Need assistance creating an icon from existing one

Brad38 at 06h03

Jan

2009

Hello folks,

I was wondering if someone can help me to create a new button from an existing one. The button is a transparent image and I need to change the coloured part from blue to a nice, darker and brighter blue and still keep it as a transparent image. Or even if you can tell me how to do this. I use paint shop pro but I couldn't figure out how to do this in a proper and professional way.

Thanks very much Smile

Here's the icon:

1 brij, on 10/01/2009 at 07h32

oh i am sorry then i can do that much only let someone else try Wink

2 Brad38, on 10/01/2009 at 07h43

Hi Brij,

Thanks very much for working on these, but those icons you altered are not transparent images. I need a transparent image in order for it to look right on my forum.

3 ImProviser, on 10/01/2009 at 12h08

hope thats what you wanted 'cous I'm not sure :S

4 Brad38, on 10/01/2009 at 14h04

Hi Improviser...OMG! This is just about what I need and it's transparent! Smile

How'd you do that? Smile

If I may ask, can you try to make the second image stand out a bit more? I'm not particular on the hue/shade of blue, but I need the two images to look considerably different. It's for indicating new messages in my forums.

THANKS SO MUCH, I wish I could have done this myself. I tried and tried and couldn't figure it out.

5 InsanityVonMike, on 10/01/2009 at 14h10

something more like this?

6 ImProviser, on 10/01/2009 at 14h11

so you want 2. one to be lighter right ?

or a "fixed one"

LOOK CLOSELY if you don't see the difference...
here you go...

7 Brad38, on 10/01/2009 at 14h19

Yep, but that is a bit too light, can you just make the second one that you fixed a bit more brighter or stand out more? And I have another last favour too if you don't mind. Smile

I thought I could do this myself as well but I can't. I need to create an icon that shows locked forums. I need to put this image of a lock in the center of the original icon I posted, not the enhanced blue one.

Here is the image of the lock:

Could you shrink the lock image down to 20% of it's original size and then place it in the very center of the original icon and still make the whole image transparent?

8 InsanityVonMike, on 10/01/2009 at 14h24

here you go

9 Brad38, on 10/01/2009 at 14h29

Thank you InsanityVonMike! It's not exactly what I wanted, but it's very good, I like it. Smile

How do you guys work with these images and so fast?????

I really hate to ask people for help and just wish I could do these things myself. Sad

I'm not a total dummy but when doing certain things with images, I can't figure it out. Or maybe I can't do them with my program. I use paint shop pro. What do you guys use to work with these images?

Thanks so much both of you for helping me...I really appreciate it ! Very Happy

10 InsanityVonMike, on 10/01/2009 at 14h33

I use Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, and so should you Smile

11 Brad38, on 10/01/2009 at 14h38

Thank you both very much: ImProviser and InsanityVonMike...I really appreciate this help that you both gave me. I'm happy with what you guys did and will use one of each of your creations on my forum. Smile

thanks for the tip on which program I need too. Smile

Thanks again! Smile

12 InsanityVonMike, on 10/01/2009 at 14h48

may I ask you whats your website's name is?

13 Brad38, on 11/01/2009 at 06h00

Thanks again everyone who helped me here, I really appreciate it. Smile

No problem Brij, you tried and your revised icons were just like the ones I was able to create. I just needed the images to be transparent and couldn't figure this out either. I'm going to mark this topic as solved now. Smile

Thanks again everyone! Hello

14 hellboy999, on 14/01/2009 at 14h59

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