Coloring Tutorials [Adobe Photoshop]

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*includes selective coloring.

*tutorial 01;


STEP 1; make a new selective color layer.
REDS; -100, 0, +100, 0
YELLOWS; +100, 0, -100, 0
GREENS; -100, -100, -100, -100
CYANS; +100, +6, +11, 0
NEUTRALS; +7, -8, +1, 0

STEP 2; make another new selective color layer.
REDS; -100, 0, +100, 0
YELLOWS; +54, 0, -13, 0
NEUTRALS; +4, -8, -11, 0

STEP 3; make a new color balance layer.
MIDTONES; +7, 0, +15
SHADOWS; +12, +3, -6
HIGHLIGHTS; -17, -8, +7

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*tutorial 02;


STEP 1; duplicate your base and set it to soft light 100%.

STEP 2; make a new selective color layer.
REDS; -100, 0, +100, 0
YELLOWS; +100, 0, -100, 0
GREENS; +100, +100, +100, 0
CYANS; +100, 0, -100, 0
BLUES; +100, 0, -100, 0
MAGENTAS; -100, +100, -100, 0
NEUTRALS; +9, +1, -3, 0

STEP 3; make a new levels layer.
*i set the opacity at 50% but you can do what you want.
RGB; 5, 0.83, 250
RED; 4, 0.94, 240
GREEN; 0, 1.00, 254
BLUE; 1, 1.04, 248

STEP 4; make a new selective color layer.
*i set the opacity at 70% but again, do what you want.
REDS; -36, 0, +5, 0
YELLOWS; +100, 0, 0, 0
NEUTRALS; -10, -1, +2, 0


STEP 5; make a new color balance layer.
MIDTONES; -15, -5, 0
SHADOWS; -11, -2, -3
HIGHLIGHTS; -14, -5, +3

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*tutorial 03;


STEP 1; make a new fill layer, fill it with #967043, set it to soft light 50%.

STEP 2; make a new selective color layer.
REDS; -100, 0, +100, 0
YELLOWS; +100, 0, -100, 0
GREENS; -100, -100, -100, -100
NEUTRALS; +12, -3, -10, 0

STEP 3; make a new brightness/contrast layer.
brightness; +14
contrast; +7

STEP 4; make a new color balance layer.
MIDTONES; -11, -2, -7
SHADOWS; +6, +1, +5
HIGHLIGHTS; -11, -6, +1

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*tutorial 04;


STEP 1; make a new brightness/contrast later.
brightness; -6
contrast; +6

STEP 2; make a new channel mixer layer.
RED; +105, -10, -16
GREEN; -2, +100, -2
BLUE; -4, -4, +100

STEP 3; make a new selective color layer.
*may have to be adjusted, depending on the image.
REDS; -100, 0, +20, 0
YELLOWS; -62, 0, -41, 0
GREENS; -100, -100, -100, -100
NEUTRALS; -6, -9, -9, 0

STEP 4; make a new color balance layer.
MIDTONES; -21, -16, +6
SHADOWS; +14, -3, -5
HIGHLIGHTS; -23, -9, +10

STEP 5; make another new brightness/contrast layer.
brightness; -6
contrast; +6

OTHER EXAMPLES;


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