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Chromatic Grayscale

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Create a black and white image using only the color information for an effect similiar to a black and white infrared photo.

1

Open an image to edit.

2

Change the image mode to CMYK Color (Image> Mode> CMYK.

3

Create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N)

4

With the new layer selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Layer: Background
Channel: Cyan
Invert: Unchecked
Blending: Soft Light
Opacity: 100%

5

Repeat the previous step two more times but using the Magenta and Yellow channels.

6

Change the image mode back to RGB (Image> Mode> RGB Color).

7

To remove the slight warm tone, desaturate (Shift+Ctrl+U). Rollover the image to see the original image without this effect applied.

8

Chromatic Grayscale Tutorial: Final Result
Here is the original image converted to grayscale. Rollover the image to see the image with the chromatic grayscale technique applied.


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