Ask the maker filled request 7 of 7

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This is the final post for round 6 of ATM, requested by monstersinyou.



This is the screencap you will need. From 2x4.

To get the smooth finish to this you will need Topaz Clean. BUT it can be done without it if you don't have it!

Start off with cropping the image and sharpening to your liking. This is my base we're working with,


Create Brightness/Contrast layer and set to 12 and 12

Make a Hue/Saturation layer, set to Color and change the saturation to +28


Next comes the painting. I'll do my best to make it as clear as I can since we're working with such a small canvas. Let me know if you have any questions!

First take this orange #df8d35 and paint over her hair. Set to Overlay
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Next take this pink #e933d1 and paint the background around her hair, set to Overlay and make a copy of the layer.

Paint with this blue #33bce9 over her jacket like so and set to Overlay
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Then paint her vest with this purple #a733e9 and set to Overlay ad 47%
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Paint her lips with this pink #c98db5 set to Overlay at 43%

Then paint her face and neck with this tan #ccb3af like below then set to Multiply. Then copy the layer and set to Soft Light


Using the same tan as before, paint the highlights on her face like below (I set it to screen and copied it once so you could see more clearly where to paint). Set to Overlay
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Copy the layer and erase everything except from her left cheek and the side of her nose.

Next are the Topaz layers. I used it on her hair first, and masked out everything else so it's more clean looking. Then I did another layer but with her hair masked out. Then I stamped the layers and sharpened it a bit. This is my end result,

So just use your best judgement here to get something similar if that's what you choose to do.

Make a Levels layer and change the settings to 6, 1.07, 233

Next paint some highlights over her jacket, vest and parts of her face with a small soft brush. I used this color #cdb0a8. I had to copy the layer a few times so you could see where I painted since they're so small. Set to Overlay
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Next to get rid of the green tones in her hair, create a Color Balance layer and erase everything except for her hair like so,

Set to Color and change the settings in Midtones (with preserve luminosity selected) to +5, -43, -22
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Stamp the layers and sharpen to your liking

Take this texture (by midnight_road) and set to Soft Light at 51%


I can't find the original to this texture but I'm fairly certain it's either by pamkips or midnight_road. It's set to Soft Light. Maybe you could still get the coloring to work if you used this as a color reference? idk, sorry! :\


Create Brightness/Contrast layer and change the settings to 32 and 3

Make a Vibrance layer, set to color and change the settings to +48 and +15. Erase from the mask like below,


Paint the upper left corner with this color #f7f0ec with a medium sized soft brush. Set the layer to Soft Light

With a large soft brush paint a pale soft line across the top of the image, set to Soft Light


Create a Curves layer and change the setting in RGB to Output: 137 and Input: 120

Next paint over the lower right side of her jacket/vest and set to Soft Light at 65%
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Paint over the left side of her neck, under her jaw like below. Leave on Normal and change the Opacity to 74%
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Add this texture (unknown source again) set to Screen


Make a Brightness/Contrast layer change the settings in contrast to 18 and erase the mask like below


Flatten, save and you're done!







This is the screencap you will be working with. From 2x22.

First crop your image like below,


Copy the image and set to Screen at 54%

Next I used Topaz Clean to smooth it out some and sharpened it a bit so this is the base that I'll be working with for this tutorial,

As usual, you don't need to use Topaz, it's just personal preference. :]

Create a Brightness/Contrast layer and set to 9 and 42

Use this blue #2e75a7 to paint over the white part on the right side of his face. Set to Overlay

Next, bring out highlights by painting in the spots below with a small soft brush, then set to Overlay. I had to copy the layer a few times so it would be visible, you don't want your paint to look like this. More 'thin' is what you're going for.
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Next paint some shadows and again with a small soft brush. I think I blurred this after I finished, so do that as well. I used this grey #565656. Set to Overlay
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Create a Levels layer and change the settings to 5, 1.04, 227

Make a Brightness/Contrast layer and change the settings to 12 and 16

Create a Color Balance layer and change the settings to -12, -2, -2. Set to Color and erase from his mouth


Take this texture (I think it's by pamkips? that's blurred) and set to Screen


Next add this texture and set to Soft Light


Make a Brightness/Contrast layer and set the contrast to 28

Download this gradient map and set to Soft Light at 49%

Make a Levels layer and change the settings to 23, 1.00, 255


Create a Color Balance layer, set to Color and change the settings to 0, +2, -13. Select Preserve Luminosity.

Stamp the layers and sharpen to your liking

Make a Vibrance layer set to Color and change the settings to +24 and +5


Take this yellow #ffef7b and using a large soft brush paint in the upper left corner, then using a blur setting (your choice) blur it so it has a wide fade out. Set to Hard Light at 88%

Next make a Levels layer and change the settings to 6, 1.00, 255

Next add this texture and set to Screen at 67%


Flatten, save and you're done!