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1: First we need a photograph
to place in our stylist's
chair. This one is from digital
Stock: Travel & Romance. Add
an Adjustment Layer by selecting
"Add Adjustment Layer..."
from the little triangle on
the Layers palette |
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2: You can have all sorts
of adjustment layers-- hue,
levels, curves, whatever.
We'll use Color Balance for
this stylin' tip. |
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3: Next, we do the typical
Photoshop MAWTSASWLG (Mess
Around With The Settings And
See What Looks Good.) Since
I'm going for a redhead look,
I'll swing the cyan to red,
the green to magenta, and
a little of the blue to yellow.
I'm only affecting the midtones
here-- that seemed to look
the best with this hair. |
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4: An adjustment layer is
a lot like a layer mask--
if I paint in with black,
I get the original color back.
Also like a layer mask, it's
non-destructive-- I'm not
messing with the actual pixels
until I flatten the picture.
Here I'm painting in with
the airbrush to bring back
the original colors |
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Step 5: By using the Intuos
Pen and the 1,024 levels of
pressure it gives me, I'm
able to get the exact amount
of color I want. By pressing
hard, I get the original color,
and by gently painting I can
softly blend. With my DuoSwitch
set to the letter "x", I can
switch foreground and background
colors with a roll of my finger.
This lets me paint in with
black and paint out with white
very quickly and easily |
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6: I'm going in now with a
thin white brush to bring
in the red eyebrow. I'm laying
it on a little thick here
so you can see it-- I'll probably
paint in again with black
lightly to knock it back a
bit so it won't be quite so
Cyndi Lauper-esque |
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7: A little adjustment to
bring out the green in her
eyes, and we're finished |
