Many times we are confronted with the need to turn color imagery into B+W. This may be simply because the requirements of the reproduction process demand it or we may actually desire it for aesthetic reasons. Often the process of converting from color to B+W is treated as a trivial mode change followed up with contrast enhancing curves. Photoshop provides many options for creating monochrome images and once you become aware of the types of controls available a whole new creative frontier opens up for you to explore. Photoshop can truly become the ultimate B+W darkroom allowing the artist, in pursuit of photographic artistry, to go well beyond the Ansel Adams Zone System. This 14 page PDF tutorial covers basic and advanced techniques using a single colorful image...

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B+W Versions

learn the essential B+W techniques:

• Simple mode change - the one-step channel blend

• Channel Mixer to control the blend of RGB into grayscale

• Split Channels blend with layers, layer masks & apply modes

• Simulate infrared & sabatier effects

The most effective B+W conversion techniques are covered in detail with step-by-steps for the ultimate control over B+W tonal rendition. Take your photography to the next level for truly stunning B+W.

14 page PDF - 3.4 megs -

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The sample file for the tutorial is available as a separate download through a link in the PDF - you will need Aladdin's "Stuffit Expander" to decompress the sample files!