Learn a coloring!
From this
to this
From this
to this
Program used: Photoshop 07.
TUTORIAL #001
1.Choose a picture. I cropped a part of
that picture.
Now you've got your base.
2. Go to Image->Adjustement->Curves.
Enter the following codes. There are three points for each curve.
RVB
in : 128
out: 158
in : 85
out: 128
in : 67
out: 102
RED
in : 170
out: 158
in : 112
out: 137
in : 82
out: 88
GREEN
in : 146
out: 159
in : 117
out: 132
in : 89
out: 95
BLUE
in : 152
out: 169
in : 130
out: 128
in : 114
out: 94
I know it seems complex. Your curves should look like
this.
Now your icon should be like this:
3.It's almost finished!
Duplicate your pic to SOFT LIGHT and set it to 20 %.
TUTORIAL #002
1.Choose a pic. Here's my base:
.
2.Go to Image->Adjustement->Curves. Use the same curves as the first tutorial.
Your icon should look like this:
3.Go to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Curves.
Use the same curves as the first tutorial and set it to OBSCURITY/DARKEN (I'm not sure of the translation) 100 %
Merge.
Your icon should look like this:
4.Last step.
Duplicate your pic to SOFT LIGHT and set it to 50 %.
THE END
As you can notice, that coloring uses mostly curves.
Questions are welcomed :)