tutorial: greyscale (dark shadows, light midtones, neutral highlights)
- • Credit goes to
humanprops.• Photoshop CS5
• Comments are appreciated.
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01. New adjustment layer: Brightness/Contrast. Contrast: -57
02. New adjustment layer: Curves. Plot point with Output: 133, Input: 128. Plot point with Output: 0, Input: 48.
03. New adjustment layer: Levels. Shadow: 53, Midtone: 1.35, Highlight: 255.
04. New adjustment layer: Curves. Plot point with Output: 137, Input: 114. Plot point with Output: 0, Input: 10.
05. Highlight the four adjustment layers; duplicate them.
06. Set the opacity for each to 40%.
07. Highlight all eight adjustment layers; create new group from layers.
08. Duplicate group.
09. Set group opacity to 20%.
10. New adjustment layer: Brightness/Contrast. Contrast: -27.
11. New adjustment layer: Curves. Plot point with Output: 128, Input: 123. Plot point with Output: 0, Input: 31.
12. New adjustment layer: Levels. Shadow: 14, Midtone: 1.31, Highlight: 255.
12. New adjustment layer: Levels. Shadow: 5, Midtone: 1.12, Highlight: 255.
13. New adjustment layer: Curves. Plot point with Output: 139, Input: 121.
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