How to *Sawing* this icons:

Step by Step, using Corel psp XI and Image Ready


NOTE: Ok...I've decide to make an "animated" tutorial...so...First of all, you need to know that is not so difficoltus, but you need some patience!
I'll try to explain you step by step, and I'm so sorry for my bad english.
We made them using Corel Psp XI and Image ready [for the animation just the last one, so u can use Ps too]

First point, you need caps of your moment...I made them by myself [and you can made with Powerdvd], I think is preferable to have High quality caps, but no necessary!

PSP STEP
Open them with Psp...I decide to use that for my base [just a new images 100x100 fill with grey, and this textures, NOT MY!]


So, I'll made 81x81 icons!
Resize them [shift+s] and make 15% [This step it's only for my images, it depends from your pixel's image!]
That's the result


Now we're going to modify the images.
I've duplicate each two times, set all two layers to screen.


Now go to Layers-> new adj. Layers -> hue-saturation...
Make this to saturation
Red +30
Yellow -40
Cyan -40



For me it's too darken, so I'm going to Adjust -> Smart photo Fix and set:
40 - 0 - 0 15 - 0


Ok, now you've done and you're ready to make the final images.
Ok, I've made that for a base...


and decided to make a write *smile loading*


So i've used Cooper Black E font, and set Tracking to 0,050 for "take all tube"
I've modify the downloading bar...so, I've 6 different frame, and I've make 6 different tube from "empty to full" Like that.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Now paste them into every image [First Step, First tube...]
And Paste a frame into the first base...you look like that


For last things... .GIF format can't have high quality talking about colour.
So, we can try to decrease colour number.
Go to Image -> Decrease color depth and set 256 colours palette. I know it lost some quality, But if u want, U can make a B/W icons, so u don't lose it.
Make that for all frame.

Last Things, save all frame into new Folder and rename them From the first to the last [The first like 001, Second frame 002...]

IMAGE READY STEP
Now go to:
File -> Import -> Folder as frame [and find your folder]
You look that:


Ok, now we have just to make the time frame to frame...
I've make that


However, See the result on the PLAY button...If you don't like, u can change that!

Now go to
File-> Save optimizes as...
And you've done.

Comments are ♥