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02 December 2007 @ 08:36 pm
icon tutorial 01  
Going from to in twelve steps.

uses selective colour and curves, so not translatable. sorry. :)

01. crop your base to 100x100 px and situate as you deem nescassary.


02. Duplicate the base three times. Set them as follows:
screen 100 [if your image is dark to begin with, you may need to screen again]
soft light 100
pin light 100


03. Make a new layer and fill with #04152c and set to exclusion 100


04. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colour:
REDS: +100 -6 -31 +34
YELLOWS: +100 +24 -19 -52
NEUTRALS: +35 +15 -5 0


05. Duplicate the base again and set to saturation 70


06. Make a new layer and fill with #775520 and set to colour 40


07. Duplicate the base yet again and set to luminosity 30


08. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colour:
REDS: -100 0 -20 0
NEUTRALS: -15 -15 -10 -25


09. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves
POINT ONE: Input 113, Output 96
POINT TWO: Input 209, Output 206


10. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Colour Balance
MIDTONES: -50 -5 -10
SHADOWS: -25 -9 +2


11. Duplicate the base and set to linear burn 30 [if your picture is dark, set it to darken 30]


you can stop here, or you can add text or a texture.

I went ahead and added this texture and set it to colour dodge 100.
[credit needed] >>

i hope you found this tutorial helpful, and i'd love to see what you make with it. :)
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Michael Owns Me[info]foreverbm on December 3rd, 2007 10:32 pm (UTC)
This is so pretty! I will try it tonight and show my results if I think I got it right.
Thank you!
Michael Owns Me: bed time[info]foreverbm on December 4th, 2007 04:55 am (UTC)
I am totally in love with this tut and result, am adding it to my mems.
Here is what I came up with...

and this
me.: ctb smoke[info]theyreforrachel on December 5th, 2007 12:04 am (UTC)
nice work!

thank you
therinca: Angela with Santa picture[info]therinca on December 4th, 2007 05:13 pm (UTC)
I love it, the result is just sooooo beautiful!
me.: ctb smoke[info]theyreforrachel on December 5th, 2007 12:04 am (UTC)
thank you :)
treacherousaj[info]treacherousaj on December 4th, 2007 11:39 pm (UTC)
awww great tutorial! will use it as soon as possible! hey, just one question: where did you get this pretty picture of jennifer?
me.[info]theyreforrachel on December 5th, 2007 12:04 am (UTC)
thank you :)

and I don't know, it was a while back. I think it was on [info]house_daily
ShinSolo[info]shinsolo on December 18th, 2007 09:29 am (UTC)
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Lookie what I made with your tutorial! : ) thank you!!
me.: an cafe-kanon[info]theyreforrachel on December 19th, 2007 02:25 am (UTC)
you're welcome. nice result!