yes, patrick, just like that (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ohfreckle) wrote in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} ownthesunshine,@ 2007-11-15 21:49:00 |
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tutorial: stock
Making dull pictures colorful.
Stock tutorial from this batch, requested by innocent_lexys.
I'm sorry it's late, I've had it ready for weeks and forgot to post it *facepalm*
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Made In Photoshop CS, translatable.
1. Take this image from gettyimages, duplicate and set it to Screen.
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2. Add a new Hue/Saturation layer and increase the saturation to +45.
Normally I advise to be careful with saturation, but in this case it's necessary to get a nice green.
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3. For a more vibrant green add a new Color Balance layer and increase yellow in the Midtones (to change the basic color) and a tiny bit in the Highlights (for a bit more contrast).
Midtones 0 0 -16
Shadows 0 0 0
Highlights 0 0 -3
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4. Add a new fill layer with a dark and warm brown (I used #311203) and set it to Exclusion 100%.
Dark red or brown exlusion layers give that nice blue color, that also, especially on scenery images, looks dreamy. Also try different hues to get different amounts of contrast.
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5. Add a new Brightness/Contrast layer. Take away brightness to make the picure darker and more mysterious. Increase the contrast for stronger colors.
Move that layer under the Exclusion layer.
Brightness -19
Contrast +7
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6. For the vibrant warm coloring add a fill layer with #f89117 and set it to Soft Light 100%.
Move this layer under the Brightness/Contrast layer from the last step.
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(If you want you can stop here and get the icon I posted as #6)
7. Copy merge everything and paste it as a new layer (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E). Set it to Soft Light 100%.
I do that because I'll use a grey texture on Multiply in the next step, which takes away a lot of color and contrast. Using the Soft Light layer fixes that.
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8. Add this texture by
threeeyespei. Rotate it 90° clockwise. Use Autolevels and a low Gaussian Blur on it. Go to Edit/Free Transorm and make it larger, so it'll show a good part of the original picture. Hold Shift while you transform it, that way you'll keep the aspect ratio.Set that layer to Multiply 100%.
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ETA I'm stupid. The first texture is by
mata090680 and you'll get a similar result if you follow the intructions. The second texture (the one I posted as a result) is by threeeyespei. I used levels on it to darken the black parts. You can choose either one, the result is pretty much the same.
9. For stronger colors and a grainy effect add this texture and set it to Color Burn 22%.
Move it under the texture from the previous step.
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9. As a a last step resize this texture (from my texture set #75), move it to the left and set it to lighten 59%. Add some tiny text in brown and you're done.
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ghosts, the Supernatural tutorial will be next.[x] Credit is not required
[x] Comments are appreciated.
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