This tutorial will teach you how to create a design featuring a colorful explosion contrasting with grayscale elements. This design heavily relies on the creative use of brushes, patterns and Photoshop tools/effects.
Though this tutorial was created in Photoshop CS5, you should have no problems achieving the same effect in any CS version.
Retro is a colorful expression that will never fail to be present. Between the pin-up, 1950's, retro look you'll want to leave a bit of black and white as well as glam, mixed together and spread apart...to give out the appeal you are looking for. It's easy to get over zealous with colors...but knowing when to tone it down and make it, stand on it's own...now that's great photoshop.