Tutorial 03 - Pink Veronica Mars Caps.

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Made with PS CS2. Includes selective coloring...sorry PSP users.
Cap from Screencap Paradise



Leave your image at the full size until the end..


Step 01:
Image - Adjustments - Auto Levels

Step 02:
Image - Adjustments - Variations
Click on More Red once
Click on More Yellow once
Click OK

Step 03:
Duplicate your image and set it to screen @ 20%

Step 04:
Make a new layer filled with #53f75b. Set it to softlight @ 100%

Step 05:
Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Selective Coloring

Yellows
Cyan: -100
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -43
Black: 0

Neutrals
Cyan: -59
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -36
Black: +28

Step 06:
Make another selective coloring layer

Reds
Cyan: -100
Magenta: 0
Yellow: +100
Black: 0

Yellows
Cyan: -100
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -39
Black: 0

Neutrals
Cyan: +100
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -23
Black: -8

Blacks
Cyan: +100
Magenta: +100
Yellow: +100
Black: +100

Step 07:
Layer - New adjustment layer - Gradient Map
Choose a Black & White gradient. Set it to softlight @ 100%

Step 08:
Crop & resize your image any way you like.
Sharpen if needed.


Other icons made with this tutorial (some of the settings were tweaked for these.)