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BanaBatGirl · 10-20-2013, 06:30 PM

An Icon Competition; Use the Word Below:

fall

The above theme must be prominently featured in your icon. But you do not have to have the word 'fall' in it.

You are allowed to enter up to TWO 100 x 100 and under 20 kb icons.

Entries are ANONYMOUS. Do NOT tell people which are yours or post/tweet/VM/IM/etc. clues about your entries.

You have ONE WEEK AND A HALF from the date and time of this post to PM me your entries. So let's say your entry should be in by OCTOBER 31 at 2:30pm EST.

Good luck!

Our last third-place winner, Roselyn, had this great advice for us on how she made her third-place icon in 1w1p: round three. Rose has also won fourth in round two!

SPOILER!!: Rose's advice and tippy tip!

Feel free to really experiment with your graphics. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new. What I've recently discovered I liked doing was darkening the whites of an image to lower the contrast between the dark and light colors. While the image won't have that crystal clear "pop", it'll give the image a more vintage feel to it. There are two ways you can do this.

FIRST: The Selective Color Tool

Step 1: Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Coloring. Mess around with the rest of the coloring if you'd like beforehand, but the important step we're going to do will be in the "Whites" coloring. You don't need to change the amount significantly. Sliding the last arrow to the RIGHT side will darken the whites.

WHITES
0
0
0
+15

→

SECOND: The Darken Color Layer

Step 1: Create a new layer, preferably on top of your other layers. Fill the layer with a solid color. Darker grays usually work well, but it's up to you on what color fits best with the image. I used a #e2af9e for this picture, which is a sort of mellow pink.

Step 2: Change the layer setting to "Darken". You'll want to lower the opacity of the layer, and depending on the picture and your color, that could be as much as lowering down to 10%. I lowered the opacity down to 50% here.

→

And there you have it. :3

Good luck to all entering Round Four! Hope this tip helps!

10-20-2013, 06:30 PM	#79 (permalink)
BanaBatGirl Banshee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gotham Posts: 51,213 Hogwarts RPG Name: TBD Gryffindor Hogwarts RPG Name: Zara H. Bunbury-Foster Slytherin Fifth Year	Round FOUR!!!! Professor Pink \| Mrs. Bruce Wayne \| I'm on a Goat \| Glitterpuff \| Dumbledore's Defense Squad \| BHB An Icon Competition; Use the Word Below: fall The above theme must be prominently featured in your icon. But you do not have to have the word 'fall' in it. You are allowed to enter up to TWO 100 x 100 and under 20 kb icons. Entries are ANONYMOUS. Do NOT tell people which are yours or post/tweet/VM/IM/etc. clues about your entries. You have ONE WEEK AND A HALF from the date and time of this post to PM me your entries. So let's say your entry should be in by OCTOBER 31 at 2:30pm EST. Good luck! Our last third-place winner, Roselyn, had this great advice for us on how she made her third-place icon in 1w1p: round three. Rose has also won fourth in round two! SPOILER!!: Rose's advice and tippy tip! Feel free to really experiment with your graphics. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new. What I've recently discovered I liked doing was darkening the whites of an image to lower the contrast between the dark and light colors. While the image won't have that crystal clear "pop", it'll give the image a more vintage feel to it. There are two ways you can do this. FIRST: The Selective Color Tool Step 1: Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Coloring. Mess around with the rest of the coloring if you'd like beforehand, but the important step we're going to do will be in the "Whites" coloring. You don't need to change the amount significantly. Sliding the last arrow to the RIGHT side will darken the whites. WHITES 0 0 0 +15 → SECOND: The Darken Color Layer Step 1: Create a new layer, preferably on top of your other layers. Fill the layer with a solid color. Darker grays usually work well, but it's up to you on what color fits best with the image. I used a #e2af9e for this picture, which is a sort of mellow pink. Step 2: Change the layer setting to "Darken". You'll want to lower the opacity of the layer, and depending on the picture and your color, that could be as much as lowering down to 10%. I lowered the opacity down to 50% here. → And there you have it. :3 Good luck to all entering Round Four! Hope this tip helps! __________________ yeah, there's one thing about me that you should know________________________________ __________________________________________that I can't help from speaking my mind