Colouring tutorial #1 :)

[a7xschoolie]

After the last Christmas icons post, I got a request on how to do the colouring I used on them. So here we go! Hope someone finds this useful.



Sooooo we start off with our base. Since I'm a total perfectionist I wanted it lighter, so I duplicated the base and set it to screen at 50%


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Okay! Time to add in some colour/depth!


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Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colour
Chuck in these settings into Selective Colour:

Reds:
Cyan: -70
Yellow: +10

Cyans:
Cyan: -15
Magneta: +50
Yellow: +10
Black:+ 35

Whites:
Cyan: -25

Neutrals:
Magneta: +5
Yellow: -10

Blacks:
Black: +50

Now that we've added colour, we'll just add a bit of warmth.

Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation


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And put in these settings:

Saturation: +20

Hmm, I wanted a bit more contrast. So I went toooooo

Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast


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And chucked these settings in:

Contrast: +55

And we're done!!!

DOWNLOAD THE PSD HERE!

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