BILLY COSTIGAN LAST KISS - THE DEPARTED TUTORIAL
Heyyy!! :D I just love Leo and loved The Departed movie! Soooo... let´s proceed to the tuto. I hope you like it.
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With PS CS2
NO SELECTIVE COLOR
EASY!
involves: color balance, hue/saturation, textures, blending mode, gradient map.
More exemples:
RULES:
- Credit me
- Comment (pleassseee!! :)
- DON´T HOTLINK!
- Textless avatars aren´t bases. DON´T EDIT THEM.
- Don´t share the avvys/tutorial as yours.
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TUTORIAL #19
1 - Open your screencap. Fix the aspect ratio (Note: PLEASE add this tutorial to memories if you like to work with screencaps! It´s VERY VERY IMPORTANT for the icon´s quality!) >
2- Duplicate the base and set it to screen (i did it 3 times)
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3 - My cap was too yellow. Let´s fix it with a color balance layer, adding Cyan/Blue
Midtones: 10 / -6 / +36
Shadows: -7 / -7 / -8
highlights: -5 / -6 / 23
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>>>>>MERGE ALL
Add the a new Brightness / Contrast layer. Up the contrast + 12
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Add a new hue/saturation layer > Up the master saturation to +25 >>>>
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Add the texture, by ewanism and set the layer to multiply opacity 100%
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7 - Invert the ewanism texture (open the texture and click Control+i). Drag and drop to your icon, set the layer to screen, opcaty 100%
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8 - Add this texture by sanami276 and set the layer to screen, opacity 100% (you can use this texture more than once)
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9- Add a Gradient map layer (black and white)
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10 - Duplicate the base and drag to the top. Set it to overlay, opacity 100%
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11 - Merge all. Sharpen once.
12 - Go Edit >> Fade Sharpen >> 50%
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done! :D
Cap by
leahs_caps
PS1: This tutorial don´t work with all pictures! Do you have to change the opacities and settings. Play with the color balance layer basically.
PS2: I love this effect. The icon seems like a draw! what do you think??
PS3: Feel free to friend me!! :D
PS4: I´D LOVE TO SEE YOUR RESULTS!!! :D and if you have any doubts please tell me!