PSPX Tutorial - 6 Easy Steps (Should Be Translatable)
From This:
To This: 
Start With Your Base: Mine Is Jack Sparrow

01.) Adjust - One Step Photo Fix
02.) Duplicate FIXED Base (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
03.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #000040 (Set Layer - Exclusion 100%)
04.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #80ffff (Set Layer - Burn 100%)
05.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #c0c0ff (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
06.) Layers - NAL - Color Balance - Mid: 0,0,+50 ~ High: +10,0,+27 ~ Check PL Box (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
YOUR DONE! Merge All Flatten
Final Icon:

Other Example:

(NOTE: Depending on the brightness of your icon, the final result will vary. Be sure to tweak your color balance for different pics.)
From This:
Start With Your Base: Mine Is Jack Sparrow
01.) Adjust - One Step Photo Fix
02.) Duplicate FIXED Base (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
03.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #000040 (Set Layer - Exclusion 100%)
04.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #80ffff (Set Layer - Burn 100%)
05.) Layers - NRL - Floodfill #c0c0ff (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
06.) Layers - NAL - Color Balance - Mid: 0,0,+50 ~ High: +10,0,+27 ~ Check PL Box (Set Layer - Soft Light 100%)
YOUR DONE! Merge All Flatten
Final Icon:
Other Example:
(NOTE: Depending on the brightness of your icon, the final result will vary. Be sure to tweak your color balance for different pics.)
