Peachy like colouring

[paradise_birdie]

How to go
from     to



+ made with PSCS2
+ not translatable
+ selective colouring
+ 9 steps

One _ Take your base ! Sharpen, auto-contrast, anything you need to do.
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Open a new Curves layer (Layer > New adjustement layer > Curve) and add two new points by clicking on the curve.
RGB : first new point I : 71, O : 59
second new point I : 194, O : 220
This adds contrast and brightens at the same time.
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Two _ Add a new fill layer. Layer > New fill layer > Solid colour, and use a peachy colour (#ecb77e). Set the layer on Soft Light, Opacity 64%.
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Three _ Now, it's too yellow. Time for the sacred Selective colouring. Layer > New adjustment layer > Selective colours. My settings are the following :
- Reds : -100, +20, +100, -6
- Yellows : -100, 0, -59, -37
- Whites : 0, 0, 0, -45
- Neutrals : +4, -20, -19, +6
- Blacks : 0, 0, -6, 0
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Four _ Better. Another fill layer with a light grey/blue (#cbd5d3) set on Colour burn, 46%. Nice way to add up some constrast without enhancing the bad yellow.
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Five _ So, we want it peachy, right ? Fill layer, dark beige tone (#ac9677) on Multiply 28%. It softens the colouring. I like them soft :p
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Six _ This step is optionnal, it won't be effective on every pictures. Add a photo filter layer (Layer > New adjustment layer > Photo filter) and leave everything as it is, except the colour of the filter. You'll pick Sepia. It's a bit softer again.
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Seven _ Selective colouring again !
- Reds : -100, 0, +8, 0
- Yellows : +25, 0, 0, 0
- Neutrals : +15, -6, -11, +2
- Blacks : 0, 0, 0, +3
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Eight _ Almost ! We cannot make a colouring without our dearly loved exclusion layer, can we ? New fill layer, dark red (#441b1b), set on Exclusion, 30%.
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Nine _ Last step ! Woohoo ! Time for levels. Layer > New adjustment layer > Levels. Settings : +1, 1,09, 255.
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>> PSD <<

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birdofjune