LEARN TO MAKE THESE:
Made in Photoshop CS2
(Non-translatable - Selective Color, Curves)
Difficulty: Medium
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1. Filter > Sharpen. Then, I zoomed in and blurred her cheeks, forehead, and chin. Overall, that just gives the icon a smoother look.
2. Make a new Curves layer.
Input: 130 - Output: 150.
3. New Selective Color layer:
RED: -73, 0, -83, -20
YELLOW: 0, 0, -72, 17
NEUTRALS: 70, 30, 30, 10
4. Fill a new layer with #a9ecee and set it to Color Burn 50%.
5. Duplicate your base, drag it to the top, and set it to Soft Light 60%.
6.Up the master Saturation to +20.
7. The last step is to create a new layer, fill it with #f4ced9 and set it to Soft Light 100%.
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1. Sharpen your base. Zoom in and blur over her chin, cheeks, and forehead.
2. New Curves Layer:
Input: 120
Output: 160
3. New Selective Color Layer:
RED: -56, 43, 59, -57
YELLOW: 100, 50, -100, 0
GREEN: 67, -100, -100, 0
NEUTRALS: 40, 10, -10, 20
4. Raise the master Saturation to +20.
5. Fill a new layer with #f4efce and set it to Multiply 100%.
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1. Duplicate your base, and set it to Soft Light 100%.
2.Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. My settings are 2.2
3. Create a new layer, and fill it with #cef3f4. Set it to Multiply 100%.
4. Fill a new layer with #f4d3ce and set that to Soft Light 100%.
5. Raise the master Saturation to +30.
6. New Color Balance Layer:
Midtones: 40, -30, 40
Shadows: -20, 10, -30
Highlights: 10, 10, 20
7. This step is optional: I typed the word "bossy" in, and pasted some tiny text under it. You don't have to do that, but I thought it fit well with her pose and expression.
I hope everyone enjoys these, I'd love to see what you come up with!