COFFEECUP ICONS

94. Fashion & Stock icon collaboration with lovely saline_queen

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:19:41 GMT

So this is my third icon collaboration and this time I had the pleasure of making one with lovely saline_queen. As subjects we chose to concentrate on fashion and stock pictures. Pictures 1-33 were chosen by her and the rest of them by me. Hopefully you guys will like them and don't forget to check saline_queen's beautiful batch HERE @ social_elites ♥

So this entry includes:

[1-33] Stock icons ( flowers, sweets, animals etc.)
[34-60] Fashion icons ( Scarlett Johansson, Alice in Wonderland etc.)

Teasers:

1	2

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STOCK & FASHION COLLAB WITH SALINE_QUEEN

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41	42	43	44

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49	50	51	52

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57	58	59	60

Remember these things:
♥ Comment if taking any.
♥ Credit if using any
You may credit: or
♥ Do not hotlink or use my icons as bases.

93. Michael Jackson in memoriam

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:04 GMT

I just wanted to make some icons of Michael Jackson to honor his memory. It was a great loss and it's very hard to even understand that someone so big is gone. Luckily his music will live forever ♥.

So this entry includes:

[1-19] Michael Jackson icons
[20-24] Michael Jackson quotes icons

Teasers:

1	2	3

MICHAEL JACKSON 1958-2009

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21	22	23	24

Remember these things:
♥ Comment if taking any.
♥ Credit if using any
You may credit: or
♥ Do not hotlink or use my icons as bases.

92. Multifandom Icon collaboration with minutesto12

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:39:42 GMT

Hello, here's my second icon collaboration that I made with sweet minutesto12.To see her awesome batch, you'll need to go HERE. 1-34 are photos picked by her and the rest are picked by me. We decided to make a huge multifandom batch including following subjects/icons:

[1-6] Misc: Disney icons
[7-17] Gaspard Ulliel, Ed Westwick & Adam Lambert icons
[18-34] Britney Spears, Emma Watson icons & Kristen Stewart icons
[35-54] Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Robert Pattinson & Orlando Bloom icons
[55-65] Keira Knightley & Scarlett Johansson icons
[66-73] Mamma Mia icons
[72-81] Finding Neverland icons
[82-85] Grease icons
[86-92] SATC icons
[93-100] POTC icons

Teasers:

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1	2

MULTIFANDOM COLLAB WITH MINUTESTO12

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93	94	95	96

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Remember these things:
♥ Comment if taking any.
♥ Credit if using any
You may credit: or
♥ Do not hotlink or use my icons as bases.

91. Twilight, Twilight cast, Scarlett Johansson & Moomin icons

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:39:23 GMT

Hi there, I'm back with another huge Twilight post, so you either love me or hate me, but I also post some Scarlett Johansson icons that I've made for challenges and some Moomin icons as well! I'm really a huge Moomin fan, it figures since I'm from Finland but I hope some of you like them as well :).
This post is also going to be public for couple of days, I know I could keep this totally public but then again, somehow I feel it's more clean this way, I don't know maybe I'm just weird...
PS. I've been working on a huge icon collaboration with minutesto12, I'm going to post it in here soon, tomorrow maybe or day after that :).
PS2: New layout @ coffeecup_icons.

So this entry includes:

[1-20] Twilight icons
[21-46] Twilight cast icons
[47-60] Scarlett Johansson icons
[61-80] Moomin icons

Teasers:

1	2	3

TWILIGHT, TWILIGHT CAST, SCARLETT JOHANSSON & MOOMIN ICONS

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Remember these things:
♥ Comment if taking any.
♥ Credit if using any
You may credit: or
♥ Do not hotlink or use my icons as bases.

Info: Future plans

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:42:06 GMT

After the storm, always comes the sun, right? That's really something I want to believe in and now that we have all blown off some steam, we can take another step and leave past where it belongs, in the past. Anyway, the point of this info, is to let people know, that I'll continue on making icons, and I think the best way to start is with those collaborations if people are still interested in making them.
Besides those collaborations, I'll post icons here every once and a while, but I won't take as much pressure about it as I once did, because this should be a fun, light hobby, not an everyday job.

I also think I'm going back to my old system of keeping my newest entries public for a couple of days and if that goes well, who knows, maybe I could keep this completely public, I don't know yet, all the opportunities are open.

I guess that was all I had to say for now.

