bright coloring tutorial

S T E P O N E :
Sharpen your base. This image was somewhat low-quality,
so I chose to use Unsharp Mask instead of sharpen. It just kept parts from getting grainy.






S T E P T W O :
Layer>>New Layer>>Curves
Settings:
Green:
pt. 1; 43, 70
pt. 2; 187, 202
Blue:
pt. 1; 44, 79
pt. 2; 175 197






S T E P T H R E E :
Layer>>New Layer>>Curves
Settings:
RGB:
pt. 1; 90, 51
pt. 2; 160, 173
Red:
pt. 1; 81, 61
pt. 2; 170, 185
Blue
pt. 1; 44, 56
pt. 2; 166, 183






S T E P F O U R :
Layer>>New Layer>>Hue/Saturation
Settings:
Master:
Saturation; +31
Reds:
Saturation: +19
Blues:
Saturation: -32






S T E P F I V E :
Layer>>New Layer>>Selective Color
Settings:
Reds:
Cyan; -47
Cyans:
Cyan; +42
Blues:
Magenta; -11
Neutrals:
Cyan; -28
Magenta: -1
Blacks:
Cyan; +100






S T E P F I V E :
Add one of these textures to your
icon & set the blend mode to either lighten or color burn, depending on if you want the black
or the white. I chose to use the white & set mine to lighten.






And you're done! (:
please don't steal from me, if you want to use it, ask me first!
of course, comments are everything & i would love to see what you got!

--amanda<33.