learn how to do this coloring!
Made in Photoshop 7. Includes Selective Coloring.
1. Crop your photo
2. Duplicate your base and set it on Soft Light (you can adjust it later on if it's too bright)
3. New Hue/Saturation Layer:
Master/Saturation:+19
4. New Color Fill Layer: 9BDBDF, Set at Soft Light, 55%
5. New Selective Coloring Layer:
Reds: -61, 0,+47,0
Yellows: -100, 0, +9, 0
Cyans: +100, 0, -100, 0
Neutrals: +8, +7, -11, +10
6. New Color Balance Layer:
Midtones: -13, +13, +21
Shadows: +19, +11, +9
Highlights: -9, -10, -15
7. New Selective Coloring Layer:
Reds: -88, 0, +6, 0
Yellows: -100, 0, -19, 0
Greens: 0, +28, -100, 0
Cyans: 0, 0, -100, 0
Blues: 0, 0, -100, 0
Neutrals: +42, -18, -25, 0
8. Merge all
9. If you would like to, sharpen or sharpen the edges of the icon. I sharpened the edges on this one.
Other Examples: