tutorials #6, #7 and #8
tutorials, anyone?
here are a few new ones....
first, a tut on how to give youtube caps a more natural color (or something like that...), requested here by undeniablynikki (the caps I used are hers^^)
to (1)
or (2)
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. new layer, fill it with #FFE9E0, soft light 100%
3. duplicate your base, drag it on top of the other layers, set it to soft light 100%
4. duplicate that layer, set it to screen 54%
5. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +34
6. new layer, fill it with #FFF0EA, set it to multiply 92%
7. new layer, fill it with #A3D6FD, set it to color dodge 5%
8. now, if there are some pixelated areas, the blur tool is a nice thing to use there - just make a new layer, press ctrl + alt + shift + e (stamp of all visible), and then go over those areas with the blur tool set to a low opacity (I always use it at about 8-9%) - zoom in a bit if you must, and be careful not to blur any important lines, e.g the eyes or so XD
Okay, that's about it... I wasn't really content with this though, so I made another tutorial using the same image, but a few more adjustment layers...
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. duplicate your base twice, set both to screen 100%
3. new layer, fill it with #FFE5DA, set it to multiply 100%
4. duplicate your base, drag it to the top, set it to soft light 100%
5. duplicate that layer, change the blend mode to screen 20%
6. new layer, press ctrl + alt + shift + e
7. new adjustment layer > hue/saturation
- first, set the saturation to +6
- in the dropdown menu, chose reds, set saturation to +8
- now the yellows, saturation to -6
8. new layer, fill with #A3D9FF, set it to color dodge 5%
9. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +10
10. duplicate the layer from step 6, drag it on top and set it to soft light 50%
11. new layer, fill it with #FFE9E0, set it to multiply 38%
12. new adjustment layer > color balance
- shadows: -7 | 0 | +13
- midtones: -11 | 0 | +6
- lights: +3 | 0 | -5
13. and again, for pixelated parts, use the blur tool ;)
other icons made with the exact same settings from the second tut, from caps of the same quality
And another tut, just because I felt like it...
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. new layer, fill it with #FFFFFF (white^^), set it to soft light 56%
3. duplicate your base, drag it to the top, set it to soft light 100%
4. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +5
5. new adjustment layer > levels
- reds: 0 | 0.80 | 255
- greens: 0 | 0.80 | 255
6. new adjustment layer > color balance
- shadows: -7 | 0 | +4
- midtones: -3 | 0 | +10
- lights: -8 | 0 | -4
7. new layer, fill with #BBD9FF, set it to color dodge 3%
8. new layer, fill with #E4FFE9, set it to multiply 39%
9. new adjustment layer > selective coloring
Reds: C -81 | Y +19
Yellows: C -20 | M +10 | Y +17 | B +7
Neutrals: C +62 | Y -28 | B -13
10. new layer, fill with #BBD9FF, set it to color dodge 2%
11. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set brightness to +4, contrast to +5
aaaand that's it :)
as usual, please let me know if/how you liked it, and when you try it out adjust the settings to your image and let me see what you get :)
also, feel free to friend this journal for updates^^
here are a few new ones....
first, a tut on how to give youtube caps a more natural color (or something like that...), requested here by undeniablynikki (the caps I used are hers^^)
to (1)
or (2)
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. new layer, fill it with #FFE9E0, soft light 100%
3. duplicate your base, drag it on top of the other layers, set it to soft light 100%
4. duplicate that layer, set it to screen 54%
5. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +34
6. new layer, fill it with #FFF0EA, set it to multiply 92%
7. new layer, fill it with #A3D6FD, set it to color dodge 5%
8. now, if there are some pixelated areas, the blur tool is a nice thing to use there - just make a new layer, press ctrl + alt + shift + e (stamp of all visible), and then go over those areas with the blur tool set to a low opacity (I always use it at about 8-9%) - zoom in a bit if you must, and be careful not to blur any important lines, e.g the eyes or so XD
Okay, that's about it... I wasn't really content with this though, so I made another tutorial using the same image, but a few more adjustment layers...
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. duplicate your base twice, set both to screen 100%
3. new layer, fill it with #FFE5DA, set it to multiply 100%
4. duplicate your base, drag it to the top, set it to soft light 100%
5. duplicate that layer, change the blend mode to screen 20%
6. new layer, press ctrl + alt + shift + e
7. new adjustment layer > hue/saturation
- first, set the saturation to +6
- in the dropdown menu, chose reds, set saturation to +8
- now the yellows, saturation to -6
8. new layer, fill with #A3D9FF, set it to color dodge 5%
9. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +10
10. duplicate the layer from step 6, drag it on top and set it to soft light 50%
11. new layer, fill it with #FFE9E0, set it to multiply 38%
12. new adjustment layer > color balance
- shadows: -7 | 0 | +13
- midtones: -11 | 0 | +6
- lights: +3 | 0 | -5
13. and again, for pixelated parts, use the blur tool ;)
other icons made with the exact same settings from the second tut, from caps of the same quality
And another tut, just because I felt like it...
to
1. crop your image 100x100
2. new layer, fill it with #FFFFFF (white^^), set it to soft light 56%
3. duplicate your base, drag it to the top, set it to soft light 100%
4. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set contrast to +5
5. new adjustment layer > levels
- reds: 0 | 0.80 | 255
- greens: 0 | 0.80 | 255
6. new adjustment layer > color balance
- shadows: -7 | 0 | +4
- midtones: -3 | 0 | +10
- lights: -8 | 0 | -4
7. new layer, fill with #BBD9FF, set it to color dodge 3%
8. new layer, fill with #E4FFE9, set it to multiply 39%
9. new adjustment layer > selective coloring
Reds: C -81 | Y +19
Yellows: C -20 | M +10 | Y +17 | B +7
Neutrals: C +62 | Y -28 | B -13
10. new layer, fill with #BBD9FF, set it to color dodge 2%
11. new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast, set brightness to +4, contrast to +5
aaaand that's it :)
as usual, please let me know if/how you liked it, and when you try it out adjust the settings to your image and let me see what you get :)
also, feel free to friend this journal for updates^^