Tutorial #10 > Lindsay Monroe

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Made with Adobe Photoshop CS3.
Level: Medium. Uses curves.

Requested by a_boleyn1230.

1. Crop your image to 100x100 px. If you have trouble cropping or resizing, check out this tutorial.



2. Duplicate your base twice and set each to screen 100. You may not need to do this, depending on the darkness of your original cap.



3. Select your top screen later. Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen.

4. Layer > new fill layer > #e2edf6. Set to soft light 100.



5. Layer > new fill layer > #f9f4dd. Set to multiply 100.



6. Duplicate the base and drag it to the top. Set it to soft light 100.



7. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Radius 2.7 pixels.

8. Layer > new adjustment layer > color balance

Midtones: -19, -22, -15



9. Layer > new adjustment layer > curves

RGB
Input 1: 74
Output 1: 90

Input 2: 184
Output 2: 204

RED
Input 1: 75
Output 1: 66

Input 2: 177
Output 2: 184

GREEN
Input: 77
Output: 84

BLUE
Input: 168
Output: 174



10. Layer > new adjustment layer > brightness/contrast

Brightness: +5
Contrast: +20



And you're done! Let me know what you think, and I'd love to see your results if you try it.