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Make the above icon in Photoshop 7
Step one: Pick out your base image, resize, etc. Paste it onto your icon base.
Step two: This, of course, looks completely AWFUL, so I colored my base layer with #F2E3CE to blend with my image
Step three: Still, I didn't like how this looked (too dark and orange!), so I created a selective coloring layer with these settings:
WHITES: 100 // -10 // -29 // 10
and got this:
I still wasn't completely satisfied, so I duplicated my selective coloring layer once and set the opacity to 31%
Step four: I felt that my icon needed a bit more depth, so I whipped up this texture, drug it under my selective coloring layers, and set it to screen at 100%
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Step five: Still, I wanted more depth, so I created a new layer, filled it with #7B7A86 (erased the middle with a nice, fuzzy brush) and set it to color burn at 100%
Step six: Next, I wanted my icon to have some texture, so I took this (by peoplemachines) and drug it onto my icon. I again erased the middle part and then set it to multiply at 50% or so
Step seven: At this point, I added some tiny text to my icon. Set it to multiply at 48% or so
Step eight: Time for the coloring! Create a new layer filled with #F5D580 and set it to soft light at 100%
Step nine: Create a selective coloring layer with these settings:
REDS: -100 // 0 // 100 // 29
YELLOWS: -100 // 0 // -17 // 0
WHITES: 40 // 22 // -15 // 28
NEUTRALS: 89 // -2 // -56 // 8
and you'll be left with something like this:
Step ten: I thought that my icon was still a little bland, so I created a layer filled with #E1E1E1 and set it to color burn at 45%
And that's it!
As always, I would like to hear your comment/questions and I would LOVE to see what you come up with!
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