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Icon Tutorial 04 - Quick Color Variations

This icon tutorial was made for Photoshop but should apply to other graphics software as well.


Step 1: Sharpen the image once. Duplicate it and set it on Screen, 100%. Duplicate the new layer, desaturate, and set it to Soft Light, 50%.



Step 2: Set this gradient on Color Burn, 100%.



Step 3: Set this texture by awmpdotnet on Hard Light, 100%. Mask out the areas that cover her face.






Step 4: Add a white border brush. Or, like I did, fill a new layer with white, and simply mask out different box areas with different opacities.



Step 5: Set this gradient on Color Burn, 100%.



Step 6: Use a soft round white brush on the top left color.



Step 7: Add a light gray border.



Step 8: Add tiny text. I used Times New Roman, 4 pt, 600 tracking, 40% black.



Done! Like the last tutorial, here are some quick variations. First, flatten the image.


New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation > > Soft Light > Colorize > 130, 40, +20

Color Balance: -60, 10, 20

Variations: More Green, More Yellow

New Fill Layer > Gradient > Soft Light > Pastels


Original image from Sydney Bristow HDTV Capture. Texture by awmpdotnet.


Please feel free to comment with your results at my LiveJournal.

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