Part 6 – Sharpening and the Unsharp Mask in Photoshop...
Bringing this photoshop tutorial to a close, we look at the unsharp mask and add some sharpening to our final image before sending off to the printer! I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial on creating a mono conversion...
Bringing this photoshop tutorial to a close, we look at the unsharp mask and add some sharpening to our final image before sending off to the printer! I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial on creating a mono conversion...
Part 5 – Dodging and Burning...
Our image is nearing the end of creation - so there are a few final tweaks to make, this one being done using the dodge and burn tools to give the image a little more depth and texture.
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Our image is nearing the end of creation - so there are a few final tweaks to make, this one being done using the dodge and burn tools to give the image a little more depth and texture....
Using Curves to Dodge and Burn and image with adjustment layers...

So - in this, part 4 of the tutorial - I'll show you how to use Curves and adjustment layers in photoshop to dodge and burn the image to bring out the brightness and contrast of the image. Curves for some reason...

So - in this, part 4 of the tutorial - I'll show you how to use Curves and adjustment layers in photoshop to dodge and burn the image to bring out the brightness and contrast of the image. Curves for some reason...
Part 3: Using the Channel Mixer to make the mono conversion...
In this part of the tutorial - we look at using Photoshop's Channel Mixer to create the mono conversion of the building. Often the channel mixer is overlooked, and there may be better conversion tools in CS3 - but...
In this part of the tutorial - we look at using Photoshop's Channel Mixer to create the mono conversion of the building. Often the channel mixer is overlooked, and there may be better conversion tools in CS3 - but...
Using Layer Masks to add the sky...
One of the first things we need to do to this image is add a little more drama to the sky. To do this - we need to add some clouds by blending 2 images together. The best way to do this is using layer masks, and in...
One of the first things we need to do to this image is add a little more drama to the sky. To do this - we need to add some clouds by blending 2 images together. The best way to do this is using layer masks, and in...
Mono Conversion in Photoshop...
I have created a few screen cast to show how I created the mono conversion of the Liver building in Liverpool using Photoshop CS2, Layer Masks, the Channel Mixer, Curves, Dodging & Burning and then finally a little...
I have created a few screen cast to show how I created the mono conversion of the Liver building in Liverpool using Photoshop CS2, Layer Masks, the Channel Mixer, Curves, Dodging & Burning and then finally a little...