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Sunshine3147 · 07-15-2006

I'm going to be starting a series of tutorials to help other people learn to make sigs and avatars. This one will be for Photoshop(I have Photoshop CS) but I can do ones for Paint Shop Pro or another program if someone requests it. I've learned to use a good bit of the image programs.

Pt. 1-Just a basic icon.

To start you'll need to be familiar with Layers tool panel.

To see if its activated, at the top click on Window->Layers or press F7. It should be in the right hand corner of your screen.

Now open the base you want to work with(Using Ctrl-O for an already saved picture or Ctrl-N for a new image and then paste in whatever picture your going to use). I'll be using one I pasted in.

The starter image:

Your first step will be to adjuct the Brightness/Contrast. Use the sliders to adjust till your happy with the color.
Where to find the brightness contrast tool!

My result:

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Sunshine3147 Eligible for a custom title Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 395	Tutorial(Want to make sigs and avatars?):Pt 1 I'm going to be starting a series of tutorials to help other people learn to make sigs and avatars. This one will be for Photoshop(I have Photoshop CS) but I can do ones for Paint Shop Pro or another program if someone requests it. I've learned to use a good bit of the image programs. Pt. 1-Just a basic icon. To start you'll need to be familiar with Layers tool panel. To see if its activated, at the top click on Window->Layers or press F7. It should be in the right hand corner of your screen. Now open the base you want to work with(Using Ctrl-O for an already saved picture or Ctrl-N for a new image and then paste in whatever picture your going to use). I'll be using one I pasted in. The starter image: Your first step will be to adjuct the Brightness/Contrast. Use the sliders to adjust till your happy with the color. Where to find the brightness contrast tool! My result:
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