tutorial 1.

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For the first time I made a tutorial and I really hope you like it. I did my best trying to explain it and I hope it worked ;)

Tutorial made in ps7 works in all versions of PS.


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First fix up you icon, you know sharpen it, croping etc.
I start with a base of emma watson, you can use if you like :)



1. Go to layer => New adjustment layer => Hue/Saturation/lightness
set saturation +18 but it depens.

I got something like this:


2. Go to layer => new adjustment layer => new curves layer
The settings:
RGB: Input: 152 Output: 182 (just ONE point!)
Red: Input: 147 Output: 150 (just ONE point!)
Green: Input: 170 Output: 183 (just One point!)
Blue: Input: 168 Output: 189 (watch it this one has TWO points!)
Input: 110 Output: 92

I got something like this:


I like it but I think it's a bit to green, now the following step is optional, but I think it looks better with it.

3. at a new layer and fill it with #99CCFF put it to colorburn. My opacity was 25, but that depens on the icon.

My final result:


I hope you liked it, if you have anything ask, please comment ;)
if you are very lazy here's the PSD File

Other results: