Hej,
my first tutorial. I was actually impressed that I could do anything acceptable with this cap and so I thought about creating a tutorial. I hope you will like it.
Get from this
to that
This tutorial is for someone, who knows how PS works.
Program Used: Photoshop CS4
Difficulty: Medium
Steps: 13
Translatable: No (Selective Coloring)
Psd: No
1. Step:
Take this
cap and crop it as you like it. Then use the "Sharpen"-Filter and then "Fade Sharpen" until you like it. I went with this:
2. Step:
Duplicate the layer and set it to "Screen".
3. Step:
Levels-Adjustment-Layer:
Blue: 0/0,92/255
I didn't change anything for the other colors.
4. Step:
Curves-Adjustment-Layer:
Blue: 122/138
I didn't change anything for the other colors.
5. Step:
Levels-Adjustment-Layer:
Red: 0/1,44/255
I didn't change anything for the other colors.
6. Step:
Hue/Saturation-Adjustment-Layer:
Saturation: +34
I didn't change anything for Lightness and Hue.
7. Step:
Curves-Adjustment-Layer:
Red: 33/53 and 199/181
I didn't change anything for the other colors.
8. Step:
Use
this texture. Set it to "Soft Light" and the "Opacity" to 47%. (
Source)
9. Step:
Color Balance-Adjustment-Layer:
Midtones:
Cyan/Red: -2
Magenta/Green: -8
Yellow/Blue: -5
10. Step:
Selective Color-Adjustment-Layer:
Yellows:
Cyan: -21%
Magenta: 0%
Yellow: 0%
Black: 0%
I didn't change anything for the other colors.
11. Step:
Use
this texture. Set it to "Darken" and the "Opacity" to 57%. Add a Layer Mask and paint some black spots on the mask until it looks like
this. (Source: I have had this texture on my computer for ages. I am sorry, but I have no idea where I found it. If it is yours, just tell me and I will credit you.)
12. Step:
Brightness/Contrast-Adjustment-Layer:
Brightness: 0
Contrast: +17
13. Step:
Hue/Saturation-Adjustment-Layer:
Hue: 0
Saturation: +3
Lightness: 0