4 Tutorials

Tutorials on 4 icons from this batch as requested by cent

Created using Adobe Photoshop CS3
These are recreations, so I tried to make them as close to the original icons as possible.


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Tutorial #5: Pirates of the Caribbean

I used this screencap.
Prepare your base and choose a crop you like.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations; choose More Red, More Yellow
result:

Duplicate Base, Sharpen, Set to Screen 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Sharpen, Set to Screen 73%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Color Burn 19%
Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels; settings: 0, 1,22, 251
Make a new layer, flood fill with #f3e5bd; set the layer to Multiply 25%

merge all layers and you're done!
For comparison, below is the icon from the original post along with the result from this tutorial.
original: recreation:



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Tutorial #6: Sophia Bush

I used this picture.
Prepare your base and choose a crop you like.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations; choose More Red, More Yellow
result:

Duplicate Base, Sharpen, Set to Soft Light 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Sharpen, Set to Screen 32%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Color Burn 17%

merge all layers and you're done!
For comparison, below is the icon from the original post along with the result from this tutorial.
original: recreation:


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Tutorial #7: Kristen Stewart
Note: This is definitely not how I colored the original icon as you can tell by the obvious difference, but this is how close I could come recreating it and I quite like this outcome too.

I used this screencap.
Prepare your base and choose a crop you like.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations; choose More Red, More Yellow, More Blue, Lighter
result:

Duplicate Base, Sharpen, Set to Soft Light 100%
Duplicate this Layer and leave it at Soft Light 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Screen 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Screen 76%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Color Burn 12%
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colors; use the following settings
REDS +65 +8 -23 +7
NEUTRALS +9 0 -6 0
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance;
on Midtones use the following settings: -1 +9 -6
on Hightlights use the following settings: 0 0 +5
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves;
I can't remember my settings, so I just saved the curves layer, download it here and load it
merge all layers
Sharpen Base, Go to Edit > Fade Sharpen, set to 25

and you're done!
For comparison, below is the icon from the original post along with the result from this tutorial.
original: recreation:


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Tutorial #8: Kristen Stewart
Note: This is definitely not how I colored the original icon as you can tell by the obvious difference, but this is how close I could come recreating it and I quite like this outcome too.

I used this screencap.
Prepare your base and choose a crop you like.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations; choose More Red, Lighter
result:

Duplicate Base, Set to Soft Light 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Soft Light 24%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Screen 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Screen 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Screen 100%
Duplicate this Layer, Set to Soft Light 48%
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels; settings: 0, 1,23, 255

merge all layers and you're done!
For comparison, below is the icon from the original post along with the result from this tutorial.
original: recreation:

Ps: I believe in the original icon I used a Color Balance Layer somewhere. At least it looks like that to me, but these Kristen icons were created at the end of May, and I didn't keep PSDs, so I can't be sure. Sorry. I hope you will still find those tutorials useful.

Let me know if you have questions! And I'd love to see any results if you try these tutorials. :)