TUTORIALS :: [007]

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 4x03. Crop your image to 100x100.

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

3. Since this image is very dark, duplicate your base again, bring it to top and set it to Screen 47%.

4. Now create a new Selective Color Layer (Layer>>New Adjustment Layer>>Selective Color) and set to:
REDS
Cyan: -100
Magenta: 14
Yellow: 100
Black: 12

NEUTRALS
Cyan: 14
Magenta: 0
Yellow: -17
Black: -13

5. Create a new Selective Color Layer (Layer>>New Adjustment Layer>>Selective Color) and set to:
REDS
Cyan: -92
Magenta: 72
Yellow: 55
Black: 0

BLUES
Cyan: 71
Magenta: -72
Yellow: 100
Black: 0

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

7. 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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