09 November 2007 @ 02:18 pm
Stock Icon Tutorial  
From this  to
..Using PS CS2

DO NOT USE MY BASE TO CREATE YOUR OWN ICON WITH THE SAME EFFECT!

Other icons with the same coloring effect:



Step 1
Duplicate your base (Layer > Duplicate Layer...) and set to screen 50 %.

Step 2
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...

REDS:
C: -100
M: +100
Y: +100
B: +100

YELLOWS:
C: -96
M: +56
Y: +44
B: +44

GREENS:
C: +100
M: -100
Y: +100
B: +100

CYANS:
C: +100
M: +100
Y: +37
B: +39

BLUES:
C: 0
M: 0
Y: 0
B: +92

WHITES:
C: 0
M: 0
Y: 0
B: +32

NEUTRALS:
C: +12
M: +15
Y: +6
B: 0

result:


Step 3
Make your base however you like it. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation...
Saturation: 12

Step 4
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance...
MIDTONES: -35 +18 -13

result:


Step 5
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color...

REDS:
C: -47
M: +100
Y: +100
B: +100

BLACKS:
C: +14
M: +7
Y: 0
B: +3

result:


Step 6
Add this texture (by [info]xswaniconsx) and set to multiply 100 %. Delete the black in the lower left corner with the eraser.

result:


Step 7
Add this texture (by me) and set to multiply 100 %.

Step 8

Add this texture (by ?) and set to screen 100 %.

Step 9
Now you just have to add some text.

Final result:
 
 
( 23 — Post a new comment )
toxicproof[info]toxicproof on November 9th, 2007 03:54 pm (UTC)
I love this coloring! Will try out soon :)
Helene: Anna Paquin[info]anothersilence on November 9th, 2007 05:07 pm (UTC)
Great :) Thanks for the comment!
Julie: JB || Animal[info]aeris_x on November 9th, 2007 04:45 pm (UTC)
Love it
Memmed
Helene: Anna Paquin[info]anothersilence on November 9th, 2007 05:07 pm (UTC)
Great :) Thanks for the comment!
Kate: parkman[info]future_secret on November 9th, 2007 05:07 pm (UTC)
the tutorial i've been waiting for :) i like this kinda coloring of stock icons, thanks for sharing it helene :)
Helene: Anna Paquin[info]anothersilence on November 9th, 2007 05:17 pm (UTC)
You are so very very welcome xD
muloove[info]muloove on November 9th, 2007 09:47 pm (UTC)
i like this! thanks! added to mems =]
Kori[info]sweetrapture82 on November 9th, 2007 11:34 pm (UTC)
gorgeous coloring.

Will have to try this out sometime, with a few adjustments.
lavender blue dilly dilly: reid trying to explain[info]dillspond on November 10th, 2007 02:22 am (UTC)
my gosh I love this effect!
+memmed
Laura[info]__misaki on November 10th, 2007 05:13 pm (UTC)
nice tut!
Liz[info]casettes on November 10th, 2007 06:43 pm (UTC)
This is lovely!

*memmed*
1-800-Dial-A-Wilson[info]filthy_diamonds on November 10th, 2007 09:10 pm (UTC)
ooo i love it.
memmed
Alicia: Amanda // Ugly Betty[info]goodnightsong on November 11th, 2007 12:45 am (UTC)
Gorgeous coloring. Memmed :)
Jess: torchwood - gwen - holds head[info]barstr7 on November 11th, 2007 03:53 am (UTC)
Very pretty overall effect. What font and size setting did you use here?
shalowater: *believe*[info]shalowater on August 14th, 2008 02:51 am (UTC)
hi! love this tut. can i ask how you did the text thou. the box and what font/colors? i have tried but it never looks as good as this. thanks!!
Helene: Juno and Bleeker [kiss][info]anothersilence on August 25th, 2008 01:04 pm (UTC)
Thank you for the comment :)
Hmmmm.. Okay, I have the file somewhere on my computer.. lol.. I just don't know where!!
But I'll look for it, and when I find it, I'll write down how I did it ;)
Helene: Juno and Bleeker [kiss][info]anothersilence on August 25th, 2008 04:54 pm (UTC)
Okay, I found it :)
The things I did with the text:

Font: Tahoma
Size: 5,5 pt
Tracking: 180
Color: #7c7c7c
(it's written in uppercase characters)

Then I added a square that fits to the text..

The two layers is between step 6 and 7 in the tutorial.

I hope that helped you out ;)
shalowater: *cillian lips thinker*[info]shalowater on August 25th, 2008 10:06 pm (UTC)
thank u!
Helene: Juno - Vanessa and Mark[info]anothersilence on August 26th, 2008 01:22 pm (UTC)
You're welcome ;)
danielle.[info]99clouds on December 12th, 2008 08:59 pm (UTC)
i'm just wondering where you got that notebook texture in the third example? thanks!!

btw, great tut! <3
Helene: House [green][info]anothersilence on January 7th, 2009 06:48 pm (UTC)
I think I got that one from [info]xswaniconsx but I'm not sure. If it isn't the case, at least there are one other notebook texture that are VERY similar ;)

And thank you ;)

Sorry for replying nearly a month late ;)
Marianna[info]xxsmoothopexx on January 18th, 2009 08:38 am (UTC)
Thank you, this is great! :)
Helene: Juno [sunglasses][info]anothersilence on January 19th, 2009 12:10 pm (UTC)
You're welcome ;) I'm glad you like it!