How to make a Black & White picture
Written on November 12, 2007 by admin
How to make a Black & White Picture
In these 9 easy steps you will learn how to create your black and white picture from a colored one!
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Step 1.
Open your photo -> File- Open. Press D key to choose white/black color mode for brush. |
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Step 2.
On Layers click on Create new fill or adjustment layer icon and on drop |
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Step 3.
In new window just click OK |
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Step 4.
After these steps you photo must be like this picture. |
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Step 5.
On Layers click on Background to activate them. |
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Step 6.
Now go to Image - Adjustments- Brightness/Contrast and |
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Step 7.
Now you have a great white/black photo |
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Step 8.
Now click on Gradient map and reduce opacitu. |
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Step 9.
Now you have a new effect on your photo |












really nice effect!
I think that the final gradient layer opacity is making the most of the effect.
it can be better by playing around some more with color layers etc.
nicly written!!
It’s a good tutorial! I’ll be using this for sure
This is a excellent tutorial in making colored pictures into black and white.
It is easy to understand (even for me).
Even so , just to be on thew safe side (I’m not set up for it yet) for interested parties, I am, and do suggest bookmarking this page, to be able to refresh on this post.
Thank you. Dave
yeah!
Awesome very useful I will use this for family photos but photoshop is EXPENSIVE!!
Oh wow, great work. I am still new to photoshop, and have been doing this all wrong. I love this aid.
Thanks
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Great site, I’m so glad I came across it. This is going to be a great help for me so thanks. Bookmarked for later.