Using Photoshop filters and calculations to create cool dark-tuned metal textured portrait effects

Final effect

1, open the original image, first use the HDR filter, the initial adjustment of the picture, so that the bright spot is very bright, dark parts are very dark, while the light, dark details are very obvious. (Now the HDR filter can achieve a high dynamic range effect on a single picture without having to synthesize the same picture with different exposures.) Then use the level tool to adjust the picture to enhance its contrast.

2, stamped layer to get a new layer, and then change the layer's blending mode to "multiply" to deepen the color of the picture.

3, switch to channel options, and select the red channel, and then apply the "calculation" command, get a new channel 1. Then choose the green channel, apply the "calculation" command, get the new channel 2. The specific settings are shown in the figure. Then, copy the ALPHA1 channel to the red channel and copy the ALPHA2 channel to the blue channel to get a bright color effect.

4, using the "Hue/saturation" tool to adjust the saturation of each channel, so that the picture more engaging, adjust the parameters as shown in the following figure.

5, the establishment of a new curve adjustment layer, and respectively in the dark and bright part of the adjustment point to create a darkened screen. This will make the overall brightness of the picture more balanced (this step Tullo). 6, the use of "color balance" tool to adjust the picture, some of the picture is not cold enough, so the first stamped layer, to wear skin modification.

7, the use of "curve" tool to adjust the color of each channel, so that the details of the picture more rich. 8, stamped layer, the woman's canthus, pouch, mouth, etc. to decorate. The Clone Stamp tool is used here, the mode is "lighten", and the opacity recommendation is no more than 30%.

9, use the "Hue/saturation" tool to reduce the saturation of the whole picture, so that the characters in the screen more prominent. Then use the "deepen" tool to adjust the picture's overly eye-catching high light position. Pressure on the "deepen" tool does not suggest more than 20%. Finally, the pupil of the lady's eyes is slightly rendered, here with the "Dodge" tool, opacity set to 50%, wipe out the pupil, so that the eyes look more mysterious.

Final effect: