'Medium' Tut
Turning this:
into: 
In Photoshop CS!
Photoshop CS
Step 1.
Prepare your base as you need to…mine was darkish so after sharpening and smoothing out the skin I duplicated and set to screen. Resize your base (or don’t depending on the size of the canvas you prefer to work with). Pretty standard stuff J
Step 2.
Create a new layer and fill with #B8E4FA; set to colour burn
Step 3.
‘Nother layer, fill with # EFDAB7 and set to soft light
Step 4.
Duplicate that last layer and set it to multiply
Step 5.
New adjustment layer – hue/saturation. Set saturation to +23
Step 4.
New adjustment layer – curves! I know they’re annoying, but they make things so darn pretty…
Channel: RGB
Point 1: Input – 50
Output – 59
Point 2: Input – 184
Output - 209
Channel: Red
Input – 68
Output – 77
Channel: Green
Point 1: Input – 52
Output – 58
Point 2: Input – 194
Output – 197
Channel: Blue
Point 1: Input – 53
Output – 67
Point 2: Input – 175
Output – 211
Sometimes it looks alright at this point, but if it’s not quite the way you want it then move onto…
Optional Step 5!
Duplicate the base and drag it to the top, set it to soft light. For some of my icons I desaturated this layer, but some of ‘em looked better without it; whatever works with your base!
All done! Lemme see if you come up with anything good ;)
Other icons made with this tut: 
