Forum: Photoshop


Subject: Problem whith painting blackwhite photos

Serious opened this issue on Aug 02, 2003 ยท 18 posts


Serious posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 7:33 PM

I use The PS6 for now. This is my problem: I could never sucseed to get over the greese that still remains in my colours. Usually I do Ajust-Britness/Contrast to bring the selected colour to a sharp white, then colorise, but I am shure that is another way much easier and more effective. Please help me find this way out!


Susieqbaby posted Sat, 02 August 2003 at 10:01 PM

I'm not sure I understood what you are wanting, but if you are after making the black and the gray more black I might suggest....going to image>mode>lab color, then filter>sharpen>unsharp mask, move the sliders around to make the black in your picture more prominent, when you raise the sliders (the top two) it will have more of an effect on the parts of your image that are black or have a black tint. Don't forget to change back to RGB to continue working.


Serious posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 12:34 AM

Thank you, Susieqbaby, for a try to help! I understand, this is a problem in my english also... No, what I actually meaned is that if I change colours over a blackwhite photo I can never achieve clear colours, whithout some grey shadows in that make the image a bit "dirty". :-)


Susieqbaby posted Sun, 03 August 2003 at 10:26 AM

ok you are wanting to add color to a black and white image then? you can try >on the layer with your colors, set the blend mode to overlay, or there is another way, I'll have to get back to you on the step by step on that, or maybe someone else can offer some help.


cybia posted Tue, 05 August 2003 at 6:54 PM

Hi, I've just released 3 free plugins for B&W photo effects at my website here : www.cybia.co.uk They are very basic but originally written for myself as I have always liked the traditional B&W format and enjoy replicating a similar look digitally these days. "Hi-Spot" will turn your colour photos B&W with a high contrast automatically, making crisp dark blacks and clean whites. "G-Force" will turn your colour photos a softer B&W with a grain effect. "Techni-X" is a very high-contrast effect for limiting most of the mid-tones leaving a strong image Have fun! Steve


retrocity posted Tue, 05 August 2003 at 9:17 PM

Thanks Steve, i think i'll go stop by and check em' out.

:)
retrocity


Serious posted Thu, 07 August 2003 at 1:13 PM

retrocity: You should! Even if I could'nt find the promouted plugins (I just dont look into the stuff for sale for not feel too sad) but there is a great number of very useful links to other plugins and tutorials! Thank you, cybia !


cybia posted Thu, 07 August 2003 at 5:30 PM

Hi again, If you couldn't find the above mentioned free filters then here are the direct page links ... Hi-Spot : www.cybia.co.uk/hispot.htm G-Force : www.cybia.co.uk/gforce.htm Techni-X : www.cybia.co.uk/technix.htm Hope this helps! There are also my older free plugin packs still there. Here are the links ... www.cybia.co.uk/alpha.htm www.cybia.co.uk/colour.htm www.cybia.co.uk/edge.htm www.cybia.co.uk/screen.htm www.cybia.co.uk/emboss.htm www.cybia.co.uk/swapshop.htm www.cybia.co.uk/blaster.htm www.cybia.co.uk/mezzy.htm They are all freebies that I made myself. Have fun with them! More plugin in progress and will be released soon. Steve


karosnikov posted Wed, 20 August 2003 at 11:21 PM

A black and white photo hey, maybe it'a a gray scale.. :P in photshop land bit-map is normaly Only 2 colours black and white (though technically the debate continues wether they are colours or not - any way hehehe we'd like to help if we knew what you wanted... try this image -mode -rgb desaturate posterise (4) new layer (blend mode overlay (or multiply) fill with a colour hehehe red+grey will always make a desaturated colour (well depending on the opacity and blending mode.


Serious posted Thu, 28 August 2003 at 3:10 PM

To karosnikov Oh, yea, it actually works! A bit rude, to my test, I suppose, whith the edges, but I blame my lack of experiense here... YUUUUU, THANK YOU!


karosnikov posted Sat, 30 August 2003 at 2:26 PM

it's crude Posterise was just an experiment... the best way to get colour photo into Grey is go to, image mode LAB delete the +a +b channels and Use the lighness one only.. covert into "greayscale" If you want colour this is.. I suppose you might want to take it to RGB. mode


Serious posted Mon, 08 September 2003 at 5:53 AM

Maybe it is to soon to know for sure, but probably I found the solution... It is in Procyn filter plug-in combined whith karoshnikov's advise. Tint red is the answer! Later I may say different tnings about, heee...


karosnikov posted Mon, 08 September 2003 at 9:37 PM

post a image some time of your success... or even attempts.....


Serious posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 2:47 AM

Today! :-)


Serious posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 5:44 AM

Done!


yolkworm posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 6:14 PM

Re: "Done!" Where?


Serious posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 7:17 PM

Beginners-nudity (heee, that's why!) by Serious :-)


Serious posted Sat, 13 September 2003 at 11:34 AM

Troubles in paradise! It works for me only whith dark, full of detailes photos -- when I try it on overlighted or overblurred ones, it does'nt seem to work... What to do???