Tutorial # 5 : Elle (Heroes) Wallpaper

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In This tutorial, I'm going to explain how to create the following coloring used in this wallpaper. I hope it's clear and easy to follow.

A few tips first :
I. I suggest having some basic photoshop knowledge before doing this, it would certainly make it easier.
II. Always work on a new layer, that way if you mess up, it's easy to fix.


1. I used this picture. ( of course, in the actual wallpaper I used a gradient to hide everything apart from my subject)

3. Coloring

I. Flatten the image if it's not already ( CRTL + SHIFT +E) or Merge visible on a new layer (CRTL + SHIFT + ALT +E)

II. Now go to Layer >New Adjustement Layer > Color Balance and use these settings :

For Midtones only :
Color levels : -45 ; -5 ; +24

III. Duplicate the base (original picture layer) and set the opacity at 70 % ( this truly depends on the picture you're using)

IV. Layer >New Adjustement Layer > Curves :

Change the blue curve >>
First point : 47, 65
secon point : 159, 147
third point: 206,204

V. Layer >New Adjustement Layer > Hue and Saturation :

Saturation = +38 (according to the picture)

VI. Layer >New Adjustement Layer > Selective Coloring :

REDS :
-88, 0, +54, 0

YELLOWS:
-81, 0, +49, 0

NEUTRALS:
+20, -14, -31, 0

Tada! you should have this :

Don't forget the key thing is creativity! Don't simply copy, try to add your own touch to it.