Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I just tested this technique.
I took your Beast.jpg photo and used it as a test. If you do step 3
as stated, you're essentially eliminating what you did in Step
2a,b,c; there's no point to adding the HSV Adjustment Layer. I first
followed exactly what you have listed above and got the exact same
result you did, then I eliminated steps 2abc ... the result was again
bit for bit identical. All this method is doing, as listed, is
throwing away the AB channels and presenting a the Luminosity channel
as B&W.
Then I used the Channel Mixer layered method I normally use and
obtained results which I prefer. The CM layered method allows precise
balancing of the curve that translates RGB into monochrome and can be
used to emulate any B&W film's response curve you want. I modified
the green curve in a layer under the CM layer, which rendered the
foliage with more delicacy.
Godfrey
Godfrey,
Would you mind posting your workflow for this method? I'm using the
non-layer Channel Mixer method:
Open Channel Mixer
Set Monochrome
Set Red to +60
Set Green to +40
Tweak for basic tonality
Add contrast curve if necessary
and would rather like a quick into to a non-destructive method. My
experience with layers is sadly lacking, so I'm not sure where to start
when adapting this method to layers.
-Adam
