The B&W Effect

Step One: Open up an image in your program. I will be using this of Heechul from Super Junior. Select the crop tool() & where the settings are(Should be at the top if you are using CS2) place in the width & height boxes '100 px'. Then begin to crop your picture.



Step Two: Duplicate your image(Ctrl+J). Then proceed to hit Shift+Ctrl+U. This wil turn your layer from colored to Black & White. Now just use the sharpen tool() to sharpen up your image a bit. Now were getting somewhere. =)



Step Three: Go to Layer]New Adjustment Layer]Gradient Map. You will then get a box that shows two colors, click it. Change the first color to #88898a & the second color to #2e2d2d. Click OK & select the box that says 'Reverse'. Also then click OK. Change the blending mode to Exclusion, opacity 38%. This will have made the picture more dull & gray.



Step Four: Now go to Layer]New Adjustment Layer]Levels. Place in the Input Levels: 29, 1.27, 251. This makes the picture a bit more brighter.



Step Five: Let's make another adjustment layer shall we? Layer]New Adjustment Layer]Bightness/Contrast. Set the Brightness to +4 & the Contrast to +18. This gives the picture more contrast & creates less of a dull effect.



Step Six: Add this texture by skycookie. Set the blending mode to Darken, opacity 29%. This gives the picture a dark misty effect.



Step Seven(Optional): Add another texture by skycookie. Set the blending mode to Lighten. This will add a little text & also bring more mist into the icon.



Step Eight: Just one more adjustment layer & were finished. ]Layer New Adjustment Layer]Bightness/Contrast. Place the Brightness at +8 & the Contrast at +24.



& there you go, a B&W icon. :D .PSD

Others with the same effect:


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Oh, I love this! It makes black and white so pretty. I normally don't like b&w icons, but yours are great. Thanks for the tutorial, I'll be sure to use it a lot. (:

Wow, I just use the desaturate layer and mess with contrast/brightness xD,
but your way is much more pretty (;

Author	oh-no-piyoko
Submitted on	Oct 22, 2009
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Reviewer	Mike
Approved on	Oct 22, 2009

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