Nariko's Tutorial Land [we got caek]

I would like to give out a tutorial right here for some people wondering how do I get my banners/avatars to be in that particular style. It's really easy, the secret of getting it to be the way it is: patience and love. n_n

I feel so much in a good mood so... I'll make sure this will be a tutorial that will be quite easy for all of you.

Going from this http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...arlsbefore.png to this http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...arlsavatar.png or this http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...arversion2.png


Now, to the tutorial. :3


http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...arlsavatar.png

1) Color Balance: MIDTONES: -30, 30, 0

2) Selective Color:
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 100
Yellows: -100, 0, 100, 0
Greens: 100, -100, -100, 0
Cyans: 100, 0, 0, 0
Whites: 0, 0, 30, 0
Neutrals: 0, 0, -30, 0

3) Other selective color:

Greens: 100, -100, -100, 0
Cyans: 100, 0, 0, 0

4) Duplicate this slective c. to Screen 45%

5) Curves:
1: OUTPUT: 126
INPUT: 103
2: OUTPUT: 136
INPUT: 121


http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...arversion2.png


1) REPEAT THE STEP 1 OF THE LAST TUTO

2) Selective Color:
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 100
Yellows: -100, 0, 100, 0
Greens: 100, -100, -100, 0
Cyans: 100, 100, -100, 0
Whites: 0, 0, 30, 0
Neutrals: 0, 0 -30, 0 [Place this in Lighten!]

3) AND REPEAT THE STEP 5


That was quite easy, but now you wonder how I get it to look like that? Texture. Just place in this and set it in Screen. While you're at it, this is also optional, you can use in those lines that surrounds the avatar. Then after that you may place in this. Set it in Screen and you can move it around [SHIFT+T]. You're all finished. Save it in as .png for a good quality. ^_^