Icon Tutorial #3

[myannarose]

Tutorial #3

from this


to this


NO SELECTIVE COLOURING!

Involves : curves and hue/saturation

TRANSLATABLE
LEVEL : EASY
(made in GIMP)

Start with this base by conspiracyicons




Curves...

VALUE
x=72 y=52
x=182 y=199




Hue/saturation...

Saturation +25




Add 3 layers (all at 100% opacity) and fill them all with #05052e.

Set the first two on screen.
And the last one on subtract.

Merge all visible layers.




Add a new layer and fill again with #05052e and set at screen and 90% opacity.

Merge all visible layers again.




Create a stroke path around the main subject.

I set mine at 2px and at #9fdab4.




Then another one at 1px and at #fafad8.




You can add text...




Mine was Ariel Black, size 23, at #24a28e
The outline was a 3px border at #faffed