013; Cities in Dust

[midsummerly]

So my first tutorial here:

from:
to:



First I have to say that my Photoshop is in German (and apparently i can't change the language), i try to translate and remember the English names but it might be that I translate something wrong. Please tell me and don't be too hard on me ;)

1. Step

First I got rid of the CW logo, because it got in way with my cropping. I made that with this
patch tool.
I won't explain that now. If you want me to explain it, i might do it ^^

2. Step

Now the cropping obviously, I chose a center cropping, because i think it suits blair in this situation the best.



3. Step

I duplicated the layer and set it on Screen (opacity: 100%)



4. Step

Now I made a new layer with Color Balance

first row (dark colours)
0
0
+5

second row
+5
-3
-4

third row
+2
0
-8



5. Step

New selective color layer

red:
black -10

yellow:
black -10

white:
black -5

black:
black +2



6. Step

New curves layer

Input: 137
Output: 121



7. Step

Now I start working with textures. I always use textures on my icons.


(by bea_lost)
set it on Softlight Opacity: 60%



8. Step

I took this texture


(by chaoticfae)
set it on Softlight Opacity: 60%



9. Step

Another texture:


(by bea_lost)
set it on Softlight Opacity: 25%



10. Step

Yet another texture ^^ the last one now:


(by sorry idk)
set on Softlight Opacity: 25%



The End.

original icon:
result of this tutorial:

not exactly the same, but i think i got pretty close again.

All my icons have a similar colouring, i basically always work with colour balance, selective colour & curves and then add textures.

I hope this was kind of helpful, especially to hopesonhold, who requested it.

PLS DO NOT REPOST THIS ANYWHERE OR CLAIM AS YOURS. making a tut is a shitload of work.