Fan Art Tutorials

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #41—Working with Blue Caps

Made in PSPX

Requested by HM Swanwhite

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #42—Red, Silver, and Gold Coloring

Made in PSPX

Requested by HM Swanwhite

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[Djaq]

Tutorial #25: How to get this: From this:
A recreation of this:

(it's not perfect. )

Requested by MissAdventure.

Open your base. Crop, scale, etc.

Add a transparent layer and fill it with #ffffff, set it on Overlay at 100% opacity. Add a layer mask to the layer, copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the base layer into it, go to Colors>Invert (to invert the mask). Duplicate this layer.
Duplicate the base layer, bring it to the top and set it on Soft Light at 50% opacity.
Flatten all of your layers together.
Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation and set the Master saturation to +30.

Duplicate your base layer again (I like to do this for probably every step. ), go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer.
Red: 110, -10, -10
Green: -5, 105, -5
Blue: -10, -5, 110.
Click 'ok'. Leave that layer on Normal, duplicate it and set the new layer on Screen at 40% opacity. Add a layer mask to the Screen layer, copy and paste the base layer into it, go to Colors>Invert.

Duplicate the Channel Mixer layer that is on Normal (leaving it below the Screen layer), go to Channel Mixer:
Red: 130, -30, 0
Green: 0, 100, 0
Blue: -30, 35, 100
Leave that layer on Normal, but set the opacity to 35%.

Duplicate the first layer that you did Channel Mixer on (it should be right below the layer that you just did), bring it to the top and set it on Value at 50%.

Flatten all of the layers. Sharpen and blur the icon.

As a finishing touch, I added this texture: Set on Multiply, move it if needed. (I had to blend the edge of the texture a little because I had moved it over from the edge of the icon. I used the Blend Tool, but an eraser would probably work just as well. )

Modify or add anything else that you like and you're done! Enjoy!

If you have any questions about something in this tutorial, please let me know. (It confused even me as I was typing it out, so I hope that it's clear enough )

Please do not copy exactly.

~Djaq

[MissAdventure]

GIMP Tutorial #22
Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy.

Translatable.

From this to this , recreating this .

Click here!

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!

Please do not copy exactly.

[Djaq]

Tutorial #26: How to get this: From this:
A recreation of this: Made with GIMP, should be translatable.

Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy.

Open your base, crop and scale if needed. (On the original avatar, I did all of the coloring before I cropped it, and when I recreated it, I used a base, so that may be the reason that the coloring didn't turn out the same in the recreation.)
Duplicate the base layer, go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer.
Input these coordinates:
Red: 125, -30, 0
Green: -15, 115, 0
Blue: -58, 130, 40
Click 'ok'.
Leave that layer on Normal at 100% opacity, add a layer mask, copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the base layer into it. Duplicate that layer, set it on Screen, go to your Channel Mixer, and use the same coordinates again (on the Screen layer). Duplicate the Normal layer again, move it above the Screen layer, and leave it on Normal.

Flatten.

Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation. Set the Master saturation to +30. Yellow: +25.

Sharpen the image and blur the face, if you like.

Add this texture: Set on Overlay at 100% opacity.

Add three transparent layers and fill them with #041128. Set them (from bottom to top) on Screen, Screen, Subtract (exclusion on some programs) at 100% opacity.

Add a layer of #351503, set it on Screen at 100%. Add a layer mask and copy and paste the base layer into it. Don't invert it.

I love tiny-text, so I used this texture: Click! I scaled it down to 100x37, moved it over and set it on Screen.

You're done!

If you have any questions, send me a PM.

Please do not copy exactly.

~Djaq

[HelloHurricane]

My first tutorial!

How to go from this, to this,
A recreation of this, (Not perfect, but somewhat close. ) Made with GIMP 2.6, probably translatable.

Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy. (The other one you requested was made somewhat like this, but I didn't have an .xcf file for it, and I couldn't remember exactly what I did. )

Prep your base (scale, crop, sharpen, etc.), for this one I used a base from dont_be_so_base because sometimes I'm too lazy to prep the base myself... Alright, now, duplicate the base and set it to Screen at 85% opacity (sometimes, if I want something particularly bright, I go with Addition at around 65% opacity). Go to Color Balance, put this in:
(Cyan---Red) -100
(Magenta---Green) -82
(Yellow---Blue) Leave it at 0.
Click ok!

Add this texture, (credit: joy_coloring@LJ) set to Multiply at 75.7% opacity.

Now, create four transparent layers. Fill the first with #ff2c2c and set it to Difference at 29.4% opacity. Fill layer #2 with #181402 and set this one to Difference at an opacity 59.4%. Layer #3 should be filled with #270202, set to Difference with an opacity of 23.1%. Fill layer #4 with #ffffff set to Overlay at 33.4% opacity.
And you're done! Woohoo!

If something doesn't make sense, or you have a question, PM me.

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #43—Red and Green Coloring

Made in PSPX

Requested by lover of narnia

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[MissAdventure]

GIMP Tutorial #23
Requested by lover of narnia.

Translatable.

(Sorry this is so late! I meant to have it up earlier, but I got extremely busy all of a sudden. I hope you enjoy it! )

From this to this , recreating this .

