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[ 71 ]STEP TWO:
ADJUST REMAINING COLORS
Similarly, select Yellows from the Colors
drop-down menu, but this time, since
there is a Yellow slider, increase it all the
way to +100%. We adjusted the values
of the other colors as listed below.
For Greens, decrease Magenta to –100%.
For Cyans, increase Cyan to +100%.
For Blues, decrease Yellow to –100%.
For Magentas, increase Magenta to +100%.STEP THREE: EXTRA BOOST & REFINEMENTS (OPTIONAL)
As with the previous method, to increase the effect, you can duplicate the
Selective Color adjustment layer and mask out areas where you don’t want to
enhance colors. In this example, we used the Gradient tool (G) to add a Black,
White gradient at the bottom of the layer mask to hide the saturated colors at
the bottom of the image. We then duplicated the Selective Color layer once.I really appreciate your taking the time to read this article, so as a small thank-you
gift, I’ve created Photoshop actions for you that’ll let you apply either of these
methods with just one click! You can download the file here. To load the actions,
open your Actions panel (Window>Actions), click on its flyout menu at the top
right, select Load Actions, navigate to the ATN file, and click Open.
As convenient as it is to simply apply an action, it’s essential to understand
how the action works, which was the whole purpose of this article. All we want
to do is increase the intensity of the colors in only the areas that need it. nBefore After