
Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks74
STEP ONE: Open the image you want to
apply the sepia tone effect to.
STEP TWO: We’re going to convert the
photo to black and white (okay, gray-
scale), but we’re going to do that using
a gradient map so that the conversion
has more contrast. Set your Foreground
color to black by pressing the letter D.
Choose Gradient Map from the Create
Adjustment Layer pop-up menu at the
top of the Layers palette. When the dia-
log appears, it immediately makes the
photo look black and white, so just click
OK. Next, you’ll add the sepia tone color
over your black-and-white image.
The sepia tone effect (popularized ma ...