Icon Photoshop Tutorial

Hey guys! This is going to be especially for Essy, but you can all read it too for sure!!

[above] first get the photo you want icon-ized in your editor

[above] Now crop your picture in a SQUARE shape (you might have to go into the crop options and click - ASPECT RATIO - NON-RESTRICTED). Try to get as much as the picture as possible without going out of the pictures limits. It doesnt have to be PERFECTLY square, but try to get it good. Make sure you crop the part of the picture you want in your icon!

[above] Now go to the top of your photoshop, by FILE, EDIT, and then IMAGE. click IMAGE.

Then click RESIZE, then click IMAGE SIZE.

[above] Make sure you have the box RESAMPLE IMAGE checked, and the box CONSTRAIN PROPORTIANS unchecked. (the exact opposite of my dumb picture...lol...).

[above] Make the Width: 100 PIXELS and the Height: 100 PIXELS. This is the standard avatar size. Click OK!

[above] now all you have to do is zoom in! And then add TEXT, EFFECTS, COLOR, etc.!

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ESSY!

LOVE YOU

-Hannah-

[NOTE: When you save your image make sure you are saving it in JPEG file format, not photoshop file format. Just click the drop down box and find the JPEG file, and select that. When you save it this way a pop-up with appear after you click save, titled JPEG options which will ask you how much quality you want on your picture. Drag the bar to the maximum quaility and save. Max quality is the best! A good tip is to always save your picture with a filename that starts with 1, then it will be easier to find when you are looking through your documents for it =]