TUTORIALS :: [002]

From this to this using Photoshop CS3 (you can use the other versions of photoshop as well)

1. First you will need a base. Mine is a screencap I made from Grey's Anatomy 4x02. Crop your image to 100x100.

2. Duplicate your base and set it to Screen 100%

3. Since this image is really dark, duplicate your base again and set it to Screen 100%

4. Now create a new Selective Color Layer (Layer>>New Adjustment Layer>>Selective Color) and set to:
REDS
Cyan: -100
Magenta: 34
Yellow: 62
Black: 0

YELLOWS
Cyan: -49
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -41
Black: -13

BLUES
Cyan: 24
Magenta: 11
Yellow: 0
Black: 0

NEUTRALS
Cyan: 16
Magenta: -7
Yellow: -10
Black: -24

5. Now create a Hue/Saturation Layer (Layer>>New Adjustment Layer>>Hue/Saturation) and set the Saturation to +10.
Yellow: 62
Black: 0

6. Copy the base that is set to screen and bring the new one to the top. Set the oppacity to 27%.

7. Merge all layers (Ctrl+Alt+E or go to Layer>>Merge Visible)

8. Sharpen the image (Filter>>Sharpen>>Sharpen). I like to fade the Sharpen a little so it doesnt look too fake (Edit>>Fade Sharpen) set it to 49%.

And that's it! You should end up with something like this (but it will deppend of the image you chose):

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