Using Photoshop create the following bright and crisp coloring:
from this:
Uses Curves, Selective Coloring and Brightness/Contrast. Not translatable, sorry.

Other examples of this coloring:


Post includes the PSD file for the one created in the tutorial as well as 4 others with similar effects.

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Going from this to this: . For Photoshop CS2 - not sure how translatable this is (if you get it to work in another program, let me know! :) Basic to Intermediate difficulty - but I hope I've explained things clearly enough that even a fairly new Photoshop user can figure it out :)

Sometimes I want to put the main focus of my icon way off-centre, either to leave room for text, brushwork, or textures, or just because I think it looks nicer that way. However, when you're working with screencaps, it can often be hard to find a shot with enough space left around the subject to crop it so dramatically. But! You can get around this problem by extending your background...

See how here!

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how to go from to
in 5 steps!

Includes: Color Balance layer
Program: Photoshop CS2

It's a tutorial made of several tutorials actually:
A/ BASICS
B/ CUTTING OUT AN IMAGE WITH THE PEN TOOL

C/ DRAWING LINES / CURVES / STROKES WITH THE PEN TOOL

D/ DRAWING SHAPES WITH THE PEN TOOL


here @ petit_pixel

POTC Tutorial
Getting the greenish/redish color.

Going from to

here

We are making from

Program: GIMP.
Level of Difficulty: Easy

See it HERE.

Thought I share how I do some of my glowing text in some icons and mostly on banners and such:

From this:    to this: 

- Can be used in any program
- Have some good textures in hand that have lot's of detail to it
- I used GIMP but it applies to every program, I'll just be explaining the steps in the GIMP.
- Tutorial looks long but I just go into detail.

Clickers to see it at my journal!

Going from this   to this - Photoshop - + PSD - Other examples;;

Think it sounds crazy? 

firt attemtp :)

my first attempt to a tutorial.

Tutorial made in ps7 works in all versions of PS.
=>

(can you see it?)

Other results:

English & français

made with photoshop

here

How to go from to

Program: Photoshop CS2
Translatable: Yes

From this --> -->to this

Make in Photoshop Elements 5.0. Translatable.

We are making

Program: GIMP.
Level of Difficulty: Easy to Intermediate - should be familiar with the rectangular region and renders tools

See it HERE.