1.) FIRST OFF YOU START WITH THE IMAGE YOU WANT TO USE. THIS IS WHAT MINE CAME OUT TO BE WHEN I CROPPED IT AND MADE IT 100X100PX
2.) NOW I USUALLY GO TO IMAGE-MODE-GRAYSCALE AND I REPEAT THIS BUT INSTEAD OF GRAYSCALE I GO TO RGB MODE SO THAT I CAN ADD COLOR TO THE ICON LATER
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS:
3.) NOW GO TO LAYER-DUPLICATE LAYER DO THIS TWICE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR LAYERS SCREEN UP.
4.) THIS PART AS WELL AS PART 5 I LEARNED FROM THIA OF HYBRID GENESIS SO CREDIT GOES TO HER FOR TEACHING THIS TO EVERYONE.
GO TO THE MIDDLE LAYER AND SET IT TO SCREEN. DO THIS FOR THE TOP LAYER AS WELL. YOUR IMAGE SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS:
5.) GO TO LAYER-NEW-LAYER CLICK OK. SELECT YOUR PAINT BUCKET TOOL AND CHOOSE A CREAM COLOR.
FILL THE IMAGE USING YOUR PAINT BUCKET TOOL WITH THE CREAM COLOR AND SET IT TO SOFT LIGHT (THIS IS FOUND IN YOUR LAYERS BOX)
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS:
6.) GO TO LAYER-NEW-LAYER I ALWAYS ADD BRUSHES TO AN ICON USING WHITE #FFFFFF I USED BRUSHES FROM HYBRID GENESIS
THIS IS WHAT I GOT:
7.) GO TO LAYER-NEW-LAYER AND CHOOSE YOUR GRADIENT TOOL. NOW IS WHERE IT GETS TRICKY. THERE ARE ALOT OF GRADIENTS THAT ARE ALREADY ADDED IN PS YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT ONE.
8.) THIS IS WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR TABS AT THE TOP:
THE GRADIENT I CHOSE IS IN PASTELS JUST CLICK THE TAB ON THE SIDE THATS CIRCLED AND SCROLL DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE PASTELS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE THIS COLOR BUT THIS IS THE ONE I USUALLY USE FOR DARK EFFECTS.
YOUR IMAGE SHOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
9.) GO TO YOUR LAYERS AND CLICK ON COLOR BURN
YOUR IMAGE SHOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
10.) GO TO LAYERS-MERGE VISIBLE. NOW AS YOU CAN SEE YOU ARE DONE, BUT YOU COULD ADD BORDERS, TEXT, ETC. THIS IS MY FINAL IMAGE:
THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING THIS AND I HOPE IT HELPS!
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