Me, myself and I

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:38:25 GMT

It’s been a couple of days since you saw me around here. During these days I’ve done a lot of thinking and I feel it’s only fair to share those thoughts with you because I left everyone here pretty clueless, but I really needed some time to think and I learned so much about myself and I always like to think that everything happens for a reason, especially those things that have a huge affect on us, because eventually it’s those things that make you stronger.
I understood several things; that no matter how hard I would try, I can’t always please everyone, I can’t always be on good terms with everyone and I can’t always prevent stuff happening. All my life I’ve wanted to be in control of everything, everything I do, everything I think and I really mean like everything. I thought that was a safe way to live, trying to be in control, but in stead of it, I built a prison to myself. I understood that my happiness shouldn’t be depending on other people; what they think of me and how they see me etc. I really don’t blame anyone for this and I certainly don’t try to say that I was the victim here, in stead of that I understood that everything is really up to us. It’s about how we take things that happen in life and I’ve taken everything way too seriously, but that is just the way I’ve always been. I’m a girl who needs other people’s acceptation in order to feel good about myself and every time something opposite happens my whole world starts to shake; "I can’t please that person, what can I do now? I lost my control, help, I wasn’t prepared for this".

To clear something up at this point, I just want to say that this thing I write is just about me and me only and it just happened to be this thing that finally made me realise certain things about myself and about life. Things aren’t always that black and white and even though you’ve had many warning signs before, you don’t always learn from the first time you have let yourself down and I believe that in this case too, the main problem was between my own ears.

I also realised that I shouldn’t identify myself based on what I do, that’s just a way to fool myself. I thought that icons were part of me, part of who I am but it’s not like that. It’s just something I enjoy doing. The reason why I got so upset in the first place was that I thought I lost a little piece of myself in the process. I thought that when I no longer felt like making icons, that little piece inside of me died, which basically made me think I couldn’t live without it. But it’s always like that in life. When we’re keen on something or someone, no matter if it’s a person, an object or something we do. We think we can’t live without that thing when we feel like we’ve lost it, but the truth is that we can. I told myself that this can’t control my life and there should be other things that make me happy than this and when I understood that this was something I wouldn’t need to do necessarily, the prison door opened and I flew. Finally I felt I was free. I understood that I haven’t been in control, this whole thing controlled me.

You may wonder why I returned if I figured out I don’t need this, well I hope it makes things a bit easier now that I know I’ve got other options and I also like to try a lighter approach to this whole iconing thing; I could start keep my entries open for everyone again, I could try not to take this too seriously, because when the rules are too strict, that really kills anyone’s inspiration towards anything and that is one thing I fooled myself with. I went along with it to only realise it made me unhappy. There are certain things I can’t avoid/control so why would I try so hard. It hurts so much more when you’ve had an effort of preventing something you don’t want than when you haven’t done so much. I still wish people would credit when using my icons, but if I find icons of mine without credit I shouldn’t go nuts and feel depressed because people have different values and I can’t control everyone the way they think or the way I feel they should think. I’m not saying like go ahead and steal my icons, see if I care, but I just want that something we do for fun isn’t that deadly serious.

During these days I also started to photograph again and I truly was a very nice surprise to notice that there are so much I can do in 24 hours than sit on a computer day after day making icons. And who knows, maybe I could use my photographs as textures or something in the future. I could also really start to think new subjects as well, because there’s so much more in me than the girl who likes period dramas.

And as for the style matter, I thought of that as well and found out something. I really think that had a lot to do with pleasing as well. I couldn’t see that part of it before but now I’m pretty sure it had a huge impact with this. When I returned after my previous break, and when I started to take part in different challenges regularly, I fell in love with a certain style in general, because it was all around. Maybe I started to question my own work, I don’t know but I somehow jumped in to that pattern because it was something most people liked and I made myself to think that I had found something that was representing me as well, because I’ve always been very romantic person and I let it to become part of me. It’s pretty hard to admit how lost I really was. I just wanted to please my members giving them what I thought they wanted, what I thought was in fashion when really it should be up to me. I should have done the same thing I did before and if people would have liked my style, good, if not they can always go somewhere else. I think it was very hard for me to spot this since I really like the same subjects and maybe I somehow thought that it was the only way to make them. I don’t know but I do know now. Sometimes you have to go far to see close.

And after this I hope you understand me a little bit better, if not you don’t have to, if you can’t forgive me or let go what happened in the past, none of you have to, I’m not asking for that but me personally, I just want to move on, no matter what other people would think, but I’d really appreciate it if you’d let me do just that.

