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

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  • čas přidán 5. 06. 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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Komentáře • 217

  • @chrispascual7896
    @chrispascual7896 Před 2 lety +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  Před 2 lety +17

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

    • @robotninjayt
      @robotninjayt Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @ankanpurkait
      @ankanpurkait Před 2 lety

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

    • @elmono3939
      @elmono3939 Před rokem

      Well put

  • @ore192
    @ore192 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @TitioPlay
      @TitioPlay Před 2 lety

      And without futher ado he does teach

    • @johnnyboy8147
      @johnnyboy8147 Před 2 lety

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

  • @drumarks6638
    @drumarks6638 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @Z-Diode
    @Z-Diode Před 2 lety +8

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

  • @ShaudaySmith
    @ShaudaySmith Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @ayeoner
    @ayeoner Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @carolyn9996
    @carolyn9996 Před rokem

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

  • @mzrspa
    @mzrspa Před 2 lety +2

    Your tutorials are simple and amazing!

  • @MichaelZ3
    @MichaelZ3 Před 2 lety

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

  • @skystudio3160
    @skystudio3160 Před 2 lety +10

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

  • @ianbullphoto1
    @ianbullphoto1 Před 2 lety

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

  • @WaterShowsProd
    @WaterShowsProd Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @ThatSpadeGirl
    @ThatSpadeGirl Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @Cre8tiveWoman
      @Cre8tiveWoman Před 2 lety

      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!

  • @RobertHamm
    @RobertHamm Před 2 lety

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

  • @nabeelmehmoodfreelacer
    @nabeelmehmoodfreelacer Před 2 lety +3

    I recommended everyone to learn from this channel & Pinterest.

  • @mellotron_scratch
    @mellotron_scratch Před 2 lety

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

  • @rishibhingare
    @rishibhingare Před 2 lety

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

  • @queenwhite4831
    @queenwhite4831 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @monish05m
      @monish05m Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @jbetz78
    @jbetz78 Před rokem

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

  • @tomdupuis8466
    @tomdupuis8466 Před 2 lety

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

  • @thelberg62
    @thelberg62 Před 2 lety

    Amazing tutorial - again! Thank you so much :)

  • @farnoush367
    @farnoush367 Před rokem

    hands down the best video

  • @arnetrautmann9783
    @arnetrautmann9783 Před 2 lety

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

  • @Bevlyn20
    @Bevlyn20 Před 10 měsíci

    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.

  • @BestAudiovisualTricks
    @BestAudiovisualTricks Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @sergioBacoCalderon
    @sergioBacoCalderon Před 2 lety

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

  • @shmuelaryehkoltov241
    @shmuelaryehkoltov241 Před 2 lety

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

  • @nabiln.2923
    @nabiln.2923 Před rokem

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

  • @chrisburnard5157
    @chrisburnard5157 Před rokem

    Thank you, brilliant learning and content.

  • @aliciatavizon001
    @aliciatavizon001 Před rokem

    Amazing video - thank you 🙏🏼

  • @sathya_offcl
    @sathya_offcl Před 2 lety

    Always creative❤️🙌🏻

  • @ByteDreams
    @ByteDreams Před 2 lety

    Love this! Thank you!♥

  • @eddybabe7963
    @eddybabe7963 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @PiXimperfect
      @PiXimperfect  Před 2 lety

      It surely is mysterious! Thanks for watching :)

  • @lenalena1675
    @lenalena1675 Před 2 lety

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

  • @sharmansatyakumar5596
    @sharmansatyakumar5596 Před 2 lety +2

    thanks sir

  • @jazzew
    @jazzew Před 2 lety +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. ;)

  • @dongproductions8825
    @dongproductions8825 Před 2 lety

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

  • @paulald2004
    @paulald2004 Před 2 lety

    I love this! Thank you so very much!

  • @subramanyack588
    @subramanyack588 Před 2 lety

    Awesome, powerful !! Thanks a lot

  • @CentaurusRelax314
    @CentaurusRelax314 Před 2 lety

    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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @hygravity
    @hygravity Před 2 lety

    Great video, simple but very effective.

  • @chrispennarts4085
    @chrispennarts4085 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome!!!!

  • @stevew7779
    @stevew7779 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant!

  • @myticas
    @myticas Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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..

  • @jaderobertson7694
    @jaderobertson7694 Před 2 lety +1

    Love from west London

  • @wizualnie.odpowiedzialny

    Great! Thank you.

  • @2020Viision
    @2020Viision Před 2 lety

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    @lalitboruah8122 Před 2 lety

    Uff i was extremely waiting for this type of video boss

  • @SwissplWatches
    @SwissplWatches Před 2 lety

    You are amazing. Thank you!

  • @ahmadshalabi979
    @ahmadshalabi979 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing thanks

  • @qed2997
    @qed2997 Před 2 lety

    "HDR Vomit" - love that expression!

