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[dixon.livejournal.com]

from to
requested by vapor in my thread at ask the maker 5.0
remember that you can still submit your request!

So sorry for the delay, I was working and I haven't time enough!

I started working from this cap.
Crop it and we can start to work with it!

Step 01;
Start duplicating the base and sharpen it as you like. When it comes to sharpen, I'm pretty lazy so I just use the sharpen filtrer, lower the opacity and erase the parts that are too sharpen, but it this cap, I just didn't lower the opacity since I really liked the result.
Then I erased the black parts in the left of the icon with the smudge tool.
We can start now! Create a new curves layer with these settings:
>> >> >>
(click to full size)

Step 02;
Make a new color fill layer with this color (#eab687), set it to hue, 34% opacity.
Make a new color balance layer with these settings:
Midtones-
-27, -24, -17


Step 03;
Light textures! Both set to soft light.
>> >>

Rotate the texture to the right side, set it to screen and duplicate it and lower the opacity of the second until you're satisfied.
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Rotate the next texture, set it to screen (68% opacity) and make a new hue/saturation layer >> hue: +16. Pin it to the texture.
>> >>

Step 04;
Make a new gradient map layer with the default black and white, set it to soft light and lower the opacity to 29%
Set to screen the next texture and we're done!
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I hope everything's okay, but if you have any doubt just ask! :)

Rules
»Comments are really apreciated.
»Please, don't just copy/paste, be creative!

Comments

[lady-kingsley.livejournal.com]

Easy and cute tut!
Thanks for sharing :)

[setentpet.livejournal.com]

great tutorial. thanks so much.

[the-silverdoe.livejournal.com]

I love that this doesn't have a billion steps and the result is still fantastic :) The lighting on the icon is great!

[latemorningicon.livejournal.com]

totally confused as to how to 'pin' another layer onto a texture. kind of blew my mind, sweetie. LOL!

[iconsoleander.livejournal.com]

me too. I just selected them both and clicked on "link layers" instead, cuz even with Google I couldn't figure it out. :/

[dixon.livejournal.com]

Omg I'm so sorry for the late reply!!
It's very simple, maybe 'pin' it's not the word, sorry!
You just need to press Alt on your keyboard and click the line between the layers.
I hope this helps! Anyway, here is the psd (https://app.box.com/s/h3t6j1mrnpugwuwad28s) in case I'm not explaining properly ;)

[iconsoleander.livejournal.com]

that's awesome! thank you so much for the info!!
:D