A very simple Simone Simons icon tutorial.
Using Photoshop CS.
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Remember, EVERY ICON IS DIFFERENT! Play around with it and see what you get.
1) Prepare your base

2) Duplicate your base 3 times and set 2 duplications to screen and one to soft light and desaturate. This really depends on the icon.

3) New color fill layers:
020E23 at exclusion 100%
020E23 at difference 60%
E9D9C1 at multiply 100%

4) Take this texture made by
toybirds and set to multiply 100%

5) Take this texture, set it to screen, and place it underneath the last texture.
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1) Prepare your base

2) Duplicate your base 3 times and set 2 duplications to screen and one to soft light and desaturate. This really depends on the icon.

3) New color fill layers:
020E23 at exclusion 100%
020E23 at difference 60%
E9D9C1 at multiply 100%

4) Take this texture made by

5) Take this texture, set it to screen, and place it underneath the last texture.
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