Photoshop

Increased the figure's brightness by 19, contrast by 7. In order to begin colorizing him, I created three color layers over the figure: one beige (layer set to Soft Light), one salmon (layer set to Color), one blue (layer set to Soft Light). I went in with the brush tool (Soft Mechanical, various sizes) to add detail to the color. Burned and dodged here and there, mostly to keep the emphasis on the face and pizza. Used a grunge paper texture for the background, adding a violet gradient. Feathered and faded the figure to let some of the background seep in. Also brushed some of his skin tone into the background here and there to further integrate him. Kept some shadows surrounding the figure in the background, just erasing them lightly. This added variety and more sense of weight. The lighter red bar with the "author's" name is the grunge paper background without a gradient or darkening. I added a faint outer glow to the name because it seemed it might get lost in the red bar.

sanja gjenero-http://www.sxc.hu/profile/lusi

Justie-http://justiej.deviantart.com/

Keith Syvinski-http://www.sxc.hu/profile/LeoSynapse

Mateusz-http://arcatrip.deviantart.com/

www.bashcorpo.com-http://bashcorpo.deviantart.com/


Thanks guys for the great resources...

The minute I saw this image I just thought the chair would be perfect for reading...so I decided to create a magic atmosphere filled with books and vintage items!
I added girl and each item from different PNG files to create room atmosphere.
Added shadows individually for each item, colored overall and then added overall shadows.
Added backround texture, played with adjustment layers.

Extra Sources:
- Sun Mirror Frame - http://bluesse.deviantart.com/art/23-TRNSP-PNGS-MIRRORS-FRAMES-131582454;
- Teddy Bear - http://inspyretash-stock.deviantart.com/art/Teddy-Bear-2-70717297
- Bird Cage - http://bluesse.deviantart.com/art/27-TRNSP-PNGS-VINTAGE-OUTDOOR-123321745;
- Words Brush - http://spiritsighs-stock.deviantart.com/art/Words-15277456;
- Texture - http://sammykaye1sstamps.deviantart.com/art/Fungus-Texture-6-99140668;
- Pixie Dust and Glitter - http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/art/Glitter-Sparkles-Brushes-48646588;
- Light Beams - http://www.obsidiandawn.com/light-beams-photoshop-gimp-brushes.

Credits to:
- "Bluesse" on Deviantart for an amazing stock with lots and lots of PNG files, extremely useful. You can find author at: http://bluesse.deviantart.com/;
- "Darkmaiden" on Deviantart for the perfect little girl reading photo. Please visit author at: http://darkmaiden-stock.deviantart.com/;
- "Inspyretash" for a great teddy bear shot. Author's account at: http://inspyretash-stock.deviantart.com/;
- "Spiritsighs" for a great words brush. Please check a lot more other useful brushes at: http://spiritsighs-stock.deviantart.com/;
- "sammykaye1sstamps" on deviantart for a very nice texture, find other more useful stuff at: http://sammykaye1sstamps.deviantart.com/;
- Last but not least: "Redheadstock" also on Deviantart, for a great glitter brush, and many more at: http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/.

Hope you like it! SBS coming soon!