Icon colouring tutorial
This is my first ever tutorial. Made in GIMP. Should be translatable.
Going from
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Ok so first crop your base and screen/sharpen whatever to get it looking reasonable.
Next, create a new layer, fill it with #011634 (dark blue), and set it to SCREEN.
Now create a new layer filled with #f9dbdb (light red) and set that to BURN at 50%. You can play with the opacity a bit depending on your base, but I find 50% works well with most icons.
This time create a layer filled with #ffd9a7 (orange-ish) and set it to MULTIPLY. It looks rather horrible at the moment, but it's okay, there's no sugar!
Lastly, create a new layer, fill it with #dbe9ff (light blue) and set to OVERLAY.
And that's it. Now you can add textures, text, whatever you want, really.
If the finished product looks a bit washed-out, you can put an overlay of the base under the colour layers. And if that makes it too dark, you can screen the base below it.
This has been my first ever tutorial, was a pleasure sharing it with you all.
Peace be the journey.
xoxo Manda
Going from
to
Ok so first crop your base and screen/sharpen whatever to get it looking reasonable.
Next, create a new layer, fill it with #011634 (dark blue), and set it to SCREEN.
Now create a new layer filled with #f9dbdb (light red) and set that to BURN at 50%. You can play with the opacity a bit depending on your base, but I find 50% works well with most icons.
This time create a layer filled with #ffd9a7 (orange-ish) and set it to MULTIPLY. It looks rather horrible at the moment, but it's okay, there's no sugar!
Lastly, create a new layer, fill it with #dbe9ff (light blue) and set to OVERLAY.
And that's it. Now you can add textures, text, whatever you want, really.
If the finished product looks a bit washed-out, you can put an overlay of the base under the colour layers. And if that makes it too dark, you can screen the base below it.
This has been my first ever tutorial, was a pleasure sharing it with you all.
Peace be the journey.
xoxo Manda