Bright colors tutorial!!!

my first tutorial (and probably my last)

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so first take your base crop and sharpen, if your base is too dark you might want to add a screen layer

1
curves
layer>new adjustment layer>curves
RGB: input:99 output:131
RED: input:119 output:132
GREEN: input:123 output:133
BLUE: input:123 output:133

2
selective color
layer>new adjustment layer>selective color
RED: -56 100 -100 100
YELLOWS: -100 -100 100 0
MAGENTAS: 100 100 100 0

3
selective color
layer>new adjustment layer>selective color
RED: -100 100 100 0
YELLOWS: -100 -100 100 0
NEUTRALS: -17 -38* 27 0
*play with it, depends on the image

4
new fill layer
layer>new fill layer>solid color
fill with: c8faf5 and set to color burn %100

5
color balance
layer>new adjustment layer>color balance
MIDTONES: -55 -10 55
SHADOWS: -34 0 11
HIGHLIGHTS: 9 -13 -19

6
new fill layer
layer>new fill layer>solid color
fill with: 291e35 and set to exclusion 100%

7
duplicate your base and bring it to the top, set that layer in soft light 24%

8
channel mixer
layer>new adjustment layer>channel mixer
RED: 100 -16 18 0
GREEN: -10 118 -4 0

AND YOU'RE DONE!!!

examples


hope you like it!!!