My First Icon Tutorial =)

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Made With PS CS2 but(probably) translatable to other versions of PS


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 with this photo{Lovely ^-^}

1.-Resize and crop your image,and this is your base:


2.-Go to Layer>>>New adjustment layer >>> colour balance:


And the icon looks this:


3.-Go to layer >>> new adjustment layer >>> hue/saturation:


{You can put the saturation 40-44 =)}and the icon looks:


4.-Merge All and duplicate{Ctrl+J} and go to: Image>>>Adjustments>>>Auto Contrast{Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L}:


5.-Filter>>>Sharpen>>>Unsharp Mask


6.-Filter>>>Blur>>>Surface Blur:


7.-Put this Layer on 50%opacity and the icon looks:


8.-I use the sharpen tool on her lips:


And voilà!this tut is finished! i'd love to see what you think and what you get =)

xoxo!