Pradip Chowdhury
+https://plus.google.com/communities/114820003632329669921 Retro Color effect has become easier in Photoshop CS6. There are new Lookup Ajustment Layers which are only available in Photoshop CS6. It makes it easy to apply the retro effect.
This is the effect I will achieve. The original image is below.
I will be using this stock image which you will find here
It belongs to eDamak
Step 1 : Go to Layer>New>Group.
Step 2 : This dialogue pops up. You can give it a Name if you want to, I have not done so. Click OK.
The Group1 Layer forms.
Step 3 : Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Color Lookup.
This dialogue box pops up. Click OK.
The Color Lookup adjustment layer forms above the Background Layer, I will be using three such layers.
Step 4 : In the Properties dialogue box click on Futuristic Bleak from the drop down menu from 3DLUT File.
The tones on the image change.
Step 5 : Again go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer >Color Lookup
Step 6 : The Color Look up dialogue box comes up. It is named Color Lookup 2 by default. I will leave it at that. Click OK.
Step 7 : The Color Lookup Adjustment Layer 2 forms.
Step 8 c: In Properties click on flimstock from the drop down menu under 3DLUT file.
The tones of the image change.
Step 9 : Go to Layer >New Adjustment Layer >Color Lookup for the third time.
Step 10 : This dialogue box comes up with the default name of Color Lookup 3. Click OK.
The Adjustment Color Lookup 3 layer forms.
Step 11 : Click on 2Strip.look from the drop down menu of 3DLUT file.
The image looks like this.
Step 12 : From the bottom of the Layers palette click on the Levels Adjustment.
The Levels Adjustment Layer forms.
Look at the Properties. I will change the Output Levels in the final step.
Step 13 : Change the Output Levels from 0 — 255 to 0 — 235.
This is the final image with the retro look.
I have only showed you some of what can be done. You can use any of the filters from the 3DLUT File.
Other photoshop tutorials are here
Another Color Lookup tutorial is here
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