aurora_amethyst: Lucy Pevensie when she first enters Narnia and notices the snow. (Default)
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Tutorial #81

Made in Photoshop CS5
Semi-translatable

Going from this: to this:


Requested by [livejournal.com profile] aravisautarkeia

Start out with your base. Resize, crop, etc.



Add a levels layer, and click auto levels. This brightens the image a little bit.



Add a curves layer, and input these settings: RGB: output: 141, input: 105; red: output: 138, input: 114; green: output: 133, input: 110; blue: output: 138, input: 120. This layer brightens the coloring in the image.



Add a vibrance layer, and input these settings: vibrance: 100, saturation: 50. This layer gives the strong bright coloring. It's a little overpowering, so we will tone it down with the next steps.



Add this texture by ?. Set it to screen 60% opacity. This layer gives the icon a shiny quality, one of my favorite things!



Add this texture by [livejournal.com profile] rustyhalox (which I already gaussian blurred at a radius of 12), and set it to soft light 40% opacity. This layer warms up the icon's coloring just a little.



Add a brightness-contrast layer, and input these settings: brightness: -20, contrast: 20. This gives the icon a little more definition.



Merge your layers together, and sharpen. Voila!



psd.

If you have questions, feel free to ask.

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