Choose the dark – brown color (#1A0C0C) in the Color Picker selection. Press OK.



 

Set the blending mode in the layers’ palette on Multiply. and Opacity to 95%



Now click on Layer Mask Thumbnail



6. Take the Brush Tool (B) now. Choose a brush with soft edges in the Brush Picker. Please, be attentive with the foreground color which should be totally black. Set the brush’s Opacity on 20% value.



We’ll open the layer, background’s copy, by inserting accurately brushstrokes on the face of the character and on the clothes.

7. Having the brush on a small Opacity, the picture may be lighter, if inserting more brushstrokes. Changing the level of opacity, we may have some experiments with getting the light on the character’s face.





Try not to touch the dark area around the figure, situated in the half – shadow. If you by accident have affected the dark area, you need in this case to change the foreground color on the white one and only after toning back the zone in need.

8. Choose the next selection Layer>Flatten Image and after that we'll add border to portrait. Choose in the menu Image>Canvas Size (set foreground color to white before that).



Final portrait