mmrobitutorials

Today we are learning how to do icontest banners! woot woot!

Go from this to this:

a replica of this past banner.

CREDIT TO: hales731 for the icon.
THIS IS NOT MY ICON. If the creator has a problem with me using their icon, please contact me! :)

So you'll end up with all the following information: (copied from

custom_banners)
icon:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/xoamortentiaox/Tutorial%2010/1.jpg
series/character: Fullmetal Alchemist/Rose
placement: 2nd Place
icontest community: fma_chorus
week number: 78
theme: Mononoke Hime
link to winning post: http://community.livejournal.com/fma_chorus/88414.html
lj name you want on banner:

hales731
font used: garamond (i think)
brush credits: none
file format: .png
Additional comments? n/a

THIS TYPE OF BANNER MAKING IS GOOD FOR: Half-head banners, half-tree banners or anything else symmetrical.

	Open a width:300 by height: 100 canvas and copy and past the icon to the canvas. Then copy and paste the icon again and flip it horizontally.
	Rotate the flipped icon until it starts looking like the missing part of Rose's face. (I rotated mine about 6.5)
	Now erase the flipped image's nose and mouth and line up the images to complete the face. MAKE SURE THE NOSE AND MOUTH OF THE ORIGINAL IMAGE ARE STILL VISIBLE.
	This is the tricky part. You can see the red with the wording. Delete the wording and fix the image until you cannot tell that there was even wording there to begin with.
	Now take the color #860E1F and fill the background with it (If you dont have a background layer, make one).
	Next, make a NEW LAYER ON TOP and use the Polygon Lasso Tool to mimic the original boarder. Fill the space with #FAF1E0.
	It's getting there. XD Now you notice that the image clashes a bit with the new part, use colors #860E1F and #5B1021 and use a Fuzzy Circle Brush (default) and color the background until it blends together. If you have to, shade the flipped image as well.
	Now use text and type in "hales731 fma_chorus wk 78" (all small letters) and under that make a NEW TEXT LAYER and in all caps type "S E C O N D P L A C E".After that, use some tiny text. (if you have some) and fill in the space below.
	You're done!