As requested.
to;
1. First, I started out with my
picture, mirrored it, and cropped it down to 100X100:
2. Duplicate the background and set it to screen 100%.
3. Add two layers of a dark blue color, set to exclusion 100%.
I used:
4. Copy merge the whole thing, and paste the merged layer on top. Set it to Soft light.
5. Add 3 layers of a light blue color set to burn 100% underneath the soft light merged layer.
I used:
6. Copy merge the whole image again, and paste it on top. Set to normal.
7. Go to "enhance photo" at the top of the screen.
8. Click "automatic contrast enhancement"
.
And set it like so:
9. Then click "automatic saturation enhancement"
and set it like so:
*and voila. you're done:
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Use this techniqe to get icons like: