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Start off with our base, with credit to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) clamp_visual. This one is already quite sharpened so I just leave it as is. |
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The next few steps (including this one) follow the Aged Plum tutorial. Add a new layer and fill it with #6FBE57 and set it to Color Burn, 66%. |
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Create a new layer and fill with #03073B and set to Exclusion, 100%. The white patch at the top is really prominent now, but I'll cover that up later. |
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Fill another new layer with #A09E72, and set to Darken, 44%. |
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Add a new layer and fill with #FFA9A9, set to Soft Light, 100%. |
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Fill another new layer with #EE9BA9, and set to Soft Light, 100%. |
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| Duplicate your base, bring to the top and set to Soft Light, 100%. I Blur my this layer a bit because at the end, the lineart for Kakyou came out rather strong. |
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I add a New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance and a New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color. Now it's starting to look better. |
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This is where I cover up that obtrusive splotch of random white at the top. I grab a texture by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) 77words. I desaturate the texture because I'm not going for a particularly strong colour scheme (I decided to make the icon predominantly white as was the theme for clamp_visual), then I set to the layer mode to Multiply, 100%. Now, you can either take the eraser tool and erase what covers Kakyou or add a New Adjustment Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All, then take a black brush and go over the texture that covers Kakyou, which will essentially erase that part the texture. On your layer palette, the layer mask must be selected; it should look like this. |
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Duplicate the texture twice. Set the first layer (bottom one) to Color Burn and lower the opacity to around 40-60%. Now set the second layer (top one) to Overlay, 100%. I know the effect looks rather strong right now. |
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Now it's time to add colour to the icon. I grab two rather dull colour textures (remember I'm going a somewhat white colour scheme, although the icon turned out a little beigey) by 77words. |
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Next, duplicate your base twice and bring both layers to the top. Set both to Soft Light. The first layer, leave at 100% and the second, I lower to around 40% so the icon isn't too bright. Now I add a Gaussian Blur or around 2 to the second layer (lower opacity one) and then I go Image > Adjustments > Hue and Saturation and I lower the Lightness bar. |
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I add another Selective Color Layer to bring out the white a bit more and give the icon a but more contrast. |
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Lastly, add any finishing touches like text or whatever and you're done! |
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As always, tutorials require experimentation as results will vary depending on your image and the settings you use. Feel free to ask any questions, give feedback or show me your results. :3
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