Dou/Wata Tutorial!

[ediblewoodwinds]

Today we will be going from
to
in ten relatively easy steps!

xxxHolic - Doumeki Shizuka/Watanuki Kimihiro

1. Crop you image to 100x100 pixels. Sharpen if necessary.



2. Duplicate your base three times. Set the first (on your layer's pallet: closest to the base) to Multiply at 100%, the second to at Screen at 100%, and the third to Soft Light at 100%.

>>


3. Duplicate your base again, drag it to the top, Desaturate, set to Soft Light at 100%.

>>


4. Filter>Blur>Guassian Blur. I set mine to 1.0.

>>


5. Create a new layer, fill it with a dark blue (#001947) set to Exclusion at 100%.

>>


6. Create another fill layer, fill it with a light blue (#8be0ff), and set to Color Burn at 100%.

>>


7. Create another layer, fill it with a light pink (#ffc0dc), set to Soft Light at 30%.

>>


8. Use this texture by
toybirds    , set to Multiply at 100%.

>>


9. Duplicate your base again, drag to the top, Desaturate, set to Soft Light at 100%.

>>


10. Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance.
    Midtones- 100%, 10%, 0%
    Shadows- 100%, 0%, 0%
    Highlights- -100%, -100%, -100%

>>


Other icons made with this tutorial:




Voila! A lovely xxxHolic icon in ten relatively easy steps! Remember that these steps will vary depending on your base! Feel free to experiment! Hope you enjoy. <3