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Requirements...
basic knowledge of PS
Difficulty...
Easy
Involves...
+ selective coloring
+ color layers
Notes
As always, this tutorial is only a guide and is not to be replicated exactly.
The results will vary according to icon, so make sure to play with settings to achieve a look thats best for your base.
This tutorial will NOT work for everyone.
001.
Duplicate your base.
Set it to screen at 100%.
Sharpen it once.

002.
Create a new layer and fill it with (#161649).
Set this layer to exclusion at 100%.

003.
Create a new layer and fill it with (#C2D7C9).
Set this layer to color-burn at 100%.
(Opacity varies, but you can always tweak it later.)

004.
Duplicate your base.
Set it to screen at 60%.
Sharpen once (if needed.)

005.
Create a new selective coloring layer.
Input the following.
Reds
-100
0
+100
0
Yellows
+100
0
+100
0
Neutrals
+15
0
+40
0
Set this layer to softlight at 100%.

thats all.
any comments/concerns/questions, i'll be waiting.
As always, this tutorial is only a guide and is not to be replicated exactly.
The results will vary according to icon, so make sure to play with settings to achieve a look thats best for your base.
This tutorial will NOT work for everyone.
001.
Duplicate your base.
Set it to screen at 100%.
Sharpen it once.

002.
Create a new layer and fill it with (#161649).
Set this layer to exclusion at 100%.

003.
Create a new layer and fill it with (#C2D7C9).
Set this layer to color-burn at 100%.
(Opacity varies, but you can always tweak it later.)

004.
Duplicate your base.
Set it to screen at 60%.
Sharpen once (if needed.)

005.
Create a new selective coloring layer.
Input the following.
Reds
-100
0
+100
0
Yellows
+100
0
+100
0
Neutrals
+15
0
+40
0
Set this layer to softlight at 100%.

thats all.
any comments/concerns/questions, i'll be waiting.
December 5 2006, 02:31:11 UTC 5 years ago
Meming for later.
December 5 2006, 02:53:36 UTC 5 years ago
December 5 2006, 03:26:25 UTC 5 years ago
December 5 2006, 03:29:55 UTC 5 years ago
December 5 2006, 11:00:00 UTC 5 years ago
December 5 2006, 13:41:36 UTC 5 years ago
Awesome tut,,trying it later
December 5 2006, 17:42:42 UTC 5 years ago
+mems
December 5 2006, 18:49:36 UTC 5 years ago
December 6 2006, 01:52:34 UTC 5 years ago
December 6 2006, 05:51:29 UTC 5 years ago
December 6 2006, 13:40:48 UTC 5 years ago
Mem'd!
Thx! ^^
December 8 2006, 00:08:20 UTC 5 years ago
February 7 2008, 00:48:00 UTC 4 years ago
I didn't have to change anything at all.
February 8 2008, 21:43:42 UTC 4 years ago
February 9 2008, 00:08:36 UTC 4 years ago
May 5 2008, 10:50:00 UTC 4 years ago
May 8 2008, 20:25:27 UTC 4 years ago
thanks a lot for it!