2 TUTORIALS - FIXING DARK SCREENCAPS III and IV
2 WAYS TO GOT "ALMOST" THE SAME RESULT! :D
1 - TUTORIAL 1: VARIATIONS + SCREEN LAYERS - From
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2 - TUTORIAL 2: COLOR BALANCE + SCREEN LAYERS - From
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SUPER EASY!! BUT I DON´T KNOW IF IT´S TRANSLATABLE! :(
FOR PS USERS!
Choose your favorite tecnique and enjoy!!
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TUTORIAL 1
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1 - Open your cap and crop 100x100 >>
2 - Duplicate the base and set it to screen >>
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3 - Duplicate the screen layer how many times you need. I did it 5 times
1º
>> 2º
>> 3º
>> 4º
>> 5º
4 - Now flatten all layers. That´s your new base! >>
5 - Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations. I worked with this settings:
Midtones: lighter > more cyan > more red > more cyan
change to Shadows:
- lighter
change to highlights:
- lighter
6 - After that, you can click "OK" and you´ll have this result >>
7 - To let you result softer, you can duplicate your base and set it to Softh light, opacity 100% >>
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8 - Go to Filters > Blue > Gaussian Blur (Radius: 1,4) >>
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And done!!
Now you add your brush or text!
Wanna learn another way to do almost the same stuff???
TUTORIAL 2
1 - Open your cap and crop 100x100 >>
2 - Duplicate the base and set it to screen >>
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3 - Duplicate the screen layer how many times you need. I did it 5 times
1º
>> 2º
>> 3º
>> 4º
>> 5º
4 - Now flatten all layers. That´s your new base! >>
NOW WE´LL USE ANOTHER TECNIQUE!
5 - Add a color balance Layer! go to layer > new adjustment layer > color balance
MIDTONES: -22 / +13 / +30
SHADOWS: 10 / 12 / 22
HIGHLIGHTS: 7 / 14 / 46
Your result >>>
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6 - Duplicate your base and set to screen, opacity 50% >
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7 - Go to Filters > Blue > Gaussian Blur (Radius: 1,4) >>
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8 - Flatten all the layers and it´s done!!
TUTORIAL 1 > TUTORIAL 2
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You can note the difference??
REMEMBER: YOU´LL HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SETTINGS!! THIS TUT DON´T WORK WITH ALL PICS.I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM! FEEL FREE TO SHOW ME YOUR RESULT!
I´M TAKING REQUESTS!
YOU CAN FOUND OTHER TUTOS FOR DARK SCREENCAPS HERE AND HERE
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