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Optimize Image: You can find detailed instructions on how I optimize my images here. In addition to those first two steps, I also used Image >> Adjustments >> Auto Levels & Auto Contrast.
Hard Light: Create a new layer and use your paint bucket tool to fill it with #958d60. Set that layer to Hard Light with an Opacity of 55%.
Soft Light: Another new layer. This time fill it with #0098ad & set it to Soft Light.
Hard Light: A new layer. Fill it with #a28459. Set this layer to Hard Light at 30% Opacity.
Soft Light: Create another new layer and fill it with #743e33. Set layer to Soft Light.
Multiply: Using one of my own textures (find the full set here), paste it into a new layer. Set that layer to Multiply.
Soft Light: Duplicate a copy of the Optimized Image and drag it to the top layer. Desaturate the image (Ctrl+Shift+U). Set this layer to Soft Light.
Soft Light: Fill a new layer with #cde9e0. Set this layer to Soft Light with an Opacity of 20%.
Color Burn: Fill a new layer with #d6da6b. Set this layer to Color Burn with an Opacity of 10%.
Soft Light: Fill a new layer with #fee8dd. Set this layer to Soft Light with an Opacity of 15%.
Hard Light: Paste texture by awmp into a new layer. Set it to Hard Light with an Opacity of 36%. Apply a layer mask and blackout areas covering the face and neck.How to mask.
Text: Create a new layer and add some text. #070601 color, Berling Antiqua font family, 23px font size, 200 tracking, and Sharp anti-aliasing. Once you have your text positioned, you'll find the 'e' overlapping the neck. Go to Layer>> Rastersize>> Type and with the eraser tool selected (small brush) erase bits of the 'e'.
Tiny Text: Another new layer for text. This time #010000 color, Bradley Hand ITC font family, 3px font size, 440 tracking, and Sharp anti-aliasing.
Tweaking: Select all (Ctrl+A) & Copy all visible layers (Ctrl+Shift+C) and paste it into a new layer (Ctrl+V). You'll notice from the step before that the left eyelid is a bit messed up. Using the dropper tool and the pencil tool set to 1px brush, I cleaned up the bright areas around the corner of that left eyelid and then--using the blur tool at 3px & Strength at 25%--blurred the eyelids to something more natural in appearance (taking away that bright line).
Paint Daubs: Duplicate the layer (Ctrl+J) and apply the Paint Daubs filter. Filter>> Artistic>> Paint Daubs. [Settings]
The Paint Daubs layer looks somewhat harsh on its own, so firstly take the Rectangular Marquee Tool and select around the tiny text. Then Cut (Ctrl+X) the paint daubed bit away. Afterwards, change the Opacity to 50%. That's it!
