Tutorial 005
1. Start of with your image. Crop 100x100, 72 Resolution. Crop however you like. I used a picture of Vanessa Anne Hudgens. Take your base and do what ever you like to it. I think I just sharpened mine.
2. Duplicate your base and set it to Screen 25%.
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3. Next, go to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Color Balance. Say ok and type in these settings:
Midtones: -26, -5, +22
Shadows: -6, +5, +10
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4. Next, go to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. I used this light blue color: #E4F7FC and set to Color Burn 100%.
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5. Add another Fill layer and type in: #CACE9E which is like a gold color. Set to Soft Light 40%.
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6. Next is the Selective Color Layer. Go to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Selective Color and put in these settings:
Reds
Cyan: -93
Magenta: 0
Yellow: +100
Black: 0
Yellows
Cyan: -100
Magenta: +10
Yellow: +27
Black: 0
Neutrals
Cyan: +32
Magenta: -7
Yellow: -46
Black: 0
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7. Then I added a hue/satuation layer. Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Hue/Saturation. Put in these settings:
Master: 0, +30, 0
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8. Then add another Selective Color Layer. Put in these settings:
Reds
Cyan: 0
Magenta: 0
Yellow: +100
Black: 0
Yellows
Cyan: 0
Magenta: 0
Yellow: +100
Black: 0
Neutrals
Cyan: 0
Magenta: 0
Yellow: +41
Black: 0
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9. Then I added another hue/satuation layer. Put in these settings:
Master: 0, +13, 0
Red: 0, +10, 0
Yellow: 0, +12, 0
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10. Then add yet another Selective Color Layer. Put in these settings:
Yellows
Cyan: 0
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -34
Black: 0
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11. You can add what ever you want to your icon. Add textures, brushes and whatnot. I decided to added some textures by peoplemachines and melisah. Let me know what you think! I hope this was very helpful for most of you. Leave some comments with what you came up with, I'd love to see 'em! If you take my icon, don't forget to credit to me. ♥
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