Get the pretty colouring of this icon:
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Using PS7.
There is Selective Color involved =]]]]
Please do not copy this word for word, vary it lots so it's more fun!
one Get your photo and crop it. I'll be using this one:
from sxc.hu.
two Make a Color Balance adjustment layer. Have your settings like so:
Midtones: +17, +35, +26
Shadows: -28, +13, -24
Set the Color Balance layer to Soft Light at 100%.
three Selective Color layer:
Reds:
-100, +100, +100, -54
Yellows:
-100, +30, +100, 0
Cyans:
+100, -100, -100, +100
Blues:
+100, +100, -100, +100
four Make a new layer and fill it with #E8E8E8. Set this layer on Color Burn at 50%.
five Finally make a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and up the saturation to 25%.
And there we go! I absolutely love this sunny picture and the tutorial makes it better. Feedback!