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

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
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Submitted on Jul 10, 2008
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Approved on Jul 10, 2008

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