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 08/27/2005 11:46:14 AM · #1


Thought someone might find it useful...silveroxide.com

Message edited by author 2005-08-27 11:46:41.
 08/27/2005 11:59:57 AM · #2
Anyone know of any freebee B&W PS actions I could try? I'd be interested in seeing how they work...
 08/27/2005 12:06:28 PM · #3
I haven't seen any free ones that I like. Fred Miranda;s BW Workflow Pro is very nice, and it's under 20 bucks.

R.
 08/27/2005 12:28:36 PM · #4
Bill's B&Wisn't bad, though it still needs some curve tweaking once it's done. Of course i'm all about contrasty BWs, so maybe it's just me.

I like the quadtone method best. I can post my formula or the action if anyone cares to see it.
 08/27/2005 12:30:47 PM · #5
Originally posted by Pedro:
Bill's B&Wisn't bad, though it still needs some curve tweaking once it's done. Of course i'm all about contrasty BWs, so maybe it's just me.

I like the quadtone method best. I can post my formula or the action if anyone cares to see it.


Always interested in crumbs from Pedro's plate, I am...

Robt.
 08/27/2005 12:31:09 PM · #6
I've been very happy with DigiDaan's B&W conversion action, which is free. Before you start searching all over for the download link, it is on his "how does it work" page.
 08/27/2005 12:55:49 PM · #7
Link to the action is here

basically it's this:

1. Image-->Mode-->Greyscale
2. Image-->Mode-->Duotone (load-->choose whichever quadtone you like best)
3. Image-->Mode-->RGB Color
4. Curves Dialog Box (will need tweaking to suit the image)
5. Unsharp Mask (ditto to the tweaking)

PS has a billion or so quadtone options, but my favourite is Ken Lee's Bronze, which you can get from HERE

Lemme know if you have any questions.

P-ness
 08/27/2005 01:08:09 PM · #8
Originally posted by Pedro:
Link to the action is here

basically it's this:

1. Image-->Mode-->Greyscale
2. Image-->Mode-->Duotone (load-->choose whichever quadtone you like best)
3. Image-->Mode-->RGB Color
4. Curves Dialog Box (will need tweaking to suit the image)
5. Unsharp Mask (ditto to the tweaking)

PS has a billion or so quadtone options, but my favourite is Ken Lee's Bronze, which you can get from HERE

Lemme know if you have any questions.

P-ness


So, to get optimum results out of this you'd want to make a BW conversion from RGB first, then go to grayscale and run from there, I'd think? I'm not too fond of how straight-from-RGB grayscales look...

R.
 08/27/2005 01:12:31 PM · #9
Originally posted by bear_music:

So, to get optimum results out of this you'd want to make a BW conversion from RGB first, then go to grayscale and run from there, I'd think? I'm not too fond of how straight-from-RGB grayscales look...

R.


No...you can't convert to a quadtone from RGB...you have to convert to greyscale first. It won't look great as a greyscale, but the quadtone fixes that right up :)
 08/27/2005 01:19:41 PM · #10
Originally posted by Pedro:
Link to the action is here

basically it's this:

1. Image-->Mode-->Greyscale
2. Image-->Mode-->Duotone (load-->choose whichever quadtone you like best)
3. Image-->Mode-->RGB Color
4. Curves Dialog Box (will need tweaking to suit the image)
5. Unsharp Mask (ditto to the tweaking)

PS has a billion or so quadtone options, but my favourite is Ken Lee's Bronze, which you can get from HERE

Lemme know if you have any questions.

P-ness


Thanks for the post Pedro. BTW - the download of the zip file from Ken Lee's site does not work.
 08/27/2005 01:21:22 PM · #11
Originally posted by Pedro:
Originally posted by bear_music:

So, to get optimum results out of this you'd want to make a BW conversion from RGB first, then go to grayscale and run from there, I'd think? I'm not too fond of how straight-from-RGB grayscales look...

R.


No...you can't convert to a quadtone from RGB...you have to convert to greyscale first. It won't look great as a greyscale, but the quadtone fixes that right up :)


You misunderstand; FIRST I'd do a B/W conversion in RGB, THEN I'd convert that RGB file to a (better) grayscale file and follow your steps from there. Sorry I wasn't clearer.

R.
 08/27/2005 01:25:56 PM · #12
Originally posted by bear_music:

You misunderstand; FIRST I'd do a B/W conversion in RGB, THEN I'd convert that RGB file to a (better) grayscale file and follow your steps from there. Sorry I wasn't clearer.

R.


Gotcha. I'll have to give that a go...never tried it that way. thanks for the tip.

BTW I uploaded a new action that has the correct tones for the Ken Lee quad built into it (i think). I'll see if i still have the zip file from when i dowloaded his...

edit: JB HERE arethe Ken Lee Bronze Quads (they're up on my site...not sure if that's allowed or not. I guess if it pisses Ken off he'll let me know :P)

edit again: To give an idea of the results, the pic below was done using the quadtone method above, and the Ken Lee colours.



Message edited by author 2005-08-27 13:34:29.
 08/27/2005 01:40:16 PM · #13
Thanks pedro. That worked. I hope to give these actions a try.
 08/27/2005 03:05:15 PM · #14
some good actions hereand here.


08/27/2005 03:47:32 PM · #15
Originally posted by alansfreed:
Anyone know of any freebee B&W PS actions I could try? I'd be interested in seeing how they work...
i could make one for you if you want?
 08/27/2005 05:36:24 PM · #16
Originally posted by Pedro:
Originally posted by bear_music:

You misunderstand; FIRST I'd do a B/W conversion in RGB, THEN I'd convert that RGB file to a (better) grayscale file and follow your steps from there. Sorry I wasn't clearer.

R.


Gotcha. I'll have to give that a go...never tried it that way. thanks for the tip.

BTW I uploaded a new action that has the correct tones for the Ken Lee quad built into it (i think). I'll see if i still have the zip file from when i dowloaded his...

edit: JB HERE arethe Ken Lee Bronze Quads (they're up on my site...not sure if that's allowed or not. I guess if it pisses Ken off he'll let me know :P)

edit again: To give an idea of the results, the pic below was done using the quadtone method above, and the Ken Lee colours.



Thanks Pedro - just a note. The action contains a fixed reference to the quadtone file at a location which requires PS CS2.
In order to allow other people to use this they will need to re-record the action pointing to the location where they saved the quadtone (in my case C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Presets\Duotones\Quadtones\Bronze Quadtones)

Message edited by author 2005-08-27 17:36:56.
 08/28/2005 07:11:48 PM · #17
Can somebody tell me how to make a particular object "colored" on a black and white photo?
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