This tutorial briefly introduces how to colorize photos of people. When coloring photos of people, you can choose colors according to your personal preferences, and the parts of people also need to be adjusted appropriately according to the theme color. You need to pay attention to the handling of characters and details.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image material, create a hue/saturation adjustment layer, set the parameters as shown in Figure 1, check the coloring option, and then use a black brush to erase the character part on the mask. The effect is as shown in Figure 2.
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2. Create a curve adjustment layer and adjust the red and blue colors. The parameter settings are as shown in Figures 3 and 4, and the effect is as shown in Figure 5.
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<Figure 4>
<Figure 5>
3. Create a brightness/contrast adjustment layer. The parameter settings are as shown in Figure 6, and the effect is as shown in Figure 7.
<Figure 6>
<Figure 7>
4. Create a channel mixer adjustment layer. The parameter settings are as shown in Figures 8 and 9, and the effect is as shown in Figure 10.
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5. Press Ctrl + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlight selection, create a new layer and fill it with white, then change the layer opacity to: 30%, the effect is as shown in Figure 11.
<Figure 11>
6. Create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer, and simply skin the character. The approximate effect is as shown in Figure 12.
<Figure 12>
