ICON TUTORIAL NO.2
Ashley Love
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Step One:
Begin with a picture (I chose Ashley Olsen) and resize it down to 100x100 pixels. This layer is now your base layer.
Step Two:
Duplicate your base layer and set the Blend Mode on Screen at 50% Opacity.
Step Three:
Duplicate your base layer again and drag it to the top. Set the Blend Mode on Soft Light at 50% Opacity.
Step Four:
Create a New Layer and fill it with #06065B. Set the Blend Mode to Exclusion at 50% Opacity.
Step Five:
Create a New Layer and fill it with #E3C5CD. Set the Blend Mode to Color Burn at 80% Opacity.
Step Six:
Flatten your image so far. This is your new base layer.
Step Seven:
Sharpen your image once.
Step Eight:
Select Auto Contrast (Image..Adjustments..Auto Contrast).
Step Nine:
Select Auto Color (Image..Adjustments..Auto Color).
Step Ten:
Select Auto Levels (Image..Adjustments..Auto Levels).
Step Eleven:
Create a New Layer and fill it with #B8A781. Set the Blend Mode on Multiply at 30% Opacity.
Step Twelve:
Create a New Layer and fill it with #456A98. Set the Blend Mode on Screen at 30% Opacity.
Step Thirteen:
Create a New Layer and fill it with #A3E2A3. Set the Blend Mode on Color Burn at 20% Opacity.
Step Fourteen:
Duplicate your base layer and drag it to the top. Set the Blend Mode on Screen at 40% Opacity.
Step Fifteen:
Now here's the cool part. It's optional, of course. Use the Polygon Lasso Tool to select a part of the icon you want defined - for me, it was her eye. Copy it, and paste it as a new layer at the top.
Step Sixteen:
Sharpen this layer. Set the Blend Mode on Normal at 80% Opacity. Blur any white spots with the Blur Tool.
Step Seventeen:
Flatten your icon.
Step Eighteen:
Select Brightness/Contrast and set the Contrast at +15 (Image..Adjustments..Brightness/Contrast).
Ta-Da! Done. Comments greatly appreciated, and feel free to share what you made!