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The Art of Digital B&W
The Object is to Convert from Color...
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To Optimized B&W
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The Art of Digital B&WTo Final Print...in Neutral Tones
Or Warm Tones...
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Or Sepia Tones...
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Or Cold Tones...
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Or Split Tones...
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But First,You Must Learn to Convert...
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But First,You Must Learn to Convert...
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C o l o r to B & W.
There Are Some Basics...
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When You Shoot ColorYou Also Capture a Variety
of B&W Flavors...
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The Red Channel Represents aWratten 29 Separation Filter
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The Green Channel Represents aWratten 61 Separation Filter
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The Blue Channel Represents aWratten 47 Separation Filter
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The Art of Digital B&WPhotoshop’s “Default”
Panchromatic Conversion...
Red: 30% Green: 60% Blue: 10%
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The Art of Digital B&WKeep The Total Sum to 100%
You CAN Use Negative Numbers...
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Other Methods ofColor to B&W Conversions...
The Art of Digital B&WHue / Saturation
De-Saturation
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The Art of Digital B&WConvert to Lab
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The Art of Digital B&WDUAL
Hue / Saturation Adjustment Layers
The “Russell Brown” Method.
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Create a Hue/Sat Layer...
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With NO ADJUSTMENT...
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Set to Color Blend...
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A Second Hue/Sat...With a De-Saturation.
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Re-name the Adjustment Layers“Desaturate” and “Color Blend”
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Target the “Color Blend” Layer...and Adjust the Hue.
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Adjust the Hue to get the conversion you wish...
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You Are Substantially Altering Your Image...Turn Off the Desaturate Layer to see...
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EEEEEK!
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But, the B&W Iterations are Useful.
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The Art of Digital B&WDUALHue / Saturation & Selective ColorAdjustment Layers Variant.
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The Art of Digital B&WHowever,
These B&W Conversion
Methods are GLOBAL...
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You Can Not Easily Fine-Tune the
Results,
LOCALLY.
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Using Color Channels as
B&W Layers...Easy to
Fine-Tune Locally.
The Art of Digital B&WStart With an RGB Color Image...
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Then Duplicate the Original Color Image.
The Art of Digital B&WYou’ll Have The Original Color Image...
And a Duplicate of the Original Color Image.
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Then, Convert the Duplicate Image to Grayscale...
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The Duplicate will be Photoshop “Default”...About – Red: 30%, Green 60%, Blue 10%
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Target the Color Image, Blue Channel, Select All & Copy...
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Target the Grayscale Image & Paste.
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Target the Color Image, Green Channel, Select All & Copy...
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Target the Grayscale Image & Paste.
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Target the Color Image, Red Channel, Select All & Copy...
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Target the Grayscale Image & Paste.
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In the Grayscale Layered Document, Add Layer Masks...
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Layer Masks Added, the Additional Layers are Hidden...
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Local Adjustments Using Layer Masks...
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I’ve Even Given You an Action...
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Why Keep the Color Image Open?
To Provide a Source ofColor Based Selections...
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Using Color Range to Create a Color Based Selection...
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Use a Selection Tool...
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Drag the Selection-then Hold the Shift Key...
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Use the Color Based Selection on the Grayscale Mask...
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The Color Original...
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The Photoshop “Default”...
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The Color Channel > B&W Layer Conversion...
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Adding a Color Toneto a B&W Image...
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Converting the Grayscale Image Back to RGB...
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Create aHue / Saturation
Adjustment Layer...
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Hue/Saturation“Colorize” OptionAdjust the Hue...
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Adjust the Saturation...
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Create aColor Balance
Adjustment Layer...
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Warming the Highlights...
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Cooling the Shadows...
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Custom Grayscale Conversion
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Adding a Colorize Hue / Saturation Adjustment Layer
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Adjusting the Saturation
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Color Balance Layer - Adjusting the Highlights Warmer
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Color Balance Layer - Adjusting the Shadows Cooler
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Using Duotoneto Colorize a Grayscale
Image...
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Selecting a Duotone “Quadtone”...
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“Quadtone”...
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“Quadtone”...
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Saving a Duotone, Limited Formats...
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Converting a Duotone to RGB...
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“Quadtone” as an RGB Color Image...
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Customizing the “Quadtone”...
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Selecting the Colors...
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Adjusting the Curves...
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“Quadtone”Variation...
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OK, Now Ya Got a NiceB&W Image....
Now What?
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COLORMANAGEMENT!
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Yes,COLOR
MANAGEMENT!Sorry...
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Because in Orderto Print...
Color Management is Required.
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Photoshop’s Default “Prepress” Setting...
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Allows you to selection important
parameters...
The Art of Digital B&WAdjusting Gray
Gamma...
When Working in RGB
Gray Setting ShouldMatch Gamma
But Dot Gain WhenWorking in CMYK
The Art of Digital B&WAdjusting Gray
Gamma...
Gray Gamma ShouldMatch Your PhotoshopRGB Working Space
Adobe RGB = 2.2ColorMatch RGB = 1.8ProPhoto RGB = 1.8
sRGB = 2.2
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Saved Color Settings...
Deselect:Ask When Pasting
Ask When Opening: Missing Profiles
It’s Useful to Know when an Image doesn’t Match.
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It’s Useful to Know when an Image doesn’t Match.But, you’ll ALWAYS Want to Convert on Paste
and Selecting a Profile When Openingis Silly...You Can’t See the Image
So...How Will You Know it’s Correct?
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You’ll Need to Properly UsePhotoshop’s
Print With Preview
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Let PhotoshopDetermine Colors
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And Then The Print Driver...In This Case, Epson...
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The “Print Settings”
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The “Printer Color Management” - OFF
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What AboutEpson’s New
UltraChrome K3Printers?
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NoColor ManagementFrom Photoshop...
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No ColorManagement
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The “Advanced B&W Photo” Mode
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The “Advanced B&W Photo” Mode
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Printer Color Management Settings for Advanced B&W
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Adjusting the Base Tone Settings - Dark
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Adjusting the Base Tone Settings - Normal
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Adjusting the Color Tone
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Adjusting the Color Tone - Cool
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Adjusting the Color Tone - Warm
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Adjusting the Color Tone - “Sepia”
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Adjusting the Color Tone - Custom Warm
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Comparing Output Methods...
ICC Profile BasedVS
Advanced B&W Mode
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Color Output using ICC Profiles
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Color Output using Advanced B&W Mode
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B&W Output using ICC Profiles
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Advanced B&W Mode - Neutral / Dark
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Advanced B&W Mode - Cool / Dark
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Advanced B&W Mode - Warm / Dark
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Advanced B&W Mode - Sepia / Dark
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