My first tut for black & white images.
I think this is translatable to most programs.
Bigger examples under the cut.
Take your base, don't resize. DONT.
My image is of Kristen Stewart. Much thanks to www.kris-stewart.org
1. New fill layer #ffffff set to hue
2. New gradient map layer black and white.
3. Copy merge a new layer (on photoshop the command is ctrl+alt+shift+e)
4. Filter>Other>High Pass
Set to about 10.0
Set layer to softlight.
5. Copy merge a new layer, same as step 3.
6. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blue
Set to about 3 or whatever suits your image
Set this layer to soft light 25%
I understand that you might just look at it and think "urr I could have done with with the desaturate key" but I think it gives such a better effect to do it this way.
Anyway, the final step I did was add a texture on top.The texture which I used was THIS one from HERE, with much thanks to Yawee on deviantart. Set it to multiply.
And finally, I got:
I hope this works nicely with your images. I'd love to see your results, and what you can do. Comments are love.
Thanks.
My image is of Kristen Stewart. Much thanks to www.kris-stewart.org
1. New fill layer #ffffff set to hue
2. New gradient map layer black and white.
3. Copy merge a new layer (on photoshop the command is ctrl+alt+shift+e)
4. Filter>Other>High Pass
Set to about 10.0
Set layer to softlight.
5. Copy merge a new layer, same as step 3.
6. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blue
Set to about 3 or whatever suits your image
Set this layer to soft light 25%
I understand that you might just look at it and think "urr I could have done with with the desaturate key" but I think it gives such a better effect to do it this way.
Anyway, the final step I did was add a texture on top.The texture which I used was THIS one from HERE, with much thanks to Yawee on deviantart. Set it to multiply.
And finally, I got:
I hope this works nicely with your images. I'd love to see your results, and what you can do. Comments are love.
Thanks.