The leaves on the ground in the original image feel very good, giving people a melancholy and thoughtful feeling. When coloring in this tutorial, we focus on the leaves and darken the grass and other areas. Make the characters and background more prominent.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image material, press Ctrl + J to copy the background layer, change the layer blending mode to "Screen", and change the layer opacity to: 60%, the effect is as shown in Figure 1.
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2. Create a color balance adjustment layer. The parameter settings are as shown in Figure 2, and the effect is as shown in Figure 3.
<Figure 2>
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3. Create a hue/saturation adjustment layer. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 4. After confirming, use a black brush to erase the character part. The effect is as shown in Figure 5.
<Figure 4>
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4. Create a curve adjustment layer to adjust the red and blue colors. The parameter settings are as shown in Figures 6 and 7, and the effect is as shown in Figure 8.
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<Figure 7>
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