Listens: "Let the Flames begin (live)" - Paramore

My first icon tutorial, yay!

Going from to

* made in Photoshop 7
* PSD included

Okay, so this is my first icon tutorial here. It will feature the lovely Rachel Bilson!

  1. Prep your image. Depending on your base you might want to sharpen, crop (...) it.

  2. Now duplicate your layer and set it to screen. The opacity is up to you, again depending on what your base looks like. I set it to 37%.

  3. Now add a Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Selective Color

    Reds: +19, -33, -100, +65

    Cyans: +40, -22, 0, 0

    Neutrals: +13, 0, -10, 0

  4. Add a Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color

    Use #F288F1 and set it to Color Burn, opacity 10%

  5. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Channel Mixer

    Red: +100, +10, 0, 0

    Green: 0, +100, 0, 0

    Blue: 0, 0, +90, 0

  6. Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color

    Use #85F1A9 and set it to Exclusion, opacity 10%

  7. Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Color Balance

    Midtones: +20, -10, -15

    Shadows: -33, -7, 0

    Highlights: +31, +42, +42

  8. Add another Color Fill Layer with #FDFCB3

    Set it to Soft Light at 25%

  9. Now go back to your base, duplicate it and drag it to the top of your layers.

    Set it to screen and chose the opacity you like. I set it to 15%.


Comments are very welcome & appreciated. Thanks! (:

The psd can be downloaded here:
http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=U7EM78XN




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