Some of you asked me how i achieved a special look in some of my photos on Flickr or DevianArt. I created a tutorial and a video for you but you can also download the one-click-action for Photoshop! Here are some expamples of how the processed photos may look:
Please consider: You can use this processing on every photo but every photo will lead to an other result. Use the adjustment layer Exposure to adjust the base photo for the processing. You should also change the opacity and the colors of the solid color-layers how you like it! If the outcome isn’t enough contrasty, feel free to adjust the opacity of the top layer (Background copy).
If you like this processing, please give credit by linking back to my blog!
Don’t use this action in commercial purpose without my permission. (but feel free to ask, i won’t bite ;) )
If you processed one of you photos with this action/tutorial, feel free to show it to me. Would love to see the outcome :) (simply post a comment here or >contact< me)
So here we go:
Adjustment for german Photoshop version by Seventeendegree
Video
Please click here to watch this video in HD! (recommended)
Tutorial
Step 1:
Open the picture you want to edit in Photoshop. Go to File->Open and choose your photo-file by making a double-click on it.
Step 2:
Create a new adjustment layer “Exposure” by going to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Exposure. Set the “Exposure” Slider to +1,00. With this step we’re creating a slighty overexposed look. Feel free to put the slider a bit higher or lower if you want to!
Step 3:
Create a new adjustment layer “Curves” by going to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Curves. Draw a curve like you see it on the picture or enter the following values directly:
Step 4:
Create a new adjustment layer “Hue/Saturation” by going to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Hue/Saturation. Put the “Saturation” Slider to -15 and put the “Lightness” Slider to +10.
Step 5:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #1C224A, set the layer mode to “Exclusion” and set the opacity to 35%.
Step 6:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #5B2754, set the layer mode to “Screen” and set the opacity to 27%.
Step 7:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #6f4906, set the layer mode to “Color” and set the opacity to 25%.
Step 8:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #97D0f8, set the layer mode to “Color Burn” and set the opacity to 20%.
Step 9:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #FFFFFF, set the layer mode to “Soft Light” and set the opacity to 20%.
Step 10:
Create a new solid color layer by going to Layer->New Fill Layer->Solid Color. Enter the Hex-Value #000000, set the layer mode to “Exclusion” and leave the opacity at 100%.
Step 11:
Duplicate the background layer by making a right-click on it and clicking on “Duplicate Layer”. Drag the duplicated layer to the top of all other layers and set the layer mode to “Soft Light”. Set the opacity to 30%. Feel free to put the opacity a bit higher if you want to have a little bit more contrast on you picture or put it lower for less contrast.
You want to know the technique of one of my other processings? Feel free to leave a comment here!
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David / February 22nd, 2011 20:16
Hi, super Tutorial. Wie heißt die Band, die da singt?
Christopher Wesser / February 23rd, 2011 6:46
Hi David, das sind “Mumm-Ra” mit “She’s got you high”
ChieveFew / March 4th, 2011 19:57
I often wish… that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.
Steffen / March 20th, 2011 12:16
Super Tutorial,
hab deine Bilder auf Flickr entdeckt und ich hoffe es kommen noch mehr Tutorials :-)
würde mich sehr freuen!!!
Christopher Wesser / March 20th, 2011 15:59
Vielen Dank!
Ja, da kommt mit sicherheit noch was nach, demnächst! :)
Steffen / April 5th, 2011 13:16
http://www.flickr.com/photos/s_scheib/5591516179/
Bea / April 27th, 2011 14:31
Hallo Christopher
Meine Frage zur Bearbeitung (500px…) hat sich erledigt.
Habe soeben Deine Info gesehen.
Besten Dank
LG Bea
Paddy / May 27th, 2011 15:24
Hey,
ein PDF des Tutorials wäre echt klasse!
Christopher Wesser / June 8th, 2011 21:04
Sie wünschen, wir spielen! Die PDFs in deutsch und englisch gibts jetzt am Anfang des Posts als Download ;)
alex / June 23rd, 2011 14:00
hallo christopher,
erst einmal vielen dank für das tolle tutorial.
bei schritt 11 weiß ich nicht genau weiter. ich hab die erste ebene”hintergrund” mit rechtsklick dupliziert, jetzt weiß ich nicht genau wie das mit dem drag and drop über alle anderen eben ziehen meinst bzw. wie das funktionieren soll.
merci im voraus, alex.
Christopher Wesser / June 23rd, 2011 16:10
Hey alex!
Im Prinzip ganz einfach: du klickst auf die duplizierte ebene und hälst die linke Maustaste gedrückt. Jetzt ziehst du die Ebene einfach mit gedrückter Maustaste über alle anderen ebenen.
Ich hoffe, das war einigermaßen verständlich!
alex / June 23rd, 2011 19:02
hi chritopher,
ja, ich hab zum schluss etwas auf em schlauch gestanden. danke für deine hilfe, hat alles geklappt und sieht gut aus.was sind das eigentlich für photshop dateien:”Buttercream Vintage german – Sandbox Photoblog” zum runterladen, ich kann damit nichts anfangen.
merci, alex.
Christopher Wesser / June 23rd, 2011 21:50
Das sind so genannte “Photoshop Actions”, das ist sozusagen das tutorial als makro. Also die Schritte laufen nacheinander automatisch ab, wenn du die Aktion ausführst. Installiert werden sie über einen einfach doppelklick und das Fenster mit allen deinen Aktion blendest du in Photoshop über “Fenster – Aktionen” ein.
Viktor / October 25th, 2011 14:32
Muss ich noch etwas länger testen, aber ich glaube genau das als Aktion, wonach ich schon ewig suche! Viele Vintage Aktionen sind mir zu krass, andere gute sehr teuer….
Christopher Wesser / October 26th, 2011 18:20
Na dann hoff ich, dass dir das weiterhilft :) PS: Heute ging eine neue Vintage-Aktion an den Start ;)
Martina / January 22nd, 2012 13:41
Hi!
Thank you for sharing your photoshop-magic-knowledge!
I really love your photos and your pp is superb!
If isn’t too much to ask,can I ask you how you made this processing -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chwesser/5192522910/in/photostream ?
Thank you so much!
Christopher Wesser / January 22nd, 2012 14:10
Hey Martina!
Thank you for your comment. This is basicly the same processing. You just have to put the opacity of the blue fill-layer a bit highter and maybe play around with the opacities of the other layers.
Martina / February 6th, 2012 12:21
Thanks!
:)
Roberto / February 6th, 2012 9:41
GREAT!
MoniqueDK / March 18th, 2012 8:30
Thx for this great action I found via DeviantART. I like it a lot!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moniquedk/6992117207/
Tamara / June 7th, 2012 20:33
Thanks a lot for the wonderful tutorial, I’ve just started to use Photoshop and this was my first processing experience, I was happy I managed to carry out each step easily and was happy with the result. I’m in love with this action. Here are the links to the images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamarjibuti/7163720969/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamarjibuti/7348928836/in/photostream/
anshu18 / August 8th, 2012 5:09
thank you for your lovely action, i have used it here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/anshu_si/7737321630/in/photostream
viper1090 / August 13th, 2012 16:59
Vielen vielen vielen dank für das Tutorial.
Magda / April 23rd, 2013 19:59
thank you so much, i just found your site & works, of course you’re already in the favourites.
Kevin / May 1st, 2013 17:07
Thanks for the tutorial, love your work…here’s my first post using Buttercream Vintage:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinrosswilson/8698964814/in/photostream
More photos from Zadar coming soon, thanks again :-)