oh so kitschy - Tutorial #002.

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02 August 2007 @ 03:38 pm

Tutorial #002.

in the GIMP. I don't believe it's translatable.

	Step #01: Take your base. Sharpen and add a screen layer if it needs it.
	Step #02: First: duplicate the base layer. Second: On the layer you just made, use these curves: (Layer --> Colors --> Curves) Value x:24 y:0 x:226 y:255 Red x:0 y:13 x:52 y:49 Green x:61 y:0 x:200 y:209 Blue x:0 y:46 x:240 y:255
	Step #03: Set the layer you just did the curves on to 'Saturation' 100%. If it looks like the person in your icon has bloodshot eyes, you may want to erase their eyes. (in the saturation layer) If you like your icon like it is, you can stop here.
	Step #04: Duplicate the saturation layer, but this time set it 'Value' 100%.
	Step #05: At this point I thought my icon looked just a bit too purple, so I merged the layers, went to Hue/Saturation, and increased the hue by +5.

- I do plan on writing more tutorials, so if you'd like, friend me.
- Comments are loved, wanted, and appreciated.
- Show me your results! I'd love to see what you made!

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snnat17 on August 2nd, 2007 10:27 pm (UTC)

ooo really nice coloring! it's a different color in the end but it still looks nice! If your going to write more then I'll definitely friend you so I could see more of your work!

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ohsokitschy on August 2nd, 2007 10:40 pm (UTC)

Thanks. :D What color was yours in the end?

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(Anonymous) on August 3rd, 2007 12:21 am (UTC)

oh I was referring to your icon how it went from pink to red let me find a good screencap and I'll try it out

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snnat17 on August 3rd, 2007 01:02 am (UTC)

oh btw ^^ that's me i forgot I was using IE for a while and it didn't have auto log-in anyways I tried it out and I like the result I just change the setting to the first green curve a bit it was too purple for me

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ohsokitschy on August 3rd, 2007 01:18 am (UTC)

It's fine, I've made that mistake before. ^^

And great icon, btw.

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kozzie1317 on August 3rd, 2007 03:22 am (UTC)

This is REALLY cool. Adding to mems; I'm looking for a good base to try this with.

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lamis_p on August 3rd, 2007 07:42 am (UTC)

Oh, that's really interesting -- thank you.

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assuringlynerdy on August 3rd, 2007 04:06 pm (UTC)

Oh, this is great! I just downloaded GIMP and I've been looking for some good tutorials for it. Adding this to memories!

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phoebegirl319 on August 3rd, 2007 09:52 pm (UTC)

Awesome!
Memming =]

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lost_esque on August 5th, 2007 01:40 am (UTC)

lovelovelove♥
i made

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ohsokitschy on August 5th, 2007 02:09 am (UTC)

Thanks, and YAY A FLAMINGO. :D

Flamingos are awesome.

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phoebegirl319 on August 9th, 2007 03:03 am (UTC)

Love this tutorial!
I want to be your friend, but I don't know how to add you? (I'm new)
I really want to see more tutorials by you and all of them so far work in Gimp (the program I use).

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