Realized while browsing my old stuff that I had this tutorial that I made a long time ago. Thought while I'm still without photoshop and the ability to make icons you guys should have something to look at lol...
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1. Get you base ready, meaning sharpen or whatever you need to (if yu image is dark try duplicating it and setting to screen - with this image I did not need to)
2. Go to Layer, New Adjustment Layer, then Color Balance and use these settings
Midtones
+27, -8, -25
3. Add a selective color layer by going to Layer, New Adjustment Layer, then selective color and use these settings
REDS
-47
-23
0
0
YELLOWS
-100
0
0
0
4. Add a Hue/Saturation Layer by going to Layer, New Adjustment Layer, then Hue/Saturation and use these settings
MASTER
Saturation +14
5. Add a second selective color layer by going to Layer, New Adjustment Layer, then selective color and use these settings
NEUTRALS
+100
0
0
0
BLACKS
+100
+100
+100
+100
and that gets you this
Now if you want
Just change the last selective color settings to these
NEUTRALS
+100
0
+100
0
BLACKS
+100
+100
+100
+100
and if you want this
Just change the last selective color settings to these
NEUTRALS
+100
0
-100
0
BLACKS
+100
+100
+100
+100
More examples of this coloring