Go from
to 
1.Take your pic,crop it.
2.Duplicate your base.Set it to softlight 100%.
3.Make a selective coloring layer.
Settings:
Reds:-22
-39
+59
+14
Cyans:+59
+43
-49
-48
Neutrals:+16
+21
-10
-11
Blacks:0
0
0
+100
4.Make a hue/saturation layer.
Settings: +15
+9
Cyans:+25
Blues:+16
Magentas:+15
5.Make a color balance layer.
Settings: Midtones:+17,+7,+22
Shadows:+11,+18,-15
Highlights:-3,-11,0
That's all!!
Other example:

#2
Go from
to 
1.Take your cap,crop it.
2.Duplicate the base,set it to screen 100%
3.Make a selective coloring layer.Set it to softlight 100%
Settings: Reds: +18
+40
+55
+45
Neutrals:-21
+10
+21
+12
Blacks: 0
0
0
+100
4.Make a color balance layer.
Settings:Midtones: +8
+5
-2
Shadows: +14
+13
+27
Highlights:+8
+4
+9
5.Make a hue/saturation layer.
Settings:Master:+20
Greens:+14
Cyans:+27
Blues:+25
Magentas:+27
6.Make a curves layer.Set it to softlight 87%.
Settings:RGB:120
135
Green:138
141
Blue:149
120
7.Add a color fill layer. #DCB5D4.Softlight 30%.
Done!
#3
Go from
to 
1.Crop your cap.
2.Make a color fill layer.Fill it with #78A9FF.Set it to exclusion 30%.
3.Make a selective coloring layer.
Settings:Reds:+11
-20
-19
-9
Cyans:-15
-4
+22
-28
Neutrals:-27
+7
+35
-26
Blacks:0
0
0
+100
4.Duplicate your base.Set it to softlight 100%.Drag on top of the selective coloring layer.
5.Make a color balance layer.
Settings:Midtones:-10
-14
-29
Shadows:+6
+10
+26
Highlights:+11
-2
+29
6.Make a curves layer.
Settings:RGB:118
138
RED:137
120
GREEN:131
120
BLUE:181
102
7.Make a colr fill layer.Fill it with #9583FF.Set it to softlight 53%
8.Make a hue/saturation layer.
Settings:Master:+12
Yellows:22
Cyans:+15
Magentas:+26
And you are done!
Other example:

Comments are love!
If you have any questions please ask.
busy
August 15 2007, 20:57:49 UTC 4 years ago
& added you to friends cause I fell in love with your icons & tuts ^^. Hope you don't mind *winks*.
August 15 2007, 22:23:57 UTC 4 years ago
January 16 2008, 04:07:01 UTC 4 years ago
thanks
January 16 2008, 08:14:14 UTC 4 years ago
February 19 2008, 20:03:26 UTC 4 years ago
February 19 2008, 22:07:54 UTC 4 years ago