Tutorial

[ohsequins]

The colouring for this icon was requested by tarnshdsuprstar, so I thought I'd post a tutorial on it. The colouring's not exactly the same, but I think it's pretty similar.

Original:

Going from
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Made in Photoshop CS2 with selective colouring, so not translatable unfortunately!


1. Start with your base.


2. I duplicated mine and set it to Overlay, 56%.


3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance
Midtones: -13, -6, -9
Shadows: -6, 9 -7
Highlights: -8, -11, 11


4. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/ Saturation
Yellows: 0, 7, 0


5. Make a new layer. Fill it with #0B1820 and set it to Exclusion.


6. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves
RGB: 66. 86


7. Duplicate the Curves layer and set it to Normal, 18%.


8. Make a new layer and fill it with #FE86A5. Set this layer to Soft Light, 11%.


9. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Channel Mixer
Red: 128, -44, -16
Blue: 16, -24, 116


10. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color
Reds: -51, 8, 22, 24
Yellows: -18, 14, -15, -15
Cyans: 100, 100, 0, 100
Neutrals: 0, -2, 9, 0
Blacks: 0, 100, 0 -17


11. Duplicate you base, bring it to the top and set it to Luminosity.


And there you go! I hope that was alright and that you make some great icons out of it. :D