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May. 11th, 2006 10:41 pmMore than one person this week has asked me for ideas about what to do to "jazz up" an icon if it just looks "plain". There are of course, always brushes and textures to add effects, but what if you still don't like it, or you really want something that's just different from your usual? ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pokecharm and I were talking a while back about how cropping can really change an icon and the fact that there really aren't a lot of tutorials or anything that are specifically on cropping, so I decided I'd throw a few examples together of different cropping techniques. These run from really basic, simple cropping concepts to help new icon makers to some more complicated stuff for those who're bored with the basics.
I'm not some big expert or anything; mostly this is just a ramble about some tricks I've either picked up from others or stumbled across completely by accident. This is long, but I have pretty bold headings and then examples for each thing I'm talking about, so you can just sort of scroll down through until you see an icon you like. ;) I won't go into step by step details of how I did any of these icons, but anyone who likes one and wants a tutorial, please comment and I'll see what I can do.
Note: I use PSP, but the ideas should be translatable into other programs.
( Read Dar's Cropping Ramble )
And...since the variation monster of course couldn't stay under the bed while I made the example icons, I have some...erm extras. Plus Daniel..because he's Daniel.
( Extra pretty pretties! )
pokecharm and I were talking a while back about how cropping can really change an icon and the fact that there really aren't a lot of tutorials or anything that are specifically on cropping, so I decided I'd throw a few examples together of different cropping techniques. These run from really basic, simple cropping concepts to help new icon makers to some more complicated stuff for those who're bored with the basics.I'm not some big expert or anything; mostly this is just a ramble about some tricks I've either picked up from others or stumbled across completely by accident. This is long, but I have pretty bold headings and then examples for each thing I'm talking about, so you can just sort of scroll down through until you see an icon you like. ;) I won't go into step by step details of how I did any of these icons, but anyone who likes one and wants a tutorial, please comment and I'll see what I can do.
Note: I use PSP, but the ideas should be translatable into other programs.
( Read Dar's Cropping Ramble )
And...since the variation monster of course couldn't stay under the bed while I made the example icons, I have some...erm extras. Plus Daniel..because he's Daniel.
( Extra pretty pretties! )
