Icon Making Tut

[vikiTo11]

1.Find good stock.I'll use this one. (http://xs119.xs.to/xs119/07396/wade2.jpg)My size is 90x90 px, but usually for icons I use 100x100 px.
2.Get a nice light texture and put it on Linear Dodge.
3.Get "old paper" texture, I usually use this one (http://xs119.xs.to/xs119/07396/Old_Paper_1_by_mourningstocks.jpg) for my icons.Put it on Darken.
4.Black and white Gradient Map on Soft Light.
5.Color Balance:
Midtones: 0,0,+4;
Shadows: -9,0,0;
Highlights: +9,0,-14 (its all about your colors, you decide the CB).
6.Add text and border if you want.
7.Filter - Sharpen - Sharpen.

My result:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x107/vikito11/my%20pics/avatars/wade.png http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x107/vikito11/my%20pics/avatars/wade2.png

[Aloe]

lmao.. very simple :P.. Thanks for sharing anyway xD

[Thrasher]

THanks for sharing :D a small easy tutorial :D

[Ryu]

nice av outcome, thanks

[vikiTo11]

glad you like it, i'll show you some of my icon stuff l8r maybe :)

[.Rubinho]

Thanks for it, icons and stuff are my weaker point so this will be helpfull.