1. Open up the image you'll be using. I am using this one from SHGarden.
2. The first thing you need to do is crop your image by using this tool 
. Select the part you want to crop and double click.
3. To resize the image: alt + ctrl + i or go to Image > Image Size and match your settings like mine:
3. You will have something like this:
3. Sometimes the image turns out too smooth, to fix that, just duplicate the base image and go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen and lower the opacity of that layer:
4. You can stop here and go to my Vintage Icon Tutorial or finish this tutorial.
5. Create a new layer: shift + ctrl + n or go to Layer > New > Layer... and press "Ok".
6. Fill that layer with this color #613009 and set it to screen 100%
7. Create a new layer and fill it with this color #FF455F and set it to color dodge 17%
8. Duplicate the base image and set it to overlay 36%
9. Here are the layers I ended up with:
10. I added some brushes to my icon and this is my result:
11. If you'd like to modify your icon later or keep it as a base, just save it as a .psd file.