I really think the world should be our oyster and I think that life is here, right now and I wouldn’t want to waste any time being anything negative. Again, I can only speak for myself and I can only change myself and I’m really happy I finally woke up. I’ve been in a sleep, I’ve been in a twilight zone but now I truly feel I’m awake and now I can only hope other people could find a way to think positive too. I know negative things are always harder to forget and I’m not sure myself when I actually start to make icons again. I let this become so big part of my life so I now feel that I should do something else for a while. I’m pretty sure I’ll come back though.

And here’s a quote from a song that I think fits to this entry’s theme pretty well:

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

!Info: The clear up one thing on this matter

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:51:08 GMT

Okay, I'm not sure if she will get this or not, this is the only way to reply to her comment and if there's any way I could make things a bit clearer I'll do that. So here's a letter, and I really wouldn't want to make this so big of a deal but I felt I really want to say what I've gotta say, after this message I'll leave her alone, and I'd do almost anything to prevent this kind of things happening again because I don't want to make her or anyone feel bad.

No I don't want to act like a victim, I said I don't want people to feel sorry for me over this, I just want people to understand that I haven't tried it on purpose. But when I’m accused of something I've caused intentionally or not, I always feel very bad. And I certainly didn't want to make you look the bad one and I can't see anything that kind of stuff about my comments, I really thought you'd understand that but maybe we're all a bit emotional when it comes to something we feel we should protect. I'd just like to be friends with everyone and I was just telling how I felt, I take things too seriously sometimes and I let other people hurt me too easily by their opinions.

I'd just like to forget all this mess, I'd be more than willing trying to figure out new ways of expressing myself so maybe a little time off from these circles would be a good idea since it's pretty hectic right now. It's not that I’m trying to find an escape of the situation but after this kind of drama it doesn't really feel like focusing on icons. I just want to avoid all the drama and I didn't want to say anything on public but when I got a few comments about my icons I really thought it's time that I share my opinion about this, which is-- I have a huge respect towards you and I really think you are such a sweet person. And I understand now that I did wrong, it was unintentional and we already discussed on this matter once and I thought we had an understanding but if you were troubled, I didn't know that because you didn't let me know.

I am humble, and I wish there could be a way we could solve this thing. But well, I really feel sad that you got hurt by my actions and that was the point I was trying to make, I don't have anything against you and I'm so sorry you felt my comments made you look like the bad guy that wasn't what I meant at all. If you still see me as a cruel and nasty person. Well I don't know what to say to that. I don't want people to start a huge fight; I don't want people to start choosing sides I just hope all icon makers could live in peace understanding each other as I've said before.

I wouldn't go trough this much of an effort over a thing that wouldn't matter to me at all. I really don't want to act like a victim here although it may look like it, I just try to be honest and express my feelings. I feel bad because I've hurt someone who enjoys doing the same thing for entertainment. Now that's all I had to say and I hope you believe I didn't do this for attention, I'd just like her to have this final message of mine. After this I'll respect her wish, whatever it may be. If she doesn't want to hear from me again, alright, let it be like that then and maybe she don't even have a chance to see this or she doesn't want to, well, let it be like that too. If this matter ever gets solved out, I'd like it to be between her and me.

!Info: Unpleasant things

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:55:07 GMT

After hearing loads of comments that my icons look too much like grain-de-beaute's that even her co-mod sent me a very aggressive message. Eventhough I haven't tried to hurt anyone it seems that I've done so and that makes me always very sad. That's why I hid all my previous entries containing icons people accused me copying/stealing from her. The co-mod actually said that I should delete all my entries but for now I only hid them because I'll check if there's something I could post without being blamed.
I did it, not because that other girl told me to, I did it because what I've got to know grain-de-beaute, she seems like a very sensitive and warm-hearted girl and the thought of I've done something hurtful to someone who's been nothing but nice to me sounds and is just awful.
I'm also so exhausted and sick of this thing so I figured it would be for the best to get a fresh start although I'm worried that with this kind of things people tend to have a very long memory.
It makes me re-think of fun of icon making because there's so much out there that it probably would be only a matter of time when someone else steps in and says I try to copy someone else.

I don't want to complain, I don't want that people feel sorry for me, I don't want that people think I'm a liar, I just basically want to do what I enjoy doing, icons, without blaming part of course.

So I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do next, I've said what I had to say whether people believe me or not. I'm a peace-loving character, I don't want to argue nor start a fight, I'd rather be a wall flower really who just is there, accepted by all or nearly unnoticeable.

