How to go from
this to
this Other examples of this coloring:
1.) Do whatever to your base. Sharpen, brighten, etc.
2.) Next a Selective Coloring layer
Reds: -100, 100, 0, 0
Yellows:-100, 0, -50, 0
Cyans: 100, 0, -100, 0
Blues: 100, 0, -100, 0
Magentas: -100, 100, -100, 0
Neutrals: 50, 0, 50, -15
Set this to 50%
3.) New Selective Coloring:
Reds: -100, 0, 100
Yellows: -100, 0, -50, 0
Cyans: 100, 0, -100, 0
Blues: 100, 0, -100, 0
Magentas: -100, 100, -100, 0
Neutrals: 43, 0, -20, -18
4.) New Color Fill layer - Fill with #000014 at Exclusion.
5.) Now go back and make a H/S/L layer above your original base and set it to whatever looks best. I picked 35.
And your done! Enjoy. And let me see some results! :3 -coughcough
gwaystillnesscough- ;)