Tutorial #16

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To this: 

Made in PS7
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Best for icons with blues
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1. Since my image was pretty dark, I decided to duplicate my base and set it to screen 64%
*This step is optional*

2. New fill layer, fill with F1CECC set to multiply 100%

3. Color Balance:
Midtones: -33,-12,-13
Shadows: -13,20,14
Highlights: 10,0,6

4. New fill layer: fill with 2A0A08 set to Exclusion 100%

5. Hue And saturation:
Master Sat: 17

6. Duplicate your base, set to softlight 56%

7. Brightness/Contrast:
Brightness: 24
Contrast: 9

8. New fill layer: fill with 1F5A96 set to softlight 52%

9. New fill layer: fill with 130603 set to Exclusion 100%

10. Hue and Saturation:
Master Sat: 25

11. Channel Mixer:
Red: 78,20,-10
Green: 0,96,-10
Blue: -2,-4,88

12. New fill layer: fill with 848E99 set to Pin Light 100%

13. Color Balance:
Midtones: 16,15,35
Shadows: 4,3,-14
Highlights: -12,-1,27

And you're done!
I'd LOVE to see your results!
PSD

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