Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Using the Black & White adjustment layer
Changing color images to grayscale is easy—you just switch the color mode using Image
> Mode > Grayscale, right? Not if you want to achieve the best possible conversion from
color to black and white. In this section, you will learn how to use the Black & White
adjustment layer.
1
Choose File > Browse in Bridge to open Adobe Bridge.
2
Navigate to the ps09lessons folder, inside the pslessons folder you created on your
computer and double-click on the i le named ps0903.psd. A cityscape appears.
You will convert this cityscape image to grayscale.
3
Choose File > Save As; the Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the ps09lessons
folder. In the Name text i eld, type
ps0903_work
and select Photoshop from the
Format drop-down menu. Press Save.
4
Click on the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button ( ) at the bottom of the
Layers panel and select Black & White. The Black and White settings become active
in the Properties panel.
This window may appear very confusing at i rst. Without some assistance, it would be
dii cult to decipher which color adjustments are going to af ect the image and where.
Fortunately, Adobe has created some helpful features to make a better conversion
easier for users.
5
Click on the pointing Finger icon ( ) in the Properties panel to make that option active.
6
Click and hold on the sky in the image; a pointing i nger with a double arrow ( )
appears. The color that would make changes to that part of the image (the sky) is af ected.
