I will give you a detailed analysis of the photoshop software and share with you the tutorial on how to call up a photo with a dark brown effect.
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1. Open the above picture material, press Ctrl + J to copy a layer of the background layer, change the blending mode to "stacked front", and press Alt to add a layer mask, use a soft-edges white brush with lower transparency to erase the area to be dimmed, as shown in the following figure.
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2. Create an optional color adjustment layer to adjust the yellow, green, and green colors. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 2-4 and the effect is shown in figure 5. This step adds Orange to the image.
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3. Press Ctrl + J to adjust the current available color layer and copy the layer. The effect is shown in the following figure.
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4. Create a color/saturation adjustment layer to adjust the full graph, yellow, and green. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 7-9, after confirmation, use a soft-edged black brush with a low transparency to wipe out the leaves on the left of the character. The effect is shown in Figure 10. In this step, the background color of the image is converted to a neutral color.
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5. Create a new layer, press "D" to restore the background color to the default black and white, and then select the menu: filter> rendering> cloud, after confirming, change the mixed mode to "filter color", press the Alt key to add a layer mask, and wipe the area in the upper right corner with a soft-edged white brush with a low transparency. The effect is shown in the following figure.
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6. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current cloud layer, fill the mask with black, and then use a soft white brush to highlight the area in the upper right corner. This time it is slightly larger than the previous range, the effect is shown in the following figure. These two parts add highlights to the upper-right corner of the image.
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7. Create a color balance adjustment layer to adjust the shadow and highlights. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 13 and 14. Press Ctrl + Alt + G to create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 15. This step adds some warm colors to the highlight area.
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8. Press Ctrl + Alt + 2 to display the highlight selection area, press Ctrl + Shift + I to obtain the hidden selection area, and then create a curve adjustment layer, adjust the RGB, red, green, and blue channels. The parameters and effects are shown in the following figure. In this step, the image is dimmed and blue-red is added.
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9. Create a color balance adjustment layer to adjust the shadow and highlights. Set the parameters as shown in the following figure. After confirmation, create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 20. This step adds a warm color to the dark area of the image.
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10. Create a curve adjustment layer and adjust the RGB and blue channels. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 21. After confirmation, create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 22. In this step, the dark part of the image is slightly brightened.
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11. Copy the background layer to a layer, press Ctrl + Shift +] to top it, and use the pen tool to hide the part of the character, convert it to the selection area, and add a layer mask, then, use a soft-edge black brush to smear the bottom area of the character, as shown in the following figure.
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12. Create a curve adjustment layer and adjust the RGB channel. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 24. After confirmation, create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 25. In this step, we will increase the contrast between the brightness and shade of the characters.
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13. Use the plug-in tool to hook up the selection area shown in the following figure. After 20 pixels are removed, create a curve adjustment layer, and press it a little darker. After confirmation, create a cut mask. The effect is shown in the following figure.
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14. Create a brightness/contrast adjustment layer to increase the brightness and contrast. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 27. After confirmation, create a cut mask and then fill the mask with black, then, use a soft white brush to highlight the Edge area of the character's head. The effect is shown in Figure 28.
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15. Create an optional color adjustment layer, and adjust the red, yellow, and white layers. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 29-31. After confirmation, create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 32. This step properly reduces the red color of the skin.
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16. Create a new layer, create a cut mask, and apply a light yellow highlight to the edge of the character's head with a paint brush. The effect is shown in the following figure.
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17. Create an optional color adjustment layer and adjust the red, yellow, and white layers. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 34-36 and the effect is shown in Figure 37. This step adds red to the image.
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18. Use the method you are familiar with to hide the bottom area a little bit, as shown in the figure below.
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19. Create a solid color adjustment layer and set the color to pale yellow: # FAF8E2. Change the mixed mode to "filter color" and then fill the mask with black color, then, use a soft-colored white brush with lower transparency to erase the area in the upper right corner. The effect is shown in the following figure.
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20. Create a color/saturation adjustment layer to adjust the yellow color. The parameters and effects are shown in the following figure. In this step, the warm colors in the image are brighter.
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21. Create a new layer and use the oval box selection tool to pull out the selected area shown in the following figure. After 45 pixels are formed, the area is marked with a dark red color: #8A6249. After the selected area is removed, change the mixed mode to "filter color ", the effect is shown in the following figure.
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22. Press Ctrl + Alt + 2 to display the highlight selection area, press Ctrl + Shift + I to select the hidden selection area, create a curve adjustment layer, and adjust the RGB and blue channels, the parameters and effects are shown in the following figure. In this step, we will increase the contrast between the brightness and shade of the hidden area of the image.
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Finally, fine-tune the local light and shade, and sharpen the skin for the characters to achieve the final effect.
Final effect
All right, the above information is all the content that is shared by the graphic repair tutorials that bring up the dark brown effect photos to users of photoshop, you can see that the users here, Xiaobian believes that we are very clear about the graph repair method, then you can follow the tutorial above in the small editor to try it out with your own photos.
