10 January 2007 @ 03:33 pm
006. hold on, hold on  
Soooooo, this is my first tutorial.  We'll see how it works out :P


Firstly, this tutorial is based on another tutorial that I used.  Unfortunately, I didn't meme it, so I can't show you the original.  It has been tweaked though, to fit what I want.

I'm going to go in the order of the layers, but the order of the layers isn't necessarily the order that they were done.  It all comes down to what you want.

Start with this cap from vm-caps.com.

Duplicate the layer.
Set it to Screen at 20%.

Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Curves.
Input: 49
Output: 70

Duplicate this layer.

Layer >> New >> Layer [Ctrl+Shift+N].
Fill with #EAB75F.
Set to Multiply at 16%.
If the picture looks too dark in the end, deleting this layer is the first step to lightening the picture without losing the coloring.

Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Selective Color.
Reds
C: -100
M: +36
Y: +40
B: 0
Yellows
C: -20
M: -34
Y: -70
B: 0
Neutrals
C: +20
M: +4
Y: +8
B: -22

Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Color Balance.
Shadows
-13, 0, 16
Midtones
-28, -16, -15
Highlights
0, 0, 0

Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Selective Color.
Reds
C: -100
M: +49
Y: +48
B: 0
Neutrals
C: +63
M: -27
Y: -22
B: 0

Merge all layers [Ctrl+Shift+E].
Select all. [Ctrl+A]
Copy. [Ctrl+C]

File >> New.
Dimensions: 100 pixels x 100 pixels
Paste [Ctrl+V]

I've noticed people that don't do this correctly, so I wanted to be very clear with this step...
Move Tool to resize.
Click on the box, but don't resize just yet.
Go to your toolbar and click on the little chain to lock the dimensions.
Like this.
Resize at your discretion.

I tried to be as clear as possible to make this usable for users that don't know PS7 from the back of their hand, but please ask questions if you have them and comments are always love :)

This entire batch of icons was also made with this tutorial.
 
 
mood: sleepy
 
 
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Every dream has her Secret: Christina Aguilera // Princess[info]dreams_secrets on January 10th, 2007 09:41 pm (UTC)
Pretty!
Gonna try this tommorow =]
Added to mems
arbuus: dlm: angry mason[info]arbuus on January 10th, 2007 09:45 pm (UTC)
great tutorial!
just one question though- what are the curves layers for? i think there's something wrong there, because those.. well.. 'don't work'..
because without them i got the result i was meant to get..
Trampy McBitch: VM || Team Logan[info]famouslyso on January 10th, 2007 10:26 pm (UTC)
It lightens the picture. The results [that I get] are significantally darker without them.
arbuus: dlm: angry mason[info]arbuus on January 10th, 2007 10:46 pm (UTC)
well for me it does the exact opposite. it makes it all weird and dark. as if there was a 'darken' layer of grey on it or something
Trampy McBitch: GA || Mer happy[info]famouslyso on January 10th, 2007 10:59 pm (UTC)
That's strange. I just tried it again to make sure and it still works for me. This is what my screen looks like when I set them.
arbuus: lotr: merry & pip[info]arbuus on January 13th, 2007 09:40 pm (UTC)
oh, i think i know what the problem was.
i typed in the numbers instead of just draging the point.
ok then. sorry for bothering you =)
Charlotte[info]vogueville on January 10th, 2007 09:48 pm (UTC)
lovely.
mems.
Ashley[info]i_______loveyou on January 10th, 2007 10:02 pm (UTC)
lovely coloring! adding to mem.
Allie: A pony! VM[info]peaceolgy on January 10th, 2007 10:52 pm (UTC)
Love LOVE it!!!!
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Tanya: s/s[info]polar_ice_cubes on January 10th, 2007 11:32 pm (UTC)
Great tutorial! mem'ing.
Gen: Paire XD[info]xg3n on January 11th, 2007 12:23 am (UTC)
Mem'd!
it feels good, though. it feels like MONEY: [SQ] audrey again lol :D[info]gaymenz on January 11th, 2007 03:10 am (UTC)
ily :DD +mems.
PerfeclyFlawed[info]perfeclyflawed on January 11th, 2007 02:42 pm (UTC)
It looks great Lauren I added it to mems for later! :)
f i v e s i x t e e n .: jun // sexed up[info]murasaki_five on January 12th, 2007 03:39 am (UTC)
I love this tut. Simple with great effects. Mem-ing! ♥
Dude, I full-on Swazyed that mother![info]heartarmor on February 21st, 2007 03:50 am (UTC)
I mem'd this. I'm obviously not meant to do selective coloring because Photoshop totally froze when I got to that step. I'll try again tomorrow, though. Thanks!
Lily[info]threeeyespei on April 27th, 2007 09:34 am (UTC)
thank you very much!!
really pretty result^__^
Martina: The Beatles[info]norrskens on May 25th, 2007 07:57 pm (UTC)
love the results. Adding to memory
Laura: Elphaba[info]elbereth_light on August 23rd, 2007 10:00 pm (UTC)
That's lovely! Saving this, thank you!