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Old 2-7-08, 16:25   #291 (permalink)
clever-username
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Originally Posted by SAdrmmr04 View Post
first of all work with the lasso tool more, you missed a few spots and you took color out of the lights. once you have your selection traced, right click and make a new layer via copy. go to color variations (i have PS Elements so i don't know if yours is different), then add a little bit of red, go to levels and decrease hilights a bit, and decrease the contrast a bit while decreasing brightness. thats as best as i can explain how i did it. i don't follow any particular method with the levels and contrast, i just do what looks good for the color im trying to match and the quality of the picture
Funny.. that's exactly what I did. I've only had Photoshop for about a month now so I don't think I'm doing too bad of a job, of course I have work to do. But I tried reproducing that red colour and everything looked like crap so I gave up. I'm sure if i had more time with the gunmetal I could've made it look better, but thanks for the input.
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