Need help figuring out this color effect

[ALOTTA CHORIZO]

Does anyone know how to get the color effect shown in the background? I know those are not the actually colors of the paint and stuff. I see this a lot especially in children photos that are taken by brick walls or run down buildings or rusted stairs. I can't find any tutorial or figure it out. I have CS5. T.I.A

[agentmoeller]

Looks like someone saturated the image on a copy layer, then added a layer mask and "painted" away the saturaton on the face.

Just a guess.


agent

[ALOTTA CHORIZO]

Here it is again. I don't think its saturation adjustment. I have looked for tutorials and everything under the sun and nothing.

[thedirtyknapkin]

Looks like someone saturated the image on a copy layer, then added a layer mask and "painted" away the saturaton on the face.

Just a guess.


agent

thats what it looks like to me too

[NamanyayG]

It's just increasing the saturation

From adjustment layers, make a new Hue/Saturation layer.
Pump up the Saturation to 100.
Using the layer mask in the adjustment layer, paint over (with black) on the main element of the design.

[Sierraccr]

Try making another layer and try the various blend modes. "hard mix" will sometimes give you the effect you're looking for, then play with the opacity to bring it down a bit and mask off areas you don't want to be quite so extreme.