PS produces non-mainstream signature effects

This tutorial mainly introduces how to adjust the color as a whole. It is worth noting that this tutorial cleverly uses high contrast preservation to enhance the clarity of the picture, which is worth learning.

Original picture

final effect

1. Open the original image, press ctrl + J to copy a layer, and then select the menu: Filter > Others > High Contrast. Leave the value at the default 10. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to: "Overlay". The effect is shown in Figure 1.

<Figure 1>
2. Press ctrl + J again to copy the previous layer and change the opacity to 30%. The effect is as follows

<Picture 2> 3. Press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlights of the picture, then create a new layer and fill it with white, and change the opacity to 50%. The effect is as shown below.

<Figure 3>
4. Press Ctrl + E to merge all layers, press Ctrl + U to adjust the hue/saturation parameter settings as shown in Figure 4-6, and then appropriately adjust the contrast effect as shown in Figure 7

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5. Smooth the skin of the character appropriately, add your favorite brush, and the border to complete the final effect. If you don’t have a good brush please click here to download.