For now I've lost my intress in making icons, I'll probably pay more attention to other stuff like reading good books (currently reading Wuthering Heights), taking care of my sister's lovely children and hanging out with my friends. I probably will be back sometime, maybe after summer or something, I don't know yet. And about those collaborations, well, I really don't know about those. Let's see what will happen on that area.

!info: Promoting d_icontest

Sun, 17 May 2009 09:12:54 GMT

I've never done LIMS so I'm super excited about that. The sign ups are open so everyone who feels like it, please don't hesitate to sign up :)

Info: About crediting my work

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:47:43 GMT

Hello everybody. It's been a while since last update but I've been quite busy lately and not been able to make icons that much. I see if I can post something on weekend. Just wanted to let you know that 'cause I'd really like to start updating this more often in the future and of course continue on filling up all of your requests. So please be patient :). I haven't forgot.

And then there's also another thing I'd like to talk about -- I mean crediting.
Most of you know how things should be done, but some simply keep on forgetting or don't even know what crediting really means. I hope this post will help you to understand me, and many other iconmaker, a little bit better.
For me it's a really big thing 'cause making a batch of icons can really take a lot of my freetime. I do this, because I love it and I could really claim this to be one of my dearest hobbies. I also love the feeling I get when people are grateful for my creations. I just want to put a smile on everyone's face. And that's why I'm expecting you to put a smile on my face too. I just want to feel good about myself, that's all.
And the fact that someone uses my icons without crediting them really crushes me.
I don't wanna nag about this, but I do think that crediting is a small favour really. My entries are already mostly friends only but still I can find icons of mine without proper credit. *naughtynaughty*

So here's some tips on how to credit and what crediting really means:

1. So basically crediting means that you remember who made your icon/s.
If you usually save tons of icons per day, I suggest you to write down the maker's name when saving those icons. That really helps and when you're using them later, you won't forget who made them.

2. When you want to use one, credit in your keywords or comments, like this:

Plus note: -- that my username is coffeecup_icons NOT coffecup_icons

So I hope this was helpful :). And I want to thank all of you who has already given me credit. That means a lot to me ♥

xxx, Emmi

Info: I need help with finding pictures

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:43:05 GMT

Hello, I'm sorry to bug you again with my infos but I can't help it. I asked you some new requests and got pretty much of them, thank you :). However I've got a new problem and thought if you would like to give me a hand.
I find it very hard to find good pictures for stock icons and post it -notes. Do you have any idea where I could find them? I've tried to google post-it -notes pages like a zillion times but can't really find one.
And yeah, everybody loves stock icons but for some reason, I can't find great pictures. I know Deviantart.com has a lot of them but I'm not so sure if I can use them 'cause then crediting would be a huge issue. Unless there would be like one artist who'd have a lot of stock pics, whom I could credit. I don't wanna get into trouble :D.
But well, if you got some great pages, pictures or anything I would appreciate that :).
xxx, Emmi

68. Request time!

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:01:18 GMT

Hello you guys. We have reached another hundred members again \O/ Yeyyy! And since this has become more like a habit, I would like to ask the new members and the old ones as well, what kind of icons you would like to see here in the future? I've got still something on my request list and you might wanna check it before you leave a comment. Jane Austen and other period films are very close to my heart so I keep on making them anyways but I'm more than happy to hear your favourites :). I'm also very curious to know which styles and colorings you like the most.

I would also like to hear your favourite Disney movies 'cause after I've finished my Snow White claim, I could start a new one but can't really pick. I was thinking of Alice in Wonderland 'cause I just watched it yesterday but I'm not sure yet :).

And the last question is about the quote icons. So far I've done Jane Austen & Virginia Woolf. I noticed that people really like quote icons and thought; who's quotes you'd like to see in here? It can be a certain actor or your favourite author, it's up to you :). Please share your ideas with me, thank you!
xxx, Emmi

