So What [ft. Alexis Bledel] icon tutorial

[mooniepoo]

ANOTHER! <3
This one is meant to brighten and saturate. C:
Made in Photoshop CS3. Not translatable, probably.

From this
to this

1. Create new fill layer.
LAYER > NEW FILL LAYER > SOLID COLOR

Set to Lighten at 65%
Fill with #835566

2. Create new Hue/saturation layer.
LAYER > NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER > HUE/SATURATION

On MASTER, enter these settings:
Hue: -23
Saturation: +29
Lightness: +8

On RED, enter these settings:
Hue: 0
Saturation: +4
Lightness: +10

3. Create new Brightness/contrast layer.
LAYER > NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER > BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST

Enter these settings:

Brightness: -11
Contrast: +51

IMPORTANT! After, go to your Layers palette and set this layer to OVERLAY at 58%!

4. Create new CURVES layer!
LAYER > NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER > CURVES

Plug in these!

RGB
Output: 71
Input: 57

Red
Output: 93
Input: 73

Blue
Output: 65
Input: 53

5. Create new fill layer.
LAYER > NEW FILL LAYER > SOLID COLOR

Set to Exclusion at 41%
Fill with #060100

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And you're done!