#035, Ashley Coloring..
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1. Open your picture, Crop it & lighten it if it's too DARK ..
2. add a new layer and fill it with #3b1b1b, set it to Screen.
3.give the icon more contrast by using Brightness/contrast, my setting were
B: 0
C: +22
4.lighten it by Levels:
RGB:
12, 1.11. 255
5. to give it more pinkish coloring, use Channel Mixer:
Red: 98, 0, 2
Green: 0, 98, 0
Blue: 0, 0, 103
6. now Click Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E to marge all the layers, then go to Image -> Adjustments -> Variations and choose More Blue.
7. give the icon more contrast by using Brightness/contrast, my setting were
B: 0
C: +52
8. add a new layer and fill it with #3b1b1b, set it to Screen.
9. to get rid of the red-ness in the icon use the Selective Color:
Reds: +100, +5, +28, +13
Yellows: -100, -100, +100, 0
Whites: +6, -22, +40, 0
Blacks: 0, 0, 0, 10
10. take this texure
by innocent_lexys and set it to Softlight. I usually darken the hair by using smudge ..
11. take this texure
by ???and set it to Softlight. Opacity: 54 to add more lighting ..
12. now is the fun part, marge all the layers by clicking Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E then go to Image -> Adjustments -> Variations, the choose whatever result you like, in this one I choose more blue then cyan then Yellow and got this ..
13. give it more contrast by using Brightness/contrast, my setting were
B: 0
C: +19
14. last & Optional step take this texure
by innocent_lexys and set it to Screen. opacity: 10%
last marge all then sharpen it and change the opacity to what you like ...
http://www.mediafire.com/?mbrmwytdk5i