icon tutorial #02

[marre]

Learn how to go
from
to

using curves, selective color and color balance in Photoshop

Requested by java_junkies


01. Get your base. I took this screencap of Monica from Friends and cropped it to 100x100px.


02. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves
RGB: Input:32 Output:82


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03. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color
Reds
R: -100
M: +40
Y: +40

Yellows
R: -20
M: -40
Y: -70

Neutrals
R: +20
M: +5
Y: +10
N: -25


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04. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance
Midtones: -30|-15|-15
Shadows: -15|0|-15


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05. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color
Reds
R: -15
M: -25
Y: +10

Neutrals
R: +20
Y: -10


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Download my PSD

You may want to change your settings a little depending on how dark/light your base image is.