Nov. 20th, 2007

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Posting this for [livejournal.com profile] kj_svala. If anyone wants further details or anything, please comment. It uses someone else's tut as a base point, so I don't want to go through a full tutorial here.

The coloring on my DA icons:

Each one is different depending on the icon, and I don't remember all the exact settings. Basically, with any coloring technique it's not exact, you have to play with it to find what works best for the lighting and whatever on the original cap.

This is what I started with as a guide. I love this tutorial, use it on 60-75 % of my icons. The DA caps come out too red and/or over saturated, so lower the red saturation level or, if that doesn't work, try turning down the opacity on the saturation later. Then, pretty much all I did was increase the opacity on the blue overlay layer (how much depends on the icon) add a burn layer of one or more of these:

#EFECDB

#FFFFC0

or

#8B7DBB

The burn layers are basically there to bring out the existing colors and add something a little different. The opacity and number of them is different depending on the icon.

Finally, if it's a bit too dark or yellow, a screen layer on top on a medium to low opacity
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Okay, so I probably will not be checking/posting on LJ for the next couple of days. I'll be online, but not much time for reading LJ. So, I would just like to wish all of those who are celebrating this week a pleasant and bountiful holiday. Please drive safely if you're traveling. *hugs flist*

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