Tutorial #82

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New tutorial! Finally - it feels like I haven't made one in months!

I am just finishing my latest batch of icons - including PB: Bolshoi Booze and some random SPN ones! I'm hoping to have them posted tonight or early tomorrow! :D Watch this space!

Anyway, on to the tut!

Make the following icon;

Turn:


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In Photoshop 7.0
Uses Curves and Colour Balance

This icon was part of this post. and the tutorial was requested by tinkerbell008.


1. Open a new 100 x 100 image

2. Open your image and resize it. Drag it into your 100 x 100 image.
I got:


3. Now go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves - just to brighten the image up a bit. (you can use screen layers if you like - but I like having more control over how light it goes and stuff)
Set to:
RGB:
Point One
I:119
O:180
I got:


4. Now again go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves
Set to:
RGB:
Point One
I:175
O:197

BLUE:
Point One
I:69
O:29
Point Two
I:178
O:220

I got:


5. Now go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast
Set to:
Brightness: -2
Contrast: +4

6. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Colour Balance
SHADOWS: 0, 0, -40
HIGHLIGHTS: 0, 0, +3
I got:


7. Now go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation.
Set to:
MASTER:+9
REDS: +8
I got:

And you are done!
Finished Product:


If you have any trouble at all, or need any help just let me know! I am more than happy to help!

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Also made using this colouring: