Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The
Black & White Adjustment Layer
con-
verts your image to Black & White. That is
easy to understand. What can be confusing
are the sliders that you use to make adjust-
ments. They are all labeled with the names
of colors. There really is a logical explana-
tion for this.
When you convert a color image to black
and white, you generally want the most
contrast that you can achieve. This is what
makes Black & White images pop.
The amount of contrast will be greatly af-
fected by the colors in the original image.
By adjusting these colors while looking at
the B&W image, you will save yourself a
great deal of guess work. You will be sur-
prised by how much the yellow slider can
affect a B&W image for example. It is par-
ticularly effective with skin tones.
