The "Gradient Formula" for Dramatic Black & Whites! - Photoshop Tutorial

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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
  • Make Amazingly Dramatic Black and White Conversions Using the Power of Gradient Maps in Photoshop! In this lesson, we will learn how to precisely control the black and white levels across the entire luminosity range of your photo with Gradient Maps. Besides, we will explore several essential tricks along the way to add more drama and dimension. Right from "2-Slider Camera Raw Trick" to controlling the luminosity of every color and even blending the image with a black background, we have lots of fun things to learn. I hope you enjoy this video; thank you so much for watching :)
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    00:00 Creating B&W Images with Gradient Map
    00:51 Comparison with Black and White Adjustment Layer
    01:16 Advanced Gradient Controls
    02:54 Color Control Trick
    04:07 Another Example
    04:47 Don't Forget to Fix the Eyes!
    05:34 Black Background & Blending
    06:55 Fixing the Beard Hair Mask
    07:24 Camera Raw Techniques
    09:21 Outro and Summary
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  • @chrispascual7896
    @chrispascual7896 2 года назад +106

    “Remember we are creating art!” Great quote. Often times photographers get stuck on rules or trapped into possible critiques of over blown under exposed. Thanks for what you do, amazing.

    • @PiXimperfect
      @PiXimperfect  2 года назад +17

      Absolutely! Couldn't agree more. We get so caught up in the technical aspects of it.

    • @robotninjayt
      @robotninjayt 2 года назад +1

      @@PiXimperfect hi Umesh please make a video on how to make white beard hair into black

    • @ankanpurkait
      @ankanpurkait 2 года назад

      @@robotninjayt invert the image and mask out everything except the beard

    • @elmono3939
      @elmono3939 Год назад

      Well put

  • @ore192
    @ore192 2 года назад +54

    To all those learning photoshop, I really recommend this channel because he always explain everything he does in all of his tutorials.

    • @ZeroDean
      @ZeroDean 2 года назад +1

      I've been using Photoshop since v2.5 and I always learn new things or approaches from this channel. Always recommended. 👌🏻

    • @TitioPlay
      @TitioPlay 2 года назад

      And without futher ado he does teach

    • @johnnyboy8147
      @johnnyboy8147 Год назад

      Been here since 2018, most of what I know is from his channel

  • @nabeelmehmoodfreelacer
    @nabeelmehmoodfreelacer 2 года назад +3

    I recommended everyone to learn from this channel & Pinterest.

  • @Z-Diode
    @Z-Diode 2 года назад +8

    Without any doubt you‘re one of the most skilled and constructive Photoshop gurus. 🙌

  • @WaterShowsProd
    @WaterShowsProd 2 года назад

    I watched this video on Monday and filed it away in my mind for future reference. Today one of Thailand's greatest actors, Sorapong Chatree, died. It is tradition here to post photos of people who have died in black-and-white, so I used this technique to convert a photo I took with him during the only film we worked on together. The result was far better than how I would have done it before, by simply desaturating and adjusting the curves. I just wanted to thank you for this very timely tutorial.

  • @myticas
    @myticas Год назад +2

    PiXimperfect is high end! Why? 1st: His tutorials deliver high worthy content by every second. No frills, no blabla ... 2nd: Although he speaks faster and faster over the years his enunciation remained excellent and easy to understand. 3rd: Every tutorial is designed at a top didactical level. 4th: He combines all the before mentioned qualities to an outstanding overall performance thus underlining the main content statements in an acting way.

    • @jasonlacey5979
      @jasonlacey5979 Год назад +1

      The fact that he speaks so fast has always kept me away from his excellent content.. great shame because as you say he delivers high worthy content. Guess he has enough subsribers to not care any more..

  • @drumarks6638
    @drumarks6638 2 года назад +16

    You've done it again...this process is more involved than the one I currently use, but the results are dramatic. Back into my catalog and rework some photos. Thanks for all your hard work in putting these tutorials together.

  • @tomdupuis8466
    @tomdupuis8466 2 года назад

    You have out done yourself on this one! Best black and white EVER!!!

  • @ayeoner
    @ayeoner 2 года назад +4

    What an excellent tutorial. Thank you for being a great instructor! 🙏🏾🙌🏾📸

  • @BestAudiovisualTricks
    @BestAudiovisualTricks 2 года назад +2

    Excellent! You are a genius! God bless you my friend! 🏆

  • @ShaudaySmith
    @ShaudaySmith 2 года назад +3

    PiXimperfect is a global treasure. this is a simple and effective tutorial. Love your friendly voice too.

