Original picture
final effect
1. Open the material picture, select the menu: Image > Mode > Lab Color, then copy the background layer and use the extraction filter to draw out the characters.
2. Press the Ctrl key and click the thumbnail of layer 1 to load the selection, enter the channel panel, create a new channel and fill it with white, and press Ctrl + D to cancel the selection.
3. Return to the layer panel, select the background layer, copy one layer, enter the channel panel again, select the brightness channel, execute: Image > Apply Image, Mode: Multiply, other options are default, confirm the operation and repeat the operation again. , Opacity: 50%. Go back to the Layers panel, add a layer mask, and use a black brush to paint away the areas you don’t need to work on.
4. Create a curve adjustment layer, adjust the a, b, and brightness channels respectively. Use a black and gray brush to paint the sky and the lower parts. Make a black to transparent gradient operation on the head of the character. Load the cutout selection and fill it with black.
