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APPLY MORE COLOR LOOKUP AND TEXTURE
Let’s continue with another Color Lookup
adjustment layer. Pick LateSunset. Drop Opacity to
50%. Invert the mask and paint back with white to
add some warm colouring. Create another Color
Lookup layer and pick LateSunset again. Set to the
Pin Light blend mode. Drop Opacity to 40%. Now,
place Spin.jpg and confirm with Return/Enter. Set to
the Overlay blend mode and drop Opacity to 60%.
Add a layer mask and paint black at 60% Opacity to
reduce on the model.13
APPLY CAMERA RAW FILTER
Let’s now use the powerful and flexible
Camera Raw filter to continue forging the look.
Merge layers again with Cmd/Ctrl+Alt/Option+
Shift+E. Convert to a Smart Object. Go to
Filter>Camera Raw Filter. Under Basic, set Contrast
to -18, Highlights to +8, Shadows to +1, Whites to
+11, Blacks to -26, Clarity to -42, and Vibrance to +72.
Click OK. We’ll march on with another Camera Raw
filter application. Merge layers again and convert to a
Smart Object.14
APPLY MORE CAMERA RAW
Go to Filter>Camera Raw Filter. This time,
just increase Clarity to 100%. Click OK. Add a layer
mask. Paint black in the mask to soften up areas via
reduction of clarity. Merge layers again and convert
to a Smart Object. Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.
Set Radius to 5.1. Click OK. Set to the Lighten blend
mode and drop Opacity to 60%. This gives a nice soft
glow. Add a layer mask and paint black at 50%
Opacity to reduce in areas.16
APPLY COLOR BALANCE
Click the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer
button in the Layers palette, choose Color Balance. Set
Midtones to (from top to bottom) -29, -15, +26. Press
Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the Color Balance adjustment
layer with the same settings. Invert the mask. Paint with
white to increase the effect in areas. Create another Color
Balance adjustment layer. Set Midtones to (from top to
bottom) 0, -21, -100. Set to Difference blend mode. Invert
the mask, paint with white at 40-60% Opacity to darken.QUICK TIP: LASTMINUTE FIXES
Upon completing the project, you may have an
urge to tweak or nudge something slightly.
Instead of backtracking, merge layers and
convert to a Smart Object. Go to Filter>Liquify
and make your gooey edits. Because Liquify is
now applied as a Smart Filter, you can continually
refine until you are completely happy with it.18
APPLY CAMERA RAW
Merge layers again so we can apply one last
Camera Raw filter to lock down the look we’re going
for. Go to Filter>Camera Raw Filter. Under Basic,
reduce Contrast to -40. Increase both Shadows and
Clarity to +30. Under Detail, increase Sharpening
Amount to 70, and set Luminance to 10 (which will
set Luminance Detail to 50). Click OK. The metallic
look’s now complete. If you want to take this project
even further, continue with the boxout steps.15
APPLY COLOR LOOKUP
Now you’ll continue finalising the image’s
look, starting with three more Color Lookup
adjustments. Click the Create New Fill or Adjustment
Layer button in the Layers palette, choose Color
Lookup. Pick Candlelight. Add another Color Lookup
adjustment layer and pick FuturisticBleak. Add a final
Color Lookup and use Candlelight again. Set to the
Overlay blend mode and drop Opacity to 50%. Invert
the mask. Paint white at 30% Opacity to deepen the
candlelit, bronzed look in a few strategic spots.17
PErform final touch-ups
If you’d like to boost shadows and highlights
before the final Camera Raw application, create a
layer or two of 50% gray. Again, paint black to burn
and white to dodge. Start with low brush opacities
and work your way up. When done, place Texture3.
jpg. Set to the Overlay blend mode and drop Opacity
to 80%. Go to Filter>Distort>Displace, click OK, then
select the map we saved earlier. Alt/Option+click the
Add Layer Mask button, then paint back with white at
60% Opacity to apply.Create shining skin effects
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