For a black and white icon:
New Layer->soft light
Fill with this gradient:

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I have decided to make a fat giant tutorial on how to use imaging programs, mostly psp because thats what i use. But as far as i know, its completely transferable.
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-14 Gilimore Girls
-9 The Notebook
-6 Ryan Gosling
( can't explain )

-17 Gardenstate
-5 The OC
-8 Harry Potter
-15 Gilmore Girls
( come down now )

-2 Harry Potter
-1 OC
-19 Gilmore Girls
-21 Buffy
( afterall your my wonderwall )