Like the example I have above, I was wondering if anyone perhaps knew how to make an image look like that (all sharp and so on..)? Is it a filter, or brush or texture on Photoshop? I'm not quite sure, and if so is there any sites I could find it on? Please and thank you! Also this is my first post on this site and I hope I posted this topic in the right group!

Yep, this is the right forum (: Anyway, to make an image sharp, go to >>Filter, >>Sharpen, then play around with the different filters and options.

its not just that.

at the images original size (pre-cropping), go to ... i think its filter - sharpen - unsharp mask - radius: 1.

then resize to 100 x 100. filter - sharpen.

smooth out the skin, and lightly sharpen the lips and eyes.


ive been making icons all day. this is like... built in for me.

Oh yay! Thanks so much both of you for all your help!!!I appreciate! I think I have to now post that this topic can be closed..? Well someone wrote that on another topic so I figured to do the same!