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For Photoshop CS2. I'm using a Curves Layer and a Color Balance Layer.

The .psd file can be found here.



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Sharpen the base once and/or smooth the skin.

Go to Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Curves.

Use the settings you see in the screencap.

This gives the skin more color, a slightly healthier look :)


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Go to Layer >> New Adjustment Layer >> Color Balance.

For Midtones use -9 | -4 | +19.


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For Shadows use 0 | 0 | +25.


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For Highlights use 0 | 0 | +16.


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Take one of my light blobs and paste it over the layers.

Find a suitable position and set it to Screen.


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Now write your text in Birch Std | Size: 24.


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