  • @MichaelZ3
    @MichaelZ3 2 года назад

    You know, you just keep getting better and better! This was an EXCELLENT tutorial!

  • @mzrspa
    @mzrspa 2 года назад +2

    Your tutorials are simple and amazing!

  • @carolyn9996
    @carolyn9996 Год назад

    You are the absolute best teacher of photoshop...clear, and easy. Thank you, Unmesh!

  • @PowerControl
    @PowerControl 2 года назад

    Normally Anglo-American channels seem to govern the RUclips realm, but for PS you are my number 1!

  • @qed2997
    @qed2997 2 года назад

    "HDR Vomit" - love that expression!

  • @jbetz78
    @jbetz78 Год назад

    ALWAYS AMAZING! Learning about tools I have never used before! Thank you

  • @ianbullphoto1
    @ianbullphoto1 2 года назад

    Unmesh you are AMAZING! I have a feeling you have changed the way I will be doing B&W from now on, thank you.

  • @mellotron_scratch
    @mellotron_scratch 2 года назад

    Unmesh i've learn from you so much! You are doing the best job at explaining every single detail.

  • @RobertHamm
    @RobertHamm 2 года назад

    I have learned so much from you over the years. Thank you for your great videos and attitude.

  • @romanoleksyn1953
    @romanoleksyn1953 Год назад

    You must be a millionare from people donating, couse you share so much knowledge. Thank's for you job))

  • @rishibhingare
    @rishibhingare 2 года назад

    this was simple and i really needed such trick for one of my projects . Thanks Unmesh !!

  • @queenwhite4831
    @queenwhite4831 2 года назад +2

    3:15 just blew my mind (after 15 years of Photoshop...). Thank you!!

    • @monish05m
      @monish05m 2 года назад +1

      yeah seriously, after 10 years of PS I just learned that black and white has other uses.

  • @arnetrautmann9783
    @arnetrautmann9783 2 года назад

    The most useful thing - and you say it a lot (good!): "organization is important". Good advise!

  • @iSpike
    @iSpike 2 года назад +1

    🫵🏻 😎 You sir are simply the BEST Ps teacher in the universe ✨ Thank you for all these tips. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺 👍🏻

  • @Bevlyn20
    @Bevlyn20 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for that and I am going to have to replay and replay that to learn it properly. Just the trouble with being old! So good to know you can do this without having to buy expensive plugins.

  • @shmuelaryehkoltov241
    @shmuelaryehkoltov241 2 года назад

    This is amazing, thanks for sharing your knowledge, it fits perfectly for my style of editing :)

  • @sergioBacoCalderon
    @sergioBacoCalderon 2 года назад

    excellent content, as always! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank You!

  • @chrisburnard5157
    @chrisburnard5157 Год назад

    Thank you, brilliant learning and content.

  • @MrBig-jt5th
    @MrBig-jt5th 2 года назад

    Thanks brother. Because of your tutorial my shop selling has increased. I have a photo selling shop.

  • @thelberg62
    @thelberg62 2 года назад

    Amazing tutorial - again! Thank you so much :)

  • @hamiltonsilvester0307
    @hamiltonsilvester0307 2 года назад

    Simplesmente sensacional !

  • @farnoush367
    @farnoush367 Год назад

    hands down the best video

  • @jazzew
    @jazzew 2 года назад +1

    Ooooooh! I love this, Unmesh! I knew gradient maps had even more untapped power, but this is awesome!! :D I haven't done much photo editing/manipulation for a while, but I wanna try! Even with noisy images. ;)

  • @nabiln.2923
    @nabiln.2923 Год назад

    YOUR SIMPLY A BEAST ! I learned a lot, the sumary in the end is always very convinient !

  • @CentaurusRelax314
    @CentaurusRelax314 2 года назад

    1) You're fantastic.
    2) This is incredible. I've been a photographer for a long time, and have used Photoshop since v1, but never would have known about this.
    3) Thank you.

  • @vince-1337
    @vince-1337 2 года назад

    As a chiaroscuro painting addict, this is an insane and easy way to do it. Thanx so much, mate !

  • @sharmansatyakumar5596
    @sharmansatyakumar5596 2 года назад +2

    thanks sir

  • @dongproductions8825
    @dongproductions8825 2 года назад

    Voice over is PERFECT Tnx for this another tutorials sir ...

