Gustavojose Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hello, this is my first topic, and i'm from Brazil, so sorry from my bad english. I Trying to make Civ V (A pc game) icons like this: I think that if i usede brushes and gradients i will make things like that, anyone have an idea? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Welcome to the forum Gustavojose! You can make the base button for the Prussia/Canada types with this plugin: Buttons Then on a new layer, insert your artwork. I used a symbol from the WingDings font - placed in the new layer with my WhichSymbol+ plugin (link in my signature). Finally I added a light shadow with this plugin Drop Shadow. For the type with the radial lightrays as a backdrop (Vandal Axeman) - try running this plugin on a new layer then cropping to the button edge LightRays. To enhance this layer I blurred and reduced the opacity. Assembling the icon: Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The more complicated icons (of the people, for instance) are going to take a significant amount of illustration skill, though. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishi Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I don't have the skill to digitally illustrate those characters in those nice little logos though. Perhaps it would help if you used an existing picture? And maybe there is a technique to make a real picture look like if it was digitally illustrated. Maybe a real PDN pro knows a way to make this happen. Those logos make some nice profile pictures though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavojose Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks to all, i will try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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