Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Split Toning
Splittoningisatraditionaldarkroomspecialeffectwhereyouapplyonetinttoyourphoto's
highlights, and one tint to your photo's shadow areas, and you even can control the satur-
ation of each tint and the balance between the two for some interesting effects. Although
split-toning effects can be applied to both color and B&W photos, you probably see it most
often applied to a B&W image, so here we'll start by converting the photo to black and
white, then apply the split-tone effect.
Step One:
Start by converting your full-color image to black and white by clicking on the HSL/Gray-
scale icon (the fourth icon from the left) at the top of the Panel area and then just turning
on the Convert to Grayscale checkbox at the top of the panel (see page
146
for one of my
favorite methods for converting to black and white).
Note:
The only adjustments I made in
the Basic panel, before I turned on the checkbox, were to increase the Exposure a little and
reduce the Highlights (they were clipping).
