ICON TUTORIAL #1

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TUTORIAL o.1 ### Will Chalker

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Step #1
Open your picture, crop and sharpen it once.



Step #2
Duplicate your base, set it to the top and set it to 'screen' 70 %.



Step #3
Add a Hue/Saturation Layer and desaturate the picture to -27.



Step #4
Add a Color Balance Layer. Use this settings:
Midtones -> Levels: -9 | 0 | +17



Step #5
Add a Selective Color Layer and use following settings:
Reds
-55 | -29 | +100 | 0

Yellows
0 | 0 | -44 | 0

Cyans
-57 | +27 | +30 | 0

Blues
-48 | -40 | +30 | 0

Whites
-36 | -37 |-41 | 0

Neutrals
+15 | +13 | -7 | -11



Step #6
Add a second Selective Color Layer and use following settings:
Reds
+100 | +37 | +25 |0

Yellows
-73 | +8 | +45 | +30

Cyans
0 | 0 | 0 | -100

Blues
0 | 0 | 0 | +100

Whites
-22 | -21 | -20 | +21

Neutrals
+9 | +8 | +8 | -9



Step #7
Add another Selective Color Layer and use following settings:
Reds
-100 | +100 | +100 | -42

Yellows
+34 | -64 | -100 | 0

Whites
0 | 0 | 0 | +3

Neutrals
-2 | +6 | +8 | -8

Blacks
0 | 0 | 0 | +13



And you're done.
You can add some brushes or text if you like.

You can download the .PSD here