  • @lenalena1675
    @lenalena1675 2 года назад

    Thank you so much!!! Just love you❤️❤️❤️

  • @paulald2004
    @paulald2004 2 года назад

    I love this! Thank you so very much!

  • @ByteDreams
    @ByteDreams 2 года назад

    Love this! Thank you!♥

  • @aliciatavizon001
    @aliciatavizon001 Год назад

    Amazing video - thank you 🙏🏼

  • @subramanyack588
    @subramanyack588 2 года назад

    Awesome, powerful !! Thanks a lot

  • @hygravity
    @hygravity 2 года назад

    Great video, simple but very effective.

  • @TheEdquijano
    @TheEdquijano 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Pixim. This is really an open PS book of knowledge. You make it real. I have a question, how to make a color photo dramatic? Do you have a tutorial pointing in that direction? Thanks.

  • @skystudio3160
    @skystudio3160 2 года назад +10

    This was a very detailed and well explained, easy tutorial. Thank you so much!

  • @jaderobertson7694
    @jaderobertson7694 2 года назад +1

    Love from west London

  • @sathya_offcl
    @sathya_offcl 2 года назад

    Always creative❤️🙌🏻

  • @SmallSpoonBrigade
    @SmallSpoonBrigade 2 года назад

    I generally use channel mixer and curves for conversion, it allows me to control the way that this is applied. But, this looks cool.

  • @jrbling25
    @jrbling25 2 года назад +1

    Love it! Speaking of Gradients..How about a short on what "Smoothness" actually means in the world of photoshop. When applying gradients, the smoothness option has the effect of changing the transition of Color 1 to color 2 in a way that seems 'non-linear'.. Can you explain what this is actually doing to the values of pixels?? Thank you!!

  • @FunDumb
    @FunDumb 2 года назад

    It could simply be done a thousand other ways, but that's not why we're here. Results don't follow just one spectrum. Thanks for covering this.

  • @jorgefiocchi
    @jorgefiocchi 2 года назад +1

    Excelente!!! Muchas Gracias por compartir tu conocimiento.
    Me interesa el Blanco y Negro más dramático. Y con este video aprendí Mucho.
    Muchas Gracias!
    Saludos desde la Ciudad de Rosario, en Argentina!
    Giorgio.

  • @ThatSpadeGirl
    @ThatSpadeGirl 2 года назад +1

    YES! Love this! So much quicker and realistic! Thank you! And that's a great shot of that person!

    • @Cre8tiveWoman
      @Cre8tiveWoman 2 года назад

      ADMIN HERE: Thanks for your great feedback and support on Patreon. It's because of kind members like you that PiXimperfect is able to keep creating!

  • @michellemichaud9296
    @michellemichaud9296 2 года назад

    I love watching and learning from your tutorial videos. You’re really good at editing. I see you use a stylus pen mouse. There’s so many on the market but they do not have good reviews. Can you share what stylus you use?

  • @jozsibartalis533
    @jozsibartalis533 2 года назад

    coincidentally or not, today I'm looking for topics about conversion to black and white and here's what I find out.thank you for everyting you mare!

  • @eddybabe7963
    @eddybabe7963 2 года назад +1

    Superb. For decades photoshop has amazed me. thanks for posting.

    • @PiXimperfect
      @PiXimperfect  2 года назад

      It surely is mysterious! Thanks for watching :)

  • @DougRawady
    @DougRawady 2 года назад

    Awesome tutorial!

  • @chrisscarffe7416
    @chrisscarffe7416 2 года назад

    Very useful. Thanks 😊

  • @taranjeetsingh057
    @taranjeetsingh057 2 года назад +2

    Bug fan sir 😍😍 love you classes ❤️❤️

  • @wizualnie.odpowiedzialny
    @wizualnie.odpowiedzialny Год назад

    Great! Thank you.

  • @TheUnholyPosole
    @TheUnholyPosole 2 года назад

    You're really good at making tutorials.

  • @2020Viision
    @2020Viision 2 года назад

    I was your 1000th like on this vid! I’m so galas to call you my mentor. Great job.

  • @SwissplWatches
    @SwissplWatches 2 года назад

    You are amazing. Thank you!

  • @ahmadshalabi979
    @ahmadshalabi979 2 года назад +1

    Amazing thanks

  • @chrispennarts4085
    @chrispennarts4085 2 месяца назад

    Awesome!!!!

  • @anshikasharma0907
    @anshikasharma0907 2 года назад +2

    New video! 🤩🤩

  • @akkasbashy
    @akkasbashy 2 года назад

    Thank you very much dear Master.

