Tutorial (08)
How to make 
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using PSP8. Translatable.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base three times. Set the first one (closest to the base) to screen 100%, and both the second and third ones to softlight 100%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#000962) and set it to exclusion 70%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light blue (#A8FEFD) and set it to burn 100%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFA7A9) and set it to softlight 100%.
6) Use this texture (by peoplemachines) and set it to screen 100%.
7) Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set it to softlight 100%.
8) Make a new Hue/Saturation/Lightness layer. Input these settings:
Hue: 0
Saturation: 30
Lightness: 0
9) Make a new Brightness/Contrast layer, and set it to normal 20%. Input these settings:
Brightness: 10
Contrast: 10
10) Make a new Color Balance layer. Input these settings:
Midtones: 17 -15 -20
Shadows: -30 0 25
Highlights: 0 0 0
11) Make a new layer. Fill it with a very dark blue (#030427) and set it to exclusion 50%.
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
Icons made using this tutorial
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to
using PSP8. Translatable.
1) Sharpen your base if need be.
2) Duplicate your base three times. Set the first one (closest to the base) to screen 100%, and both the second and third ones to softlight 100%.
3) Make a new layer. Fill it with a dark blue (#000962) and set it to exclusion 70%.
4) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light blue (#A8FEFD) and set it to burn 100%.
5) Make a new layer. Fill it with a light red (#FFA7A9) and set it to softlight 100%.
6) Use this texture (by peoplemachines) and set it to screen 100%.
7) Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set it to softlight 100%.
8) Make a new Hue/Saturation/Lightness layer. Input these settings:
Hue: 0
Saturation: 30
Lightness: 0
9) Make a new Brightness/Contrast layer, and set it to normal 20%. Input these settings:
Brightness: 10
Contrast: 10
10) Make a new Color Balance layer. Input these settings:
Midtones: 17 -15 -20
Shadows: -30 0 25
Highlights: 0 0 0
11) Make a new layer. Fill it with a very dark blue (#030427) and set it to exclusion 50%.
Play around with the opacity if your icon is too dark or too light. Please don't copy exactly. Thanks for reading :)
Icons made using this tutorial
Like what you see? Why don't you friend me!