This tutorial introduces the production of a non-mainstream effect with popular colors. The focus is on color adjustment, which can be fine-tuned through channels and color adjustment tools. During production, the overall color and level of the picture effect must be controlled.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image and press Ctrl + J to copy one layer. Click the channel panel, click the green channel and press Ctrl + A to select all. Press Ctrl + C to copy, click the blue channel and press Ctrl + V. Paste back to the layer panel. The effect is as shown in the figure. 1
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2. Press Ctrl + U to adjust hue/saturation and set cyan and red respectively, as shown in Figure 2 and 3, and the effect is as shown in Figure 4<Figure 2>
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4. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer, and use the Dodge tool to whiten the character’s face as shown in Figure 6<Figure 6>
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6. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer and then change the layer blending mode to "Multiply" and the layer opacity to: 40%, the effect is as shown in Figure 8<Figure 8>
7. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer. Execute the menu: Filter > Artistic Effect > Set the painting smear parameters as shown in Figure 9. After confirmation, execute the menu: Filter > Noise > Middle Value , the parameter settings are as shown in Figure 10. After confirmation, add a layer mask and use a black brush to erase the character part. The effect is as shown in Figure 11.<Figure 9>
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8. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer, and use the Topaz filter to sharpen it. The effect is as shown in Figure 12<Figure 12>
9. Create a new layer and use the black and white radial gradient to draw the gradient shown in Figure 12, then change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light", the effect is as shown in Figure 13<Figure 13>
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9. Merge all layers, use the burn and dodge tools to adjust the color appropriately and then modify the overall effect to complete the final effect.<Final effect>