My first icon tutorial.
go from
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/Wurmli_2006/tut/01.jpg)
to
In PS cs
- New layer, fill it with #0b2144. Set it to Exclusion 100%
![](http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/Wurmli_2006/tut/03.jpg)
- Duplicate the base. Set it to Soft Light 100%
- Make the layer black/white. (Strg+Shift+U)
- Merge all.
- Duplicate the base. Set it to Overlay 50%.
- Merge all.
- Sharpen.
I've used this method on a lot of icons <3