Coloring tutorial: Supernatural 8.20

[kj_svala]

"MONTAGE" ... yeah, I`ve made my own ... :D

aka: Supernatural 8.20 coloring tutorial





Done with PaintShopPro9 (translatable)

It`s quick and dirty *cough* easy

I`m lazy, I prefer it easy

For the colors I`ve used the same base coloring, with some variations for the different scenes.

BASE COLORING:




1. Copy Base - Filter - sharpen - unsharpen mask
radius: 10.00
strenght: 17
difference: 3

2. Copy Base - layer setting screen - 100% (placed above the sharpened layer)

3. New Adjustment Layer - Color Balance - layer setting soft light 100%
midtone: 29 /1 / 0

4. Layer - new fill layer - fill with #000000 - layer setting color 100%
(this is easy done black&white)

5. copy all layer - paste as new layer on top - layer setting soft light

(the next step is a happy accident, because the black&white was a try, but it looked like s***)

6. Delet the black fill layer

7. New adjustment layer - levels - RGB 30 / 255

(the level layer is something I tend to do a lot. It`s either this, or a screened texture on top of all layer.
I, can´t help myself)

8. merge all layer = done

VAR. 1



ALL steps are the same as the base

except:

- step 2 - duplicate the screen layer - layer setting 100%

This is only done to brighten the image some more

(you could also use curves to brighten the image, I prefer a screen layer most of the time)

merge layer = done

VAR. 2



ALL steps are the same as the base

except:

- step 3 - duplicate the color balance layer - place the new layer underneath the levels layer - layer setting multiply 50%

merge layer = done

VAR. 3



ALL steps are the same as the base

except:


- step 2 - duplicate the screen layer - layer setting 100%

This is only done to brighten the image some more


- step 3 - the color balance layer

midtone: 29 / 1 / 0
shadow: 14 / -15 / -14
highlights: 11 / -15 / -14

- go to the 2nd screen layer

- apply adjustments to the screen layer - automatic colorbalance

setting:
strenght: 30
temperature: 5000

merge layer = done

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The last variation can be used on several scenes

example:

BEFORE


AFTER


animated

BEFORE


AFTER



aaaaand, I`m done. Everything is as clear as mud? awesome

any questions? feel free to ask

*waves*