I will not be participating in AtM this year as I still have various tutorials, activities and requests to complete from the last year or so, but I thought I'd put a promo post up anyway in case people haven't seen that the new AtM is up.
Instead of participating I will be trying to clear all my owed tutorials/guides/requests/remakes/etc.
I think I owe various people the following: - Guide to adding shadows to subjects (for kirtash_girl, AtM 6.0) - Monochrome colouring (for anassa_anemou, AtM 6.0) - Muted greenish colouring (for monstersinyou, AtM 6.0) - Icon remakes (bestof_icons 2015) ✔ - icontalking Awards 2015 banners - Golden Oldies remakes (icontalking) ✔ (let me know if I've forgotten anything!)
I am still working on the requests from last year, promise! I’m just finding these Q&A guides a lot easier than step-by-step walkthroughs, so I can get these done much quicker.
Another image-heavy post ahead, you have been warned! (Also, I have the distinct feeling someone else has used this title for a text guide before but I couldn’t find one – if it already exists, please let me know and I’ll change it!)
I was going to finish my AtM request from last year before starting on any of this year’s, but I started identifying the textures I most use and before I knew it I’d done a whole texture guide, plus organised all my texture folders. I’ve sorted the textures into rough categories and given a load of examples of them in use, plus a bit of general spiel. Some of the textures have been shrunk to fit, just click on them for full size. There’s also a little bit at the end about using ‘stock’ images instead of textures. I hope this is useful! (Fair warning, this post is VERY image-heavy – I think I’ve included about 60% of my texture arsenal...)
Q&As or mini-tutorial requests are preferred as I still need to finish my AtM requests from last year (oops...) but if you really want a full tutorial for an icon that's fine, it'll just take me a while longer :P The only thing that isn't allowed is PSDs / the GIMP equivalent.
Not currently taking any more icon requests, but check out my thread at AtM if you want to request tutorials/guides/tips :) Ask The Maker 6.0 || My Thread
Feel free to request what you like (except .psd files / the Gimp equivalent) and I'll try and get them done quicker than I did last year's AtM requests! :P
Also, still working on those Summertime Requests, but not taking any more (so that I can actually finish them in a timely fashion...)
the_silverdoe asked something on how I do negative space/backgrounds, so here's a general guide, a general tutorial, and a more specific tutorial :) My tutorials are intended to demonstrate my icon-making process, and hopefully to help other icon makers - they are not here so anyone can copy my work, so please don't!