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All of these icons were made in the GIMP, but they are translatable to most programs.
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Obviously, you first need to get your base. Mine is made by
the_vixxmeister. Depending on your image lighting, duplicate your base and set it to Soft Light 100%. Flatten your image for the GIMP users; it's not necessary for most other programs.
Make a Color Balance layer with these settings.
Midtones: -70, -20, +50
Make a Levels layer with these settings.
Reds, Output Levels: 0, 244
Make a new layer with #003b53 and set it to Soft Light 40%.
Make a new layer with #380707 and set it to Overlay 50%.
Flatten your image.
Duplicate your flattened image and set it to Screen 100%. Now your image should be very bright. Flatten your image again.
Make a Hue/Saturation layer and put the Saturation up to +80, depending on your image. Flatten your image again, if needed.
Duplicate your flattened image. Desaturate it and set it to Soft Light 100%. You're done! I hope you like it.
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Start off with your base. Mine was made byreibnitz. My lighting is a bit light, so I duplicated my base twice and set them both to Screen at 100%. Flatten your image.
Make a Color Balance layer with these settings.
Midtones: +60, +30, +20
Make a new layer and fill it with #b89090. Set it to Overlay 100%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #450455. Set it to Overlay 40%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #e9adf8. Set it to Burn 40%.
Flatten your image.
Make a new layer and fill it with #b89090. Set it to Overlay 100%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #450455. Set it to Overlay 40%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #e9adf8. Set it to Burn 40%.
Flatten your image.
Make a Hue/Saturation layer and set the Saturation level to +25, depending on your image. And you're done! Hope you like your product.
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Get your base. Mine is from
waybacktosea. Depending on your image, duplicate your base and set it to Overlay 100%. Flatten your image.
Make a Channel Mixer layer with these settings.
Red: +110, +20, -20
Green: -20, +105, -10
Blue: +20, +20, +120
You're done! :)
I hope you like your results. I'd love to see them, so please comment and show me. :) Please leave your comments here, but this entry is only public for a limited time, so please friend me. ;DD
Obviously, you first need to get your base. Mine is made by
the_vixxmeister. Depending on your image lighting, duplicate your base and set it to Soft Light 100%. Flatten your image for the GIMP users; it's not necessary for most other programs.Make a Color Balance layer with these settings.
Midtones: -70, -20, +50
Make a Levels layer with these settings.
Reds, Output Levels: 0, 244
Make a new layer with #003b53 and set it to Soft Light 40%.
Make a new layer with #380707 and set it to Overlay 50%.
Flatten your image.
Duplicate your flattened image and set it to Screen 100%. Now your image should be very bright. Flatten your image again.
Make a Hue/Saturation layer and put the Saturation up to +80, depending on your image. Flatten your image again, if needed.
Duplicate your flattened image. Desaturate it and set it to Soft Light 100%. You're done! I hope you like it.
Start off with your base. Mine was made by
reibnitz. My lighting is a bit light, so I duplicated my base twice and set them both to Screen at 100%. Flatten your image.Make a Color Balance layer with these settings.
Midtones: +60, +30, +20
Make a new layer and fill it with #b89090. Set it to Overlay 100%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #450455. Set it to Overlay 40%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #e9adf8. Set it to Burn 40%.
Flatten your image.
Make a new layer and fill it with #b89090. Set it to Overlay 100%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #450455. Set it to Overlay 40%.
Make a new layer and fill it with #e9adf8. Set it to Burn 40%.
Flatten your image.
Make a Hue/Saturation layer and set the Saturation level to +25, depending on your image. And you're done! Hope you like your product.
Get your base. Mine is from
waybacktosea. Depending on your image, duplicate your base and set it to Overlay 100%. Flatten your image.Make a Channel Mixer layer with these settings.
Red: +110, +20, -20
Green: -20, +105, -10
Blue: +20, +20, +120
You're done! :)
I hope you like your results. I'd love to see them, so please comment and show me. :) Please leave your comments here, but this entry is only public for a limited time, so please friend me. ;DD