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First: How to make 
to
using PSP8. Translatable.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base and set it to softlight 100%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#1D1E37) and set it to exclusion 100%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light blue (#70D6E2) and set it to burn 85%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFA7AB) and set it to softlight 100%.
6) Make a new layer. Fill it with a blue (#2F4CFF) and set it to screen 50%.
7) Duplicate your base. Bring it to the top and set it to softlight 100%.
8) Duplicate your base again. Bring it to the top and set it to softlight 50%.
9) Merge your layers. Go to Effects > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask. Input these settings:
Radius - 100.00
Strength - 20
Clipping - 0
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
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Second: How to make
to
using PSP8. Translatable.
First, make your base. Mine involved cleaning and special cropping. You may do the same or just use a normal base.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base and set it to burn 70%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#0C0034) and set it to exclusion 100%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a very light blue (#C5FCFF) and set it to burn 85%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFC5C9) and set it to softlight 50%.
6) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFC5C9) and set it to softlight 50%.
7) Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set it to softlight 100%. Then go to Adjust > Hue/Saturation/Lightness and input these settings:
Edit: Master
Colorize: unchecked
Hue: 0
Saturation: -100
Lightness: 0
8) Now use this layer and set it to lighten 100%. Move it around a bit to get it to your liking.
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
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to
using PSP8. Translatable.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base and set it to softlight 100%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#1D1E37) and set it to exclusion 100%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light blue (#70D6E2) and set it to burn 85%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFA7AB) and set it to softlight 100%.
6) Make a new layer. Fill it with a blue (#2F4CFF) and set it to screen 50%.
7) Duplicate your base. Bring it to the top and set it to softlight 100%.
8) Duplicate your base again. Bring it to the top and set it to softlight 50%.
9) Merge your layers. Go to Effects > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask. Input these settings:
Radius - 100.00
Strength - 20
Clipping - 0
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
______________________________
Second: How to make
to
using PSP8. Translatable.
First, make your base. Mine involved cleaning and special cropping. You may do the same or just use a normal base.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base and set it to burn 70%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#0C0034) and set it to exclusion 100%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a very light blue (#C5FCFF) and set it to burn 85%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFC5C9) and set it to softlight 50%.
6) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFC5C9) and set it to softlight 50%.
7) Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set it to softlight 100%. Then go to Adjust > Hue/Saturation/Lightness and input these settings:
Edit: Master
Colorize: unchecked
Hue: 0
Saturation: -100
Lightness: 0
8) Now use this layer and set it to lighten 100%. Move it around a bit to get it to your liking.
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
Like what you see? Why don't you friend me!