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I have recently fallen in love with Sweeney Todd, so I decided to make a coloring tutorial to go along with my new found obsession.
So start with a cool picture.

Then crop it to whatever image you want and resize it to 100x100.

Create a new layer. Fill it with 3d2424. Set that layer to Exclusion at 10%.

Create a new layer. Fill it with fd00bf. Set that layer to Exclusion at 10% as well.

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Neutrals
Cyan -21
Magenta +8
Yellow +7
Black -8

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Whites
Cyan +11
Magenta -29
Yellow +12
Black -14
Blacks
Cyan +26
Magenta -12
Yellow +16
Black +1

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Neutrals
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow -9
Black 0
Blacks
Cyan -19
Magenta +9
Yellow 0
Black 0

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Brightness/Contrast.
Enter the following information:
Brightness 0
Contrast +9

(If you amp up the Brightness/Contrast as such:
Brightness +14
Contrast +21
Then you will get a much brighter icon.
)
Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Hue/Saturation.
Enter the following information:
Master
Hue 0
Saturation +10
Lightness +5

Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color
Enter the following information:
Reds
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow +14
Black 0
Neutrals
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow -2
Black -4

(This is the finished product with the higher Brightness/Contrast.
)
Ta da!
Other Examples:
With less Brightness/Contrast


With more Brightness/Contrast

So start with a cool picture.

Then crop it to whatever image you want and resize it to 100x100.

Create a new layer. Fill it with 3d2424. Set that layer to Exclusion at 10%.

Create a new layer. Fill it with fd00bf. Set that layer to Exclusion at 10% as well.

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Neutrals
Cyan -21
Magenta +8
Yellow +7
Black -8

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Whites
Cyan +11
Magenta -29
Yellow +12
Black -14
Blacks
Cyan +26
Magenta -12
Yellow +16
Black +1

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color.
Enter the following information:
Neutrals
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow -9
Black 0
Blacks
Cyan -19
Magenta +9
Yellow 0
Black 0

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Brightness/Contrast.
Enter the following information:
Brightness 0
Contrast +9

(If you amp up the Brightness/Contrast as such:
Brightness +14
Contrast +21
Then you will get a much brighter icon.

Select Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Hue/Saturation.
Enter the following information:
Master
Hue 0
Saturation +10
Lightness +5

Layer- New Adjustment Layer- Selective Color
Enter the following information:
Reds
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow +14
Black 0
Neutrals
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow -2
Black -4

(This is the finished product with the higher Brightness/Contrast.

Ta da!
Other Examples:
With less Brightness/Contrast


With more Brightness/Contrast


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Tutorial Details
Author |
xchangminniex
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Submitted on | Jul 5, 2012 |
Page views | 9,035 |
Favorites | 4 |
Comments | 1 |
Reviewer |
manny-the-dino
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Approved on | Jul 11, 2012 |