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APPLY COLOR LOOKUP
Click the Create New Fill or Adjustment
Layer button in the Layers palette, choose Color
Lookup. Pick the Candlelight 3DLUT File. Drop
Opacity to 50%. Invert the mask with Cmd/Ctrl+I, then
paint lightly back with white to add warm humanity
back to her skin. Don’t overdo it, just paint touches
here and there. Add another Color Lookup layer; you
should pick Crisp_Winter this time and drop to 50%
Opacity. Invert the mask (Cmd/Ctrl+I) and paint back
with white to add some cool colouring.QUICK TIP: TONE DOWN DODGE AND BURN
You painted black and white on 50% gray layers
set to Overlay for some non-destructive
dodging and burning. Need to tone things
down? You can always try setting to Soft Light
instead. If you need to reduce further, lower the
layer opacity and/or paint back lightly with the
50% gray colour (#808080).08
APPLY CHROME FILTER
Return to the main document. Press Cmd/Ctrl+D to
deselect. Right-click on the merged layer we copied to create
the basis for the displacement map, choose Convert to Smart
Object. Press D for default colours. Go to Filter>Sketch>
Chrome. Set Detail to 0 and max out Smoothness to 10. Click
OK. Merge layers again. Right-click and choose Convert to
Smart Object. Turn off the visibility of the first Chrome layer.
We’ll now apply the displacement map to help mould the
chrome effect to the contours of the model.09
USE A DISPLACEMENT MAP
Go to Filter>Distort>Displace. Keep both the
Horizontal and Vertical Scale at 10 then click OK.
Choose Map.psd and click Open. Set to Overlay blend
mode. The effect is obviously too much at this point,
so let’s selectively paint it in. Now, Alt/Option+click
the Add Layer Mask button. Carefully paint back with
white at 20-30% brush Opacity in order to apply the
effect strategically.05
DODGE AND BURN
Continue to burn, increasing opacity as
needed. Create a new 50% gray layer and set to the
Overlay blend mode. Now use white to dodge. By
segregating the dodge and burn layers, you have
more control. If you need to intensify, duplicate the
layer. Finesse by lowering the opacity or intensify
further by duplicating again. Click the Create New Fill
or Adjustment Layer button in the Layers palette and
choose Curves. Plot two points and adjust to make a
slight S curve, pushing the contrast.06
APPLY PLASTIC WRAP FILTER
We’ll now start the process of creating a
liquid metal look. Merge layers again by pressing
Cmd/Ctrl+Alt/Option+Shift+E. Right-click on the
layer, choose Convert to Smart Object. Go to Filter>
Artistic>Plastic Wrap. Set Highlight Strength to 5,
Detail to 5, and max out Smoothness to 15. Click OK.
Add a layer mask. Paint black at 40-60% Opacity to
reduce a bit on the fingers touching the face, as well
as some of the outlining on her body.07
CREATE DISPLACEMENT MAP
Now you’ll create the displacement map, a
requisite for the Displace filter. This filter’s handy to
know for a project such as this where you need to
overlay texture convincingly onto an object or
character. Merge layers. Select all (Cmd/Ctrl+A), then
copy (Cmd/Ctrl+C). Open a new document, then
paste (Cmd/Ctrl+V). Because a displacement map
doesn’t look at colour, you can go to
Image>Mode>Grayscale, even if there’s not much
colour. Go to Filter>Blur> Gaussian Blur, set Radius
to 1.5px. Save as ‘Map.psd’.10
ADD TEXTURE AND DESATURATE
Go to File>Place Embedded, grab Texture1.
jpg. Set to the Pin Light blend mode and drop Opacity
to 20%. Alt/Option+click the Add Layer Mask button
in the Layers palette. Paint white at 50% Opacity to
add lightly. Place Texture2.jpg. Set to the Overlay
blend mode and 40% Opacity. Alt/Option+click the
Add Layer Mask button. Paint white to add
throughout. Click the Create New Fill or Adjustment
Layer button in the Layers palette and choose Hue/
Saturation. Drop Saturation to -100. Paint black to
restore colour in the lips and eyes.Photo editing
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