Making Good Cartoon Icons- Tutorial 3// Ai Love You

Jan 22, 2007 20:47

First post!



Difficulty: So-so. Knowledge of curves and colour balance needed.
Transferability: As usual, easily translated.


Step 1

Base image
New raster layer, fill with #06004b, set to Soft Light at 28% opacity.

Step 2

New raster layer, fill with #000235, set to Exclusion at 100% opacity.

Step 3

New raster layer, fill with #a9ecff, set to Burn at 100% opacity.

Step 4

New raster layer, fill with #E298F4, set to Soft Light at 100% opacity.

Step 5

New raster layer, fill with #E4F597, set to Soft Light at 100% opacity.

Step 6

Duplicate layer, bring to top, set to Soft Light at 100%. Flatten layers.

Step 7

Colours > Adjust > Curves
My settings

Step 8

Colours > Adjust > Colour Balance
My settings

Step 9

This gradient (by me) set to Soft Light at 47% opacity.

OPTIONAL

Step 10

This light texture (by me) set to Screen at 100% opacity.

Remember, experimenting is key! Not all images are alike.

tutorials

Next post
Up