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<< Make that out of [ THIS ] picture from kurthalsey.com
Crop your picture & resize it to 100x100.
Smooth out the image (Adjust->Add/Remove Noise->Edge Preserving Smooth) and set the amount of smoothing to 5
Sharpen the image twice (or select sharpen more)
Create another new layer & fill it with #3999ff. Set it to dodge.
Paste [ THIS ] texture from
zemie& set it to multiply.
Paste [ THIS ] texture, also from
zemieand set it to hard light.
Duplicate the base layer and bring it to the top. Set it to multiply
Finally, add some text & a black border.
I hope you've found this tutorial useful. I know that the beginning & ending icons don't differ much, but if you hide some layers & stuff, you'll see how important every step is.
comment & show me your results! I'd love to see what you can make :]