Bamagirl
February 12th, 2009, 04:35 PM
BE CREATIVE #66
I was looking back through my Photoshop notes and I found this recipe for Urban Color. I have the name Matt Kloskowski beside the notes, so he gets all credit for this tutorial. I like this process because it is simple and the results are dramatic.
Urban Color
Open your photo.
Create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer.
In the Hue/Saturation dialog, check Preview and move the Saturation slider toward the right around 30. Click OK when you finish.
Click on the background layer again and create another adjustment layer. This time choose Brightness/Contrast. In the Brightness/Contrast layer check Preview and drag the Contrast slider to the right around 30-35. Click OK and close dialogue.
With the background layer selected again, create another adjustment layer. Add a levels adjustment layer this time. In the Levels dialog, switch the Channel setting from RGB to Red by choosing it from the drop-down menu. Then drag the middle gray slider to the right until you have a noticeable green color cast. Don’t click OK yet.
While still in the Levels dialog, switch the Channel setting to Green. Drag the black slider toward the right and the white slider toward the left (just a little for both). This adds a little contrast and enhances the details in the highlights and shadows. Click OK when you finish to close the Levels dialog.
Flatten the image. If you don’t know this, you can flatten your layers in a non-destructive way by selecting the topmost layer and then press Alt-Shift-Ctrl-E.
Add a vignette to the picture. Choose Filter/Correct Camera Distortion. Under Vignette, move the Amount slider toward the left -60. Adjust the Midpoint setting to around 30, then click OK.
The small print for the challenge is ……
Everyone is invited to participate.
Please join in, share your images, ideas, imagination and inspiration. There are no rules - feel free to experiment and, if you can remember tell us what you did so others can benefit from your experiments.
Please post your images (as many as you like) below in this thread.
If you would like to comment or have a question, please post here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44703).
And, above all, have fun!
I was looking back through my Photoshop notes and I found this recipe for Urban Color. I have the name Matt Kloskowski beside the notes, so he gets all credit for this tutorial. I like this process because it is simple and the results are dramatic.
Urban Color
Open your photo.
Create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer.
In the Hue/Saturation dialog, check Preview and move the Saturation slider toward the right around 30. Click OK when you finish.
Click on the background layer again and create another adjustment layer. This time choose Brightness/Contrast. In the Brightness/Contrast layer check Preview and drag the Contrast slider to the right around 30-35. Click OK and close dialogue.
With the background layer selected again, create another adjustment layer. Add a levels adjustment layer this time. In the Levels dialog, switch the Channel setting from RGB to Red by choosing it from the drop-down menu. Then drag the middle gray slider to the right until you have a noticeable green color cast. Don’t click OK yet.
While still in the Levels dialog, switch the Channel setting to Green. Drag the black slider toward the right and the white slider toward the left (just a little for both). This adds a little contrast and enhances the details in the highlights and shadows. Click OK when you finish to close the Levels dialog.
Flatten the image. If you don’t know this, you can flatten your layers in a non-destructive way by selecting the topmost layer and then press Alt-Shift-Ctrl-E.
Add a vignette to the picture. Choose Filter/Correct Camera Distortion. Under Vignette, move the Amount slider toward the left -60. Adjust the Midpoint setting to around 30, then click OK.
The small print for the challenge is ……
Everyone is invited to participate.
Please join in, share your images, ideas, imagination and inspiration. There are no rules - feel free to experiment and, if you can remember tell us what you did so others can benefit from your experiments.
Please post your images (as many as you like) below in this thread.
If you would like to comment or have a question, please post here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44703).
And, above all, have fun!