  • @hilleviupmanis8687
    @hilleviupmanis8687 Před rokem

    Thank you!

  • @dishevela
    @dishevela Před rokem

    amazing thank you

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    @anshikasharma0907 Před 2 lety +2

    New video! 🤩🤩

  • @DougRawady
    @DougRawady Před 2 lety

    Awesome tutorial!

  • @jozsibartalis533
    @jozsibartalis533 Před 2 lety

    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!

  • @hamiltonsilvester0307
    @hamiltonsilvester0307 Před 2 lety

    Simplesmente sensacional !

  • @chrisscarffe7416
    @chrisscarffe7416 Před 2 lety

    Very useful. Thanks 😊

  • @TheUnholyPosole
    @TheUnholyPosole Před 2 lety

    You're really good at making tutorials.

  • @NattyUltimates
    @NattyUltimates Před 2 lety +1

    This is something I wanted to learn for my pic

  • @anjanakarannagoda5224

    Thank A lot Im searching for this

  • @taranjeetsingh057
    @taranjeetsingh057 Před 2 lety +2

    Bug fan sir 😍😍 love you classes ❤️❤️

  • @akkasbashy
    @akkasbashy Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much dear Master.

  • @romanoleksyn1953
    @romanoleksyn1953 Před rokem

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

  • @ronniesilverio
    @ronniesilverio Před 2 lety

    Great Video😍

  • @SmallSpoonBrigade
    @SmallSpoonBrigade Před 2 lety

    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 Před 2 lety +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!!

  • @gashead2
    @gashead2 Před 2 lety

    Great thanks

  • @easylearnandfun2812
    @easylearnandfun2812 Před 2 lety +1

    💖💖💖 amazing💖💖

  • @chnoyonhld786
    @chnoyonhld786 Před 2 lety

    The Extreme qualified Photoshop Master.

  • @PowerControl
    @PowerControl Před 2 lety

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

  • @marclabro
    @marclabro Před 2 lety

    super tuto !

  • @markham56
    @markham56 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks!

    • @Cre8tiveWoman
      @Cre8tiveWoman Před 2 lety

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

  • @TheEdquijano
    @TheEdquijano Před 2 lety +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.

  • @sirpatmcc
    @sirpatmcc Před 2 lety

    Another great video. You are a genius.

  • @xoverpalm
    @xoverpalm Před 2 lety

    Thanks, u r the best ! 💯

  • @MrBruceRoyal
    @MrBruceRoyal Před 2 lety

    This is genius, I appreciate this vid

  • @cherylconnor2282
    @cherylconnor2282 Před 2 lety

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

  • @jorgefiocchi
    @jorgefiocchi Před 2 lety +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.

  • @baharam98
    @baharam98 Před rokem

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

  • @mariopachon8631
    @mariopachon8631 Před 2 lety

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

  • @gonzagasantos2290
    @gonzagasantos2290 Před 2 lety

    Mr. Unmesh Dinda, simply amazing, thank you.

  • @sudipmajumdar247
    @sudipmajumdar247 Před 10 měsíci

    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.

  • @chesh1re_cat
    @chesh1re_cat Před 2 lety

    dude in the photo went from local beer pouring champion to straight up DC hero. Really cool!

  • @FunDumb
    @FunDumb Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @nanochannel1193
    @nanochannel1193 Před 2 lety

    great content

  • @gaetanaga
    @gaetanaga Před 2 lety

    Bravo 😀!!!

  • @terri3401
    @terri3401 Před 2 lety

    thank youuuu

  • @victorayomide_1
    @victorayomide_1 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for this, this really helps a lot, as in it helps a lot.

    • @PiXimperfect
      @PiXimperfect  Před 2 lety

      Glad to know that! Appreciate you watching :)\

  • @amanar14
    @amanar14 Před 2 lety

    Great 💯

  • @protoping
    @protoping Před 2 lety

    this video is so important

  • @videocasetteTV
    @videocasetteTV Před 2 lety

    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 CZcams with a music background without voiceover, thanks in advance

  • @dwarakesh5891
    @dwarakesh5891 Před 2 lety

    Nice nice!

  • @michellemichaud9296
    @michellemichaud9296 Před 2 lety

    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?

  • @jeremytodaz4783
    @jeremytodaz4783 Před 2 lety +1

    First!!! Can’t wait to watch this one!!!

  • @johanfrancis2001
    @johanfrancis2001 Před 2 lety

    Nice video Unmesh

  • @heanz
    @heanz Před 2 lety +1

    You are the Photoshop God. I am using PS since 6.0 but you really scare me 😂

  • @signix.3060
    @signix.3060 Před 2 lety

    thx proffesor!

  • @maophantulaotkasmil44
    @maophantulaotkasmil44 Před 2 lety

    Tks mr ⚘⚘⚘