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rocketlaunch — tutorial: smooth desaturation

Published: 2007-10-21 10:38:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 17706; Favourites: 180; Downloads: 0
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Description i will be using photoshop cs2 for this tutorial.

1. duplicate your background layer, and go to image > adjustments > desaturate. set it to 38% opacity.

2. duplicate your background layer again and drag it to the top. set it to multiply at 25%.

3. now duplicate your background layer for the last time and drag it to the top. set it to soft light at 35%.

now merge the layers and you're done!

stock: *yellow-stock
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Comments: 18

chibi-cupcake [2013-02-11 13:16:20 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful, thank you for sharing!

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activeone [2011-02-25 23:09:02 +0000 UTC]

Professional look

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latteinpolvere [2010-07-27 20:26:26 +0000 UTC]

You're tuts are the best here on Deviantart
I've found them so useful!
Thankieees*-*

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rocketlaunch In reply to latteinpolvere [2010-07-30 17:15:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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ImaginationWander [2010-06-20 18:15:46 +0000 UTC]

Hey, where'd you get this portrait?
It looks like the one I've seen in a magazine, and I'm curious

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rocketlaunch In reply to ImaginationWander [2010-06-22 11:24:06 +0000 UTC]

i got it from yellow-stock.

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ImaginationWander In reply to rocketlaunch [2010-06-22 14:00:24 +0000 UTC]


Where?!

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rocketlaunch In reply to ImaginationWander [2010-06-22 20:06:43 +0000 UTC]

oops forgot to make a link haha:

~yellow-stock

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ImaginationWander In reply to rocketlaunch [2010-06-22 20:22:53 +0000 UTC]

Ah
Hahah, thanks

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ShInGo4EvEr [2009-05-29 22:04:39 +0000 UTC]

merci pour l'astuce

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sushihase [2009-04-20 16:08:00 +0000 UTC]

shes so beautiful <3

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zee7 [2009-03-20 00:43:17 +0000 UTC]

thanks for sharing

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TheNateDawg [2007-10-21 17:27:57 +0000 UTC]

works perfectly. <3

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rocketlaunch In reply to TheNateDawg [2007-10-21 20:47:50 +0000 UTC]

good to know.

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TheNateDawg In reply to rocketlaunch [2007-10-22 02:35:20 +0000 UTC]

hee hee.

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design313 [2007-10-21 17:17:37 +0000 UTC]

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Triton5 [2007-10-21 12:00:02 +0000 UTC]

How on earth do you know these things??

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rocketlaunch In reply to Triton5 [2007-10-21 20:46:18 +0000 UTC]

when i got this computer i just messed around in photoshop a lot.
i credit sites like outspoken-kate.com and swimchick.net for giving me the idea for these tutorials, ahaha.

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