Tutorial #01

[artphilia]

Hope you find it useful.

1. Crop your image and sharpen your base. Filter » sharpen » sharpen
2. Dublicate your base and desaturate (-20 to -50) it. Set this layer to screen (80%).
3. Dublicate your base again and desaturate (-100) it. Set this layer to soft light (90%).
4. Copy and paste this to your icon. Set this layer to screen (100%) and use filter » blur » blur more.
5. Now use the erase tool (60px, opacity 100%, flow 100%) and erase the yellow light burst - or whatever it is - from her face.
6. Copy and paste this to your icon. Set this layer to screen (100%).
7. Copy and paste this to your icon. Set this layer to overlay (100%).
8. Add your text, brush etc.
9. Done!

CREDITS:
Stock: http://www.zefa.de
Cap: http://xfphotos.fredfarm.com

Have fun!