DONE!
[X] Narnia lovebanners requested by crazyliloua
[X] Lucy&Aslan headers + fo-banners requested by take_a_sadsong
[X] Veronica Mars requested by amloveaffair
[X] Bubbles requested by frozen_ballad
[X] SATC-headers requested by princessjune
[X] Being creative, writing&sewing requested by bitter_moss
[X] Tori Amos requested by ophelias_fate
[X] Marie Antoinette requested by princessjune (More coming)
[X] Snow White requested by ophelias_fate (More coming)
[X] Evangeline Lily requested by xtine005
[X] Icons & headers related to New Zealand requested by bitter_moss
[X] James Marsden requested by uranus_ge
[X] Persuasion 2007 requested by lysimache (More coming)
[X] Anna Paquin requested by uranus_ge
[X] Stock icons requested by kseenaa
[X] Quotes from Walt Disney requested by dineycutie
[X] Northanger Abbey requested by lysimache
[X] Stock: cats requested by kseenaa
[X] Phantom of the Opera requested by passion_heart
[X] Quotes from Shakespeare requested by kseenaa
[X] Wizard of Oz requested by ophelias_fate
[X] Battlestar Galactica
[X] X-Men icons
[X] Mulan
[X] Marie Antoinette + other period films (including Jane Austen's)

STILL COMING

[ ] Post it- notes
[ ] North&South
[ ] Wives&daughters
[ ] Shakespeare in love
[ ] Enchanted
[ ] A Bug's life
[ ] Treasure Planet

UPCOMING DISNEY CLAIMS

NOTE: Some of the Disney movies aren't in this list 'cause I don't know them as well as these and that's why it would be quite difficult for me to make claims. For example I've never seen Mulan ( I'm pretty ashamed! ) And the rest of them I've seen only once or twice and can't really remember the story that well, but I'll try to make some icons of those movies too, don't worry. I just probably won't do claims of them :).

[ ] Alice in Wonderland
[ ] The Little Mermaid
[ ] Alladdin
[ ] Hercules
[ ] Beauty and the Beast

PS. New layout @ coffeecup_icons (:

Info

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:29 GMT

Hello you all, I feel so bad 'cause I haven't got enough time to make icons. I really would like to post a bigger post and hopefully I'm able to do that on this weekend. I was just filling up requests when my sister called and now I gotta go there to take care of my godson :). He's got a flu.
I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgot my community, that's all.
I was making some Snow White icons and maybe I can post them later today or tomorrow.
Hope you can wait 'cause I can't! I was thinking of making some Sweeney Todd icons as well and maybe something related to Jane Austen. Something else than P&P. Any ideas?

Have a nice weekend, see ya soon! :)
xxx Emmi

62. Tutorial #4: Gemma Ward

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:20:39 GMT

sequin was asking coloring help on how to achieve similar coloring to this. I tried something and got this:

Made with PS7

1. So here's our base .
Add a new solid color layer #62d9fb and set it to softlight at 100%

2. Add another solid color layer #d69d61 and set it to overlay at 50%

3. And another solid color layer #daaaea and set it to overlay at 62%. Afterwards I got to think if this colour should have been a little bit more pinkish. Try it out if you want to :).

4. Now some selective coloring!
REDS: -18, 100, 65, 0
YELLOWS: 43, 100, -93, 0
CYANS: 0, 100, -9, 0
WHITES: 100, 11, 35, 9
NEUTRALS: 23, 1, -27, -3

5. And another selective coloring layer wit following settings:
CYANS: 0, 0, -100, -100
BLUES: 0, 0, -46, 0
WHITES: 0, -24, -19, -10

6. Now we need to get those pearls look more blue, so add a new solid color layer #040443 and set it to saturation at 37%. Erase everything else but the pearls. This step is optional.

7. Add a new solid color layer using the same color #040443 but set it to overlay at 40% in stead.
You can leave it this way or make the skin look more peachy!

8. Add a new solid color layer #f9cb83 and set it to overlay at 27%. Erase everything else but her face. And here's what we got:
You can still add some brushes, texts, patterns etc. if you want :). I hope this was useful.

Here's some other samples using this coloring:

Friend me?
Feel free to ask any questions about this tutorial or anything you want. I know that the resul doesn't quite match with the original, but hey it's pretty close :).
Rules: Don't claim as your own, crediting isn't must but would be very nice!
Feedback & comments are love and I also would like to see your results :). Thank you.
Ps. Sorry I haven't got a PSD file but don't really know where to upload one.

