Sweet! Another icon tutorial. ;D But it's not as good as the other ones. At least...yeah. Oh well. I'll pull out some better ones soon, don't you worry!
I don't have any 'other examples' for this one. *lazylazySHOT*
So yeah.
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BEFORE YOU START!
Prepare your base~ C:
1. Create new fill layer. [layer > new fill layer > solid color]
Fill with #f7c9c9 and set to soft light.
2. Selective Coloring [layer > new adjustment layer > selective coloring]
REDS: -54, +9, +69, -19
YELLOWS: +26, -8, +100, -55
WHITES: +12, -60, -83, -24
NEUTRALS: -12, -3, -4, -4
3. Brightness/Contrast [layer > new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast]
Set the layer to Soft Light at 100%
Brightness: 0
Contrast: +19
4. Color Balance [layer > new adjustment layer > color balance]
Midtones: +12, 0, -17
Shadows: +48, +31, 0
Highlights: +5, +4, +18
Make sure Preserve Luminosity IS checked!
5. Duplicate base layer and drag to top. Set to Soft Light at 25%.