This tutorial explains how to retouch photos that are overall overexposed. First, darken the color of the picture appropriately. Mainly adjust the color of the background part, and adjust the brightness of the characters separately. Then adjust the color. Since the background part is very blurry, you can blur it appropriately during processing.
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| original picture |
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final effect
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1. Open the original image material, create a curve adjustment layer, and adjust the red, green, and blue channels. The parameter settings are as shown in Figure 1-3. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to "Multiply". The effect is as shown in Figure 4. .
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| Figure 1 |
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| Figure 2 |
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| Figure 3 |
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| Figure 4 |
2. Create a new layer with fill color: #000048, and then change the layer blending mode to "Screen". The effect is as shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5
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3. Create a new layer, select the Elliptical Marquee Tool and drag an ellipse as shown in Figure 6 on the right side of the picture. Press Ctrl + Alt + D to feather the value. The value is 45, then fill it with the color: #FDA8EE. After confirming, delete the layer. Change the blending mode to "Overlay" and the effect is as shown in Figure 7.
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| Figure 6 |
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| Figure 7 |
4. Create a new layer to stamp the layer, execute: Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, the value is 5, add a layer mask after confirmation, and use a black brush to erase the left half, as shown in Figure 8, erase it well Then merge all layers.
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| Figure 8 |
5. Create a curve adjustment layer, adjust the red and blue colors appropriately, set the parameters as shown in Figure 9 and 10, and the effect is as shown in Figure 11.
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| Figure 9 |
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| Figure 10 |
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| Figure 11 |
6. Create a new layer, stamp the layer, and execute: Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. The value is 5. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light". The effect is as shown in Figure 12.
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| Figure 12 |
7. Duplicate the background layer, press Ctrl + Shift + ] to move it to the top of the layer, then hook out the character, copy it to a new layer, and then hide the lower layer.
8. For the highlighted character layer, press Ctrl + M to adjust the curve. The parameter settings are as shown in Figure 13-15, and the effect is as shown in Figure 16.
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| Figure 13 |
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| Figure 14 |
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| Figure 15 |
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| Figure 16 |
9. Create a new layer, stamp the layer, and execute: Filter > Artistic Effect > Painting Smudge. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 17. After confirmation, erase the character and surroundings, as shown in Figure 18.
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| Figure 17 |
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| Figure 18 |
10. Create a new layer, stamp the layer, grind down the skin of the character as a whole, and whiten it appropriately, as shown in Figure 19.
