| March 31st, 2009 08:03 PM | |
 andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 390 | B&W multiply.
I have a lot of questions about my last shots with B&W layer. I am using sandwiching with B&W forever and like it very much, it gives improvement of contours and reduction of colors, it is very simple: 1. safe the original. 2. you go to layer-duplicate and duplicate as a ground copy. 3.it suppose to be very light really really light if it is normal layer-layer stile - blending options and choose screen. 4. skip 3 &4 if it is already light - if you use screen - flatten the image and make another layer. 5. use B&W and use color sliders so to normalize end equalize the image. If editor older then CS4 - use gradient map to make B&W. add black to black in selected colors., oversharpen it in unsharp mask. 6. - go to layer-layer stile - blending options - choose multiply option and can use sliders for precise adjustment. Good luck |
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| April 13th, 2009 04:28 PM | |
SJD
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 73 | Thanks
Andrey, I assume you are using CS4? I have CS2 looks like I need to upgrade. I will try this. |
| April 14th, 2009 06:53 AM | |
andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 390 | Re: B&W multiply.
CS2 will work, but you use gradient map for B&W transformation. |
| April 17th, 2009 08:34 AM | |
Yorkshah
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 22 | Re: B&W multiply.
this is great, i think for the technicallenged ones (me) I'd like a file of a shot with all the exact figures of each step to see exactly how it's done at least once! |
| April 26th, 2009 06:06 PM | |
andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 390 | sure
I will do it when come back from europe |
| April 30th, 2009 08:33 AM | |
LVE
Joined: Aug 1, 2006
Posts: 824 | Techniques
In the Galleries, there is a whole section on different techniques. Sandwich layers as Andrey is describing here is one of them. There are some actual examples. I think this is a dynamite technique as Andrey describes. In a situation where the photo is light and you are bringing down, I often use Linear Burn on the last sandwich layer. Also, if you do not know this, Cntrl + J creates a duplicate layer. After you flatten one, you can just use this shortcut and a duplicate layer will appear in the palette. |
| May 24th, 2009 05:12 PM | |
LVE
Joined: Aug 1, 2006
Posts: 824 | SJD
You do not need to upgrade! |
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