coloring tutorials =D (PSP Friendly)
Made in PS7 but translatable.
1. we'll be making
this
or this 
from this: http://pictures.vanessa-anne.org/display
(one for PSP and one for PS)
2. screencap tutorial!
from this: http://www.aly-and-aj.com/pictures/displ
1. we'll be making
this
or this from this: http://pictures.vanessa-anne.org/display
(one for PSP and one for PS)
2. screencap tutorial!
Tutorial 1:
Note: one thing I like about this tutorial is that you can play with different image layers to get different results depending on your picture. I'll go into this later.
1. I like to crop my base last so I can get more than 1 icon out of a picture so screen your image if necessary.
2. Fill layer of a light blue (C8ECFB) set to soft light 100%
3. Another C8ECFB at color burn 100%
4. Fill layer of light pink (FEDCFC) at soft light 50% (use more if your picture is very blue)
5. Another FEDCFC at color burn 50% (also use more if picture is very blue, or less if very red/warm)
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NOW HERE IS THE STEP FOR PS USERS.
6. Selective Coloring
R: -100, 0,, 100, 0
Y: 100, 0,, -100, 0
N: 30, 20, -10, 15
PSP USERS/PS USERS ADDITIONAL STEP
(PSP users also have an additional step at the very end to create the contrasty look):
6. Hue/Saturation layer
Master: 0, +20, 0
7. Color Balance
M: -14, -10, -10
S: -10, -5, -5
H: -10, 0, 5
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8. Hue/Saturation
Master: 0, +15, 0
9. Channel Mixer
Red 105, 5, -10, 0
Green 0, 95, 0, 0
Blue -5, 0, 105, 0
10. Fill layer of light grey (EDEDF2) set at Multiply 100%
11. Hue/Saturation
Master: 0, +15, 0
FOR PSP USERS:
12. Duplicate base image, desaturate, and drag to the top, setting it to Burn between 20 and 30%.
13. Crop, sharpen, add text/textures/brushes etc.
PS final image: http://i27.tinypic.com/1zdp029.jpg
PS w/ Color Balance layer final image: http://i25.tinypic.com/4ttyrm.jpg
PSP final image: http://i29.tinypic.com/2r55n9t.jpg
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THESE ARE ALL OPTIONAL STEPS TO GET DIFFERENT LOOKS.
-For a sharper, less vibrant look, duplicatte your base and set to "soft light" after desaturating it, putting it above the base layer. It will give you something like this:
http://i26.tinypic.com/289ii5g.jpg
-If your picture is already very saturated, play with the hue/sat settings, maybe reducing saturation so your picture isn't orange.
Other examples using this technique:
Tutorial 2:
This is seriously the easiest tutorial in the world but works great on screen caps!
1. Screen your image 1-2 times depending on how dark the cap is.
2. Fill layers:
F58FF9 at soft light 100%
EBFD97 at soft light 100%
AED8FB at color burn 100%
3. Hue/Saturation layer
0, 40, 0
OPTIONAL: for the pink/black keely icons, I copy-merged and pasted the final image, cropped the icons, and then added a "variance" layer with one click on cyan.
Other examples:
Note: one thing I like about this tutorial is that you can play with different image layers to get different results depending on your picture. I'll go into this later.
1. I like to crop my base last so I can get more than 1 icon out of a picture so screen your image if necessary.
2. Fill layer of a light blue (C8ECFB) set to soft light 100%
3. Another C8ECFB at color burn 100%
4. Fill layer of light pink (FEDCFC) at soft light 50% (use more if your picture is very blue)
5. Another FEDCFC at color burn 50% (also use more if picture is very blue, or less if very red/warm)
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NOW HERE IS THE STEP FOR PS USERS.
6. Selective Coloring
R: -100, 0,, 100, 0
Y: 100, 0,, -100, 0
N: 30, 20, -10, 15
PSP USERS/PS USERS ADDITIONAL STEP
(PSP users also have an additional step at the very end to create the contrasty look):
6. Hue/Saturation layer
Master: 0, +20, 0
7. Color Balance
M: -14, -10, -10
S: -10, -5, -5
H: -10, 0, 5
----------------------------------------
8. Hue/Saturation
Master: 0, +15, 0
9. Channel Mixer
Red 105, 5, -10, 0
Green 0, 95, 0, 0
Blue -5, 0, 105, 0
10. Fill layer of light grey (EDEDF2) set at Multiply 100%
11. Hue/Saturation
Master: 0, +15, 0
FOR PSP USERS:
12. Duplicate base image, desaturate, and drag to the top, setting it to Burn between 20 and 30%.
13. Crop, sharpen, add text/textures/brushes etc.
PS final image: http://i27.tinypic.com/1zdp029.jpg
PS w/ Color Balance layer final image: http://i25.tinypic.com/4ttyrm.jpg
PSP final image: http://i29.tinypic.com/2r55n9t.jpg
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THESE ARE ALL OPTIONAL STEPS TO GET DIFFERENT LOOKS.
-For a sharper, less vibrant look, duplicatte your base and set to "soft light" after desaturating it, putting it above the base layer. It will give you something like this:
http://i26.tinypic.com/289ii5g.jpg
-If your picture is already very saturated, play with the hue/sat settings, maybe reducing saturation so your picture isn't orange.
Other examples using this technique:
Tutorial 2:
This is seriously the easiest tutorial in the world but works great on screen caps!
1. Screen your image 1-2 times depending on how dark the cap is.
2. Fill layers:
F58FF9 at soft light 100%
EBFD97 at soft light 100%
AED8FB at color burn 100%
3. Hue/Saturation layer
0, 40, 0
OPTIONAL: for the pink/black keely icons, I copy-merged and pasted the final image, cropped the icons, and then added a "variance" layer with one click on cyan.
Other examples: