tutorial: psp7, curves, levels.
hey guys. okay so in my icon post earlier today some people said they liked the coloring. and im crap at tutorial writing but im currently bored and so i decided to write one. under the cut is a tutorial for how to get the type of coloring on this icon:
okay so the tutorial is a basic step by step guide. i created it using paint shop pro 7 with curves and levels, but i guess you can translate it. please show me your results if you try this tut :D
step one
i am using a cap from lost media. i cropped and positioned it bla bla so that i had my base. right now we need a new adjustment layer > curves.
RGB:
input: 72, output: 160
RED:
input: 120, output: 102
input: 160, output: 163
GREEN:
input: 55, output: 39
input: 161, output: 129
BLUE:
input: 47, output: 41
input: 154, output: 122
okay now click ok. your image should look brighter (hopefully). if it looks ick then you've done something wrong or the image doesn't suit this tutorial. anyway on with the show
step two
right my image still wasn't bright enough for me, so i duplicated the curves layer, set the opacity to 45 and set it to luminance. setting it to luminance doesn't make that much of a difference, but the word is nice :D lmao
step three
okay now we want to get your icon more colored and stuff. and for that we use levels. make a new adjustment layer > levels. use the following settings:
RGB: 10, 0.69, 255
RED: 22, 1.25, 255
GREEN: 3, 1.06, 248
BLUE: 0, 1.05, 255
OK. set this layer to color. hopefully now the image is a bit higher saturated or whatever.
step four
this step should drastically change the coloring on your icon. depending on your base, it could look amazing or shit. lmfao
new adjustment layer > levels
RGB: 33, 0.84, 200
RED: 68, 0.82, 255
GREEN: 23, 1.14, 255
BLUE: 26, 1.23, 255
click ok and set the layer to mode COLOR. right now i put the opacity on mine down to 70, but play around with it to see what opacity best suits your image.
step five
this last step is optional. you could leave your icon as it is, or make a new raster layer set to exclusion and fill it with a dark blue color (i used #190B37). also after this, i lowered the opacity to 68.
BANG BANG your done. in five easy steps :D lmao i hope it wasnt hard to understand or anything. love love x
okay so the tutorial is a basic step by step guide. i created it using paint shop pro 7 with curves and levels, but i guess you can translate it. please show me your results if you try this tut :D
step one
i am using a cap from lost media. i cropped and positioned it bla bla so that i had my base. right now we need a new adjustment layer > curves.
RGB:
input: 72, output: 160
RED:
input: 120, output: 102
input: 160, output: 163
GREEN:
input: 55, output: 39
input: 161, output: 129
BLUE:
input: 47, output: 41
input: 154, output: 122
okay now click ok. your image should look brighter (hopefully). if it looks ick then you've done something wrong or the image doesn't suit this tutorial. anyway on with the show
step two
right my image still wasn't bright enough for me, so i duplicated the curves layer, set the opacity to 45 and set it to luminance. setting it to luminance doesn't make that much of a difference, but the word is nice :D lmao
step three
okay now we want to get your icon more colored and stuff. and for that we use levels. make a new adjustment layer > levels. use the following settings:
RGB: 10, 0.69, 255
RED: 22, 1.25, 255
GREEN: 3, 1.06, 248
BLUE: 0, 1.05, 255
OK. set this layer to color. hopefully now the image is a bit higher saturated or whatever.
step four
this step should drastically change the coloring on your icon. depending on your base, it could look amazing or shit. lmfao
new adjustment layer > levels
RGB: 33, 0.84, 200
RED: 68, 0.82, 255
GREEN: 23, 1.14, 255
BLUE: 26, 1.23, 255
click ok and set the layer to mode COLOR. right now i put the opacity on mine down to 70, but play around with it to see what opacity best suits your image.
step five
this last step is optional. you could leave your icon as it is, or make a new raster layer set to exclusion and fill it with a dark blue color (i used #190B37). also after this, i lowered the opacity to 68.
BANG BANG your done. in five easy steps :D lmao i hope it wasnt hard to understand or anything. love love x