Make this Icon! Turn:

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1. Open a new 100 x 100 image

2. Open your image and resize it. Drag it into your 100 x 100 image.
I got:


3. Duplicate (Ctrl + J) your base and set to screen.
I got:


4. Duplicate the screen layer twice.
I got:


5. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Colour Balance.
Set to:
MIDTONES
Cyan/Red
-37
Magenta/Green
-3
Yellow/Blue
6

I got:


6. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation
MASTER
Hue
0
Saturation
44
Lightness
0
I got:


7. This bit is optional, but i like the effect on most icons. i like to mess around with the settings depending on the base.

Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Colour
CYAN
Cyan
100
Magenta
21
Yellow
-19
Black
6

(usually i mess around with the magenta levels, but when i did that for this icon it looked too pink [don't be afraid to experiment!])
I got:


8. Make a new layer and fill with #D7D6D5. Set to colour Burn. Duplicate it once.
I got:


9. And finally, for no other reason than i felt like it, I removed the Pope's shoulder from the background. I used the clone tool to do this.

And you are done!
Finished Product:

Other icons made with this technique:


I hope you liked this tut. If you did, feel free to check out the many others that can be found at my journal: http://pippins-mcgee13.livejournal.com/

Have fun and please comment!