59. Tutorial #3: Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:05:58 GMT

I was requested to make a tutorial from some of my POTC icons so here ya go. Hope you'll find it useful! :)

Made with PS7

1. So here's our base. Dublicate & screen if needed.

2. Add a new solid color layer #cb6a4c and set it to softlight at 100%

3. And another solid color layer #17c9e9 and set it to softlight at 100%

4. And another one #aaa7a7 and set it to softlight at 16%

5. Just one more #f00d0d and set it to multiply at 11%.

6. Now make a selective coloring layer with following settings:
REDS: 65, 30, 27, -72
YELLOWS: -33, 17, -6, 11
WHITES: -18, 0, 0, 0
NEUTRALS: 17, 8, 6, -8
BLACKS: 100, 100, 100, 20

7. Now add some curves:
INPUT: 23
OUTPUT: 35

8. No it's time to add some texures, Yey. So, firstly. Add this texture:
made by lookslikerain and set it to screen at 83% or more if you like.

9. Now add this brush/texture:
made by amethystia100. Let's set this gorgeous texture to multiply at 100%.

10. And finally, the last texture:
made by haudvafra to screen at 100%.

11. Add texts etc if you like and voila, you're icon is ready!

+ Note: this tut doesn't work for all images like this. It can give you very different result with different images.

Here's some other samples using this tut:

Friend me?
Feel free to ask any questions about this tutorial or anything you want.
Rules: Don't claim as your own, crediting isn't must but would be very nice!
Feedback & comments are love and I also would like to see your results :). Thank you.
Ps. Sorry I haven't got a PSD file but don't really know where to upload one. But hey it's not so hard to make it from the beginning once! Then you can save your icon as a PSD file and next time is already easier :).

41. Request time!

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:04:04 GMT

Oh I just wanted to thank you all for joining @ coffeecup_icons. I'm very honored that you enjoy my work and I had a thought. You are now able to request me anything you want. You can either provide me with a link to a certain picture or suggest subjects. You may also ask for fo-banners & headers if you want. I'm looking forward to see your requests and after that, I'll do my best to please you!
Love, Emmi

35. Tutorial #2: The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, Witch & wardrobe

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:50:41 GMT

captain_sarah was asking for coloring help @ icon_tutorial with similar to these: 1. & 2. originally made by ?

And here's my result:

Made with PS7

1. so here's our base. Don't dublicate & screen unless it's a very dark image.
Add a new solid color layer #fef3f4 and set it to overlay at 10%

2. Add another solid color layer #eef7fc and set it to overlay at 10%

3. Then make a Hue/sat layer with following settings:
Master: SAT: +20
Reds: SAT: +35
Yellows: SAT: -40
Greens: SAT: +50
Cyans: SAT: +50

4. Then back to solid color layers. Add a new one #090f2b and set it to difference at 44%

5. And another solid color layer #b7eefa and set it to overlay at 60%

6. Now it's the time for selective coloring!
REDS: -100, 0, 0, 11
GREENS: 100, -100, 100, -76
CYANS: 0, 2, -1, -2

7. And another selective coloring layer:
REDS: -17, 0, 0, 0
YELLOWS: -2, 0, 100, 0

8. Add a new solid color layer #d6cba5 and set it to multiply at 22%

9. Almost ready but not quite! Add this texture:
made by dusty_memories and set it to multiply at 100%. AND YOU'RE FINALLY READYY!

+10. Tip: If you're still not happy with the result, try this: Dublicate the base and set it to color burn at 3% or more depending on your image!

Here's other examples using this tut:

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I hope you find it useful :). Again, feel free to ask any questions about this tutorial or anything you want. Feedback & comments would be nice and I also would like to see your results :). Thank you.

34. Tutorial #1: Audrey Kitching

Wed, 21 May 2008 22:17:58 GMT

I was asked to make icons with similar coloring to this , originally made by ? So I tried my best and here's the result:

Made with PS7

1. So here's our base. Dublicate & screen if needed. I didn't have to with this one though.

2. Add a new solid color layer #d5a677 and set it to burn at 100%

3. Add another solid color layer #f37616 and set it to multiply at 100%

4. And another one #41b7cc and set it to softlight at 100%

5. Now it's time to curves! RGB input: 47 & output: 98

6. Dublicate your base and drag it to the top. Set it to saturation at 100%

7. Selective coloring will do the last trick
REDS: -78, 21, 84, 32
YELLOWS: -100, 0, -60, -59

After that add this texture:
by dusty_memories and set it to multiply at 100%

OPTIONAL 8. If you want some light blue into the eyes, select the eyes with lasso tool and fill them with #7bf6eb and set to color at 100%
And here it is in all its glory:

Other icons I made with the same coloring:

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If you have any questions, comments or requests feel free to ask me. I'd be very happy to help you :). Feedback would be also a very nice surprise and please comment if you're using this tut. I would love to see your results too! :). Thank you

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