going from this:
to this: 
Program: Photoshop CS3
Includes: Curves, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast.
Transatable: Yes! :)
Steps: Ten
This will not work on most pictures, and I would rather you find your own pictures, then it feels like it's mostly yours. This is just a guide, in no way do you have to do it step by step. Be creative. (I don't know how creative you can get with colorings, but I think you know what I mean.)
Gather your picture(s) first, obviously.
1. Duplicate your base and set it to soft light 100%, of course you may change this step, if the picture comes out to dark, etc.
2. New adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: -29
Contrast: +19
3. New adjustment layer > Color Balance
Midtones: +12, +11, +20
Shadows: +100, +14, -5
Highlights: -10, +14, -20
4. New Adjustmet Layer > Curves
Point One:
Input: 144
Output: 166
Point Two:
Input: 195
Output: 197
5. Duplicate base, and bring to top. Set to Luminosity, 28% opacity.
6. New Adjustment Layer > Hue Saturation.
Master:
Hue: 0
Saturation: -10
Lightness: +4
7. Merge all layers.
8. Duplicate base layer, and leave it at normal, but go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen.
9. Take this texture by </a></font></b></a>
discolore_29 and set it to screen. I took a soft brush, size 28 and erased the parts that I didn't like, and duplicated it again, before rotating it, and doing the same thing.
10. Duplicate base layer, and bring to top. Set it too Screen at 20%
Merge all layers and you're done!
Other Examples:
Gather your picture(s) first, obviously.
1. Duplicate your base and set it to soft light 100%, of course you may change this step, if the picture comes out to dark, etc.
2. New adjustment layer > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: -29
Contrast: +19
3. New adjustment layer > Color Balance
Midtones: +12, +11, +20
Shadows: +100, +14, -5
Highlights: -10, +14, -20
4. New Adjustmet Layer > Curves
Point One:
Input: 144
Output: 166
Point Two:
Input: 195
Output: 197
5. Duplicate base, and bring to top. Set to Luminosity, 28% opacity.
6. New Adjustment Layer > Hue Saturation.
Master:
Hue: 0
Saturation: -10
Lightness: +4
7. Merge all layers.
8. Duplicate base layer, and leave it at normal, but go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen.
9. Take this texture by </a></font></b></a>
discolore_29 and set it to screen. I took a soft brush, size 28 and erased the parts that I didn't like, and duplicated it again, before rotating it, and doing the same thing.10. Duplicate base layer, and bring to top. Set it too Screen at 20%
Merge all layers and you're done!
Other Examples:
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