Simple color tip for beginners

By Mihai Opariuc on May 20th 2009

Category: Tutorials

A simple color tip for beginners, you can view the result in the image below.

Let’s take this image. Open it in Adobe Photoshop.

First, take this image layer and duplicate it. Set the image mode of the layer above to Overlay.

Color tip over a Castle image - Screenshot 1

Click on the image to see it in a bigger size.

While having the same layer selected, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set it to 2,5 px.

Color tip over a Castle image - Screenshot 2

Click on the image to see it in a bigger size.

Then click on the button to Create a new fill or adjustment layer () and choose Hue/Saturation.
Check the Colorize box and use the following settings:
Hue – 360;
Saturation – 23;
Lightness – 0.
Now set the opacity of thie adjustment layer to 50%.

Color tip over a Castle image - Screenshot 3

Click on the image to see it in a bigger size.

Click again on the same button (), but now choose Brightness/Contrast.
Check the Use legacy box and use the following settings:
Brightness – -14;
Contrast – +4.

Color tip over a Castle image - Screenshot 4

Click on the image to see it in a bigger size.

That’s it!

Here are the 2 images:
BEFORE
Color tip over a Castle image - Before

AFTER
Color tip over a Castle image - After

Author: Mihai Opariuc - E-mail

My name is Opariuc Mihai, I'm a graphic/web designer from Ploiesti, Romania and I'm the owner of AREA 1. I hope we can share a lot of information, tips&tricks and ideas through this website. Follow me on Twitter @area1.

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