It helps if the base is desaturated, and not too bright (not extremely dark either.)
Duplicate base on Screen 100%
302121- Exclusion 100%
F5E9E9- Softlight 100%
Duplicate base on Softlight
Make a new color balance layer.
Midtones: +33, -24, -82
Shadows: -66, -23, +19
Highlights: -35, -28, -19
Preserve is checked.
Levels layer.
RGB: 0, 1.32, 255
RED: 27, 1.00, 211
GREEN: 0, 1.15, 255
BLUE: 0, 1.32, 232
Hue/Saturation layer.
Reds: 0, +34, 0
Yellows: 0, -36, 0
Another color balance layer.
Midtones: -26, 0, 0
Shadows: -11, 0, 0
Highlights: +33, +15, +14
Preserve is checked.
000328- Exclusion 100%
DDECE9- Colorburn 100%
A new Hue/Sat. layer.
Reds: 0, +25, 0
Yellows: 0, -100, 0
Flatten.
Add a scratch texture:
Made by me.
Then brushes/fonts, etc.
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