Tutorial #04: Gaspard Ulliel
How to go from
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Made in PSP XI
1. Start with your picture. Crop it however you want. Depending on the picture, you may need to sharpen it or brighten it up a little. For this one, I just left it how it was.
2. Add a new color balance layer with the following settings:
Midtones: 0, -25, 100
Highlights: 7, 14, 24
Shadows: -51, -8, -13
It should look pretty crap-tastic for the next few steps, but it'll get better.
3. Add a new exclusion layer at 70% opacity. Fill it with a dark blue. I used #07394c, like usual.
4. Add a new soft light layer, 100% opacity. Fill it with a very light blue; once again I used #ddf5fe.
5. Copy merged (shift + control + C), and add as a new layer (control + L). Set it to burn 100%.
6. For the final step, go back to the color balance layer. Add another color balance right above it with these settings:
Midtones: 0, 0, -100
Highlights: 0, 0, 0
Shadows: 0, 0, -75
And you're done!
Wasn't that easy? ♥
Other icons made with this coloring
to
Made in PSP XI
1. Start with your picture. Crop it however you want. Depending on the picture, you may need to sharpen it or brighten it up a little. For this one, I just left it how it was.
2. Add a new color balance layer with the following settings:
Midtones: 0, -25, 100
Highlights: 7, 14, 24
Shadows: -51, -8, -13
It should look pretty crap-tastic for the next few steps, but it'll get better.
3. Add a new exclusion layer at 70% opacity. Fill it with a dark blue. I used #07394c, like usual.
4. Add a new soft light layer, 100% opacity. Fill it with a very light blue; once again I used #ddf5fe.
5. Copy merged (shift + control + C), and add as a new layer (control + L). Set it to burn 100%.
6. For the final step, go back to the color balance layer. Add another color balance right above it with these settings:
Midtones: 0, 0, -100
Highlights: 0, 0, 0
Shadows: 0, 0, -75
And you're done!
Wasn't that easy? ♥
Other icons made with this coloring