Ask PS God ~ How did this ancient meticulous figure painting come about? Ask for detailed steps or ideas.

Firstly, several characteristics of meticulous painting are analyzed: lines are the foundation and pillar of meticulous painting; Color is mainly inherent color, generally bright, elegant and uniform; Plane sense: meticulous painting has a certain plane sense and decoration from composition, lines, color setting to image detail processing.

Knowing these characteristics, the direction of the later period will be clear. The general idea is to adjust the relationship between light and shadow, reduce the contrast between light and shade, extract lines, and then unify colors. The following are some specific process ideas:

Repair the patch normally, grind the skin, and then adjust the shadows and highlights to reduce the contrast.

Focus on extracting lines: first copy the background layer Ctrl+Shift+U to remove the color, then copy the removed image Ctrl+I for inversion, and change the layer blending mode to "Color Fading". After changing the layer blending mode, the picture will be white. Don't worry, then go. Filter > other > minimum value (adjust the value according to the line). Create a new layer and change the blending mode to "Positive Overlay". Here, you have to turn off the anti-layer you just copied, which is mixed with the first anti-layer. At this point, line extraction ends.

Next, start coloring: double-click the line drawing layer, adjust the mixed color in the open panel, and drop the layer down. Here, hold down the Alt key to separate the triangle sliders, and the values feel appropriate.

Copy the background layer to the top, and change the layer blending mode to "color" for further coloring. In some overexposed places, I also extracted some original layers to make them transparent as a supplement.

Add vintage materials and adjust the position and angle.

Find a piece of parchment or rice paper on the Internet, overlay the pattern on the front, and adjust the opacity to suit you. Finally, add a new layer to adjust the overall color balance: add green in the middle and reduce red. Finally, copy the trunk part to the top with the selection in the online manuscript layer, overlay the front, adjust the transparency and deepen the lines of the tree.

Don't pay too much attention to various values and steps. Only when you understand the train of thought can you use it freely.