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This icon was a lot easier to make than it seems like it should be. Writing the tutorial in a way that shows the steps is actually more complicated. :) The icon was created using Photoshop CS4.
First, I cropped the image, resized it to 400x400, did a Filter / Sharpen / Smart Sharpen, then resized it down to the 100x100 I wanted to work with.

Next, I duplicated the background into a new layer. I looked through the masks I have from Mutsie's Brushes on LJ and picked one that had a wide open space over the butterfly's wing and masked a selection, saving it so I could use it later, too.
This is what the mask looks like, against an inserted red layer for show:

Using that mask, I cranked the saturation up to 85.

I then reselected that mask on the copied background layer and used a motion blur using the mask and set that to 58% opaque.

The last step was adding an inner glow to the saturation mask layer to finish it out.

These are the layers:

First, I cropped the image, resized it to 400x400, did a Filter / Sharpen / Smart Sharpen, then resized it down to the 100x100 I wanted to work with.

Next, I duplicated the background into a new layer. I looked through the masks I have from Mutsie's Brushes on LJ and picked one that had a wide open space over the butterfly's wing and masked a selection, saving it so I could use it later, too.
This is what the mask looks like, against an inserted red layer for show:

Using that mask, I cranked the saturation up to 85.

I then reselected that mask on the copied background layer and used a motion blur using the mask and set that to 58% opaque.

The last step was adding an inner glow to the saturation mask layer to finish it out.

These are the layers:

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Date: 2010-05-04 08:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-04 12:07 pm (UTC)Thank you for asking for the tutorial on this one. I have an absurd fondness for this icon in part because of the way it came together in so few layers, and in part because I made it while sitting in the stands, waiting for time to pass at a basketball tournament so I could see my kid play. :)