This tutorial introduces the whitening and color adjustment of photos. The idea is: select the highlight area and fill it with white to increase the overall brightness of the picture, and then adjust the overall color to modify the details. There are many methods of color adjustment, and the overall effect is excellent!
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image and simply grind off the skin.
2. Create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlight selection and fill it with white, then change the opacity of the layer to: 44%
3. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer.
4. Press Ctrl + J to make a copy of the stamped layer, press Ctrl + Shift + U to remove the color, and change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light"
5. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer, and execute the menu: Filter > Blur > Special Blur.
6. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer, execute the menu: Image > Adjustment > Selective Color, select the blue channel: Cyan-55, select the neutral channel: Cyan +13, Yellow- 26
7. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer. Press Ctrl + Shift + U to remove the color. Press Ctrl + J to copy a layer. Press Ctrl + I to invert. Execute the menu: Filter > Others > The minimum value is 1. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to "Color Dodge", and then merge this layer with the layer below. Then change the blending mode of the merged layer to "Multiply" and add a layer mask, leaving only the character's skin and erasing the rest.
8. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer. Click on the channel panel, click on the green channel and press Ctrl + A to select all. Press Ctrl + C to copy. Click on the blue channel and press Ctrl + V to paste. Add Go to the layer mask and paint out the hair and clothes.
9. Create a new layer with fill color: #F2ACCA, change the layer mode to "Soft Light", and change the opacity to: 35%
10. Create a new layer with fill color: #0D0792, change the layer blending mode to "Exclude", and change the layer opacity to: 16%. Use the brush tool to select the appropriate pressure to apply the skin part to complete the final effect.