tutorial 3

[bob_always_wins]

i hate tv caps. no, i really do. :/ but working around w/ one for the TV show Chuck (which i suggest everyone should watch.) i came up with this fairly simple version way of making blah dull TV caps into bright colorful icons.

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in PS7. should work for later versions of Photoshop though.



first we start off w/ the screencap i nabbed from chucktv.net and crop it to 100x100.




i ended up w/ this:



next you duplicate your base, setting it to Screen at 80%.

then you go to layer > new adjustment layer > hue/saturation, and set the master saturation to +43. i ended up w/ something brighter, but not bright enough for my taste.



next, add another adjustment layer, only this time selective color.

Red
cyan: -100
yellow: +100

Yellow
cyan: -100

Neutrals
cyan: -7
magenta: -23
yellow: -45
black: +9

you should end up w/ something like this:



bright, but not bright enough for my tastes. so i added another adjustment layer, at hue/saturation, setting the master saturation to +28, though its not needed in closer-up icons (like of faces, people.)

and voila! your finished! my finished result (along w/ a few other examples.) are below. :]





questions? concerns? examples of what you got? feel free to comment this tutorial! i love hearing feedback on what i do. :]