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Going from this:
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In 6 easy steps :) Made in PSP 8, high percentage it works with other versions. Difficulty: Easy.
Step 1: The usual. Start off with 100 x 100 base. Crop, resize, etc. Optional: Duplicate Background, Set it to Screen. Mess around with that. Wouldn’t set it too high, or else you won’t see the colors very well.
Step 2: Duplicate Background. Sharpen it. Set to 52% Opacity. Adjust to desire if needed.
Step 3: Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Levels. Output will NOT be changed. Set it to these options:
RBG:
Input: 15, 1.18, 255
RED:
Input: 52, 1.35, 255
Green:
Input: 19, 1.06, 255
Blue:
27, 0.92, 255
Step 4: From this point on, it’ll all be adjustment layers :) Make a New Color Balance Layer.
Color Levels:
Midetones: +18, +25, +11
Shadows: +25, -15, +24
Highlights: -14, -6, -20
Preserve Luminance is CHECKED.
Step 5: New Channel Mixer Layer. Put in:
Red:
Green % = 4
Constant % = 2
Green:
Green % = 98
Blue % = 6
Blue:
Green % = 1
Blue % = 100
Constant % = 3
Step 6: New Hue/Saturation/Lightness Layer. Input:
Master:
Saturation: 28
Colourise is UNCHECKED. Unless the colors don’t give it something special, set it to whatever.
Merge all your layers. Save. And that’s it :)