Using PS CS, we'll be making
. This tutorial is translatable only to other PS programs.The icons this tutorial covers are:
is A,
is B.01 Start with your base: A B
02 Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set the layer to screen 30%.
03 Duplicate your base and bring it to the top. Set the layer to softlight 75%.
B did not use this step.
04 Make a new layer and fill it with #0A0C1F. Set it to exclusion 100%.
05 Make a new layer and fill it with #C4EBF1. Set it to burn 100%.
06 Make a new layer and fill it with #F1A4A4. Set it to softlight 100%.
07 Make a new Selective Color adjustment layer, and input these values:
Reds: -100 0 0 30
Yellows: -100 0 0 10
Cyans: 100 0 -100 100
Magentas: -100 100 100 0
Whites: 30 -15 -45 100
Neutrals: 50 0 0 -25
08 Make a new Hue/Saturation/Lightness adjustment layer, and set master saturation to 10.
09 Make a new Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer, and set brightness to -10 and contrast to 15.
10 Make a new Selective Color adjustment layer, and input these values:
Reds: -100 0 0 5
Neutrals: 50 0 0 10
11 Make a new Hue/Saturation/Lightness adjustment layer, and set master saturation to 15.
A did not use this step.
12 I went to PSP XI for the following steps, only because it's easier for me. You can achieve a similar effect in PS.
The following is for A only.
13 I used the Pen Tool and, after picking a color, drew a squiggly line. I duplicated it and changed the color, then moved it to make a sort of shadow. I did this again for the three-color effect.
14 Paste this texture (by
15 Paste this texture (by
The following is for B only.
13 I used the Rectangle tool and, after picking a color, made a box. I rotated it at the angle I wanted. I duplicated it and changed the color, then moving it the edge for the two-color effect.
14 I used Preset Shape and Symmetric Shape tools to make the speech bubble and star, and repeated step 13 to get the shadow effect.
15 Paste this texture (by
16 Make a new Hue/Saturation/Lightness adjustment layer, and set master saturation to 10.
I'd love to see what you guys come up with, so please post your results! Hope this tutorial helped :)
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February 24 2008, 20:20:10 UTC 4 years ago
And again, memming liekwhoa :3
February 24 2008, 22:51:33 UTC 4 years ago
May 4 2008, 14:17:58 UTC 4 years ago
This is mine :D
May 17 2008, 21:16:26 UTC 4 years ago
Thanks!Very useful <33.