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Photoshop CS4
8 steps (easy)
Not translateable (selective coloring)
.PSD? Yes
other examples
TIP. This effect looks best on dark pictures, like this one on which I'll show you changes in colors. On bright ones it ends up with 'an angel' effect - very bright and pure.
1. layer >> duplicate layer. Set it to Screen 100%. My base is dull so it brightened it a lot.
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2. layer >> new adjustment layer >> selective color. It should draw out nice and vibrant colors.
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 0
Yellows: 100, 0, -100, 0
Neutrals: 23, 0, 12, -2
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3. layer >> new adjusment layer >> curves. This layer brightens icon again.
RGB
out: 104
in: 77
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4. layer >> new adjustment layer >> hue/saturation. Now colors are much more visibile. At this moment icon look almost perfect.
MASTER
saturation: 23
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5. layer >> new adjusment layer >> selective color. This selective color will make colors more green/blue (but it depends of picture).
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 0
Yellows: 100, 0, -100, 0
Whites: 100, 100, 100, -45
Neutrals: 45, 12, 12, -12
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6. layer >> new fill layer >> solid color. Fill it with #381f1f and set to Exlusion about 30%. Picture was dazzling a bit and now you can look at icon without squinting eyes.
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7. layer >> new adjustment layer >> channel mixer and set it to about 30%. You can skip this step, because it is again brightening icon a little bit.
Red: 100, -12, 14, 2
Green: 8, 106, -12
Blue: is OK
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8. Paste this texture by chikuma_chan and set it to Screen about 45% and you are done.
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Please leave comments HERE at my journal. PSD also available there.
to
Photoshop CS4
8 steps (easy)
Not translateable (selective coloring)
.PSD? Yes
other examples
TIP. This effect looks best on dark pictures, like this one on which I'll show you changes in colors. On bright ones it ends up with 'an angel' effect - very bright and pure.
1. layer >> duplicate layer. Set it to Screen 100%. My base is dull so it brightened it a lot.
♥
2. layer >> new adjustment layer >> selective color. It should draw out nice and vibrant colors.
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 0
Yellows: 100, 0, -100, 0
Neutrals: 23, 0, 12, -2
♥
3. layer >> new adjusment layer >> curves. This layer brightens icon again.
RGB
out: 104
in: 77
♥
4. layer >> new adjustment layer >> hue/saturation. Now colors are much more visibile. At this moment icon look almost perfect.
MASTER
saturation: 23
♥
5. layer >> new adjusment layer >> selective color. This selective color will make colors more green/blue (but it depends of picture).
Reds: -100, 0, 100, 0
Yellows: 100, 0, -100, 0
Whites: 100, 100, 100, -45
Neutrals: 45, 12, 12, -12
♥
6. layer >> new fill layer >> solid color. Fill it with #381f1f and set to Exlusion about 30%. Picture was dazzling a bit and now you can look at icon without squinting eyes.
♥
7. layer >> new adjustment layer >> channel mixer and set it to about 30%. You can skip this step, because it is again brightening icon a little bit.
Red: 100, -12, 14, 2
Green: 8, 106, -12
Blue: is OK
♥
8. Paste this texture by chikuma_chan and set it to Screen about 45% and you are done.
♥
Please leave comments HERE at my journal. PSD also available there.