Correctly adding warmth to an image after it has been Color corrected

[Snook]

After getting the Skintones an or an image color corrected, how can you add warmth correctly and be sure you are adding warmth with yellow.
I am referring to having correct skin warmth not sunset or sun warmth.
Adding the warming photofilter looks a little peachy.
I am consider an advance photoshopper, so please do not repsond with "basic" ideas.
How can you be sure your adding yellow. if yo go into the rgb curve and add yellow with the blue/yellow sections is it going to be correctly warmed?
I see the photofilters in foto shop are more orangy than yellow?
Thanks for any information.

Snook

[rovanpera]

For warmth I usually go for a yellow-orange correction, with curves. If you just add yellow the neutrals turn greenish...

[Sheldon N]

If you like the way that photofilters work but want a little more control over how they look, try this.

New Fill Layer - set the blending mode to "Color" blending.
Choose an appropriate warming color.
Adjust layer opacity down to 5-15% range, to taste.

It gives you a lot of control over what color you are adding, as well as the normal ability to adjust opacity and to mask out certain portions of the photo to selectively add/remove color relative to the rest of the picture.

For selective edits in the mask, I find that an airbrush with the opacity set to 100% and the flow set to 3-5% gives you a very fine control over the mask for color dodging and burning, just paint white/black into the mast to effectively turn up/down the local effect relative to the whole image (opacity slider for global adjustments).

Hope this helps!

[Snook]

For warmth I usually go for a yellow-orange correction, with curves. If you just add yellow the neutrals turn greenish...

That is exactly what I find happens they usually go to greenish...??
Thanks I'll keep experimenting. So far a Velvia action seems ok but still trying to find the best solution.
Snook

[rcannonp]

That is exactly what I find happens they usually go to greenish...??

Then add magenta with the green channel curve.

I usually start with a curves adjustment layer with a point on the blue channel curve set to 118/128, a point on the green channel set to 122/128, and the blend mode set to color.

[DesW]

That is exactly what I find happens they usually go to greenish...??
Thanks I'll keep experimenting. So far a Velvia action seems ok but still trying to find the best solution.
Snook

Morning ,

Hmmmm-- The veritable Skintone combined with the vagaries of Digital one must tread carefully.
To avoid the "Khaki" tingeing when you add yellow you could try this --

Good Luck,

DesW

[Snook]

Morning ,

Hmmmm-- The veritable Skintone combined with the vagaries of Digital one must tread carefully.
To avoid the "Khaki" tingeing when you add yellow you could try this --

Good Luck,

DesW

Thanks I'll try that out. Your image looks pretty warm to begin with..:+}
Thanks
Snook

[DesW]

Thanks I'll try that out. Your image looks pretty warm to begin with..:+}
Thanks
Snook

Sure Snook there are many ways around your query-- this method though does alleviate the green tinge in the' dirty' Yellow look

I'm sure there are other ways out there.

Good Hunting,

Des

[Jack Flesher]

assuming it's not something I did not or could adjust properly in raw,  I'll generally use curves to emulate certain global film response looks, and generally use the photo filter adjustment layer to render global, but specific, color adjustments.  However for tricky hue tweaks, most often I find using the color-balance adjustment layer allows very fine control and adjustability, and can target highlights, midtones and shadows separately.