glam_or_ous wrote in icon_tutorial 😣cranky

Listens: The Killers- The Ballad of Micheal Valentine

1st tutorial!

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Im starting with this picture:Image hosted by Photobucket.com because it tis a rather good looking picture.
Resize and crop your image
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Now follow these steps:

1.duplicate layer three times,
-layer 2: soft light, desaturate
-layer 3: soft light
-layer 4: darken
2.use blur tool (opacity 100) to blur skin on layer 3
3.Flatten image
You should now have this:
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Now, select the lens flare tool thingamajig:
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Place it where you think it looks best. Settings should look like this:

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Next step is to duplicate the image twice, set layer 2 to overlay and desaturate (opacity 100). Set layer 3 to color (opacity 100)
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Flatten image.
Duplicate layer, set to soft light (opacity 50)
I sharpened his lips a bit, but that’s not completely necessary
Add some text and you’ve got your self a sexy man in an even sexier icon!

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