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Achieve a monocolor effect without loosing black parts of the picture?

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April 1, 2018
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Hi everyone, I really searched and tried a lot to do something like that, but I could't. Blending the layers, I loose the black parts of the picture, just the ones I want to keep!

Do you know how to achieve this effect? Thanks a lot in advance, and I poollogize if the question is already done (send me the link, please). Kind regards, @Velmock.

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Beste Antwort von Simmer1

Hi,

Another way could be use an alpha channel selection:

Adobe Photoshop CC Masking with Channels - YouTube

This would enable you to isolate the characters on their own Layer turn them Black and white by going: Image> Adjustments > Black and white. Be sure your file colourmode is RGB.

Or you could use a Black and white gradient map like Dave Suggested.

The main point it that the Alpha channel selection will give the flexibility of having a Black and white foreground image and a background colour of your choice on a separate Layer.

I hope this helps!

Sim

Stephen Marsh

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I am a little bit late to the party, however I am sure that a simple darken or multiply blend of the colour layer into the monotone original would create the same effect, without the need of masking:

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VelmockAutor

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Hi Stephen,

Welcome! Darken is one of the first things I've tried, but it seems that the result with others pictures is to tint also the black parts.

The fact is that this is my first time in Adobe forum and in a very few days a learned a lot of all of you, so for sure I will keep asking.

Thank you vey much,

@velmock.

Stephen Marsh

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Hmmm… We are not creating a “analogue press ready pre separated 2 colour image”… In my example, both the black and the colour fill are both created in an RGB file, so they do indeed “share” colour, however as the blue is lighter than the black, the black remains black when using darken blend.

EDIT: Ah, I just tested with some synthetic grayscale steps and gradients, I guess you are referring to the tints of gray, not solid black picking up the hue. So is it only in the pure white areas that you require a colour but not in any gray tones?

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VelmockAutor

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I did it!!! Now I understand how it works! It wasn't as easy as I imagined, but I will practice. I am really happy Thanks a lot for your patiente and help!

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VelmockAutor

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Hello, ups... I feel terrible! I didn't made a selection, what a stupid thing! Now I achieved to paste it, Rob. But the result is strange, look:

I think I will manage it now that I am able to cut and paste . You really helped me a lot, kind regards,

@velmock

rob day

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You have 3 layers—you only need two. Trash the top red Color Fill layer. To change the background color all you have to do is double click the left bottom color layer, which will open the color picker.

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VelmockAutor

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You did!

rob day

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A variation on Sim's alpha channel method would be to use two Solid Color layers, one for the black image and the other for the background color. In that case you can easily change the foreground and background colors via a color picker.

When you make a new Solid Color layer a mask channel is included, so here the bottom layer is the mint color with nothing in the mask channel, and the top layer is a black Solid Color layer with the inverted image pasted in the mask channel.

Option-clicking the layer's mask icon lets you paste into or edit the mask.

You can adjust the background and foreground colors by double-clicking one of the layers.

Showing the top layer's mask channel:

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VelmockAutor

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hello, Rob. I am trying this right now. How did you get the mask?

thank yoy very much!

Simmer1

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Hi,

Another way could be use an alpha channel selection:

Adobe Photoshop CC Masking with Channels - YouTube

This would enable you to isolate the characters on their own Layer turn them Black and white by going: Image> Adjustments > Black and white. Be sure your file colourmode is RGB.

Or you could use a Black and white gradient map like Dave Suggested.

The main point it that the Alpha channel selection will give the flexibility of having a Black and white foreground image and a background colour of your choice on a separate Layer.

I hope this helps!

Sim