Icon Tutorial 1

1. Crop your image to the part of the image you want just MAKE SURE that the width and hieghts are the SAME!
2. Now go to IMAGE > RESIZE and change the height and width to 100, OKAY
3. Your image should be smaller. Now click the zoom icon and zoom it 3 – 5 times.
4. If you need to touch up the photo just follow this link for instructions: http://www.stardust-designs.com/. If not click the selection tool, make it CIRCLE, and feather 0.
5. Make a circle around the persons face. If its not a person skip this step and go to 11
6. Press Control C and then Control v. The circles should appear as a new picture.
7. Go to Image > resize and change your settings to: height: 50 width:50
8. Press Control A and then click anywhere on the circles. Dotted lines should appear around the circles. Now go to Selection >> Modify >> Contract : Number of Pixels : 1. Go to Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen. Right click anywhere to deselect the selection.
9. Press Control C to copy the circles. Go back to the icon and go to Layers >> New Raster Layer (use default settings). Paste the circle onto the icon. Then arrange the circle in one of the corners of the icon.
10. Merge layers flatten
11. Click the A to add text. Using a cursive font type the persons name (first and last) around the circle.
12. Now add brushes. Then go to ADJUST > BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST > AUTOMATIC CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT, set the settings as you wish.

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