Written in PSP 8,
but should be easy translatable for other versions and PS.
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Coloring Tutorial
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(I think the tutorial works really nice out with "red face" pictures)
Step 1
First start sharpen the image
Should look like this
Step 2
Duplicate base layer and set blend mode to "Soft Light" 100% filled with colour #DEECE5
Should look like this
Step 3
Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten). Adjust > Brightness and Contrast > Automatic Contrast Enhancement.
Bias: Lighter
Strength: Normal
Appearance: Bold
Should look like this
Step 4
Duplicate layer and set blend mode to "Burn" 100% filled with the colour #C4F6FC
Should look like this
Step 5
Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten). Duplicate layer and set blend mode to "Exclusion" 50% filled with the colour #011A29
Should look like this
Step 6
Layers > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: 10
Contrast: 15
You're done ! Should have this result.
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