Desaturation and Convert>Grayscale can ruin a Black and White conversion in Photoshop. Enter DigiDaan’s Realistic Black and White Filters for Photoshop with the following effects… DigiDaanNC.cha is the normal contrast basic conversion, suitable for most pictures. DigiDaanHC.cha is the high contrast mixer, to spice up those soft-lighted pics. DigiDaanOF.cha is the orange filter mixer, as [...]
The following actions assist in sharpening photographs in Photoshop via different methods. My personal favorite is JRSharpen. Links to the downloads and methods are below. JRSharpen by Jouko Ruuskanen Download it here. Lab Sharpen by Patrick McKenna (inspired by Scott Kelby’s Lab Sharpen) Download it free at Adobe.
Discovered by Pathfinder at DGrin “I was reading the Sept 2004 issue of PhotoShop User and found a set of recommendations for the settings by Deke McClelland – a known PS guru. On page 49 of the Sept 2004 issue he gives the following settings. Click on Image – Adjustments – Shadow/Highlight With an image [...]
In this quick tutorial at varis.com, we learn how to take a relativey flat Photograph and make it appear more 3d or voluptuous. In this case, the photograph of a butt was used to illustrate the purpose. “Besides the usual retouching concerns the top image suffers from very flat contrast and a lack of “volume” [...]
A short tip for blending in Painter 8: Instead of using Painter’s blend-tool, you can also use any other painting tool, let’s say soft airbrush, for blending. Just set resaturation at 0%, then bleed between 0% and 100% and adjust the opacity to your liking. I found blending this way is more precise and when [...]