How to use Photoshop to bring up beautiful blue portraits

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1. Open the source image, press Ctrl + J to copy the background layer, and use the blur tool to blur the selection area of the image. The effect is shown in the following figure.

 

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2. Create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer, change the blending mode to "opening the front and bottom", and press Alt to add a layer mask, use a soft-colored white brush with lower transparency to darker the area in the lower left corner, as shown in the following figure.

 

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3. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current layer and change the opacity to 30%. The effect is shown in the following figure.

 

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4. Create a curve adjustment layer and adjust the RGB and blue channels. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 4 and the effect is shown in figure 5. This step adds blue to the dark area and highlight area of the image.

 

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5. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current curve adjustment layer and change the opacity to 20%. The effect is shown in the following figure.

 

6. Create an optional color adjustment layer to adjust the yellow and green colors. The parameter settings are shown in figure 7 and 8, and the effect is shown in Figure 9. This step turns the green color in the image into a lighter orange color.

  

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7. Create a color balance adjustment layer to adjust the shadow and highlight. The parameter settings are as follows: 10, 11, and the effect is as shown in Figure 12. This step also adds blue to the dark area and highlight area of the image.

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8. Press Ctrl + Alt + 2 to bring up the highlight selection area, create a curve adjustment layer, and adjust the RGB, red, green, and blue channels. The parameter settings are shown in Figure 13-16, the effect is shown in Figure 17. In this step, the highlight area of the image is slightly adjusted and the light blue is added.

 

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9. 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 and hold the Alt key to add a layer mask. Use a soft-colored white brush with a low transparency to highlight the upper-right corner of the image. The effect is shown in the following figure.

 

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10. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current layer, as shown in the following figure.

11. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current layer, fill the mask with black, and then use a soft white brush to highlight the top area of the upper right corner, as shown in the following figure. This step adds smoke highlights to the upper-right corner of the image.

12. Copy the background layer, press Ctrl + Shift +] to the top, use the pen tool to hide the character part, convert it to the selection area, add a layer mask, and change the opacity of the layer to 50%.

13. Create a curve adjustment layer and adjust the RGB, red, and blue channels. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 22. Press Ctrl + Alt + G to create a cut mask. The effect is shown in Figure 23. In this step, the characters are highlighted and blue is added.

  

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14. Create a color/saturation adjustment layer to properly reduce the brightness of the full Graph. Set the parameters as shown in Figure 24. After confirmation, create a cut mask and then fill the mask with black, then, use a soft-edged white brush with lower transparency to darker the character's backlight area, as shown in Figure 25.

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15. Press Ctrl + J to copy the current color/saturation adjustment layer and create a cut mask in the same way. The effect is shown in the following figure.

 

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16. Add a dark angle to the lower left corner of the image in a familiar way, as shown in the following figure.

 

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17. Create an optional color adjustment layer to adjust the green and white colors. The parameters and effects are shown in the following figure. This step adds a light blue color to the image.

 

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18. Create a solid color adjustment layer and set the color to light blue: # F8FFFF. After confirming, fill the mask in black, and then use a soft-edged white brush with a low transparency to highlight the area in the upper right corner, the effect is shown in the following figure. This step adds a light blue color to the upper-right corner of the image.

 

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19. Create a new layer and use the oval box selection tool to pull out the Oval selection area shown in the following figure. Fill in the dark blue with 45 pixels after feathers: #546898. After the selection is canceled, change the mixed mode to "filter color ", the effect is shown in the following figure. This step adds a blue highlight to the image.

 

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Finally, fine-tune the color to complete the final effect.

 

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