Photoshop Finishing Touches

Technique #39. Convert to Black & White—Version 1

Here we’ll use a Channel Mixer adjustment layer to change a color image into a black-and-white (grayscale, in the world of Photoshop) image. First, we’ll apply a generally-accepted rule of thumb for using Channel Mixer, then we’ll experiment with the results.

key concepts:

adjustment layers

Here’s the image I’ll use in this technique.

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Step One.

Click on the Create New ...