 01:42:39 UTC 5 years ago

I get them from [info]dj_capslock, a wonderful community. They have screencaps of almost everything! :)

[info]fan4eva4life

November 26 2006, 03:21:02 UTC 5 years ago

+memed, thanx a bunch! :)

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:35:10 UTC 5 years ago

You're welcome!

[info]xg3n

November 26 2006, 04:58:51 UTC 5 years ago

Mem'd! ♥

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:36:01 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks!

[info]kokoro_chan93

November 26 2006, 05:50:50 UTC 5 years ago

lovely coloring! This might come in handy someday...

Mems!!!

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:37:11 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks a lot! :) It works very nice with pictures with light colors! ;)

[info]kokoro_chan93

5 years ago

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[info]potiona

November 26 2006, 06:03:24 UTC 5 years ago

Very pretty :) Memming and thanks!

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:39:24 UTC 5 years ago

You're welcome! Hope it can be useful!

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[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:25:25 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks! :)

[info]ssspiffy

November 26 2006, 09:57:29 UTC 5 years ago

love it! +memories ;)

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 01:40:05 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks!

[info]mintandcoke

5 years ago

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[info]sweetwaterpink

November 26 2006, 10:59:49 UTC 5 years ago

Like your results. Thanks for sharing.

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 01:39:19 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you a lot! :=)

[info]dreams_secrets

November 26 2006, 19:36:54 UTC 5 years ago

Beautiful coloring!
Meming =]

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 01:39:45 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks a lot!

[info]nightcomes

November 26 2006, 23:16:14 UTC 5 years ago

pretty!!! +mems

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 01:33:57 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks! :)

[info]final__desire

November 27 2006, 07:25:42 UTC 5 years ago

absolutely gorgeous

i loved that you explained as to why you added specific colors and why you shouldn't add more saturation. you seem to know everything about ps. so brava :D lolz. anyway, memming (=

[info]mintandcoke

November 27 2006, 13:23:29 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! When I started out making icons, I never understood very well why I was doing things. By observing other people's work and the tutorials, I learned better the effects and the way the colors would work or different ways of interaction with the layers. So, I try to explain a bit so people can figure out by themselves and be able not only to reproduce your tut, but also to create new things on their own! *bear with me, I am a teacher, I am a sucker for this 'independent learner' thing! :)

[info]phunkd

November 28 2006, 22:45:12 UTC 5 years ago

That's beautiful, and makes a dark cap look great! :)

[info]mintandcoke

December 3 2006, 13:51:53 UTC 5 years ago

Thansk a lot! You see, I have struggled for a long time to make my Gof caps look good, the movie as a whole is so dark!

[info]phunkd

5 years ago

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[info]monkey_bussines

November 30 2006, 21:28:14 UTC 5 years ago

i have a question... i use psp 8 and i have problems with hue/saturation layer. what should i put on +25 in the first step, hue, saturation or lightness? coloring is gorgeous and i really want ot try it but my result turns out bad =(

[info]mintandcoke

December 3 2006, 13:50:58 UTC 5 years ago

The +25 is for the Saturation only. Leave Hue/Lightness alone. Usually when people mention the Hue/Saturation layers, that goes only for the Saturation. You see, the Hue changes the general aspect of color in the whole icon ( it makes a weeeeeird look, if you aske me! :) and for Lightness, well, if you want to make your icon brighter there are always better solutions: screened layers or the Brightness/Contrast layers. Even the curves will give you a better result. In a nutshell: +25 only in saturation!

ps: Sorry it took me so long to answer, I lost track of the comment in my HUGE mailbox! Hope it was clear enough! :P

[info]gymcatgrl

May 9 2008, 15:54:33 UTC 4 years ago

This is an awesome tutorial, && I love that it's translatable! Thanks so much for sharing! :D

[info]sugarskyhigh

April 24 2009, 15:17:35 UTC 3 years ago

awesome, will try later. :) adding to mems now! :)
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