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made in photoshop cs2 . probably translatable . uses curves
1. crop your picture however you like on a 100x100 base. sharpen if needed.
2. duplicate your base and set it to softlight
3. create a new layer. fill with a dark navy color (i used #01031e) and set to exlusion at 100%
4. create another new layer. fill with a light blue color (i used #a9d8e6) and set to color burn at 100%
5. create yet another new layer. fill with a light pink color (i used #fe9ddf) and set to soft light at 40%
6. time for curves! go to layer>>new adjustment layer>>curves. here are the settings that i used:
RGB: 172, 149
RED:140, 124
GREEN: 104, 115
BLUE: 110, 132
and set to screen 100%
7. new brightness/contrast layer.go to layer>>new adjustment layer>>brightness/contrast. raise
the contrast to +10
8. add any borders or text, and then merge all of your layers for a lovely icon
i hope i did ok on my first tutorial. please tell me what you think about it <3