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Done on Photoshop CS4. If you snag the graphics/textures, don't forget to credit ;). If you have any questions, Im here! Don't ask for a .PSD, you won't have one. Remember, those settings work on that picture, it doesn't mean they will work on yours.
Layer list
1. For of all, play with the pic to obtein the crop.
2. Now, it's time to brighten a little the pic without loosing the depth. Do a curve layer.
Output: 150
Input: 89
Set the opacity to 32%
3. We'll change only subtly the coloring for the moment. Open a selective color layer.
Reds: -20, 0, +2, -1
Yellows: 0, 0, -3, +3
Whites: +11, 0, +9, +24
Neutrals: 0, +2, +8, 0
Black: 0, 0, 0, +100
As you see, it's very subtle but her neck seems a bit more natural.
4. Time to enlighten the pic but keeping the contrasts. Open a brightness/contrast layer.
Brightness: 34
Contrast: 56
5. She seems very pale so open a color balance layer.
Midtones: +33, -8, +36
6. I wanted to add light on her hair and neck. I created a new layer. Then with a white brush size 5, paint lines following her hair. Then, with the gaussian blur, blur the layer. My layer looks like this (apart yours has to have a transparent background). Set the opacity to 62%
7. To not have a too blury icon. I duplicate the base and put it at the top of the layer list. I set it to soft light, opacity 38%. You can see that she's enlighten but in the mean time we didn't loose contrasts.
8. I wanted a bit more light so I added a brightness/contrast layer.
Brightness: 10
Contrast: -13
And you're done!!
to
Done on Photoshop CS4. If you snag the graphics/textures, don't forget to credit ;). If you have any questions, Im here! Don't ask for a .PSD, you won't have one. Remember, those settings work on that picture, it doesn't mean they will work on yours.
Layer list
1. For of all, play with the pic to obtein the crop.
2. Now, it's time to brighten a little the pic without loosing the depth. Do a curve layer.
Output: 150
Input: 89
Set the opacity to 32%
3. We'll change only subtly the coloring for the moment. Open a selective color layer.
Reds: -20, 0, +2, -1
Yellows: 0, 0, -3, +3
Whites: +11, 0, +9, +24
Neutrals: 0, +2, +8, 0
Black: 0, 0, 0, +100
As you see, it's very subtle but her neck seems a bit more natural.
4. Time to enlighten the pic but keeping the contrasts. Open a brightness/contrast layer.
Brightness: 34
Contrast: 56
5. She seems very pale so open a color balance layer.
Midtones: +33, -8, +36
6. I wanted to add light on her hair and neck. I created a new layer. Then with a white brush size 5, paint lines following her hair. Then, with the gaussian blur, blur the layer. My layer looks like this (apart yours has to have a transparent background). Set the opacity to 62%
7. To not have a too blury icon. I duplicate the base and put it at the top of the layer list. I set it to soft light, opacity 38%. You can see that she's enlighten but in the mean time we didn't loose contrasts.
8. I wanted a bit more light so I added a brightness/contrast layer.
Brightness: 10
Contrast: -13
And you're done!!