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Re: HTML/GRAPHIC HELP

[(Anonymous)]

does anyone recommend a good tutorial/resource to learn how to make good looking icons? i'm not looking for anything super advanced or fancy, but just a step above cropping

Re: HTML/GRAPHIC HELP

[(Anonymous)]

I don't have a written tutorial but here's some tips:

-turn on your rule of thirds/golden rule setting on your crop tool. This should provide a guideline that divides your crop window into thirds.

https://photographylife.com/the-rule-of-thirds < apply this rule when cropping. However, in addition keep these bits in mind:

-icons that face the thread (i.e. facing > ) tend to have an effect of looking more engaged int he thread. This doesn't mean you only have to make icons that face that way, just that it's a good detail if you can grab it.

-KEEP ZOOMING OUT. You will be losing detail as you adjust. the strongest icons tend to focus on a character's expression, but icons that don't show their face can be used dramatically or for feeling of not letting the expression you're writing show on the character's face. But if you don't zoom out, you risk making a crop that just gets muddied when it's small.

Other things to enhance:

-Sharpen. Sometimes this will fix when things get blurry. Sometimes it will make it too crispy. good luck

-Brightness/contrast settings also help with muddiness. If the colors on your icon seem just too close together (you can check this by temporarily greyscaling the image and zooming out; can you still see all the details when you do this?) then you can slowly brighten the composition while upping the contrast until those colors are much easier to discern from each other.

-Filters. Sometimes filters and overlays can add a mood or otherwise enhance an icon. Create a new layer above your icon art and fill that layer with color, then try different modes such as Overlay and Saturation. Adjust the opacity of these layers until you find something that you like. This can be used to unify palettes if the icon seems to contain too many colors for the mood you're going for. Photoshop used to have pre-set filters that achieve this same thing, but I haven't used PS in ages so idk if that's still the case.

Sorry this isn't a link or a real tutorial but I hope it helps!

Re: HTML/GRAPHIC HELP

[(Anonymous)]

Most animated canon icons look better cropped to the shoulder compared to the neck. If you don't have photoshop but want similar functionality you can check out photopea.