Create a Beautiful Duotone Color Grade in Photoshop - Copycat

Overview

Learn how to recreate the stunning duotone color grade from the "Homecoming" TV show poster in this 20-minute Photoshop tutorial. Master techniques such as applying color grades using Gradient Maps, controlling gradients with Levels adjustments, creating highlights, and blurring backgrounds. Discover advanced masking techniques, including fine-tuning masks with the Select and Mask Workspace and removing fringing with the Minimum Filter. Explore how to seamlessly integrate model layers into backgrounds, apply separate color grades to different elements, and make final adjustments using the Camera Raw filter. Perfect your skills in creating beautiful, professional-looking duotone effects in Photoshop.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Apply a Green Color Grade to the background using a Gradient Map
- Use a Levels adjustment to control gradient over the background
- Create a Highlight
- Blur the Background
- Group the Background Layers
- Mask the Model Layer
- Fine-tune the Mask with the Select and Mask Workspace
- Remove the fringing white outline with the Minimum Filter
- Fine-Tune the hair selection
- Move the model layer into the background document
- Apply a brown color grade to the model layer with a Gradient Map
- Hide the color grade effect with a Layer Mask
- Use a Levels adjustment to control gradient over the model
- Adjust the image as a whole with the Camera Raw filter.