Click here!

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!
Please do not copy exactly.

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #44—Sunset Coloring

Made in PSPX

Requested by lover of narnia

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #45

Made in PSPX

Requested by lover of narnia

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[flambeau]

Tutorial #62 - This: to this: recreating this: using Gimp. Translatable.
Requested by lover of narnia.

Open and prep image/base (crop, scale, etc.). I'm using a base by don't_be_so_base.
Go to Colors>Auto, and select White Balance.
Duplicate that layer and set it to Screen at 100%.
Duplicate that layer and set it to Soft Light at 100%. Add a layer mask, copy and paste the background layer into it.

Add a fill layer of color #2a1409, set it to Subtract at 100%.

Flatten your image.

Duplicate the base layer and go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer and input these settings...

Red channel: +120, -40, +10.
Green channel: -10, +50, +70.
Blue channel: -40, +50, +100.

Make sure that Preserve Luminosity is checked. Click ok.
Now, set that layer to Screen at 100%. Add a layer mask, copy and paste the background layer into it. Now invert the layer mask.
Duplicate that layer.

Add a fill layer of color #2a1409, set it to Screen at 100%.
Add a fill layer of color #2a1409, set it to Soft Light at 25%.
Add a fill layer of color #000d2f, set it to Soft Light at 25%.

Flatten your image.

Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation and input these settings...
Master: -5 (Hue), 0 (Lightness), +50 (Saturation)
Red: 0, 0, +25
Cyan: +10, -5, 0.

Click 'ok'.

Add this texture, flip it horizontally and duplicate it twice (you should have three of them). Set the lowest one on Burn at 25%, set the middle one on Soft Light at 100%, and set the highest one on Darken Only at 35%.

Flatten your image.
Go to Filters>Enhance>Sharpen and sharpen the image to your liking (I sharpened mine to +15).

Add this: and position it to your liking.
I selected color #f00d0d, created a transparent layer set to Screen and added some red highlights on top of the text.
Add this: rotate it 90 degrees to the right and set it to Lighten Only at 100%. Erase any parts you don't want.

Add a fill layer of color #404040, set it to Lighten Only at 100%.

... and you're done!

Please do not copy exactly.

--- flambeau

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #46—Blue Coloring

Made in PSPX

Requested by lover of narnia

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[Beginte]

Tutorial #3, I think.

From this: to this:

Requested by fornarniaandaslan

It's for Photoshop, but functions used are extremely basic, it should be translatable

Starting off with the base (by me):

1. Duplicate layer, choose 'blending' function, sert on 'linear dodge', opacity 86%.

2. Choose color brush in a size that will cover the entire av. Choose color #B2B2B2, choose the 'overlay' mode, opacity 78%, cover the entire av.

3. Take this texture: Choose 'blending' function, set on 'multiply', opacity 100%.

4. Take this texture: Choose 'blending', set on 'screen', opacity 100%

5. Add fonts and frames of your liking...

6. ...and all done!

PM me if there are questions, I hope the tut was clear

[Wunderkind_Lucy]

Tutorial #47

Made in PSPX (Steps for Photoshop)

Requested by Beginte

Going from this: to this:

Click here!

PM me if you have any questions!

~Wunder

[MissAdventure]

GIMP Tutorial #24
Requested by Wunderkind_Lucy.

Translatable.

From this to this , recreating this .

Click here!

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!
Please do not copy exactly.

[flambeau]

Tutorial #63 - How to get this: using Gimp. Translatable.
Requested by lover of narnia.

No recreation or base, sorry! My recreation was fairly accurate though.

Open and prep image/base (crop, scale, etc.). I'm using a base by don't_be_so_base.
Go to Colors>Auto, and select White Balance.
Duplicate that layer and set it to Screen at 100%.
Duplicate that layer and set it to Soft Light at 100%. Add a layer mask, copy and paste the background layer into it.

Add a fill layer of color #2a1409, set it to Subtract at 100%.

Flatten your image.

Duplicate the base layer and go to Colors>Components>Channel Mixer and input these settings...

Red channel: +120, -40, +10.
Green channel: -10, +50, +70.
Blue channel: -40, +50, +100.

Make sure that Preserve Luminosity is checked. Click ok.
Now, set that layer to Screen at 100%. Add a layer mask, copy and paste the background layer into it. Now invert the layer mask.
Duplicate that layer.

Add a fill layer of color #2a1409, set it to Screen at 100%.
Add a fill layer of color #000d2f, set it to Soft Light at 25%.

Add this: and set it to Soft Light at 100%.
Add this: and set it to Soft Light at 50%.
Add a fill layer of color #404040, set it to Lighten Only at 100%.
Add this: and set it to Soft Light at 100% (I may have lowered the opacity on this one, but I'm not sure. Do whatever looks best.).

Flatten your image.

Go to Colors>Hue-Saturation and set the Master saturation to +25.

Add this: and set it to Lighten Only at 65% (this will depend on your image).

Annnd you're done! Add whatever else you want! I sharpened and blurred the image, added white text in the font 'Miss', and a red dot and that was it!

Please do not copy exactly.

--- flambeau