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coloring tutorial requested by anonymous

Note!! - This coloring obviously doesn't work on all pictures. ofc you need to adjust them. This coloring will involves many textures to be play around with. other example: http://oi50.tinypic.com/1zgumie.jpg

Step 1: Open up your picture. I'm using this one. 

Step 2: Go to layer>new adjustment layer>selective color

Colors: Reds

0, 0, -10, -10

Step 3: Open this texture on photoshop, drag the layer to your picture. set the blending mood to screen, opacity 80% and fill 100%

Step 4: Go to layer>new adjustment layer>photo filter

Choose color and enter #855b20

Step 5: layer>new adjustment layer>color balance

tone: Midtones

0, -16, 0

Step 6: Go to layer>new adjustment layer>gradient map

choose black and white gradient map

set it as overlay, opacity 100% and fill 70%

Step 7: Go to layer>new adjustment layer>brightness/contrast

2, 20

Step 8: Open this texture on photoshop, drag the layer to your picture. set the blending mood to screen, opacity and fill 100%

Step 9: I add up glow texture which you can do that by using brush tool. create a new layer(layer>new>layer), choose white on the color picker and just brush off around the left corner. change the blending mood to screen. decrease the opacity to around 70% 

Step 10: remember you can always adjust the setting above!! when you're satisfied with the results, flatten the image (layer>flatten image).

Step 1: Open up your photoshop as well as your picture (file>open). In this tutorial I'm going to use this picture.

Step 2: Then i crop/resize the picture to 245x320 pixels

Step 3: Duplicate the layer(layer>duplicate layer). Then Filter>Sharpen>Smart sharpen. Amount: 500 and Radius: 0.3

Step 4: Go to Filter>Texture>Grain. This is my setting

Step 5: Add psd/coloring to the pictures. This takes a lot of time for me to color. you can find some great psd here, here and many more at my resources page.

Step 6: I use this texture and set it to screen, opacity at 70% and fill 100%

Step 7: I use handwritten texture which you can find here. how to use it? set it to darken and after that i use sharpen the texture(filter>sharpen). 

tips: use the move tool to adjust the position and you can also rotate the texture!

Step 1: Open up your picture. 

Step 2: Crop and resize the picture, mine is 245x320. you can add coloring, sharpen etc.

Step 3: Go to layer>new and select rectangular marquee tool on the tools bar.

Step 4: Make a selection on the layer. 

Step 5: right click on the picture and click select inverse

Step 6: right click again and choose fill. follow this setting (and for the color choose white #ffffff)

Step 7: After that go to click>deselect. Make a selection again in between the border.

Step 8: Right click on the picture and select stroke. For color option choose black. I usually keep up the opacity between 20%-40%