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  • Help with colour depth in Photoshop

    Posted by Adrian Yeo on March 4, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Morning all

    After some help with this before I finally remove the last traces of hair on my head!
    I have an image is being inserted into a background for printing. When I print the black seems very washed out, and lacking depth. The rest of the image is fine. The image is of a black and white dog (sorry was going to attach but cant in this forum)

    I am trying to darken the black areas whilst retaining the eye detail and brightness of the white fur. Can someone please advise me if this is possible? I am fine with general photoshop stuff but never had to play with image colours too much.

    If it is possible, can you spare a bit of time to tell me how.

    Cheers all

    Adrian

    Adrian Yeo replied 15 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Peter Normington

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Adrian, you can post the pic in the off topic section,
    I am not a ps expert but others may then be able to give you some better advice, on seeing the pic.

    Peter

  • Adrian Yeo

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Will do Peter, thanks.

  • Martin Grimmer

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 10:20 am

    Adrian,

    Try Image/Adjustments/Levels. You will see a slider on the left and the right. Not sure which way round but move one of them towards the middle.

    Hope helps.

    Martin

  • Adrian Yeo

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 10:41 am
    quote Martin Grimmer:

    Adrian,

    Try Image/Adjustments/Levels. You will see a slider on the left and the right. Not sure which way round but move one of them towards the middle.

    Hope helps.

    Martin

    Martin, you are a star.

    Found that last night but missed the sliders below the histogram 😳

    Thanks for the help.

    Adrian

  • Lorraine Burke

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Hi Adrian,

    Another way of changing individual colours in photoshop that works very well is go to "image" "adjustments" then "selective colour" on the tap that has "colours" select the colour you would like more of or less. So in the blacks put it right up the slider and with various other colours you think may add to it.
    It gives you a preview which is really useful.
    Hope this helps,

    Lorr 😀

  • Adrian Yeo

    Member
    March 4, 2009 at 10:52 am
    quote Lorraine Burke:

    Hi Adrian,

    Another way of changing individual colours in photoshop that works very well is go to “image” “adjustments” then “selective colour” on the tap that has “colours” select the colour you would like more of or less. So in the blacks put it right up the slider and with various other colours you think may add to it.
    It gives you a preview which is really useful.
    Hope this helps,

    Lorr 😀

    Thats even better. Thanks.

    I really must spend more time on the tutorials! 😳

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