Purpley coloring tutorial
I loved the coloring on an icon I made so much that I decided to recreate it, and I got *fairly* close, though certainly not exact. (Created with GIMP.)
Original:
/// New (minus text):
Base:
1.) Get your base, duplicate it, and add an unsharp mask to it. (Filters>Enhance>Unsharp Mask). My settings were default EXCEPT for "Amount"--I set that to .34.
2.) Set the base (the first layer) to invisible by clicking on the eye to the left of it on the layers thing and open up your curves for the duplicated layer. (Layer>Colors>Curves).
My settings:
Value
Red
Green
Blue
Then adjust your brightness/contrast (Layer>Colors>Brightness/Contrast) and change the settings to Brightness -24 and Contrast -2. Ugly? Yes. Will it get better? Definitely!
3.) Duplicate your original base again, bring it to the top and make sure it's visible, and go to Layer>Colors>Hue/Saturation.
Settings:
Hue: -22
Saturation: 36
Lightness: -30
Set that layer to Screen, 55%.
4.) Again, duplicate your original base, bring to top, make sure it's visible, then desaturate it (Layer>Colors>Desaturate) and set to Screen, 30%.
5.) Create a new layer and fill with #e9b5cb. Set the layer to Burn, 40%.
6.) New layer, fill with #cadeda. Set the layer to Burn, 100%.
7.) New layer, fill with #a6c7e3, set to Burn 100%.
8.) New layer, fill with #f4bcf6, set to Overlay 45.5%.
9.) New layer, fill with #c72fcd, set to Overlay 30%.
10.) This last step is definitely optional since I liked the outcome that I got for #10, but by going a step further, I got a lot more contrast. Duplicate the original base image, bring it to the top, make sure it's visible, and set it to Overlay, 80%.
11.) Add text as needed, then flatten the image and save. (The font I used in the original that I made is called Red Star Bold, which you can find at dafont.com.)
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My layers dialogue:
Original:
/// New (minus text):
Base:
1.) Get your base, duplicate it, and add an unsharp mask to it. (Filters>Enhance>Unsharp Mask). My settings were default EXCEPT for "Amount"--I set that to .34.
2.) Set the base (the first layer) to invisible by clicking on the eye to the left of it on the layers thing and open up your curves for the duplicated layer. (Layer>Colors>Curves).
My settings:
Value
Red
Green
Blue
Then adjust your brightness/contrast (Layer>Colors>Brightness/Contrast) and change the settings to Brightness -24 and Contrast -2. Ugly? Yes. Will it get better? Definitely!
3.) Duplicate your original base again, bring it to the top and make sure it's visible, and go to Layer>Colors>Hue/Saturation.
Settings:
Hue: -22
Saturation: 36
Lightness: -30
Set that layer to Screen, 55%.
4.) Again, duplicate your original base, bring to top, make sure it's visible, then desaturate it (Layer>Colors>Desaturate) and set to Screen, 30%.
5.) Create a new layer and fill with #e9b5cb. Set the layer to Burn, 40%.
6.) New layer, fill with #cadeda. Set the layer to Burn, 100%.
7.) New layer, fill with #a6c7e3, set to Burn 100%.
8.) New layer, fill with #f4bcf6, set to Overlay 45.5%.
9.) New layer, fill with #c72fcd, set to Overlay 30%.
10.) This last step is definitely optional since I liked the outcome that I got for #10, but by going a step further, I got a lot more contrast. Duplicate the original base image, bring it to the top, make sure it's visible, and set it to Overlay, 80%.
11.) Add text as needed, then flatten the image and save. (The font I used in the original that I made is called Red Star Bold, which you can find at dafont.com.)
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My layers dialogue: