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using PS CS2, not translatable [selective color]
as requested by daysoon :)
Prepare your base; I usually blur, flatten and then resize (depending on the image, image > adjustments > auto levels; it wasn't necessary for this image though).
The image is a bit dark and dull so I duplicated my base and upped the saturation (Adjustments > Hue/Saturation > Saturation: +50), set the layer to screen, opacity: 80%.
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I wasn't sure what I really wanted to do with this image, so I added a layer of yellow (fffc00) set to soft light (layer > new fill layer > solid color; mode: soft light). This is just something I do to give myself a blank pallet - selective color has some lovely effects after you make your image yellow.
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No one wants a grainy yellow image, so Layers > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color.
REDS
cyan: -100
magenta: 0
yellow: +100
black: +100
YELLOWS
cyan: -23
magenta: 0
yellow: -20
black: 0
MAGENTAS
cyan: -100
magenta: -100
yellow: -100
black: 0
NEUTRALS
cyan: +67
magenta: -19
yellow: -80
black: +13
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My image is still grainy and a bit yellow, to fix this, I add another selective color layer.
REDS
cyan: -100
magenta: +100
yellow: +100
black: +100
YELLOWS
cyan: 0
magenta: 0
yellow: -64
black: 0
NEUTRALS
cyan: 0
magenta: 0
yellow: 0
black: +15
BLACKS
cyan: 0
magenta: 0
yellow: 0
black: +20
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The image is still lacking a bit of depth, to fix that I add a new brightness/contrast layer (Layers > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast)
Brightness: -4
Contrast: 9
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other examples (with varied settings)
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