This removes the color from the highlights while feathering the effect so that it blends more naturally. Well, sort of. All human skin tones are mixture of reds and oranges. Knowing that, whenever you need to target or avoid the skin tones in a photo, you should look to the Red Color Channel for some help. Blend If allows us to select Color Channels for blending using the drop-down box next to the Blend If title. Click on the drop-down box and select the Red Channel.
This will start to remove the colors from the Gradient Map from the reds in the image. As you adjust the slider, watch the image while paying close attention to the skin tones. You should see them shift from the blues and cyans of our coloring, back to a normal healthy red! Gradient Maps have all the qualities of a great Photoshop tool.
We hope this opens up a whole new world of color grading for you and your work! Pro Color Grading Made Easy! What are Gradient Maps? How to Use Gradient Maps The heart of working with Gradient Maps is in the Gradient Editor, which you can open by double-clicking on the gradient bar in the Gradient Map properties window.
So how do we get color? Coloring Your Photos The key to great coloring is preserving the natural tones and character of an image.
Blending with Opacity The tried and true method of blending in Photoshop is just simply lowering the opacity. Blending with Blend If Blend If is a powerhouse. Protecting Skin Tones All human skin tones are mixture of reds and oranges. Related Tutorials. Disabling or blocking certain cookies may limit the functionality of this site. Pearson uses appropriate physical, administrative and technical security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure.
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All rights reserved. Publishers of technology books, eBooks, and videos for creative people. Helen Bradley continues her "Misunderstood Photoshop" series with some examples of the interesting effects you can create with Photoshop's Gradient Map tool.
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Now, the Gradient Bar should be visible in your adjustment panel as long as you have your Gradient Map layer selected:. The two colors in your Gradient Bar will be the gradient between your selected foreground and background color. When working with gradient maps, try applying the blending modes in the Overlay section:. The Soft Light blending mode is the best one-click solution if you do not intent to adjust your opacity. If you want to adjust the saturation of your image, use something like Vivid Light , and then lower the opacity.
Hence, I used the following settings for my adjustment layer:. Now, I can click the Gradient Bar to see my adjustments real time as I change the parameters of the edits. Clicking the Gradient Bar brings up the following Gradient Editor :. Now, click the settings gears to bring up a drop-down menu. Once you navigate to the Photographic Toning drop-down menu, play around with the different presets.
This menu allows you to edit the color and distance between colors. Changing the distance between the colors will make the gradient more or less fluid. You do not need to assign colors by brightness.
Create a new color by dragging one of the squares in the gradient. Then, click the color box and select your color. Certainly, it is traditional to go from dark to light. However, you can switch it up and go light to dark, or even dark to light to dark to light to dark to light…. Each variation you make in the Gradient Editor is also visible on the image itself, so long as the Adjustment Layer is marked as visible. Seeing your edits on your image in real time is incredibly helpful!
After playing around with the colors, Blending Modes, and Opacity, I settled on this final edited image:. It feels more magical and mysterious, and definitely looks like it was taken closer to twilight. As you can see, these maps have a variety of uses.
This fast adjustment layer allows much more control than tools available in camera RAW processes, such as split toning. Being able to see and control the transitional effects of the gradient is especially useful. Furthermore, this tool allows you to apply more than two colors to an image, and can outright replace a lot of tones and annoying color problems. Additionally, being able to adjust specific parts of your exposure, like the shadows in the face, or the rest of the skin tone, can make your images flawless.
Using the Color Picker Tool allows for even more control. For instance, you could use the color picker to choose a gradient from colors already present in your image, then use those with an overlay Blending Mode to make your image really stand out.
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