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28 March 2008 @ 08:59 pm

#2 tutorial @ black&white

black&white icon tutorial. Photoshop CS2, not translatable - sorry -, my english is terrible - sorry².

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01. resize, fliter>sharpen>smart sharpen - 33.

02. add Curves layer.
RGB: I: 173, O: 201
I: 65, O: 62

03. add this Gradient layer. Set in Linear Burn, 60%.

04. add this texture (by

dusty_memories). Set in Multiply, 100%.

05. add this texture (by

sheld0n). Desaturate (Ctrl+Shift+U) and drag to the up the base. Set in Multiply, 100%. Now, you will rotate it to your mode. (sorry, my english is a &%$#@)

06. Now you will clear the borders of the base. your base was like this:

07. Finish! ~~i find~~ You can add brushes or/and text. This is the result:

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cts0201 on March 29th, 2008 12:37 am (UTC)

I've also found it helpful to open up the Layers dialog box (command L) and set the black and white points. I've had mixed results with gray point.

Once you open the Layers box, you'll see this in the bottom right corner. The three dropper icons, from left to right, correspond to the black, gray, and white points.

It's handy when you start with a sort of muddy black and white photo-- it could use some contrast.

Open the Layers box, and select the set black point dropper. Then, on the image, click the area with the darkest black (or what should be). Already, you'll see a change.

Do the same with the set white point dropper. Click the lightest white (or what should be). Sometimes it works well, other times you'll have to click around to find a good solution.