going from this
to this
in a few steps :D
1) Open your base and sharpen it.
that's my base:
2) now we go with selective color:
reds:-71, 23, 14, 12
yellows: 100, 0, -100, 0
blacks: 0, 0, 0, 14
3)Layer->new adjustment layer->Curves.
RGB, Input: 60
Output: 63
4) now your image should have a better quality :D
5)you can use some textures now, i used the following texture:
and position it in the left-most position
6) now it should look like this:
7)now you can add some brushes(textbrushes), etc.
can not remember from where i got mine, sry "^^
8)i've also used a scratch texture like this:
9)well,that's my result:
...hope this tut can help ya ^^ *hugs*