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Source: PS Alliance Author: Sener
Green and yellow are the more commonly used color combinations. There are many color correction methods, and channel replacement is the fastest. However, if the material picture has fewer colors, you can use the color correction tool to directly adjust the color.
1. Open the original image material, create an optional color adjustment layer, and adjust the yellow, green, and black. This step changes the main color of the background to yellow-cyan.
2. Create a Curves adjustment layer and adjust the blue color. This step adds blue to the dark parts of the image, and the same step adds light yellow to the highlights.
3. Create an optional color adjustment layer and set the parameters for yellow and green. This step will convert green to cyan.
4. Create a color balance adjustment layer and adjust the shadows and highlights. This step adds cyan to the image.
5. After the previous steps, the character part has a slight color cast, and now it needs to be restored. Duplicate the background layer, press Ctrl + Shift + ] to bring it to the top, hold down the Alt key to add a layer mask, and use a white brush to erase the character part.
6. Call up the current layer mask selection, create a curve adjustment layer, adjust the RGB, and make it slightly brighter.
7. Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2 to bring up the highlight selection, create a new layer, fill it with light yellow: #E2C890, change the blending mode to "Screen", and change the opacity to: 80%. Hold down the ALt key to add a layer mask, and use a white brush to erase the face and skin color of the character. This step will slightly brighten the skin color.
8. Select the character part, create a color balance adjustment layer, and adjust the midtones and highlights. This step adds blue to the skin tone.
9. Call up the selection of the character, create a selectable color adjustment layer, and adjust the yellow. This step increases the magenta of the character's skin color.
10. Press Ctrl + J to copy the currently selected color adjustment layer and change the opacity to: 60%.
11. Bring out the highlight selection, create a new layer and fill it with light yellow: #E2C890, change the opacity to: 10%, this step increases the light yellow of the highlight part.
12. Call up the selection of the character, create a color balance adjustment layer, adjust the highlights, and change the layer opacity to: 60%. In this step, fine-tune the character's skin color.
13. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer. Simply polish the character's skin.
14. Create an optional color adjustment layer and adjust the red and white. This step adds light cyan to the highlights.
15. Create a new layer, fill it with light yellow: #E2D490, change the blending mode to "Screen", hold down the Alt key to add a layer mask, and use a white brush to erase the parts that need to be highlighted.
Finally, fine-tune the overall color to complete the final effect.