[ tutorial: apollo ]

[alexander.livejournal.com]

While this is a tutorial for my Apollo icons, it should be noted that almost all of my icons are done this way, regardless.


FIRST OFF is workspace! This is what my photoshop looks like when I open it up!



Next up is getting your image ready to make an icon.



Leveling! Leveling is fantastic for almost any manga image (or BW one). It sometimes work for comic books or anime as well, but color balance or selective color layers or curves are probably better for those.



AS A SIDENOTE: if your image needs more specific leveling you can use the lasso, the quickmask or some other selection method and level parts of your image. You can also do a layer over the lineart, color the parts you want darker with black and set the level to "overlay" and then adjust the opacity to suit your needs.

More image prep:



Almost ready to start coloring /o/



Okay! Now we're ready to start coloring!



CLIPPING MASKS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE FOREVER.









Hey, dudes, we're doing pretty well!






Annnndd, ta da

Comments

[alexander.livejournal.com]

clipping masks are magical :3