The author grasped the tones very well when grading the colors. Although the tonal range of the adjustment is not very large, the effect has been significantly changed. The picture has a poetic charm and the effect is very beautiful.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image material, copy the background layer, and perform skin polishing and some detail repair on the character. I won’t say much about microdermabrasion here.
2. Select the menu: Image > Mode > Lab Color, select Unmerge, and then create a Curves adjustment layer. Set the parameters as shown below. After confirmation, change the layer opacity to: 88%.
