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Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

Buttercream Vintage
By Sandbox Studio http://www.sandbox-photos.com/

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 isnt 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! Dont use this tutorial in commercial purpose without my permission. (but feel free to ask, i wont bite )

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

Step 1: Open the picture you want to edit in Photoshop. Go to File->Open and choose your photo-file by making a doubleclick 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 were creating a slighty overexposed look. Feel free to put the slider a bit higher or lower if you want to!

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

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: Point 1 Input: 150, Output: 180 Point 2 Input: 62, Output: 39

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.

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

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%.

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

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%.

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

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%.

Buttercream Vintage Tutorial by Sandbox Studio

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.

Thats it, were done! I hope, you like it!