Tutorial for PS CS2 - 'faded/soft vibrant' effect
Tutorial #1 - Selective colouring for Photoshop CS2
We’ll be going from
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Please remember that results may vary, depending on what base you use.
Step 1 - Choose your base and prepare it the way you want to (sharpen, blur etc.).
Step 2 - Copy your base and set it to screen.
Step 3 - Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer and create a Selective Colour Layer with the following settings:
Reds:
Cyan -65
Magenta 0
Yellow +65
Black +65
Yellows
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow -85
Black 0
Neutrals
Cyan 0
Magenta -32
Yellow -40
Black +7
Step 4 - Copy this layer
Step 5 - Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer and create a Selective Colour Layer with the following settings:
Reds
Cyan 0
Magenta 0
Yellow +14
Black 0
Neutrals
Cyan -11
Magenta 0
Yellow +22
Black 0
Step 6 - Copy this layer and set to soft light
Step 7 - Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer and create a Selective Colour Layer with the following settings:
Reds
Cyan -100
Magenta +100
Yellow +100
Black +59
Yellows
Cyan +74
Magenta +58
Yellow -33
Black +45
Cyans
Cyans +5
Magenta +2
Yellow +1
Black +2
Neutrals
Cyan -19
Magenta +3
Yellow +20
Black +1
Step 8 - Copy this layer and reduce opacity to 58%.
And that’s it. you're done! Hopefully you like it. Please let me know what you think! As I said, results may vary, and I’m curious to see what you came up with. And don't hesitate to ask any questions. :)