My first icon tutorial.
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In PS cs
- New layer, fill it with #0b2144. Set it to Exclusion 100%
- Duplicate the base. Set it to Soft Light 100%
- Make the layer black/white. (Strg+Shift+U)
- Merge all.
- Duplicate the base. Set it to Overlay 50%.
- Merge all.
- Sharpen.
I've used this method on a lot of icons <3