Photoshop post-color tutorial

We will give you a detailed analysis of the photoshop software and share with you the post-color tutorial for creating the retro private house photo.

Tutorial sharing:

1. Adjust the basic light, shade, and tone curves in LR

2. Apply images in PS to increase the retro yellow skin

3. Use dynamic blur and masks to create a local soft Phantom effect

4. Use the plug-in [Alien Skin Exposure7] to enhance the retro feeling.

The shooting was cloudy. There was a big window in the room, and the lighting was good, but the light ratio was very large. The highlight area of the window is too bright and the background skin of the character is too dark. The effect I want for this group of photos is the gentle retro style. The comparison cannot be too strong. So adjust the light and shade in the Lightroom first.

The color and tone have not been modified, and the original data. The original film is slightly underexposed, so the exposure is + 0.6.

The windows do not have any details, so the character's backlight is too dark after the highlight is dropped, and the light is dimmed by the shadow + 10. Similarly, the black color level is also + 7.

 

 

To soften the image, you can reduce the definition by-12.

 

 

The effect is as follows:

 

 

Because we want to use retro colors, more specifically to say that we want red and yellow photos. This is what we have already thought about in the early stage, and we will execute it in the later stage based on our previous ideas.

So the idea is very important, and understanding the principles of color is equally important. The following figure shows the color schematic.

 

 

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If you want to restore the red and yellow colors, the red and blue curves are involved, so you only need to adjust the two curves. The highlighted area of the red curve is pulled up, the highlighted area is red, the shadow area is pulled down, and the shadow is green. It is a positive S-type.

The highlighted area of the blue curve is pulled down, the highlighted area is yellow, the shadow area is pulled up, and the shadow is blue. It is an inverse type of s.

Such a curve can be both red and yellow in the high-light area, and the compound colors are available. Then, the shadow area is cool-colored, and the image color is richer than that in the high-light area.

 

 

The effect is as follows. LR does this step, and the rest is not moved, and then enters the PS for adjustment.

 

 

PS open the picture after LR is adjusted, CTRL + J copy a layer.

 

 

Open the channel for the new copy layer and select only the blue channel.

 

 

Select the blue channel to open the application image under the image.

 

 

Select the reverse phase. The hybrid mode is the front pane and no other changes are required.

 

 

Return to the channel and click RGB. The image is yellow.

 

 

Go back to the layer and make changes to the blending mode. I will decide the overlay and softening mode based on the actual situation. Which one should be nice? Here, select the softening mode and lower the opacity value. Here, it is 20% suitable.

 

 

The effect is as follows. This step enhances the retro pornography of the character's skin.

 

 

If you want to see a soft and Phantom effect at the contour of a person's skin, you need to apply a dynamic blur and mask. The first layer is printed (CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E), and the filter ~ Fuzzy ~ Dynamic blur. Set the value as shown in the following figure and adjust it as needed.

 

 

Add a mask to the layer. Use the gradient tool to set the gradient bar to black and white at both ends. Then, drag the gradient bar along the diagonal line, in this way, we can realize the feeling of misplacement between the brightest position in the middle and the contour of the skin.

 

 

The effect is as follows (this step and below are my preferences)

 

 

This step adds personalization and uses the plug-in [Alien Skin Exposure7]. This plug-in is worth downloading. There are many film simulations in it. You can download it from Baidu if you like it.

 

 

This time I used the charm shooting in the color focus to be moderate (increase the contrast). After selecting the filter, I can select the overall intensity of the filter, and there are many options that can be customized.

 

 

I have added a red light effect, and you can adjust the direction, zoom, and opacity by yourself. This is all for the cultural and retro feeling.

 

 

Final effect.

 

 

All right, the above information is all the content that I will share with the users of this software in the post-color tutorial for creating the original and artistic private house photo, you can see that the software users here, Xiaobian believes that you are now very clear about this effect of color, right, so all of you will follow the tutorial and try to bring up the photos of the retro private room.