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Icon Tutorial #3

Tutorial #3

from this Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

to this Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

NO SELECTIVE COLOURING!

Involves : curves and hue/saturation

TRANSLATABLE
LEVEL : EASY


Start with this base by conspiracyicons

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Curves...

VALUE
x=72 y=52
x=182 y=199

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Hue/saturation...

Saturation +25

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Add 3 layers (all at 100% opacity) and fill them all with #05052e.

Set the first two on screen.
And the last one on subtract.

Merge all visible layers.

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Add a new layer and fill again with #05052e and set at screen and 90% opacity.

Merge all visible layers again.

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Create a stroke path around the main subject.

I set mine at 2px and at #9fdab4.

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Then another one at 1px and at #fafad8.

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You can add text...

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Mine was Ariel Black, size 23, at #24a28e
The outline was a 3px border at #faffed