Two in one!

I've been meaning to write more tutorials, but the first ones i wanted to write tutorials for i couldn't open so it showed all the layers (i saved it as .psd)...But finally, here's two more.
how to make this:

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**please do not copy the icons.That's not the purpose for the tutorial. So, with that said,



how to make this:

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First i resized the image (CTRL+T),then flattened the layers.

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Then I duplicated the background once, and made a blue (0E0230) exclusion layer inbetween the two layers.
After that, desature your background and set the copy to overlay. At this point you should have something like this:

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Next add the following gradient on color at 100% opacity:

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I added text, then the following brush on a new layer, blend mode normal, opacity 100%

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and you're done!

how to make this:

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first you crop/resize your image:

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Then duplicate your layer twice. Desaturate the backgound layer (image>adjustments>desaturate or SHIFT+CTRL+U) Set the first duplicate (background copy) to screen, the second to soft light. Leave the opacity of all layers so far at 100%.

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Then add the following gradient, set at color,opacity 35%.
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Then I added the following brush on multiply,100%.
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I added my text, then went to layers>layer style>blending options. I set Dream to drop-shadow and outer glow. I set just like a to outer glow, blend mode to multiply, and you're done!