My first tutorial. It was done in PSP7, can be converted to others, I would think.


First off, take your starting image & crop it to 100x100. The starting image was too big to post, so we`ll just start with the 100x100 :

Make sure your image is in b&w. :)

Next, add a new fill layer @ Screen//42. The colour should be 0B2B57, or this :


Your image should now look very similar to :


Next, add this wonderful light texture @ Dodge//31. [i`m not sure who made this. :\] :


Now, your icon should look like :


Now, this step can be bypassed, but I always like doing this. Sharpen her eyes, & whatever else you find needs to be. I did the eyes only :


Now, add a new fill layer @ saturation//44. The colour should be F5EFBF, or :


& that`s it! You`re finished! Your icon should look very similar to :


You can always mess with the opacity & stuff. I`d like to see what you created by using this tutorial, if you do!

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[If I skipped anything that is really noticable, let me know.]