  • @sudipmajumdar247
    @sudipmajumdar247 10 месяцев назад

    your presentation is so good , that any adjective is less to describe but the presentation if done more slowly then a novice can also e nrich himself more, awaiting mor e wonderful videos more as they have enriched us as ever before.

  • @anjanakarannagoda5224
    @anjanakarannagoda5224 Год назад

    Thank A lot Im searching for this

  • @baharam98
    @baharam98 Год назад

    Very helpful tips. Thank you. My B and W images look so much better using the methods in this video.

  • @cherylconnor2282
    @cherylconnor2282 2 года назад

    I am new to PS and your tutorials are ace. Thanks so much

  • @lalitboruah8122
    @lalitboruah8122 2 года назад

    Uff i was extremely waiting for this type of video boss

  • @dishevela
    @dishevela Год назад

    amazing thank you

  • @chnoyonhld786
    @chnoyonhld786 2 года назад

    The Extreme qualified Photoshop Master.

  • @hilleviupmanis8687
    @hilleviupmanis8687 Год назад

    Thank you!

  • @videocasetteTV
    @videocasetteTV 2 года назад

    The way you are explaining is more than diamonds you are awesome,, kindly may you create tutorials about creating poster and flyers because all other tuts on RUclips with a music background without voiceover, thanks in advance

  • @gonzagasantos2290
    @gonzagasantos2290 2 года назад

    Mr. Unmesh Dinda, simply amazing, thank you.

  • @NattyUltimates
    @NattyUltimates 2 года назад +1

    This is something I wanted to learn for my pic

  • @hubertelming5085
    @hubertelming5085 2 года назад

    Would love one with landscape
    Hubert

  • @stevew7779
    @stevew7779 2 года назад

    Brilliant!

  • @lloydphotography5169
    @lloydphotography5169 2 года назад

    So, this is brilliant work, as always. But also, is there an episode on how to get the color grading on the image before the BW was added?

  • @sirpatmcc
    @sirpatmcc 2 года назад

    Another great video. You are a genius.

  • @xoverpalm
    @xoverpalm 2 года назад

    Thanks, u r the best ! 💯

  • @gashead2
    @gashead2 2 года назад

    Great thanks

  • @sethasareprof.3280
    @sethasareprof.3280 2 года назад +1

    Best of all.
    Please I'm requesting, make a video on restoring an old portrait photograph.
    Looking forward....

  • @ronniesilverio
    @ronniesilverio 2 года назад

    Great Video😍

  • @zecadiogo8376
    @zecadiogo8376 2 года назад

    obrigado bom trabalho

  • @vicentecanonserrano886
    @vicentecanonserrano886 2 года назад

    Video guardado. Saludos.

  • @protoping
    @protoping 2 года назад

    this video is so important

  • @Julius_S
    @Julius_S 2 года назад +1

    Great video! I do have a question - wouldn't this be exactly the same as using a levels adjustment above a BW conversion layer? Of course a B to W gradient map does a monochrome conversion inherently, but the manipulation of the tones seems to be exactly the same as levels. Either way, really great to see another approach to these kinds of manipulations.

  • @marclabro
    @marclabro 2 года назад

    super tuto !

  • @guesshoo6843
    @guesshoo6843 2 года назад

    good job you explain things Perfect not like other channels leave some loose ends, and does all that work on low quality images ?

  • @Sathyamk
    @Sathyamk 2 года назад

    Ur the best man when it comes to PS

  • @MrBruceRoyal
    @MrBruceRoyal 2 года назад

    This is genius, I appreciate this vid

  • @jc-crafford
    @jc-crafford 8 месяцев назад

    Unmesh, thanks for all the awesome videos. Just one request. Is it maybe possible to talk a little bit slower? I find that I sometimes have to rewind a few times to catch what you have done.

  • @mariopachon8631
    @mariopachon8631 2 года назад

    Awesome.....info......tks.....Nimesh

  • @easylearnandfun2812
    @easylearnandfun2812 2 года назад +1

    💖💖💖 amazing💖💖

  • @vicentecanonserrano886
    @vicentecanonserrano886 2 года назад

    Excelente método. Lastima que no se pueda hacer una acción para el segundo ejercicio. O tal vez si ¿?

  • @markham56
    @markham56 2 года назад +1

    Thanks!

    • @Cre8tiveWoman
      @Cre8tiveWoman 2 года назад

      ADMIN HERE: Thanks for your contribution and for watching! It's because of members like you that PiXimperfect is able to keep creating!