My first tutorial.
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using PSCS2
Using Selective Colors and Curves
We're going from
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Step 1. Crop your base. Screen or multiply according to how dark or light your base is. Here I duplicate it and set it to screen 30%.
Step 2. New layer - c8c36e - Soft Light 100%
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Step 3. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Color
(Reds)
Cyan : -100
Yellow : +33
(Yellows)
Yellow : -35
(Whites)
Yellow : -35
(Neutrals)
Cyan : +22
Magenta : -7
Yellow : -27
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Step 4. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Curves
(Green)
Input 0; Output 121
(Blue)
Input 0; Output 179
This Layer - Color Burn 58%
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Step 5. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Color
(Reds)
Cyan : -100
Magenta : -26
Yellow : +8
Black : +44
(Yellows)
Cyan : -100
Magenta : +16
Yellow : -23
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Step 6. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Color
(Reds)
Cyan : -42
(Neutrals)
Cyan : +16
This Layer - Opacity 29%
Merge and u have the finished product. Hopefully this is of some help since it's my first tutorial.
Remember to adjust your settings for different images. I'll love to see what u come up with!
Other icons made with the same technique :
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to
using PSCS2.
Using selective colors and curves.
Step 1. Crop your base. Screen or multiply according to how dark or light your base is. Here I duplicate it and set it to screen 20%.
Step 2. New layer - 100a49 - Exclusion 100%
->
Step 3. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Color
(Reds)
Cyan : -70
Magenta : +20
Yellow: +80
(Neutrals)
Cyan : +15
Magenta : -10
Yellow : -14
Black : -4
->
Step 4. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Color
(Reds)
Cyan : -100
Black : +14
(Neutrals)
Cyan : +8
Magenta : -7
(Blacks)
Black : +10
->
Step 5. Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Curves
(Blue)
Input 0; Output 182
This Layer - Color Burn 30%
->
Step 6. New layer - abccda - Soft light 100%
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Lastly, duplicate the base and drag it to the top. Set to Soft Light 100%.
Go to Hue/Saturation and increase the saturation to +4
Merge and u have the finished product. Remember to adjust your settings for different images.
I'll love to see what u come up with!
Other icons made with the same technique :