Tutorial #01

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I'm back! After one week without a computer. The only thing I can say is that I did a lot of work for school and a lot of housework :D



This is my first tutorial ever (requested by miss_noodles ).

Going from to

Made with Photoshop, includes Selective Coloring.

Step 1
Take your picture crop/resize etc. I choose this cap (by oxoniensis ).




Step 2
Add a color fill layer (#C9E6FF) and set it to Soft Light at 20% opacity.

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Step 3
Add a color fill layer (#FFC9F8) and set it to Soft Light at 50% opacity.

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Step 4
Add a Hue/Saturation layer with the following settings:
Hue: 0
Saturation: +40




Step 5
Add a Selective Coloring layer with the following settings:
Reds: -28 / +6 / +34 / +14
Yellows: +5 / +5 / -16 / +8
Whites: -21 / -14 / -4 / +17
Neutrals: -5 / +1 / +3 / -2




Step 6
Duplicate your base, bring it on top, desaturate it and set it to Soft Light at 100% opacity.




Step 7
Select everything, press Ctrl+Shift+C and paste it on top of the other layers. Now set this layer to Screen at 100% opacity and erase everything except the face.




Step 8
Again, select everything, press Ctrl+Shift+C and paste it on top of the other layers (I prefer to have the base and everything else under the layer in case I need it again :D).
Use the Smudge Tool with a soft round brush (diameter: around 20px) around the subject of your icon.




Step 9
Duplicate the layer from Step 8, set it to Screen at 30% opacity and erase everything except the face again.




Step 10
Take this texture (by bambinainnero  ) and rotate it. Now set it to Overlay at 70% opacity and erase the part above your subject.

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Step 11
Take the texture from the previous step and set it to Lighten at 70% opacity. Erase everything except the little part at the bottom.

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Step 12
Take this texture (by _iconographer  ) and set it to Multiply at 70% opacity. Erase the part that covers your subject and your done!

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I hope I explained everything right, because my version is in German :D
Feel free to ask questions and I'd love to see your results!

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Comments

[little-sneaker.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful, plus it's Dean. ;)
Memming and trying out later.

[violateraindrop]

Thank you :)

[fefe88.livejournal.com]

very nice tut :3

[violateraindrop]

Thanks ;)

[ckll.livejournal.com]

All the help that you provide is much appreciated :D

[violateraindrop]

Oh, thank you very much :D

[miss-noodles.livejournal.com]

oh my god, you rule. thanks so much for getting this up (& reminding me. I completely forgot, exactly like you thought, lol). Memming, naturally.

[violateraindrop]

No problem :D
And thank you very much ;)