Tutorial #15

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Created in PSE 4.0

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Tutorial #15

1. This is a simple colouring tutorial using THIS screencap from Heroes.

2. Crop the base half way down the icon. Duplicate base and set to Screen 100%.


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3. Fill layer with #001C3A and set to Exclusion 30% opacity.




4. Fill layer with #C9DBEB and set to Color Burn 50% opacity.




5. Fill layer with #FIAC5E and set to Soft Light 30% opacity.




6. Fill layer with #CAAD98 and set to Overlay 30% opacity.




7. Stamp a new layer (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E) and then sharpen it. Fade opacity to 50%.




8. Go to Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Brightness/Contrast.
Adjust Contrast settings to +10.




9. Go to Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Levels.
Adjust RGB settings accordingly:

0 ~ 1.13 ~ 255




10. Go to Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Hue/Saturation.
Adjust Saturation settings accordingly:

Master +15
Reds -20




11. Take the following texture by waytoexist. Go to Enhance -> Adjust Color -> Color Variations.
Under Midtones, decrease the blue twice and increase the red once.
Drag the texture over the blank white space.


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12. Use the eyedropper tool to find a pretty colour in the icon.
Add the following text in Century Gothic (all caps) #BD8B5A:

this is how -> 14pt
we roll -> 19pt




And, we're done!

Cross-posted at elementheads & icon_tutorial.
Hope you enjoyed the tut. Comments are ♥... thanx!