Tutorial
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We're going to be turning this:

Into This:

Step One: Grab your base, I'm using cute Sungmin from Super Junior. X3

Step Two: Duplicate your base & set it to Overlay.

Step Three: Go to >Image, Adjustments, Curves(Ctrl+M). Set the Output at 142 & the Input at 101.

Step Four: Flatten your image & go to >Image, Adjustments, Color Balance. Enter the following:
Shadows
Cyan: +60
Magenta: +31
Yellow: +54
Midtones
Cyan: +43
Magenta: +33
Yellow: +41
Highlights
Cyan: +11
Magenta: +7
Yellow: -3

Step Five: Make a new layer(Shift+Ctrl+N). Grab your Fill Tool(Or just press G) & fill it with e77b8b. Set it to Pin Light, & the Opacity 18%.

Step Six: Add this texture
& set it to Soft Light, Opacity 66%.

Now add some text & brushes & you have a cute pink tinted icon! X333

Into This:

Step One: Grab your base, I'm using cute Sungmin from Super Junior. X3

Step Two: Duplicate your base & set it to Overlay.

Step Three: Go to >Image, Adjustments, Curves(Ctrl+M). Set the Output at 142 & the Input at 101.

Step Four: Flatten your image & go to >Image, Adjustments, Color Balance. Enter the following:
Shadows
Cyan: +60
Magenta: +31
Yellow: +54
Midtones
Cyan: +43
Magenta: +33
Yellow: +41
Highlights
Cyan: +11
Magenta: +7
Yellow: -3

Step Five: Make a new layer(Shift+Ctrl+N). Grab your Fill Tool(Or just press G) & fill it with e77b8b. Set it to Pin Light, & the Opacity 18%.

Step Six: Add this texture


Now add some text & brushes & you have a cute pink tinted icon! X333

Tutorial Comments
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Awesome tutorial, I going to use this on my shindong icon I'm creating ^_^
By Changminniegf on Oct 25, 2008 11:41 am
OMG, i need to try this on perez hilton. :)
haha nice tutorial though.
By creole on Aug 17, 2008 6:17 pm
sungmin is so cute.
By twodreamlovers on Jul 26, 2008 10:47 am
you cope the texture and paste it onto your icon =]
nice tut btw xD
By Mizuro on Jul 23, 2008 6:26 pm
i'm too much of a noob i'm sorry, totally new to photoshop. how do u add the texture?
By francie4life on Jul 17, 2008 3:18 am
i dont get it, can someone please help me?!?!?!
By coolacm11 on Jul 13, 2008 11:37 pm
i love this
cute cute cute
By brunette925 on Jul 12, 2008 3:57 pm
nice tutorial. :]
SUNGMINNNN.
By KELLYYY on Jul 12, 2008 4:56 am
not my style but great tutorial!
:D
By chod3994 on Jul 11, 2008 12:04 am
he's hott and this tut. is awesome :)
By munkyfacgrl on Jul 10, 2008 6:12 pm
Tutorial Details
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Submitted on | Jul 10, 2008 |
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Approved on | Jul 10, 2008 |