Ok, keeping this for the record. This is my process of getting the look I want for the comic book:
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| Duplicate the layers so we keep the originals |
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Work on the background: Adjust the exposure |
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| Colorize the background to slightly blue |
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| Desaturate |
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| Apply the cartoon effect |
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| Apply the oilify effect |
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Work the foreground: first bring up the exposure |
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| Apply the cartoon effect |
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Apply the oilify effect. It's going to be very light. All these effects depend on the original image. |
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| Cool the foreground by adjusting the color temperature to ~6000 |
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| Increase the saturation |
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| Final image |
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