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Current music:	tomte - warum ich hier stehe
Entry tags:	maker: healing_tears, type: tutorial

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000
crop your image


001
copy your base and set it to screen (opacity: 41%)


002
make a new adjustment layer -> curves
RGB
1st: move the point from the bottom right-hand corner to Input:14 Output:0
2nd: make a point at Input:80 Output:152
looks like this



003
make a new adjustment layer -> color balance
Shadows: -40 | -1 | -1
Midtones: -5 | +14 | +18
Highlights: -4 | -7 | +2


004
add a new adjustment layer -> brightness/contrast
Brightness: +2
Contrast: +16


005
make a new adjustment layer -> selective color
Reds: -14 | 0 | +23 | +17
Yellows: 0 | 0 | -32 | 0
Whites: -12 | 0 | +18 | +20
Neutrals: 0 | -11 | -10 | +8


006
make a second new adjustment layer -> selective color
Neutrals: -6 | -1 | +6 | +19


007
add a new adjustment layer -> curves
RGB
1st: Input:131 Output:149
looks like this



008
and the last step:
new adjustment layer -> color balance
Highlights: 0 | 0 | +43


other icons made with similar settings

and some more of the icons over here


I won't upload the psd.
My tutorials usually aren't very difficult and if you still have a problem or don't understand something, I'll always try to help you.