Hi all. This tutorial is about making a photograph looks more like Chinese comic. Soft looking and all. I always get jealous when I see their artwork, and I am still hoping that I could draw and color like them. Anyway, let’s start practicing.
Step01:
This is the image I used. It’s looking modern and things. You know..
Step02:
duplicate the background image (ctrl+j), then select the new layer, desaturate them (image>adjustment>desaturate).
This is how it should look now.
Step03:
duplicate layer 1 again by pressing ctrl+j, then invert it by pressing ctrl+i.
this is how it should look like now, it’s kinda scary…
Step04:
Anyway, set the inverted image into color dodge mode.
And then go to filter>other>minimum, set the radius into 1 pixel.
Looks pretty good now. But still black and white.
Step05:
double click on layer 1 copy to open the layer style.
Then alt+left click the small triangle in underlaying layer, then it will change into a split triangle. Set it like the image showed.
It should look like this right now. Still black and white.
Step06:
Merge layer 1 and layer 1 copy by pressing ctrl+e while activating both layers. Then duplicate it again by pressing ctrl+j.
Activate the newest layer, then go to filter>blur>Gaussian blur and set the radius into 4 pixels. And then set the layer mode into linear burn.
This is how it should look like now. And, it still black and white.
Step07:
Duplicate layer background by pressing ctrl+j, and put the newest layer into the top and set the layer mode into color.
Now, it has color.
Step08:
then make a layer mask on it fill it with black,
activate the image (not the mask), go to image>adjustment>curves
and set it like the image.
Step09:
select the mask and grab your brush tool,
set it like the image,
set the primary color into white then start brushing which area you want to color and so on…
this is how’s mine look..
Step10:
Next make a new layer, fill it with a #ffecd1 color. Then set the layer mode into softlight and drop the opacity into 40%. Then you’re done…. If you want to make the lips a bit cherrier, than just use the brush in the background copy image layer… .
Now this is how mine’s look…
